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For a senior class that has won the most games in SEC history (47 and counting) I would guess they couldn't have asked for a much better send off than the 37-10 victory they got in The Swamp last week.

Senior quarterback Tim Tebow made his final home game memorable, going 17 of 21 for 221 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for two scores as the Gator crowd roared its approval to perhaps the most beloved Gator in program history, a truly special and unique player and young man.

"He went out in style," Gator coach Urban Meyer said.

Fellow senior receiver Riley Cooper caught one of those touchdown passes and senior linebacker Ryan Stamper led Florida in tackles with seven, tied with fellow linebacker Brandon Hicks who played well in place of injured starter A.J.Jones.

The win, sweet for the seniors, was a good win for all concerned too. The game was never in doubt and the Gator defensive starters, again playing well as they have all year, held the Seminoles to a paltry 55 yards of total offense in the first half as Florida built a 24-0 lead and coasted home from there.

In a way, it is a little sad to see Florida dominate this game the way it has lately; it was so much fun in past years to watch two really good and super talented teams go at it, never knowing who would win. But lately, the gap in talent between the two schools has been widening and that was definitely on display on this night. FSU has good athletes; Florida has superior ones and the difference showed in a game with absolutely no drama at all. It was all Florida.

Still, it was a fitting end for this senior class that has been so special, never losing to Florida State and rarely losing period. This senior group has won national titles, SEC titles and yet felt the sting of a 9-4 season as well that they had to grow, learn and mature from and they learned well. It was wonderful to see them come out after the game to celebrate with the crowd and to soak in all that is The Swamp one last time.

Yet there is more work for this group to do, and the success of the season and of the goals that were set for it hinges on one game; a rematch with Alabama in the SEC Championship Game this week.

The numbers the teams have put up are remarkably similar all across the board. Both are undefeated. Both want bigger goals. It is one versus two. One team must lose; it is truly a winner take all game, a de facto play in game to get to the national title game.

Atlanta will rock.

"Probably the biggest week we've ever had here and we've had a few big ones," Meyer said. "We watched a little bit of their game (against Auburn) and obviously a great football team, great backs and obviously one of the best defenses in America."

But before that game gets played, take one more moment to soak in what these Gator seniors have accomplished. It is truly remarkable.

Some believe it is an end of an era. I don't know about that, but I do know excellence when I see it, and you and I saw excellence win 47 games.

We might see more.