The Son of New York Who Runs the South’s Most Envied Sports League
Greg Sankey rose from upstate New York to become the commissioner of the Southeastern Conference. These days, no one is exercising more sway over college sports.
I know most cannot read..
Short …. Article very positive.
—I did not know he chaired the committee that found no infractions at UNC.
—-“Do I believe there’s value in a national entity?” Sankey said. “Absolutely, but I believe it has to be reconsidered across the board.”—- on NCAA
—-“So in what many industry officials interpreted as an effort to keep Sankey somewhat on board, association leaders asked him to help preside over a committee to brainstorm new ideas for Division I, the latest step in the N.C.A.A.’s quest to remain relevant. Sankey insists he does not know what the panel’s work will yield, adding that he had “thoughts” but also “a responsibility in leading to engage and collaborate.”
“We have some real big issues to deal with,” said Mark Emmert, the N.C.A.A. president. “Greg’s just talked about them directly and said what’s on a lot of people’s minds.”
Or, as Viverito put it, “I think Emmert and Co. were smart enough to know they weren’t going to get anything done unless they had him at the table.”
Emmert and other executives attributed part of Sankey’s rising outspokenness to an increasing comfort with his stature as the SEC commissioner.”—more on role with NCAA
I am not a believer yet..but I do know that he has good relations with the Chancellor….or that is what I have been told.
And if true…we shall see the fruit in the harvest in 2022.
JMHO
Ma
