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Other than the traffic court revolving door, I ain't includin' UGA.

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The league’s commissioner has been notably absent during Ole Miss’s alleged tampering with a Clemson LB and Alabama pushing for eligibility for Charles Bediako.

Pretty sure he saw his shadow today, so radio silence for another 6 weeks.

I haven't heard a word from Greg since Selection Sunday. Does someone need to call in a welfare check?

Greg works for the SEC. He isn't going to do a darn thing about Ole Miss tampering in football, or Alabama being allowed to use a G league dropout. He's too concerned with getting as many programs into the NCAA tournament, and getting the CFP to 16 with at least half going to the SEC.

We need an actual commissioner, actual rules, and actual guidelines to oversee this mess right now. Somebody not associated with the B1G or SEC. College football funds everything, so let's get somebody the two controlling leagues both hates, but respects enough to give the pen to.

9 hours ago, GatOrlando said:

Greg works for the SEC. He isn't going to do a darn thing about Ole Miss tampering in football, or Alabama being allowed to use a G league dropout. He's too concerned with getting as many programs into the NCAA tournament, and getting the CFP to 16 with at least half going to the SEC.

We need an actual commissioner, actual rules, and actual guidelines to oversee this mess right now. Somebody not associated with the B1G or SEC. College football funds everything, so let's get somebody the two controlling leagues both hates, but respects enough to give the pen to.

Greta comment, Gat.

But if the goal is to send the most teams to the postseason, and it is, why can't Sankey look at the final PO Committee rankings and see that under Tony Petitti's 16-team AQ PO format, the SEC would have had more teams in the mix?

Sankey's OK with Notre Dame in if ranked No. 12 or higher, but not with Vanderbilt, and possibly Texas, being in the 2025-26 PO field?

Ditto for the ACC's Jim Phillips and the B12's Brett Yormark. The ACC and the B12 would have had two, not one, teams in the field.

Sankey, Phillips, and Yormark allowed two G6 programs to be in the field.

Sense, meet Less.

Silence is golden.

5 hours ago, Jon Joseph said:

Greta comment, Gat.

But if the goal is to send the most teams to the postseason, and it is, why can't Sankey look at the final PO Committee rankings and see that under Tony Petitti's 16-team AQ PO format, the SEC would have had more teams in the mix?

Sankey's OK with Notre Dame in if ranked No. 12 or higher, but not with Vanderbilt, and possibly Texas, being in the 2025-26 PO field?

Ditto for the ACC's Jim Phillips and the B12's Brett Yormark. The ACC and the B12 would have had two, not one, teams in the field.

Sankey, Phillips, and Yormark allowed two G6 programs to be in the field.

Sense, meet Less.

The SEC should have been screaming for 16 teams Probably cost them 4 to 5 playoff spots in the last 2 years.

I love what the BIG is doing. Make sure you get to 24, so teams like USC, Iowa, and Illinois don’t get left out due to SEC bias.

7 hours ago, Jon Joseph said:

Greta comment, Gat.

But if the goal is to send the most teams to the postseason, and it is, why can't Sankey look at the final PO Committee rankings and see that under Tony Petitti's 16-team AQ PO format, the SEC would have had more teams in the mix?

Sankey's OK with Notre Dame in if ranked No. 12 or higher, but not with Vanderbilt, and possibly Texas, being in the 2025-26 PO field?

Ditto for the ACC's Jim Phillips and the B12's Brett Yormark. The ACC and the B12 would have had two, not one, teams in the field.

Sankey, Phillips, and Yormark allowed two G6 programs to be in the field.

Sense, meet Less.

I agree Jon. How Notre Dame continues to get away with what they do is beyond me. I see a day coming when Petitti and Sankey decide to freeze out the Irish. After all, the whole nine game conference sticking point that most SEC coaches say is impossible, is going to get Sankey pressured into looking at how Notre Dame gets in with no such requirement. We know Petitti wanted that nine game conference slate for the SEC, and ACC, before he would even begin to talk about new playoff models.

With the CFP model, I really think SEC coaches are buying this whole top to bottom "SEC is toughest" line. They really think that extra game is going to cost them in the long run. I think it's ridiculous, and the fact a three loss Alabama got into the field this year, and they got in over an undefeated P4 champion three years ago is proof that the committee already gives the SEC the benefit of the doubt.

The SEC earned it's reputation, both the good and bad. Twenty years ago, nobody thought Florida had a shot against Ohio State. An undefeated Auburn got snubbed from the BCS Title Game, and nobody saw the SEC as the best conference. But now, it's been two years with an expanded field. The SEC is 2-5 against P4 opponents, and has yet to put a team in the National Title round. Alabama and Tennessee were blown out in their playoff games vs B1G opponents. Texas A&M lost a home game to an ACC opponent, and the only SEC team to make the semis this year, did it by beating a G6 opponent at home, and a fellow SEC team.

The SEC had five teams get in the field. Not a single one beat a P4 opponent from another league.

There needs to be some acknowledgement there. Just like twenty years ago when Florida was told they didn't belong on the field with Ohio State. Florida proved the critics right, only in a way none thought was possible.

Alabama didn't belong on a field with Indiana. Tennessee didn't belong on a field with Ohio State. If Texas had gotten into the playoff over James Madison, they wouldn't have belonged on the field with Oregon.

This is reality in 2026. SEC teams need to stop being soft and delusional. If they don't, the reality of 2026 is going to be the reality for many years going forward.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by GatOrlando