Sec

Tennessee_Pittsburg_Basketball_T25.sff.jpg

Tennessee's Steven Pearl (22) and Cameron Tatum (23) celebrates after a basket in the second half of the NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh in the SEC-Big East Invitational in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. Tennesee won 83-76. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Auburn_Newton_SEC__Football.sff.jpg

Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive, shown in this July 22, 2009, file photo, announced that an annual New Year's Day bowl game between the SEC and Big 12 will begin in 2014 and last for five years. (AP Photo/ Butch Dill, File)

SEC_Big_Business_Football.sff.jpg

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2010, file photo, South Carolina fans cheer before the start of an NCAA college football game against Alabama at Williams Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. Game Day in the SEC is big business. Kickoff means devoted fans spending millions on hotels, parking, clothing, food and drink around the SEC _ an obsession in nine states and one that is nearly unrivaled in five of those where there's no major professional competition. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)

20100825-193637-pic-420078574.jpg

Associated Press DEFENDER: SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro says the new proxy-access rules are needed to ensure accountability among corporations.

MEMORIAL_002.JPG

Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, President Obama, and Sec. of Defense Robert Gates, made remarks and Obama lay a wreath during a ceremony at the Pentagon to honor the events of September 11, 2001. Thursday, September 11, 2009 ( Mary F. Calvert/ the Washington Times )