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It will be interesting to see how Oregon fares against an SEC team.” 9:24:39 AM 11/29/10 “It really doesn't matter if we pull for Auburn if the NCAA makes them 0-14 in a few months.” 12:33:31 PM 11/29/10 LOL “University of Alabama fires stadium employee who played "Take the Money and Run" when Cam Newton took the field at the Iron Bowl http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/11/alabama_fires_part-time_employ.html” 7:36:30 AM 11/30/10 “yeah, he probably had that coming, but dam if it ain't funny.” 8:09:15 AM 11/30/10 “i CRAKED UP WHEN i HEARD THAT!” 2:23:37 PM 11/30/10 “The international sign for choking has been changed from two hands grasping at the throat to the Alabama script A.” 3:05:29 PM 11/30/10 “I understand DH, we have plenty of room on the Arkansas bandwagon if you're ready to defect....heh heh” 7:46:12 AM 12/01/10 “Auburn quarterback Cam Newton is eligible to play in the SEC title game this weekend, even though the NCAA says his father broke rules by shopping his son to another school. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5870788” 11:09:00 AM 12/01/10 “What a joke.... NCAA looking out for itself and its Bowl Championship Series, while protecting its beloved SEC... I hope Auburn gets pounded on Saturday... '32oz” 5:42:35 AM 12/02/10 “All about the $$” 6:45:22 AM 12/02/10 “Quite frankly, I think the Newton's credibility is better than the two guys from Mississippi State who are the "star" witnesses. One of those two could only say "someone told me that Cam's father told him, the he wanted money". The other (the one referenced in the first statement) first said it didn't happen. Later he said it did happen. He went on with the second statement to implicate Cam directly. I am not sure Cam is innocent, but I don't see anything that would lead me to a conclusion of guilty.” 7:11:48 AM 12/02/10 “The whole argument is bogus. The NCAA just opened Pandora's box. the argument that the player didn't know what his father was doing might be true, but it should be irrelevant. Now - every star high school player can do this. The NCAA should treat family groups as a single unit. ALL the nuclear family members benefitted from this situation. To excuse the kid is the same thing as saying it was OK. Why isn't the SCHOOL being punished? Aren't they the ones that wrote the check? Isn't the SCHOOL the party in this mess that should be held to the highest standard of knowing the rules and behaving appropriately?” 7:30:31 AM 12/02/10 “They need to give bush back his heisman...his parents got the appartment, not him.. he didnt know what was going on.... and neither did the school, so USC gets its National Champioship back... '32oz” 7:47:57 AM 12/02/10 “The SEC and NCAA have always 'taken care' of the rich SEC schools. If Cam Newton was playing at Miss State it would be the Death Penalty.” 7:53:45 AM 12/02/10 “Oh come on Stovie. Don't play the "poor little ole me" card on this. Lame” 7:54:42 AM 12/02/10 “Roam, the school would still be punished if they had either paid that parent or knew a booster had... Of course playing dumb seemed to have worked in this case... The question is, if Cam REALLY wanted to go to Miss State, why is he at Auburn... '32oz” 8:04:31 AM 12/02/10 “Did Stovie just put on his democrats hat?” 8:17:34 AM 12/02/10 “Hold on a minute. First of all, you are all assuming that money changed hands. There isn't a single shred of evidence that Newton's father received a dime. The "crime" in question is "did he ask for money". This case isn't anything like the Bush case. In that one, the family got the goods and Bush knew about it the whole time.” 8:31:23 AM 12/02/10 “The question is, if Cam REALLY wanted to go to Miss State, why is he at Auburn... '32oz” 32ozgatorade 8:04:31 AM 12/02/10 Having been to Auburn, Alabama AND having been to Starkville, MS, I personally think it was no brainer.” 