Greg Sankey resists call for SEC to break away from NCAA… for now
"But Paul, I'll tell you there is great frustration in my league that we've not been able to work collaboratively through some of the challenges or opportunities that we face."
"But Paul, I'll tell you there is great frustration in my league that we've not been able to work collaboratively through some of the challenges or opportunities that we face."
"I’m like, well, there’s nothing I can do right this second. That’s why I didn’t hang up the phone and panic."
"I did say I was gonna strip down butt naked...that is just a Southern phrase"
"If he does leave us, I will strip down butt naked and I will run around the Oxford Square"
"I would suggest to Bill, he would be smart to quit now before his legacy gets worse and he becomes even more humiliated than he already is."
"I guess it gets portrayed the way people want to portray it."
"This guy has no control over this team whatsoever."
"That's an element that weighed in favor of the nine-game conference schedule being implemented."
"I promise you a dog biscuit will cure this problem."
The Big Ten commissioner isn't big on addressing the media.
"We heard from Larry just last week. It was an absolutely heartbreaking and gut-wrenching call."
"Hey Paul, this guy is supposed to be a comedian?"
"Slammer, are you there?"
"I used to be a coach killer. I know those days are over, because I'm a cheerleader for the coaches now, you know that."
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"This Judge is trying to hold me in contempt from his house."
"He didn’t want to face the music."
"We're not going to flip the games."
ESPN is putting a lot of manpower into the inaugural 12-team playoff.
"It may make the athletic directors, and the chancellors and the bowtied crowd in the Ivory towers uncomfortable, but I really don't care."
"For the next three to four years, I will be attending the University of Tennessee."
"I'm grateful to you Paul. Thanks for that day."
"What I won't do is apologize for being proud of my kids."
"I am surprised to this point nobody has called me."
"Hey Vance, exactly who did you, uh, who is there?"