Auburn: Hog Break with Mike Slive
During a timeout of the Auburn/LSU game, I raced back behind me in the press box to catch a glimpse of the ongoing game between Arkansas, my alma mater, and Vanderbilt. Only two of us were watching the TV...one was myself, the other was SEC Commissioner Mike Slive.
Slive grinned as I joined him and told him I couldn't help but catch a sneak peek at my alma mater.
"I don't blame you a bit," he said. "That's what you have to do when you're a SEC fan. I'm interested in both games myself."
If anything was true that day, it was Slive's comment earlier. He was like an all-American sprinter, racing to see if he'd missed anything from the Auburn-LSU game (we never did), and then racing back to watch what was happening in Nashville. Thankfully, the heavens were smiling on us, as the games seemed to alternate plays at just the right time, so we could catch both without missing a beat.
We watched anxiously as Vandy attempted a game-winning FG, and when they missed, I couldn't help but let out a joyous "YES!" at the knowledge of a Razorback vistory...to a laugh and a pat on the back, as if we were old friends watching a game together.
I had to thank the commissioner for watching the game with me.
"My pleasure," Slive said. "I was really happy to do it. Boy, what a great day this has already been. Lots of good, close games. I can't wait to see what happens here in Auburn."
Neither could I, as I raced back to my seat in the press box.
