What is Michael Slive?
'''Michael Lawrence Slive''' (July 26, 1940 – May 16, 2018) was an American attorney and college sports executive. He was born in [[Utica, New York]]. Slive was the [[commissioner]] of the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) from 2002 until 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=SEC Commissioner Slive's Contract Extended |date=September 15, 2005 |url=http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=6183&change_well_id=2 |publisher=Southeastern Conference |access-date=July 11, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930160228/http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=6183&change_well_id=2 |archive-date = September 30, 2007}}</ref> He served as the coordinator of the [[Bowl Championship Series]] for the 2006 and 2007 regular seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/governance |title=BCS Governance |publisher=Bowl Championship Series |date=January 17, 2007 |access-date=July 11, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070705091531/http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/governance |archive-date = July 5, 2007}}</ref> He was a member of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee through September 2009<ref>[http://www.bracketography.com/selectioncommittee.htm The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee]</ref> and served as the chairman of the committee for the 2008–09 [[academic year]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Slive Named NCAA Men's Basketball Committee Chair |date=July 9, 2007 |url=http://www.secsports.com/index.php?url_channel_id=20&url_article_id=9158&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2 |publisher=Southeastern Conference |access-date=July 11, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927231700/http://www.secsports.com/index.php?url_channel_id=20&url_article_id=9158&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2 |archive-date = September 27, 2007}}</ref> He retired as commissioner effective July 31, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24752017/sec-a