Mike Slive to retire in July 2015

Gibson09 · Oct 14, 2014

http://www.secsports.com/article/11700734/commissioner-slive-retire

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -Mike Slive will retire as commissioner of the Southeastern Conference on July 31, 2015, after serving in that position for 13 years, he announced Tuesday. He also stated he is beginning treatment for a recurrence of prostate cancer for which he was treated in the late 1990s.

2003TIDE · Oct 14, 2014

Kind of a critical time to have change at the top.

CB4 · Oct 14, 2014

I know Mike Slive has done a tremendous amount for the conference in his tenure in terms of conference strength and growth, revenues, marketing, etc. and I can appreciate that. However, I will not be one to say that I am sad to see him go. From the day he was first hired to replace Roy Kramer and when I heard the first interview with him on WJOX, I just never felt like I could trust him. He was far too "lawyerly" for my tastes (no offense intended toward those in the legal profession here). I felt like he was always he trying to slide something past me or distracted me while he picked my pocket.

With that being said, I wish only the best for him in retirement and continued battle with prostate cancer.

Al A Bama · Oct 14, 2014

Do we TideFans need to start the hiring process by looking at resumes.

We need someone who can take the SEC to the next level of excellence. Look for someone who has a comparable background to what Slive had.

My first recommendation would be Condi Rice. She's wanted to be the NFL Commissioner. This is an even better position.

mrusso · Oct 14, 2014

Lets all fax in our choice. Worked out really well last time.

KrAzY3 · Oct 14, 2014

Al A Bama said:
My first recommendation would be Condi Rice. She's wanted to be the NFL Commissioner. This is an even better position.

It would be nice to put someone in that's sympathetic to Alabama for a change, wouldn't it?

BamaFossil · Oct 14, 2014

Al A Bama said:
...My first recommendation would be Condi Rice. She's wanted to be the NFL Commissioner. This is an even better position.

Good idea! I could easily get on the Condi Rice bandwagon. IMO she'd be a great SEC Commissioner.

dayhiker · Oct 14, 2014

mrusso said:
Lets all fax in our choice. Worked out really well last time.

What's a fax

BamaFanInTally · Oct 14, 2014

With the right salary and golden parachute, I can be talked into it. My first goal would be to create a new division called Cow Dung. It would include the Barn, UT, and A&M.

jthomas666 · Oct 14, 2014

He will be remembered as the man who brokered the deal that let Cam skate.

CB4 · Oct 14, 2014

dayhiker said:
What's a fax

Sent my recommendation of Leonard Postero (AKA: Leonard Postosties of "Leonard's Losers) in by carrier pigeon. I wonder if it was ever received?

pyro · Oct 14, 2014

Good.

CB4 · Oct 14, 2014

jthomas666 said:
He will be remembered as the man who brokered the deal that let Cam skate.

Of course. Better to compromise your integrity than let millions in BCS money slip away.

CB4 · Oct 14, 2014

Jim Dunaway @jimdunaway
I'll remember Mike Slive as the man who stopped epidemic of NCAA issues and sold our SEC Lifestyle to America #SEC

Wow...Mike Slive is the "Jonas Salk" of the SEC.

Crimson Speed · Oct 14, 2014

jthomas666 said:
He will be remembered as the man who brokered the deal that let Cam skate.

Agree.
I am not at all thrilled with his body of work.

CB4 · Oct 14, 2014

Crimson Speed said:
Agree.
I am not at all thrilled with his body of work.

Neither was I. But the media types loved him. They were every bit his "lap dog" from day one.

Al A Bama · Oct 14, 2014

Well guys, I'm going to turn this position down for two reasons:
1. my age
2. my name on TideFans could have an adverse effect on my appointment, esp. outside of most of Alabama.

However, I do think that I could improve a lot of things in the SEC, starting with officiating and moving on from there.

mikes12 · Oct 14, 2014

All the criticism toward him in this thread is deserved, IMO. But, that said, he was a heck of a lot better than his predecessor.

crimsonaudio · Oct 14, 2014

For the last 24+ years we've operated under incompetent fools as acting commissioners - people who only did what was good for the 'SEC' rather than that was ethically right. I hope that that trend is reversed, but somehow doubt it will be - the schools that have benefitted from this terrible 'leadership' will clamor for more of the same.

TIDE-HSV · Oct 15, 2014

The two matters he was responsible for - the Cam matter has been mentioned, but he also wanted to throw us under the bus on the textbook issue and propose sanctions stiffer than what we'd self-imposed, forcing us to send a crew to Indy and go over his head. The man was no fan of Bama's, except when we were raking in money for the conference. I'm like CA. I'd like to see a little more ethical leadership and a little less obsession with the dollar. I'm not holding my breath...

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