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SEC football doing away with 'cupcake weekend' means the death of another college football tradition
The SEC is officially doing away with cupcake weekend, ending a beloved tradition that showcased future stars and gave fans a breather each season.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey doesn't back down from his viewpoint the league remains the best after Big Ten claims last three national championships.
For roughly a decade, SEC head football coaches left the league’s annual Spring meetings in Destin, Fla., without any resolution regarding the hotly-debated adoption of a nine-game conference schedule.
College Football Playoff expansion and a self-governance model will be two key topics for SEC presidents and athletic directors.
Commissioner Sankey said the meeting is more about understanding how a 24-team Playoff would impact college football than making decisions.
While the SEC's brass cries and complains because they no longer own college sports, the league's leaders are missing a larger point about a potential breakaway.
The SEC and Integrity Compliance 360 have been working together since 2018 to educate all of the conference's athletes about sports gambling. The custom-designed video that all athletes are required to view is another way to safeguard them as sports gambling grows in the United States.
SEC schools must show a gambling awareness video covering sports betting, prediction markets, and integrity reporting before upcoming sports seasons.
As the SEC meetings continue to roll on, the feeling around Destin, Florida is the uneasiness of the direction the sport is heading, particularly regarding conference championships and the College Football Playoffs.