SEC Commissioner Mike Slive’s contract was scheduled to expire July 31, but he said in a Q&A with the SHREVEPORT TIMES’ Glenn Guilbeau he "agreed recently to stay at least a couple more years." The 71-year-old Slive said about how long he will stay in the position: "The test really is, 'Does the league feel like I'm making a contribution?' And do I feel like I'm making a contribution? And I think as long as we both feel that I am, then I think everyone's comfortable.” Guilbeau noted the SEC "will take in $32.5 million for its double appearance” in the BCS National Championship Game, yet both LSU and Alabama will “basically receive about the same bowl money share as non-bowl teams from the league.” Guilbeau asked, “Why does this revenue sharing model work for the SEC whereas some Big 12 members seemed to struggle with a less equal sharing model tilted toward Texas?” Slive said, “We're 78 years old, and leagues that were born and evolved prior to the evolution of television and other sources of revenue were all in this together so to speak, and the culture of sharing has always been here. And now when you look around the landscape ... the most successful leagues are leagues that share.” He added, “There's a little bit extra for an appearance on certain occasions when you play on a non-traditional day like a Thursday night or a Friday because of the need there when there might be a few additional expenses. But generally we share our conference money equally. … And it's really one of the hallmarks of a league, and it is such an important factor in consolidating the concept that it's all for one and one for all." Meanwhile, Slive talked about conference realignment and said, "We were not trying to expand. When a school like Texas A&M and subsequently Missouri came to us -- we didn't initiate the conversation -- and when we looked at the institutions, each one of them brought so much to the table. ... We just felt that when we took a look at the schools, we felt that it made sense to admit them into the league” (SHREVEPORT TIMES, 1/3).
