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...
arise begin brand issue talk
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.
certainly serve structure
(This) could certainly serve as a structure for a different format.
best coaches decision fans felt reviewing safety
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.
affect assist aware awareness challenges facing issues program raise student whenever
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.
five games miss somewhere
I used to go to more games than I do now. Every game you see in person you probably miss somewhere between five and 10 games.
hope peace
Right now, there is peace in the valley. We hope to keep it that way for a little while.
format issues several time
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.
achievement far final four quite teams
I can't think that far ahead. Just having two of our teams at the Final Four is quite an accomplishment in itself.
deal early
I don't want to deal in the world of speculation. But I don't see any significant changes. Then again, it's early in the day.
action conference
The conference didn't have to take any action of any kind,