IMPORTANT: Greg Sankey NEEDS to set the tone at SEC Media Days

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🗓️ 13 July 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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SEC Media Days: Auburn's Early Spotlight and Sankey's Power Play Auburn Tigers take center stage as SEC Media Days kick off. Will the Tigers address rev share and NIL controversies head-on? Host Zac Blackerby and guest Darrell Dapprich dissect Auburn's strategic positioning and potential storylines. The duo explores Greg Sankey's growing influence in college sports, analyzing how his statements could reshape the landscape. From John Cohen's recruiting tactics to the SEC's dominance over the NCAA, this episode covers it all. Tune in for expert insights on Auburn's media day strategy and how it could impact the entire conference. Will Sankey challenge the NCAA's authority? Don't miss the breakdown of college football's power dynamics and what it means for the Tigers' future.

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0:00.0	All right, we just checked in here at SEC Media Days ready for the week.
0:05.0	I'm Zach Blackaby of Locked on Auburn, Darryl Daeprich of Locked on Auburn.
0:09.0	Your overall thing that you're most looking forward to this week is what?
0:14.0	I really like that Auburn's going early, and I think there's going to be some storylines that are very intriguing that Auburn will have to address.
0:22.8	I'm looking forward to that closure and education to some things that we're wanting to know about.
0:28.7	Closure regarding RevShare stuff?
0:30.9	Yes, yes.
0:31.6	I believe that there will be, and I could be naive, but I believe by the time we leave SEC Media Days,
0:38.1	there will be a better understanding, and this story will be done for, as far as the Auburn part, it will close that
0:44.1	chapter.
0:44.5	Well, shouldn't that end like Monday morning with Sankey?
0:49.4	Don't you think Sankey should kind of set the tone with that?
0:52.9	Sankey can set the tone as the starting pitcher, and then Auburn needs to come out of the
0:56.5	bullpen and be the closer, and finish it and say, hey, Commissioner Sankey said,
1:01.3	XYZ, that's what we've been saying all along, and let me tell you why.
1:04.9	They can literally make the finality of it, is what I'm looking at.
1:08.8	Yeah, and I do like that even if it doesn't go that way,
1:11.9	or if, you know, Sanky leaves it up to interpretation or say, hey, we'll learn more or what we
1:17.0	were told isn't exactly what's happening. John Cohen, and I think this was strategic on his part,
1:23.2	just to be able to say like, hey, August 1st is when it really happens.
1:28.4	Talk to Brian Smith of the portal on last week's recruiting Thursday edition of Lockdown Auburn.
1:32.7	He's like, hey, Auburn's recruiting?
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