Mike Slive
Mike Slive
Michael Lawrence Sliveis an American attorney and college sports executive. Slive is the former commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, a college athletics association. As part of his role as the SEC Commissioner, he served as the coordinator of the Bowl Championship Series for the 2006 and 2007 regular seasons. He was a member of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee through September 2009 and served as the chairman of the committee for the 2008–09 academic year. He has announced...
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It is very gratifying to see, as so much of the media pronounced us dead in November.
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What I think you should know is that I'm not wedded to any particular format.
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We'll evaluate everybody. But in terms of the work ethic and the commitment of our officials, I think it's very strong.
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That's what makes this conference like it is - they're icons. And coach Vaught was certainly a great icon of SEC sports.
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This policy is designed to create a safe environment for everyone who participates and attends our athletic contests. I understand the exuberance of the moment but the security and protection of our student-athletes, coaches, officials and fans is our primary concern.
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This is brand new for me so I didn't think about it at all. It's interesting that it has not come up before. If such an issue were to arise ... it's one that we will have to begin to think about and talk about.
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(This) could certainly serve as a structure for a different format.
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So there are several format and administrative issues that are not necessarily newsworthy, but that will take some time and some thought and some consideration.
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Coaches develop relationships with these students, and if they come to believe in them as people, not just athletes, they want to give them the benefit of the doubt if they can. Not all of them make it. We know that. But we have given them the opportunity.
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Coach Vaught certainly was one of the great icons in SEC football. If you look at the list of names (of) great all-Americans from here that played for him ... you just get a sense of what he's meant to this conference.
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After reviewing all of the information, I felt this was the best decision for the game, ... The safety of our student-athletes, coaches and fans is our priority.
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The MVP program will raise awareness about issues that can adversely affect our student athletes. It is important for the SEC to be aware of the challenges facing our student-athletes so that we can assist them whenever possible.
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Just the fundamental format, I think, needs explanation.
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I will have discussions with our athletics directors soon and will recommend that we eliminate the subjective element of the tiebreaker and replace it with objective criteria.