Won't happen, but y'know...haters are gon' hate, and everyone wants to bring us down however they can.

Good riddance.

I don't know, I think Tom Jurich would be a good candidate...

(10-14-2014 08:16 PM)Otacon Wrote:  I don't know, I think Tom Jurich would be a good candidate...

Everyone wants the Louisville Athletic Director....

(10-14-2014 08:15 PM)Knightsweat Wrote:  Good riddance.

Seriously Knightsweat? Any logical fan understands he made the SEC a major player. His accomplishments are, and will be appreciated among all who endeavor to make their conference better. Do I sense some bitterness here?

(10-14-2014 06:52 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  Slive probably doesn't want to be part of all the headaches that are about to come with massive negotiations. DeLoss felt the same way at Texas.

Let someone else that is younger and has the energy for it go ahead and take the reins now before the season ends and "other stuff" begins.

No Heinous, Slive accomplished what he wanted and knows who to put in his place to finish the job. I imagine that Bowlsby will have a big role to play in those negotiations you refer to. He'll need a safe landing spot for a few years more if it is accomplished. I expect, as others have previously posted in this thread, that Delany, Slive, and Swofford aren't going to remain long now that most of their issues are decided. For that matter if we ever do move to 4 conferences we might only have 1 or 2 commissioners over all of them. That's a bit progressive but we'll see. But such retirements may create a freer atmosphere for negotiations. Delany has drawn some lines, as has Slive, and Swofford. They can keep their honor and bow out and let new faces shoulder the responsibility for blurring some of those indelible lines. We'll see.

(10-14-2014 08:42 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(10-14-2014 06:52 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  Slive probably doesn't want to be part of all the headaches that are about to come with massive negotiations. DeLoss felt the same way at Texas.

Let someone else that is younger and has the energy for it go ahead and take the reins now before the season ends and "other stuff" begins.

No Heinous, Slive accomplished what he wanted and knows who to put in his place to finish the job. I imagine that Bowlsby will have a big role to play in those negotiations you refer to. He'll need a safe landing spot for a few years more if it is accomplished. I expect, as others have previously posted in this thread, that Delany, Slive, and Swofford aren't going to remain long now that most of their issues are decided. For that matter if we ever do move to 4 conferences we might only have 1 or 2 commissioners over all of them. That's a bit progressive but we'll see. But such retirements may create a freer atmosphere for negotiations. Delany has drawn some lines, as has Slive, and Swofford. They can keep their honor and bow out and let new faces shoulder the responsibility for blurring some of those indelible lines. We'll see.

SEC Commish position is a pretty good landing spot I suppose for Bowlsby's Golden Parachute.

It's not like it is a position that requires a lot of work.

I hear they're going to hire Lane Kiffin! LOL!

(10-14-2014 08:49 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(10-14-2014 08:42 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(10-14-2014 06:52 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  Slive probably doesn't want to be part of all the headaches that are about to come with massive negotiations. DeLoss felt the same way at Texas.

Let someone else that is younger and has the energy for it go ahead and take the reins now before the season ends and "other stuff" begins.

No Heinous, Slive accomplished what he wanted and knows who to put in his place to finish the job. I imagine that Bowlsby will have a big role to play in those negotiations you refer to. He'll need a safe landing spot for a few years more if it is accomplished. I expect, as others have previously posted in this thread, that Delany, Slive, and Swofford aren't going to remain long now that most of their issues are decided. For that matter if we ever do move to 4 conferences we might only have 1 or 2 commissioners over all of them. That's a bit progressive but we'll see. But such retirements may create a freer atmosphere for negotiations. Delany has drawn some lines, as has Slive, and Swofford. They can keep their honor and bow out and let new faces shoulder the responsibility for blurring some of those indelible lines. We'll see.

SEC Commish position is a pretty good landing spot I suppose for Bowlsby's Golden Parachute.

It's not like it is a position that requires a lot of work.

Once some things get ironed out, I suppose any of the positions will be a bit easier. They will go back to being preoccupied with contract negotiations, appeasing top sponsors, managing intra-conference conflict, and helping with officiating and scheduling issues. So yeah, it will be a kind of golden parachute for somebody of Bowlsby's vigor. Who knows maybe Scott winds up commissioner of Conference FOX and Bowlsby winds up commissioner of Conference ESPN. Just kidding, ....I think.

(10-14-2014 08:52 PM)Rabbit_in_Red Wrote:  I hear they're going to hire Lane Kiffin! LOL!

Well look on the positive side, everyone else has. And, the beauty of it is he never stays long!

(10-14-2014 08:58 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(10-14-2014 08:52 PM)Rabbit_in_Red Wrote:  I hear they're going to hire Lane Kiffin! LOL!

Well look on the positive side, everyone else has. And, the beauty of it is he never stays long!

