SEC commissioner Greg Sankey draws cheers from crowd at Alabama's championship celebration

To say new SEC commissioner Greg Sankey was proud of his first conference football national title as the league’s head man is probably an understatement.

Sankey was in attendance for Alabama’s  national championship parade and celebration in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, and he was a crowd pleaser.

Little bit of hardware on display this morning in Tuscaloosa this morning. pic.twitter.com/GuCjJ86zla

— Greg Sankey (@GregSankey) January 23, 2016

SEC commissioner @GregSankey presents Alabama with the #NationalChampionship trophy. pic.twitter.com/n9Zb1TVLSn

— Tide 100.9 FM | WTBC 1230 AM (@Tide1009) January 23, 2016

When he was announced to the crowd of celebrating Alabama fans, he received quite a warm reception:

S-E-C, S-E-C chant breaks out as @GregSankey takes the podium.

— Marq Burnett (@Marq_Burnett) January 23, 2016

Me too! https://t.co/FtHLbcH8FO

— Greg Sankey (@GregSankey) January 23, 2016

And he didn’t let the fans down, dropping this line:

SEC Commish @GregSankey said he spent the offseason talking to people who wondered if the SEC was still the best. "No one is wondering now."

— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) January 23, 2016

It’s a good day to be a SEC football fan, and an even better one to be an Alabama fan.