stever20
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SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
Another outstanding leader of young men
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HeartOfDixie
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
So, is the bottom getting ready to fall out?
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stever20
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
(10-14-2014 01:34 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: So, is the bottom getting ready to fall out?
I think this is the start of something we knew was coming...
Slive is 74.
Jim Delany is 67.
Swofford is 66.
Pretty soon- within 5-6 years- all 3 will be gone from their spots.
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chess
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
Mike Slive was a blessing to C-USA before he left for the SEC. He ensured we had the best bowl access of any league not named the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Pac 10, or Big XII.
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stever20
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
(10-14-2014 01:41 PM)chess Wrote: Mike Slive was a blessing to C-USA before he left for the SEC. He ensured we had the best bowl access of any league not named the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Pac 10, or Big XII.
If he had stuck with C-USA, would they have left ESPN in 2008?
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
(10-14-2014 01:38 PM)stever20 Wrote: (10-14-2014 01:34 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: So, is the bottom getting ready to fall out?
I think this is the start of something we knew was coming...
Slive is 74.
Jim Delany is 67.
Swofford is 66.
Pretty soon- within 5-6 years- all 3 will be gone from their spots.
And Bowlsby is 62. Only Larry Scott has a long term future.
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stever20
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
(10-14-2014 01:52 PM)ken d Wrote: (10-14-2014 01:38 PM)stever20 Wrote: (10-14-2014 01:34 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: So, is the bottom getting ready to fall out?
I think this is the start of something we knew was coming...
Slive is 74.
Jim Delany is 67.
Swofford is 66.
Pretty soon- within 5-6 years- all 3 will be gone from their spots.
And Bowlsby is 62. Only Larry Scott has a long term future.
True- though Bowlsby still could have 12-13 more years.
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
Sad that he has to deal with prostate cancer! It will be interesting to see who they tap to take his place, big shoes to fill.
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stever20
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
(10-14-2014 02:25 PM)10thMountain Wrote: Sad that he has to deal with prostate cancer! It will be interesting to see who they tap to take his place, big shoes to fill.
yep- just like he had big shoes to fill as well...
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
Roy Kramer revolutionized college sports, for better or worse. Slive kept it going.
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
They should go out and get Mike Aresco!
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
(10-14-2014 01:38 PM)stever20 Wrote: (10-14-2014 01:34 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: So, is the bottom getting ready to fall out?
I think this is the start of something we knew was coming...
Slive is 74.
Jim Delany is 67.
Swofford is 66.
Pretty soon- within 5-6 years- all 3 will be gone from their spots.
Cheer up. Roger Goodell may be available,
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
(10-14-2014 02:25 PM)10thMountain Wrote: Sad that he has to deal with prostate cancer! It will be interesting to see who they tap to take his place, big shoes to fill.
The ones I feel sorry for are the kids the colleges never prepared for life after football
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
Then feel free to boycott Bruins sports until every UCLA athlete graduates with a degree
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C2__
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
Going all the way back to the days of Jackie Robinson, a long, long time ago.
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
(10-14-2014 01:52 PM)ken d Wrote: (10-14-2014 01:38 PM)stever20 Wrote: (10-14-2014 01:34 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: So, is the bottom getting ready to fall out?
I think this is the start of something we knew was coming...
Slive is 74.
Jim Delany is 67.
Swofford is 66.
Pretty soon- within 5-6 years- all 3 will be gone from their spots.
And Bowlsby is 62. Only Larry Scott has a long term future.
Larry will be there 4-5 more years, tops. He's all about making big splashes, not the day-to-day grind of running a conference. Once he decides that he can't land the Longhorns anytime soon and can't triple the Pac's TV contract again in the next go-around, he'll become the commissioner of UFC or NASCAR or they'll create a position of unified world tennis commissioner for him. The Pac-12 has already hired an heir apparent who can take over whenever that happens.
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
(10-14-2014 03:49 PM)10thMountain Wrote: Then feel free to boycott Bruins sports until every UCLA athlete graduates with a degree
UCLA is just as guilty master. Don't let the truth anguish you
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
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.
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RE: SEC Commish Mike Slive retiring
(10-14-2014 02:58 PM)Rabbit_in_Red Wrote: They should go out and get Mike Aresco!
-or Tom Jurich.
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