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FILE - In this July 16, 2013, file photo, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive talks with reporters during the SEC football media days in Hoover, Ala. The SEC sent a strong message to the NCAA on Friday, May 30, 2014: provide the Big Five some autonomy or they'll form their own division. Slive said if the Big Five conferences--which also include the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12, the Big Ten and the Pac-12--don't get the flexibility needed to create their own bylaws, the next step would be to move to &quot;Division IV.&quot; (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

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