re: LSU is in the SEC Championship as long as Bama wins Saturday

If LSU loses to Arkansas, and Bama wins, they will most likely be #1 in the BCS for November 27th. LSU has a chance to squeeze into #1 as well, but not likely. So yes, the #1 team in the BCS will not be in its conference championship. However, if LSU beats UGA, they will take back the #1 spot in the human polls, and with it, the #1 spot in the BCS. Further, there is a chance Alabama could get backed down to 4th in the computer rankings on December 4th. OSU would cement #2 and Arkansas would get additional leverage since the win over LSU would look even more impressive. If that happens, and Bama falls to #4 in the computers, they are really going to be cutting it close with OSU.

Put it this way, no sane Alabama fan should pull for Arkansas on Friday. Alabama needs to be the consensus #2 or #3 team in the computers to get in, and Arkansas and OSU are their biggest threats.