SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey Throws Shade At The Big 12

Both the Big 12 and Big Ten poached more schools from the Pac-12, leaving the conference with just four schools. Adding Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah from the Pac-12 put the Big 12 in all four time zones. During his appearance on the Paul Finebaum show, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey was asked about potential realignment and he had a message for the Big 12...

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"We don’t need to be in four time zones to generate interest on the west coast," Sankey said

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Her was the quote from Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark he was referencing...

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"I've been pretty transparent and intentional that we'd like that fourth time zone to create more value for our media partners," he said. "We're entering a third time zone with our expansion that becomes official in July...But would I like to be a national conference in all of the different time zones and from a geography standpoint, have our Big 12 flag all over the country? 100 percent. We'll see where it ends up. Obviously it's a fluid process. There's a lot at stake out there. But it is certainly something I think about daily and it's been part of my vision since I've been here and I've been very public about it."

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(The Spun)