8:32:32 AM 12/02/10 “Hello? AUBURN ruled him ineligible!!!!!!!!!! WTF does THAT say? '32oz” 8:37:13 AM 12/02/10 “It says if the NCAA would have found him guilty because his Dad was soliciting money, they wanted to cover their ass. Once the NCAA cleared him, Auburn cleared him. Are you saying Auburn knows he got a payoff and has with held from the NCAA?” 8:44:06 AM 12/02/10 Chilli “I agree with you in that Auburn, MAY be totally innocent... However, in the past the NCAA has ruled that the parent is the student or at least part of the student... They werent consistant... I have nothing against Auburn, but this whole thing stinks... '32oz” 8:46:58 AM 12/02/10 “Ok, i've not follwed this all that closely and thought that dear old Dad DID get paid. major piece of fact that i misunderstood. but still..... where there's smoke there's fire. and yeah, I've been on the Miss St. campus. Their nickname should be "Spartan"” 8:55:30 AM 12/02/10 “LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Cam Newton has been cleared in the NCAA investigation. The NCAA and Auburn ruled that Cecil Newton and Kenny Rogers, “worked together to actively market the student-athlete as a part of a pay-for-play scenario in return for Newton’s commitment to attend college and play football.” On Monday, the NCAA found that a violation of Newton’s amateur status had occurred. On Tuesday, Auburn ruled Cam Newton ineligible. Thereafter, Newton was ruled eligible by the N.C.A.A.’s reinstatement committee. Cam Newton is now eligible to play in a possible BCS National Championship. As broke on LALATE Sunday, Newton’s achievements last Saturday propelled Auburn into the number 1 standing for this week’s BCS Rankings. Auburn now has to defeat South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference championship game this Saturday. '32oz” 8:56:45 AM 12/02/10 “READ THE 2ND PARAGRAPH!!!!!!!!!!! THE NCAA RULED that a viol;ation had occurred, then the NCAA reinstated him... This is not an opinion.. This is a fact.. Oh and they did in ONE DAY so he could play on Saturday.... Give me a break... This is crap... I hope Auburn get pounded!!!! '32oz” 8:58:52 AM 12/02/10 “During its hearing before the NCAA Committee on Infractions in February, USC argued that it was unaware of alleged improprieties involving Bush’s parents because they lived far from Los Angeles, near San Diego. In a statement regarding the Newton decision, Kevin Lennon, NCAA vice president for academic and membership affairs, said: "In determining how a violation impacts a student-athlete's eligibility, we must consider the young person's responsibility. Based on the information available to the reinstatement staff at this time, we do not have sufficient evidence that Cam Newton or anyone from Auburn was aware of this activity.” Haden questioned the premise that student-athletes should be held liable for their parents’ actions. "Our kids are 18, 19, 20 years old,” he said. “Are they really responsible for their parents’ behavior?” http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/12/usc-football-cam-newton-reggie-bush-pat-haden-usc-ncaa-lane-kiffin.html '32oz” 9:25:22 AM 12/02/10 “The kids are not responsible for their parents behavior - no. No kid that age can control what their parents do. BUT - if parents get the message that their kids will be penalized for misdeeds of the parent then that might go a long way towards fixing part of this mess. If I know that my 'cheating' would jepardize my kids scholarship and chance to showcase for the NFL i might think twice before i tried to cash in a couple of years early.” 9:42:18 AM 12/02/10 “Chili has his blinders on. Newton's Father was found to have 'shopped' his son around by the NCAA, just as the MS State program reported to he SEC almost a year ago.” 9:46:58 AM 12/02/10 “I agree Roam... and the NCAA agreed in the Bush case... The Newton case is totally different, because.... uh, er, um.... I'll have to get back to you on that.. I dont see a difference... '32oz” 9:47:44 AM 12/02/10 “What exactly is the NCAA rule? Is solicitation of compensation against the rules? I know that actually receiving compensation is a no no. That seems to be the big difference between the Bush case and the Newton case at this point. Like Chili pointed out, until they can prove that money actually changed hands there is a difference. The important part is to allow them to be eligible until they beat South Carolina. This will let Arkansas play Ohio State in the Sugar bowl. This needs to happen so a third string SEC team can kick the S$%t out of the Big 10 Champion and shut them up for a while :-)” 9:54:18 AM 12/02/10 “NCAA spins fairy-tale fodder Huh? Did the NCAA do what I think it did? Did it basically rule that a father and a third party can actively, brazenly and with impunity shop a player around for hundreds of thousands of dollars -- and the worst thing that happens is the father has to lie low and the third party has to disassociate himself from the programs in question? Did it just get embarrassed by a rules loophole the size of Jordan-Hare Stadium, the gist of it being: Your old man and another guy can put you on the open market, but as long as you don't know about it, you're good to strap it up for the next big game? The answers: yes and yes. