With the Southeastern Conference Championship game locked up two weeks in advance, the casual observer may call this a boring weekend of SEC football. But some may say this weekend is the calm before the storm of rivalry weekend.The majority of the conference is taking a week of rest with just a week left before epic hatefests like Florida-Florida State, Georgia-Georgia Tech and the infamous Iron Bowl. Only five SEC teams will take the field Saturday, outside of the newfound Magnolia Bowl.GATOR BAITNo. 4 Florida will spend its weekend playing The Citadel. The Gators became the first SEC team in history to defeat six straight conference foes by 28 points or more with a 56-6 victory against South Carolina last Saturday.Since falling 31-30 to Ole Miss on Sept. 27, the Gators are averaging 42.7 points per game and surrendering just 11.6.The Gators are 13-0 all-time against The Citadel. Their most recent meeting was in 1998, a 45-10 win for Florida.ROLE REVERSALVanderbilt is 27-69-5 all-time against in-state rival Tennessee. The Volunteers have only missed the postseason twice since 1988. Vanderbilt is bowl eligible for the first time since 1982. But the Commodores are favored by 3.5 in teams’ 102nd meeting. That might be the result of Tennessee’s abysmal attack, ranked No. 115 in total offense and scoring offense. The Volunteers are 3-7 for only the second time since 1977. The program has suffered soul-crushing losses to UCLA (4-6) and Wyoming (4-6) and is 1-5 in SEC play. A loss Saturday would mean Tennessee’s first ever eight-loss season.Vanderbilt will spend its offseason at its fourth bowl game in school history. A win Saturday would give the Commodores their fifth seven-win season since 1950. BOTTOM-FEEDING BRAWLAt 3-7, 2007 SEC Coach of the Year Sylvester Croom and his Bulldogs can say goodbye to the bowl eligibility they celebrated last season, while Arkansas still has hope for the postseason at 4-6.First-year Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino is known for his prowess as a quarterback coach, but junior tailback Michael Smith has been the team’s bright spot, rushing for 1,012 yards and seven touchdowns in nine games.The Bulldogs rank No. 94 or lower in every offensive category. Their offense has amassed 300 yards of offense in only one of six SEC game and failed to crack 200 in two of those six. But the Mississippi State defense has been stout. The Bulldogs rank No. 19 in the nation in total defense and boast the No. 2 pass defense which is allowing just 154 yards per game and has allowed only six touchdowns in 10 games.No matter who wins, each squad will conclude its regular season with a post-Thanksgiving rivalry clash for a trophy and bragging rights. The Razorbacks return home to Arkansas to battle LSU for the Golden Boot, while Mississippi State will face Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl.—-Contact David Helman at [email protected]