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It really was a best-case scenario loss for the Gators. 

How often does a top-10 team lose by 14 points and only fall two spots? For Florida fans, if you're going to endure a loss in 2019, this is the one endure for multiple reasons, the biggest of which being that LSU is not an SEC East opponent. 

So, here at GatorMaven, we have covered this game to great lengths and will continue to do so, but here is how the rest of the SEC did, and how it matters to the Gators.

South Carolina (3-3, 2-2 SEC) 20, Georgia (5-1, 2-1 SEC) 17

This is obviously the big one. The fighting Will Muschamp's strolled into Athens, Georgia and beat the former No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs and almost knocked them out of the top 10 entirely. Here is what UGA's loss says more than anything:

Kirby Smart is not capable of running a similar machine to Nick Saban. Smart's former boss is clearly who he has been trying to emulate during his time so far in Athens. Even more clearly, he can't. 

No matter how many five stars he obtains, the machine has major malfunctions. The Bulldogs' defensive line proved on Saturday that it can be halted by average offensive lines like South Carolina's. That offense can be slowed down by disciplined defenses. Most importantly, UF absolutely could, and perhaps should win the cocktail party in Jacksonville on Nov. 2. 

Missouri (5-1, 2-0 SEC) 38. Ole Miss (3-4, 2-2 SEC) 27.

We can admit it. We can admit that the Wyoming loss was somewhat of a fluke. We can admit that Missouri is actually good. 

I get it, Ole Miss is not some spectacular opponent. However, scoring 38 points on any SEC team is noteworthy. We need to acknowledge the Florida can't walk into that game in November and expect to win just by showing up. 

Tennessee (2-4, 1-4 SEC) 20. Mississippi State (3-3, 1-2 SEC) 10. 

Nothing really to see in this game. Two SEC bottom-feeders going at it. Florida already gave Tennessee its yearly embarrassment and UF, unfortunately, can't play Mississippi State again. This game had basically no effect on Florida. 

Kentucky (3-3, 1-3 SEC) 24. Arkansas (2-4, 0-3 SEC) 20. 

I could honestly copy and paste the description of Tennessee and Mississippi State and put it in for this game. Two bottom-feeders in the conference, it really means nothing. 

Vanderbilt (1-5, 0-3 SEC) 10. UNLV 34.

Vanderbilt is so, so embarrassing. I really have no idea how or why it is an SEC school and not an IVY league school. 

Alabama (6-0, 3-0 SEC) 47. Texas A&M (3-3, 1-2 SEC) 28.

The only important note to keep from this game is the 28 points from TAMU. The game was in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it is typically very difficult to score against the Crimson Tide on the road. 

With how good Florida's offense has been this season throwing the football, this tells me that if Alabama and the Gators do meet in Atlanta in December, Florida can put up points. A neutral field against an Alabama defense that is still elite, but has shown some holes, could bode well for the orange and blue. 

The Georgia loss, as you can tell, has enormous implications for the Gators. The Alabama game can tell us a little more about a potential SEC Championship game. The rest of the SEC games this week were mostly tough to watch. 

What this weekend said more than anything, was that Florida could very well be the third-best team in the SEC, behind Alabama and LSU. It also said that the Florida-Georgia game in Jacksonville is going to be UF's biggest regular-season game by far.