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=5872192&sportCat=ncf” 10:11:04 AM 12/02/10 “Dear NCAA, Given the developments that have transpired over the last few days, the University of Southern California demands that all of it's wins, as well as its 2005 National Championship be reinstated.. In addition, we want our bowl suspension lifted, entitling us to play in a bowl and get an additional month of practice... It's not our fault that Mr Bush drives a harder bargain than Mr Newton!!!! Sincerely, PH - Athletic Director” 10:30:56 AM 12/02/10 hillbilly 10:44:23 AM 12/02/10 “Hey, this is the first time in a long time that I can talk smack about Arkansas. We are usually sucking hind tit in the SEC west. Strat usually talks them up but I am more conservative than his liberal self.” 11:59:14 AM 12/02/10 “HEY! Smile when you say that, lol!” 12:11:33 PM 12/02/10 “Bowl Predictions: Why Arkansas vs. Ohio State Is a Gimme for the Sugar Bowl By Tom Kinslow November 29, 2010 Bowl predictions are winding down now with a look at the Sugar Bowl in particular. This bowl will feature some high-profile talent, as I think we'll see Arkansas and Ohio State square off. There's Terrelle Pryor going against former Michigan quarterback Ryan Mallett. Now there's a lot of intrigue there and I think that's a story that we might see beaten to death and hung out to dry by the time kickoff happens. The Buckeyes won their last appearance in a BCS bowl, beating Oregon in last year's Rose Bowl, but I think the Razorbacks are a different type of monster. Mallett is a constant threat under center and will give Ohio State trouble down the field. Terrelle Pryor hasn't been the dominant player people had hoped out of high school, but he's a talented player who will keep the Buckeyes in the game. However, I like Arkansas to win this game with Mallett leading the way. Prediction: Arkansas 42, Ohio State 38” 12:36:25 PM 12/02/10 “I have nothing against Auburn, but this whole thing stinks... '32oz” 32ozgatorade 8:46:58 AM 12/02/10 I whole heartedly agree on that point. I have trouble believing they could complete the investigation that quick. While I don't thing the MSU boosters have a lot of credibility, the NCAA apparently found Newton, Sr. did talk about money. I would like to see the rule that is involved and how they got around that. Also, if they found he was asking for money, I am wondering how they could so quickly conclude he didn't get any. I haven't seen a single thing that indicates to me that money changed hands. But if I were investigating the matter, I wouldn't summarily decide it didn't happen. The most interesting thing to me is what happend to the FBI investigation. The last I heard, they were taking statements and investigating this matter. Surely the NCAA didn't clear this up only to have someone indicted later.” 12:42:07 PM 12/02/10 “The Ironic thing is that if the NCAA had acted responsibly, and ruled him ineligible, Auburn, who may not have had anything to do with any of this, would have been indiectly penalized... How fair is THAT? Oh wait, that is exactly what happens to the teams and teammates of the players who break the rules... This is starting to remind me of FIFA!!! '32oz” 12:49:58 PM 12/02/10 “FIFA ! LOL all the same... bunch of guys running around chasing a bag of wind !” 12:58:40 PM 12/02/10 “seems to me Newton dude tried to do something wrong got tattled on and got a slap on the hand...Bush dude DID something wrong and got penalized...sounds about as fair as it can be.” 1:01:04 PM 12/02/10 “I have spent a considerable amount of time this fall teaching my wife to appreciate College Football. I can't find much wrong with that analysis. Good job, darlin.” 1:14:57 PM 12/02/10 “FIFA?? First In First Allowed?” 1:35:42 PM 12/02/10 “Chili You suck up.” 1:42:08 PM 12/02/10 “bigitme!” 1:42:52 PM 12/02/10 SAWEEEET! “Just put this KILLER plate on the front of our new Toyota 4-runner  ”1:48:17 PM 12/02/10 “That sure is one purty pig.” 1:54:19 PM 12/02/10 “Open season on feral hogs Strat. bet that ends up full o' holes lol.” 1:55:08 PM 12/02/10 “No season, no limit Trulimey! You know of a good place to hunt them?” 2:01:03 PM 12/02/10 “Suck up? Well yeah. But you guys aren't going to do a single thing for me when I get home.” 2:36:05 PM 12/02/10 “shoot, chili ain't no suckup. he's SMRT!!!” 2:58:58 PM 12/02/10 Jump to Page << prev
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