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Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive sits in his office in Birmingham, Ala., on May 23, 2008. Slive's vow to have the SEC probation-free within five years hasn't quite panned out. But Mississippi State and South Carolina's 5-year probation periods end in June, and only Arkansas' men's track team is currently under sanctions.
Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive sits at his desk in his office in Birmingham, Ala., on May 23, 2008. Slive's proposal for a four-team scramble--Slive avoids the "dreaded P-word," playoff--was rejected by Football Bowl Subdivision conference commissioners in May. That means the BCS format won't get a makeover until at least the 2014 season.
Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive sits at his desk in his office in Birmingham, Ala., on May 23, 2008. "When Mike does say something, you know it's been thoroughly analyzed and thought out," said Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese, who has known Slive since the late 1970s."That's why he's so respected across the country."
Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive, left, Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner John Swofford and Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe talk to reporters Wednesday, April 30, 2008, during the BCS meetings in Hollywood, Fla. Bowl Championship Series officials rejected a plan Wednesday to turn the controversial system for deciding a national football champ into a four-team playoff, starting in the 2010 season.
Southeastern Conference officials prepare the Alexander Memorial Coliseum on the campus of Georgia Tech University for the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament in Atlanta Saturday, March 15, 2008. The SEC tournament games were moved to the campus of Georgia Tech after high winds damaged the Georgia Dome on Friday night.
Southeastern Conference officials prepare the Alexander Memorial Coliseum on the campus of Georgia Tech University for the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament in Atlanta Saturday, March 15, 2008. The SEC tournament games were moved to the campus of Georgia Tech after high winds damaged the Georgia Dome on Friday night.
Southeastern Conference officials prepare the Alexander Memorial Coliseum on the campus of Georgia Tech University for the SEC Mens Basketball Tournament in Atlanta Saturday, March 15, 2008. The SEC tournament games were moved to the campus of Georgia Tech after high winds damaged the Georgia Dome on Friday night.