The SEC Championship against Alabama is just two days away, and to help us break down the game, we turn to Tony Tsoukalas of our sister site TideIllustrated.

Of all Nick Saban's great seasons at Alabama, where does this one rank in terms of his best coaching jobs?

Tsoukalas: Man, it’s got to be up near the top. This Alabama team was an absolute mess early in the season. Forget the Week 2 loss to Texas; this team struggled to put away a lowly South Florida team in Week 3.

The squad Georgia will face looks nothing like the one from a few months ago. I think that not only says a lot about Saban’s coaching job but the mental toughness of this team as well. This isn’t Alabama’s most talented team, not by a long shot. However, this bunch bought into coaching and has improved every week. I believe the two best teams in the nation will be playing each other this weekend.

That’s crazy to say, considering where Alabama was earlier in the year.