He may stay long enough to be Saban's heir to the throne should Saban have himself a heart attack due to the rather predictable response from the Alabama faithful upon a rather unimpressive victory over Arkansas.

(10-14-2014 08:30 PM)Maize Wrote:  Everyone wants the Louisville Athletic Director....

No, just Tom Jurich

(10-15-2014 07:24 AM)Otacon Wrote:  

(10-14-2014 08:30 PM)Maize Wrote:  Everyone wants the Louisville Athletic Director....

No, just Tom Jurich

Who is currently the Athletic Director of the University of Louisville...

(10-14-2014 08:42 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(10-14-2014 06:52 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  Slive probably doesn't want to be part of all the headaches that are about to come with massive negotiations. DeLoss felt the same way at Texas.

Let someone else that is younger and has the energy for it go ahead and take the reins now before the season ends and "other stuff" begins.

No Heinous, Slive accomplished what he wanted and knows who to put in his place to finish the job.

Believe it or not, I think there's something to what Heinous is saying. While it seems clear that Slive's primary motivation for resigning is his advanced age combined with the recurrence of cancer, I'm not sure he wouldn't be resigning if he was 64 and clear of major health concerns.

Leaders like Slive are concerned with their legacies, and Slive understands that in leaving now, he is leaving while he is absolutely on top. He is almost universally revered as a 'genius' who has brought the SEC unprecedented power, status, and money. There really isn't anywhere to go from here but down.

Furthermore, I suspect Slive sees that things could go down, at least somewhat. I do not share this unalloyed adulation of Slive, and foresee that in the next few years, his failures, particularly the fundamentally bad TV deal he signed with ESPN in 2008, will become more obvious, particularly when the B1G signs their next round of deals in 2016. I believe those deals will expose the degree to which the SEC is 'owned' by ESPN and the amount of dollars Slive left on the table when he unwisely signed that 2008 deal rather than going the conference network route that this generation of conference commissioners true genius, Delany, took.

Also, on the field, the SEC's run of football national titles already has ended, and probably won't come back again, just because it was entirely unprecedented in the history of college football. The SEC will still be the best football conference, but will win a title every few years rather than almost every year. The rise of Mississippi and Mississippi State have shown what the huge new resources available to Power conference teams can do to build programs, and other P5 conferences will be getting these resources as well.

Slive may not want to be around for all that, so is leaving while he is on top.

Anyone who thinks dealing with 14 university presidents, 14 athletic directors, 100+ head coaches, 14 fan bases convinced you are out to screw them with scheduling and game officials, and the NCAA has a different idea of cush job than I do.

(10-15-2014 08:34 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  Anyone who thinks dealing with 14 university presidents, 14 athletic directors, 100+ head coaches, 14 fan bases convinced you are out to screw them with scheduling and game officials, and the NCAA has a different idea of cush job than I do.

I guess I do, because compared to all the other jobs out there, it strikes me as extremely cushy. I seriously doubt the SEC will have trouble attracting lots and lots of qualified applicants.

(10-15-2014 09:15 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(10-15-2014 08:34 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  Anyone who thinks dealing with 14 university presidents, 14 athletic directors, 100+ head coaches, 14 fan bases convinced you are out to screw them with scheduling and game officials, and the NCAA has a different idea of cush job than I do.

I guess I do, because compared to all the other jobs out there, it strikes me as extremely cushy. I seriously doubt the SEC will have trouble attracting lots and lots of qualified applicants.

More than likely they are staying in house with Greg Sankey one of the Associate SEC Commissioner.

(10-15-2014 08:34 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  Anyone who thinks dealing with 14 university presidents, 14 athletic directors, 100+ head coaches, 14 fan bases convinced you are out to screw them with scheduling and game officials, and the NCAA has a different idea of cush job than I do.

And it's only going to keep getting more difficult because those jobs are much more high-profile than they used to be. The old guard, guys like Slive and Kramer, Delany and Swofford, were able to make their connections and build their support without the media and fan glare that exists now. Any outsider who steps into one of those jobs now might end up getting blamed for everything whether it's his fault or not, like Dan Beebe. Especially if it's someone like Beebe who is not a glib political/salesman type.

How about Jameis? He knows how to get things done

(10-14-2014 08:37 PM)USAFMEDIC Wrote:  

(10-14-2014 08:15 PM)Knightsweat Wrote:  Good riddance.

Seriously Knightsweat? Any logical fan understands he made the SEC a major player. His accomplishments are, and will be appreciated among all who endeavor to make their conference better. Do I sense some bitterness here?

He certainly made the SEC better, at a cost to the rest of CFB. If you don't see that, then you might be wearing your SEC glasses. IMO, he's the forebearer of CFB's demise. Because of him conferences have had to whore themselves out to TV networks at the expense of conference makeup, rivalries, fan support, and so on.

No, Mr Slive can rot imo.