As I've said, the silent force in all of this...ESPN bean counters

I'm not talking the program host guys. But of the few I know of, the HUGE hint early on were guys like Greenberg and Jordan Rodgers who are NOT the flame throwers that Finebaum is. They clearly had a lot of sympathy for LSU and the affected players talking about the stupid timing of the 5 for 5 policy change. ESPN officially has been INCREDIBLY quiet in all of this. I would love to see the phone records of Sankey. Bet you anything that ESPN has had more than a few calls with the clown. They monetarily have as much to lose as anyone. They have a huge contract with the SEC with LSU being their 3rd or 4th most popular TV draw. Also, the last thing they want to happen is for the SEC to look like the dumbest conference in college football. To quote an age old adage, "that's bad for business."