The world of college athletics’ power brokers is opaque and ever-shifting. Rivalries can spring up and dissipate overnight—for instance, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren reportedly did not contact Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff before poaching USC and UCLA from the conference, but the two later "hugged it out“ at the Rose Bowl meeting.
With Warren preparing to become the next president of the Bears, however, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey appeared to take a parting shot at his Midwestern rival at the celebration for Georgia's second straight football national championship.