r/CFB • u/CrashB111 Alabama Crimson Tide • Iron Bowl • 20h ago

News [Matt Hayes] The SEC willingly flushed its conference championship game that last year had better ratings than all eight first round CFP games of the brief, 12-team era.

https://x.com/MattHayesCFB/status/2111056779366785054
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u/CottonWasKing LSU Tigers 19h ago

I know how this is going to be taken considering my flair, but objectively, Sankey has been atrocious as commissioner. Got bent over on the ESPN deal, pushed a 9 game conference schedule without any additional revenue from ESPN, now trying to push an interconference transfer ban and completely bent the knee on a 24 team playoff. Under his watch we’ve seen the SEC lose its place as the top conference in college football.

That’s not even approaching the problems LSU has with him which is immaterial when you just look at his work as a whole.

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u/Difficult-Froyo1192 Clemson Tigers 19h ago

It could be worse. You could have Phillips.

He’s actively trying to destroy a conference. It’s the only time he actually does something.

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u/Coteup Central Michigan • Michigan 19h ago

The MAC commissioner and all other G6 commissioners enthusiastically voted to permanently give away their voting power to the P4 (ie. their only leverage in the NCAA for the rest of time).

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u/Difficult-Froyo1192 Clemson Tigers 19h ago

Yeah, I’ve still never understood that one. It seemed like a clearly bad idea from the get go.