and see where it ends up. Sankey, the SEC and ESPN have been playing defense ever since A&M pissed all over the original plan by letting the UT/OU cat out of the bag early. Had things gone according to plan the SEC wraps up UT/OU, the the playoff expands with nary a whimper, ESPN gets the playoff contract in an exclusive bid situation and ND sews up playoff access with Bowlsby, the B1G and FOX scratching their heads as to what the hell just happened. Instead, A&M throws their temper tantrum, and plans have to be readjusted in a convoluted and more expensive manner because the B1G now understands the train they just avoided. In the course of things, instead of the Big 12 becoming the newest G5 it reinvents itself, the PAC 12 commits suicide and the ACC becomes a possible tool to make revised projections and alignment adjustments work.