38 Quotes by Mike Slive

Right now, there is peace in the valley. We hope to keep it that way for a little while.

After reviewing all of the information, I felt this was the best decision for the game, ... The safety of our student-athletes, coaches and fans is our priority.

The MVP program will raise awareness about issues that can adversely affect our student athletes. It is important for the SEC to be aware of the challenges facing our student-athletes so that we can assist them whenever possible.

So there are several format and administrative issues that are not necessarily newsworthy, but that will take some time and some thought and some consideration.

Coaches develop relationships with these students, and if they come to believe in them as people, not just athletes, they want to give them the benefit of the doubt if they can. Not all of them make it. We know that. But we have given them the opportunity.

Coach Vaught certainly was one of the great icons in SEC football. If you look at the list of names (of) great all-Americans from here that played for him ... you just get a sense of what he's meant to this conference.

That's what makes this conference like it is - they're icons. And coach Vaught was certainly a great icon of SEC sports.

This is brand new for me so I didn't think about it at all. It's interesting that it has not come up before. If such an issue were to arise ... it's one that we will have to begin to think about and talk about.

(This) could certainly serve as a structure for a different format.