In an article written by Geoff Calkins for The Commercial Appeal, Calkins points
out how
the SEC is bullying the Liberty Bowl into dropping C-USA.
Here's an excerpt... "Calkins: SEC bullies showing their arrogance - BCS 'haves'
rule league
that snubs Liberty, fears C-USA rise - By Geoff Calkins - July 29, 2005

BIRMINGHAM -- Liberty Bowl director Steve Ehrhart should tell the SEC to go
suck eggs.

Also, take a hike.

Also, jump in the lake.

Also, take their eighth-place team and stick it where ...

OK, that's impolite.

But I get worked up about bullying, about greed, about the kind of arrogance
the SEC is demonstrating in its negotiations with the Liberty Bowl.

The SEC is happy to send one of its cruddier teams to play in the Liberty Bowl
starting in 2006. But not if there's a chance the team will have to play the
University of Memphis or another Conference USA team.

"So far, in all the bowls we have finalized our agreements with, we are
playing teams from conferences that are from the original BCS group," said SEC
commissioner Mike Slive. "I think that's sort of a signal our preference would
be to do
that."

Translation: There are two bowls bidding for the last SEC team, the Liberty Bowl
and the
Houston Bowl. If the Liberty Bowl wants to prevail, all it has to do is jettison
Memphis and
C-USA.

Does Slive have no conscience? The man was C-USA's first commissioner! Now he's
trying
to further marginalize the conference he helped create?

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