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Here are my top 4

2001 SECCG: LSU-31, Tenn-20
Game seemed to send programs in opposite directions. In the 90s LSU was a laughingstock and Tennessee was a title contender. Proved that LSU had arrived as a relevant program

2006 BCS title game; UF-41, OSU-14
How could underdog Florida stop Troy Smith and the high octane Buckeyes? Florida went on a 41-7 run and proved to America that the SEC was the best conference, and they responded with 7 straight title wins. This game gave the SEC a ton of credibility, and the SEC backed it all up.

2009 SECCG: Bama-32, UF-13
Game was beginning of Alabama dominance. Before the game, Florida and Alabama were seen as equal powers. This game was the start of the Sabah dynasty

2011 BCS title game: Bama-21, LSU-0
Alabama toppled LSU and claimed the title as the unquestioned best program in the SEC

good list.

I'd add:
2005 Peach Bowl. LSU (who didn't win the SEC title game) against Miami.

Back then, even SEC champs were often not considered elite-level teams, able to compete physically at the highest level against the best. And Miami was still considered "The U", superstars who bully the opposition.

LSU beat Miami up and down the field in winning 40-3, and then won the fight outside the lines in similarly dominant fashion.
Signaled the arrival of LSU (and the SEC) as elite-level teams, capable of physical domination over anyone.

Florida's win in 06, coupled with LSU's stomping of Notre Dame in the Sugar, cemented that. The conference was no longer outclassed by anybody.