MARC BRYAN-BROWN
14
Mike
Slive
Commissioner
Southeastern Conference
CHANGE FROM 2013: +9
With the inaugural College Football Playoff a month away and the SEC Network successfully launched, Slive found this to be the right time to announce his retirement, which will take effect on July 31. Few administrators have ever matched Slive’s impact on college sports. Remember, the new CFP format is essentially what Slive proposed six years ago with the plus-one model.
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SBJ Podcast:
NBA writer John Lombardo and Executive Editor Abraham Madkour discuss the reasoning behind Adam Silver being No. 1 on our Most Influential list.
