# SEC SQUAD - The SEC is getting BULLIED by the Big 10!? How it affects Auburn Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-auburn-daily-podcast-on-auburn-tigers-football-basketball-50079/sec-squad-the-sec-is-getting-bullied-by-the-big-10-how-it-affects-auburn Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-auburn-daily-podcast-on-auburn-tigers-football-basketball-50079/sec-squad-the-sec-is-getting-bullied-by-the-big-10-how-it-affects-auburn.md Podcast: [Locked On Auburn - Daily Podcast On Auburn Tigers Football & Basketball](https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-auburn-daily-podcast-on-auburn-tigers-football-basketball-50079) Published: 2026-05-28T22:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-auburn/ Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/517f2d/lockedon.simplecastaudio.com/36ddad69-55be-4b9b-bc56-acd709e21f78/episodes/fb89d7b9-69d9-473c-825a-d3a57d20e3d4/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=36ddad69-55be-4b9b-bc56-acd709e21f78&awEpisodeId=fb89d7b9-69d9-473c-825a-d3a57d20e3d4&feed=VLP1_dYr Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/locked-on-auburn-daily-podcast-on-auburn-tigers-football-basketball-50079/episodes/sec-squad-the-sec-is-getting-bullied-by-the-big-10-how-it-affects-auburn Duration seconds: 2295 ## Resource SEC rivals clash over scheduling power as Chris Gordy asks: Is the SEC being pushed around by the Big Ten? Spring meetings heat up as the SEC Squad dissects the end of “cupcake weekend” and whether Greg Sankey and SEC athletic directors are compromising tradition. Fierce debates erupt on the merits of nine-game conference schedules, playoff expansion, and the grind of SEC football compared to the Big Ten’s approach. The squad weighs Kirby Smart’s bold stance on the SEC breaking away from the NCAA, the future of key Power 4 matchups, and heated takes on media bias—spotlighting matchups like LSU vs. Alabama and Oklahoma’s brutal stretch. Insider banter spotlights conference politics, the impact on College Football Playoff chances, and why fans and coaches are pushing back on perceived Big Ten influence. Can the SEC reclaim control, or is a new era of college football governance on the horizon? ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/locked-on-auburn-daily-podcast-on-auburn-tigers-football-basketball-50079/episodes/sec-squad-the-sec-is-getting-bullied-by-the-big-10-how-it-affects-auburn/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-auburn-daily-podcast-on-auburn-tigers-football-basketball-50079/sec-squad-the-sec-is-getting-bullied-by-the-big-10-how-it-affects-auburn.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.