The Southeastern Conference has just three more game days remaining in the 2014 regular season. Soak them in, and do not ever take them for granted.

Saturday’s wild finish in Baton Rouge and Texas A&M’s upset against Auburn highlighted Saturday’s biggest storylines, but what else do you expect in the toughest division in college football history?

Let’s dive into this week’s biggest takeaways:

And then there were two: Undefeated Mississippi State and one-loss Alabama are now the only SEC teams that can make it in the College Football Playoff. Everyone else has two or more losses, and Auburn was eliminated Saturday after losing to Texas A&M. This Saturday’s game pits MSU and Alabama against one another, and the Bulldogs can make things really lonely at the top if they win in Tuscaloosa. Should the Crimson Tide beat Mississippi State, both Alabama and MSU would still be alive in the playoff scenario. Things are about to get interesting.

SEC defense: Pardon me for this quick rant. What happened to SEC defense? We knew that defense has taken a back seat recently, but the main reason aren’t just offenses. Defenders are making poor tackling attempts. You wonder if the targeting rule has had that much of an impact. Are defensive players literally not being aggressive as years past? Texas A&M, Auburn, Kentucky and many others simply can’t tackle. There’s no form tackling, and few players even make one-on-one tackles.

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Alabama not close to perfect: It wasn’t pretty for Alabama, but the Crimson Tide pulled together a huge drive when it mattered most. The offense sputtered all night, while the defense made sure it would give the offense one final chance. Being down three points with under a minute isn’t ideal, but Blake Sims led the offense to a game-tying field goal, only to eventually win it in overtime with a touchdown pass to DeAndrew White. As emotional as wins over LSU are for Alabama, the Crimson Tide have to put it behind them and quickly. No. 1 Mississippi State comes to Tuscaloosa Saturday in a potential College Football Playoff elimination game. Mississippi State beats that Alabama team — the one that just beat LSU — Saturday night. Alabama has now won four straight over LSU…let that sink in for a minute.

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Death Valley Voodoo: From the time Vadal Alexander committed the personal foul penalty, things went from awesome to bad quickly. After LSU took over TJ Yeldon’s fumble recovery at the 6-yard-line, everything just stopped happening for LSU. The Tigers were backed up because of the penalty and made the field goal. The ensuing kickoff went out of bounds and set up Alabama’s drive for the eventual game-tying field goal in regulation. Saturday night’s game against Alabama was almost exactly like the win over Ole Miss, except LSU found a way to lose instead of a way to win. A young team can chalk it up to experience.

Auburn runs out of magic: As dramatic as last week’s win over Ole Miss truly was, it was the opposite feeling against Texas A&M. Two fumbles in the closing minutes will gut players and fans, and now, the Tigers have essentially been eliminated from the College Football Playoff. The No. 3 Tigers will drop out of the top four, and Alabama will likely take Auburn’s spot. Anyhow, Auburn dominated the box score, but the turnovers killed them. It really looked like Auburn would write another heroic comeback story in the fourth quarter, but the last two possessions (fumbles) were inexcusable. The Tigers are still a very potent football team, and they look to wreck Georgia and Alabama in upcoming games.

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Kevin Sumlin needed that one: After losing three straight SEC games, Texas A&M needed a win over Auburn in the worst way, and nobody saw it coming outside of College Station. How about freshman QB Kyle Allen? Unfazed by the big stage, Allen strolled right into Jordan-Hare Stadium and threw for 277 yards and four touchdowns in his first road start. The Aggies get Missouri Saturday, and they will try and help Georgia and Florida in the SEC East, as both need the Tigers to lose again. Texas A&M is far from perfect, but winning against the No. 3 team in the country is a massive momentum boost.

Does Florida have any magic left? Treon Harris is now 2-0 in games he’s started, and that doesn’t include the comeback against Tennessee. Harris may not be an incredible quarterback, but he’s night-and-day better than Jeff Driskel. He’s a gamer. Harris threw for 215 yards and scored a pair of rushing touchdowns as the Gators routed Vanderbilt. Florida can still win the SEC East, but Georgia has to lose to Auburn and Missouri has to lose to Tennessee and Texas A&M or Arkansas. Can you image the Gators winning the SEC East? It could totally happen.

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UGA embarrassed Kentucky: Aside from a few special teams gafs, Georgia returned from the loss against Florida and massacred Kentucky. Isaiah McKenzie returned a kickoff and punt for touchdowns, and Hutson Mason tossed four touchdowns during the blowout. It’s simple now: beat Auburn Saturday, and there’s a real chance the Bulldogs make it to Atlanta. The hopes, dreams and goals are still intact for the SEC Championship. Statement made for Georgia.

On track to miss a bowl game: Saturday was embarrassing for Kentucky. The Wildcats were blown out by Georgia, and it was ugly. Starting 5-1 seems like a distant memory, and now, Kentucky is in danger of seriously missing a bowl game. The Cats play Tennessee and Louisville to finish the season; both are on the road. The Wildcats are winless on the road this season. Can Kentucky win one of those?

Magnolia beatdowns: Ole Miss and Mississippi State won by a combined 93-16 against much lesser foes, and the Rebels pitched the shutout against Presbyterian.Thanks to a Texas A&M upset, Ole Miss is technically still alive in the SEC West. Meanwhile, MSU has a showdown against Alabama Saturday.