Mike Slive has been hired by OM to help fight the NCAA

[Jack Lambert]

Good question, last I heard Slive was in cancer treatment of some type. Not sure why a guy with health issues at his age would even want to get involved with this.

He had prostrate cancer. It's considered the flu of cancer.

[Tripp McNeely]

I wonder if they hired him as counsel to keep him from talking to the NCAA? I know it's not a court of law, but attorney-client privilege, in a pseudo-NCAA sense, might be their angle?

[parabrave]

Obviously consider the source, but a friend of mine in the neighborhood showed me a house that Jesse Mitchell was building and told me "Jesse told me Ole Miss always calls him when they're being investigated." Not sure if he's representing anyone now, but Mitchell could be a name that a coach or the school has gotten for some representation. The house is easily close to $1M.

Find out if a lawyer from gulfport with the initials JSO has been retained. He is the guy you hire to keep your butt out of jail. Plus he is a former OM FB player and a big homer and he has been telling people that there is nothing to the allegations.

[BulldogBear]

He had prostrate cancer. It's considered the flu of cancer.

In my most angsty sound voice possible:

"...I don't know what that means...."

[starkvegasdawg]

In my most angsty sound voice possible:

"...I don't know what that means...."

It means that if your'e a guy and have to get cancer then that is the one you want. I've heard that in a lot of elderly men they don't even treat it because you'll more than likely die of something else before that kills you. That said, I'm not making light of it because it does kill people every year, but in most cases it's not the death sentence like a lot of other cancers are. Just be sure and get the finger check once you get up around 45 or 50.

[Dawgowar]

Just remember, the NCAA plays by it's rules. Due process as it is defined in criminal and civil justice does not exist

[TrapGame]

Since Slive had a file 13 policy for tattletales and some of this reaches back to his tenure, he may be feeling the need to protect his own legacy.

NCAA: "Hey Bama and UGA why are you waiting til now to spill this information?!"

Bama and UGA: "We turned them in to our commissioner years ago per Slive's mandated conference policy. He told us not to go to the NCAA and then just sat on it."

Great point! Reminds me of Slive coming down on MSU administration for going directly to the NCAA about Cam and not trying to keep it "in house". Slive's a crooked bastard.

[confucius say]

He was retained to communicate with the NCAA. He has connections and rships. He ain't in an office pouring over thousands of docs, he is the person talking to NCAA and trying to lessen the harm. That's my guess.

[MadDawg]

He was retained to communicate with the NCAA. He has connections and rships. He ain't in an office pouring over thousands of docs, he is the person talking to NCAA and trying to lessen the harm. That's my guess.

He's been brought on to "develop the facts" that haven't been "developed" yet.

[ShotgunDawg]

I kind of feel that Slive is out of line helping Ole Miss. I get that he's an independent contractor , but OM's cheating has hurt other SEC programs and I don't feel it's Slive's place to help them. Seems like a father favoring one son over the others that he inflicted intentional harm upon.

[Jack Lambert]

It means that if your'e a guy and have to get cancer then that is the one you want. I've heard that in a lot of elderly men they don't even treat it because you'll more than likely die of something else before that kills you. That said, I'm not making light of it because it does kill people every year, but in most cases it's not the death sentence like a lot of other cancers are. Just be sure and get the finger check once you get up around 45 or 50.

You nailed it. If you going to get cancer this is the one but I wasn't trying to make lite of it.

[BulldogBear]

It means that if your'e a guy and have to get cancer then that is the one you want. I've heard that in a lot of elderly men they don't even treat it because you'll more than likely die of something else before that kills you. That said, I'm not making light of it because it does kill people every year, but in most cases it's not the death sentence like a lot of other cancers are. Just be sure and get the finger check once you get up around 45 or 50.

That's coming all too quickly!

You nailed it. If you going to get cancer this is the one but I wasn't trying to make lite of it.

Oh, I didn't think you were. I just consider the flu to be pretty sorry compared to say, a headache. I couldn't tell if you were saying that's the one to get or the one you don't want.

Maybe it should have been the gnat or the McDonald's of cancers***

[Reason2succeed]

I'm glad that Slive's health is doing better so I'm definitely not being literal when I say this but I hope he gets buried with OM. The NCAA has the opportunity to take their manhood back on OM and slime.

[Boodawg]

Has anyone besides um denied that Slive has been retained? I was hoping that it would be false, only because I figure with his connections and what not, he could lessen the blow. By how much who knows.

[sandwolf]

Has anyone besides um denied that Slive has been retained? I was hoping that it would be false, only because I figure with his connections and what not, he could lessen the blow. By how much who knows.

Here is Steve's take:

I have been told that some involved with the Ole Miss defense team reached out to Slive for some assistance. Seems like an awfully bold move for a program defending themselves against minor and secondary issues, doesn't it?
It is my understanding that Slive has not been hired, but has offered some advice on how to approach things.
I don't blame Ole Miss for wanting to have the best possible defense. We all would hope of the same should our program be in a similar situation.
It is CLEAR that many want a get of jail card that is simply not coming.
I think the bigger issue is why would Ole Miss feel so comfortable reaching out to the former SEC commissioner? If you recall, Bobby Khayat chaired the search committee to hire Roy Kramer's replacement. He pushed the process and ultimately Slive was hired.
During Mike Slive's tenure as SEC commish ten of the 12 schools that comprised the conference had major infractions cases in various sports. The two that didn't? Vandy and you guessed it, Ole Miss. I don't believe that's a happenstance. Quite frankly, I don't want anyone in charge of anything that Ole Miss wants. I would simply reject that on principle.
Slive and Mike Glazier, who represents MSU in NCAA matters, formed a law firm back in 1990 that specialized in handling NCAA cases for member institutions. I have been told that Ole Miss elected to go with the Lightfoot firm in Birmingham rather than Glazier's group to prevent any possible conflicts of interest. I was told last week that Hugh Freeze is being represented by someone in the Glazier group.
Those are some awfully big guns for what some are framing up as a minor and secondary case. I've learned to judge people more so by their actions than their words. You can't say it's a minor deal and what we expected and then go out and bring in the big guns like it's time for an old fashioned shoot out.

I normally wouldn't post direct quotes from his premium board, but he seems to be ok with broadcasting the OM investigation information to the world.