mike-slive Stories - Team Speed Kills
Slive Pumps the Brakes Somewhat on Playoff Talk
One of the immediate lessons coming out of the 2011 college football season is that a playoff is coming to the Football Bowl Subdivision. Even the traditionally anti-playoff Big Ten has leaked a plus one plan, though it's more to make the conference look like its not standing in the way of progress...
Pac-12 Expansion Dead, Big 12 Still Alive
Last last night, the Pac-12 issued a statement saying that it has chosen not to expand: After careful review we have determined that it is in the best interests of our member institutions, student-athletes and fans to remain a 12-team conference. While we have great respect for all of the...
Mike Slive Hopeful to Get Texas A&M in Conference for 2012-13
While Baylor's legal threats have stalled Texas A&M's move to the SEC, Mike Slive made some comments today at a speaking engagement that indicate that it is only a temporary condition: We remain optimistic that Texas A&M will be a member of the SEC and have started to look at schedules...
Texas A&M Officially Gives Notice That It Will Seek Other Conference Membership
Forget the rumor mill, this is straight from the horse's mouth: Texas A&M University today officially notified the Big 12 Conference that the institution will submit an application to join another athletic conference. Should this application be accepted, Texas A&M will end its membership...
Pac-12 Had Last-Mover Advantage
One major concept in business is that of first-mover advantage. It's fairly easy to understand: a company that comes to the market with a particular product or service first gets a head start on sales, becomes the first brand known for that product, builds up barriers to entry, and so on. It...
Sporting News: SEC is Oklahoma's and Texas A&M's Outlet if Longhorn Network Issues Aren't Resolved
Lost in the rest of today's big news (at least on this site) is the report from the Sporting News that Oklahoma and Texas A&M will likely turn to the SEC if the issues they have with the Longhorn Network are not worked out. We've covered several recent developments regarding Texas A&M looking...
Was Clemson Really On Board With an SEC Invite?
When reading through the articles from Texas A&M sites about the SEC earlier this week, one line jumped out at me above all others from the Scout article: In fact, my source claims that the SEC has/had Clemson ready to go and they were simply waiting to see if Texas A&M could get their ducks...
SEC Adopts Package of Oversigning and Roster Management Regulation Package
I don't have much time now, so I'm just going to lay this out. After announcing a record $18.3 million payout to each school in the conference, Mike Slive announced that the SEC will adopt a package of rules regarding oversigning and roster management. He plans on submitting these rules to the NCAA...
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