Alabama 24 - 3 Florida (36 seconds left in 2d Quarter)

An exchange of punts (a great one for Florida and a bad one for Alabama) left the Gators with the ball at the Alabama 38. They didn't go very far with it, but they did go far enough to get a field goal. Florida will also get the ball to start the second half, so they can get back in the game with a score there.

Alabama 24 - 0 Florida (6:09 left in 2d Quarter)

And now, a little comedy. Alabama intercepts an errant Florida pass and takes over at the Gator 19. Alabama goes into the Wildcat formation with Marquis Maze -- yet another one of the Tide's talented skill-position players -- at quarterback. With Florida all set for a run, Maze flips an easy pass to a wide-open Michael Williams for yet another Alabama touchdown.

Alabama 17 - 0 Florida (7:50 left in 2d Quarter)

So Alabama stopped Florida, took the punt, and drove straight down the field for another touchdown -- Ingram again. This has simply been a clinic so far.

Alabama 10 - 0 Florida (14:14 left in 2d quarter)

Still no punts in this game. Alabama drives 80 yards; Mark Ingram ambles in from about six yards out for his fifth touchdown in three games, and the Tide has a 10-point lead.

Alabama 3 - 0 Florida (2:21 left in the 1st Quarter)

There's only one Tim Tebow.

Florida took the Alabama kickoff and drove down to the Alabama 1, where the Gators decided to go for it on fourth and goal. They tried Tebow's old jump pass -- the one where it looks like he's going to plunge into the line, and at the last minute he jumps up and hits someone wide open in the end zone. But Tebow's no longer there, and this version of the jump pass was intercepted by Alabama in the end zone. The Tide will take over at the 20.

Alabama 3 - 0 Florida (9:28 left in 1st quarter)

Alabama took the opening kickoff, strolled down the field to about the 10, and then kicked a field goal. Pretty easy stuff so far.

Alabama v. Florida

Although both Alabama and Florida are founding members of the Southeastern Conference, the two teams have never played that many games against each other. Tonight's game will only be the 36th meeting in over 100 years of football (Alabama leads the series 21-14), and seven of those games took place in the SEC championship:

1992: Alabama 28, Florida 21 (Alabama went on to win the national championship)

1993: Florida 28, Alabama 13

1994: Florida 24, Alabama 23

1996: Florida 45, Alabama 30 (Florida won national title)

1999: Alabama 34, Florida 7

2008: Florida 31, Alabama 20 (Florida won national title)

2009: Alabama 32, Florida 13 (Alabama won national title)

In fact, in the last two meetings Alabama and Florida were ranked #1 and #2. In both games the number 2 team beat the number 1 team. Tonight is merely number 1 (Alabama) versus number 7. But it should still be a pretty good game.