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There's no way this is all actually about two pro players who haven't played

Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:11 pm
Posted by TheTideMustRoll
Birmingham, AL
Member since Dec 2009
11004 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:11 pm
This all has to have been building behind the scenes for some time. There's got to be a lot more going on here than meets the public eye. LSU fans can gloat all they like about how Sankey is afraid of Kiffin but it sounds like the entire rest of the conference is pretty unified against them, so they have clearly been up to something that the league as a whole does not like and this latest situation is merely what has brought it all to a head. I'm just glad that Alabama is not in this position and would be both highly embarrassed and very uneasy if they were.
Posted by lsusteve1
Member since Dec 2004
48975 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:11 pm to
Release the super secret documents
Posted by SEC Doctor
Member since Aug 2024
12737 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:12 pm to
It's odd how Kiffin was just fine for the SEC while at Ole Miss but now his antics are unacceptable at LSU.

Sankey is just trying to save face after his recent stupidity. He won't survive this battle.
Posted by HailToTheChiz
Back in Auburn
Member since Aug 2010
55107 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:13 pm to
I agree
Posted by geauxcoco
Greenville, SC
Member since Apr 2007
13373 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:13 pm to
Yes, it’s called creating a monster that’s gonna cause the SEC hell for the next 5 to 10 years and they’re trying to avoid it
Posted by RGJ18
Collierville, TN
Member since Feb 2010
9453 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:13 pm to
Because Mississippi is irrelevant. He was media darling there. Scared now
Posted by bamabenny
Member since Nov 2009
15975 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:14 pm to
1 - If Sankey filed this amendment, he's already got the majority vote for expulsion in hand.

2 - Removing Kiffin (or LSU entirely in this case) is the easiest initial move to ensure the inmates don't end up running the asylum.

3 - Sankey could fill LSU's spot with 3 ACC teams and move to that 16 number.

That's where we're at. LSU fans can like it, hate it, act like it doesn't matter, etc.
This post was edited on 9/8/26 at 1:15 pm
Posted by Domeskeller
Astrodome
Member since Jun 2020
10174 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:14 pm to
It's about Kiffin/Will Wade vs. Ole Miss, Tennessee and Sankey.
Posted by Giantkiller
the internet.
Member since Sep 2007
26036 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:14 pm to
I actually agree with your first sentence. The public facts don't remotely explain the level of escalation we're seeing. But you're assuming the missing piece must be some secret history of LSU misconduct. There's another explanation: this stopped being about two players the moment LSU successfully challenged the SEC's authority in court.

I don't know what the vote is going to be, but the fact there will even be one... and if it isn't a unanimous 16-0 against, then I think this entire conference is going to be on shaky ground. I think this kind of shite is a suicide pill. I also think Sankey will not be the commissioner this time next year.
Posted by RB10
Member since Nov 2010
53624 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:15 pm to
Sankey tried to force Kiffin to stay at Ole Miss.

This is the nuclear option for retaliation for Kiffin telling him to go frick himself.

Let’s see how it works out
Posted by GeauxPanthers2
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Member since Dec 2024
3122 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:16 pm to
quote:

1 - If Sankey filed this amendment, he's already got the majority vote for expulsion in hand.

2 - Removing Kiffin (or LSU entirely in this case) is the easiest initial move to ensure the inmates don't end up running the asylum.

3 - Sankey could fill LSU's spot with 3 ACC teams and move to that 16 number.

That's where we're at. LSU fans can like it, hate it, act like it doesn't matter, etc.

Posted by bbap
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2006
97334 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:17 pm to
quote:

this stopped being about two players the moment LSU successfully challenged the SEC's authority in court.



LSU didn't challenge anything in court
Posted by olgoi khorkhoi
priapism survivor
Member since May 2011
17216 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:17 pm to
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I'm just glad that Alabama is not in this position and would be both highly embarrassed and very uneasy if they were.




You just said the punishment doesn't fit the crime and you have no idea what the crime is, so why would you be embarassed?


I find it embarassing for the SEC.
Posted by Tigerdew
The Garden District of Da' Parish
Member since Dec 2003
15911 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:17 pm to
There is no super secret gotcha evidence here. The SEC/Sankey got their fricking pride hurt. It's happened to men since the dawn of time.
Posted by waiting4saturday
Covington, LA
Member since Sep 2005
11219 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:18 pm to
quote:


1 - If Sankey filed this amendment, he's already got the majority vote for expulsion in hand.


Probably not - most likely just following the lawyers thoughts to go nuclear.

quote:

2 - Removing Kiffin (or LSU entirely in this case) is the easiest initial move to ensure the inmates don't end up running the asylum.


WUT?

3 - Sankey could fill LSU's spot with 3 ACC teams and move to that 16 number.

No they can't - SEC wasn't willing to pay ACC media rights buy-outs before they would get sued to death by the state of Louisiana, sure as hell can't afford it after + ESPN is going to lower their pay out.
Posted by FiddleHead
Knoxville, TN
Member since Aug 2011
14809 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:18 pm to
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He won't survive this battle.


I keep seeing this and I don’t get it. If Sankey has the backing of every other school which according to reports he does, who would fire him or force him to step down?
Posted by vidtiger23
Member since Feb 2012
10514 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:18 pm to
Well all we know is that this what it is about. Which I’m glad we can agree is asinine.
Posted by Giantkiller
the internet.
Member since Sep 2007
26036 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:19 pm to
quote:

If Sankey filed this amendment, he's already got the majority vote for expulsion in hand.
quote:

Sankey could fill LSU's spot with 3 ACC teams and move to that 16 number.


There is no way this happens. I can't even fathom it. Seriously.

Let's say it does for argument sake. Do you think LSU just ceases to exist? Perhaps we go independant for a season or two. But do you think there won't be big money floated out there to create another conference with LSU as a cornerstone? Do you think Texas and Alabama can remain in a conference that just kicked LSU out for literally breaking no rules?

The more I'm reflecting on this, the more I can't believe it's happening. The country's biggest and most successful conference is commiting suicide before our very eyes.
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
37729 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:19 pm to
There are at least three parties who are not thinking about this rationally in Sankey, Ole Miss, and Tennessee.

Sankey has no excuse. His job description is to be an adult and never take things personally.

I get that your ex will never like you after you dump them but even Tennessee and Mississippi should think in bigger terms. But you should just get your revenge on the field
Posted by Townedrunkard
Member since Jan 2019
15296 posts
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:20 pm to
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Sankey is just trying to save face after his recent stupidity. He won't survive this battle.


This. It’s just a dick measuring contest now. Sankey is putting in the nuclear codes over a fist fight.
This post was edited on 9/8/26 at 1:22 pm
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