Alabama-Florida: SEC Championship Guide

This postseason, B/R college football writers are teaming up to preview every bowl game, and we're opening the series with a look at the BCS conference championship games. Click here for our ACC and Big 12 championship guides.   Alabama (12-0) vs. Florida (11-1) Dec. 6, 2008 4 p.m. EST Georgia Dome, Atlanta Spread: FLA -9.5   How they got here Alabama finished the year as the only BCS conference unbeaten, running the table in the SEC West.  Florida's only loss came to Ole Miss. The Gators were perfect against fellow SEC East competitors, including a 49-10 stomping of rival Georgia.   Statistically speaking Ole Miss was the only opponent to beat Florida this season. How did the Rebels do it? By limiting the Gators to 124 yards rushing and just one third-down conversion. Alabama rates as the second-best rushing defense in the country and led the nation in third-down conversion defense.   Alabama wins if... It plays ... (link)