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" HOOVER, Ala. &amp;mdash; Invoking quotes from Dwight D. Eisenhower, Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela, SEC commissioner Mike Slive on Monday reiterated his goal to change the NCAA's legislative process granting more autonomy for the five power conferences.Slive outlined the goals of the SEC, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten and Pac-12 to have autonomy in decision-making within in the NCAA or establish a new division. Slive&amp;rsquo;s statements at SEC Media Day on Monday mirrored his statements earlier in the spring.Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott and Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany have made similar such statements.&amp;ldquo;We are not deaf to the din of discontent across collegiate athletics that has dominated the news,&amp;rdquo; Slive said.&amp;ldquo;The educational and cultural significance of intercollegiate athletics is far too important for us not to seek positive solutions to existing challenges.&amp;nbsp; This is why we have been actively engaged in building a bridge to provide a needed avenue of change for the NCAA with the primary objective of enhancing the support enjoyed by Division I student\u2011athletes while maintaining and preserving the collegiate model.&amp;rdquo;Subscribe: iTunes | StitcherAutonomy would allow the SEC and the other four power conferences more ability to offer full cost-of-attendance scholarships, expanded health care and scholarships beyond five years.The NCAA board of directors is expected to vote on autonomy in August.&amp;ldquo;As I have said before, if we do not achieve a positive outcome under the existing big tent of Division I, we will need to consider the establishment of a venue with similar conferences and institutions where we can enact the desired changes in the best interests of our student\u2011athletes&amp;rdquo; Slive said. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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