Last week Alabama dominated LSU to a point where it's tough to imagine any team giving them a challenge.
Maybe the Tide is due for a rough game after being tested for the first time of the year, but that test ended in a 29-0 victory, and it's highly unlikely that Mississippi State is capable of doing any more damage than the Tigers did.
We're probably known it all season, but now the fact is clear: Alabama is the best team in the country, and unless Clemson can do something special in the national championship game, Nick Saban and company are on their way to another title.