HOOVER, Ala. — Greg Sankey stepped to the microphone to officially open SEC media days, with the eyes of the college football world watching.
He showed everyone a leader.
Sankey's first "state of the SEC" speech at media days last July served as more of an introduction of the newly minted commissioner than it did as a platform for change.
His sequel on the biggest offseason stage of the offseason accomplished the latter, solidifying him as the right man to lead the SEC into the murky future of college athletics.
Sankey's theme centered on a new catchphrase the SEC is rolling out for the 2016 season: "It just means more.