SEC Spring meetings turn into blunt reality check for broken college athletics

It's not just Lane Kiffin going off the rails, Steve Sarkisian & Greg Sankey added plenty of fuel to the SEC fire this week as well.

MIRAMAR BEACH, Florida -- Well, there is obviously a need for rules pertaining to governing college sports, but until schools are scared of the penalties that come with breaking them, not much is going to change.

Wait, were you expecting some type of grand reveal of a united front during SEC Spring meetings this week in Florida?

Come on, some of these coaches are playing at different levels, and they know it. But, if we keep heading down this path of no ramifications for the ongoing spending and just putting it on the tab, there will come a day when enough sports are cut to cause a ruckus.

GREG SANKEY MAKES IT CLEAR THAT SEC DIDN'T START THE 16-TEAM CFP FORMAT DISCUSSION, THAT'S ON THE BIG TEN

Don't believe me? Look no further than the SEC godfather, Kirby Smart.

"There is a limit in rev-sharing. There is until there’s not. My biggest concern for our sport is that we’re going to ruin our other sports, like Olympics," Smart said on Tuesday.

The reality is that we are headed down a path of no return, if these schools don't start working under some type of unified rules, that can't be overturned in a court. And, I'm not just talking about eligibility or NIL contracts.

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Georgia head coach Kirby Smart yells to his players during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., on Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

For some reason though, with all of the other problems going on in college athletics, we are hung up on the potential playoff expansion. If you see that your house is burning down from the inside,