A press conference in Birmingham this afternoon should announce that Mike Slive is the new commissioner of the SEC, replacing ol' Roy Kramer.
Hopefully, the biases that Kramer held for certain SEC teams will fade away with this new hiring.
WPS.
Mike Slive sounds like a good selection. <a href="http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/sports/0702/0703sec.html" target="_blank">From the AJC (7/3/02):</a>
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">"The hope is to create an atmosphere where if someone on campus or a well-meaning fan commits a violation and endangers our kids and our institution, then they are not welcome as part of our family," said Slive, who will replace Roy Kramer effective Aug. 1. "Every institution has to belly up and say, 'You can't do these things if you want to be a part of our family.' And I think you can set the tone from the commissioner's chair."</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">