Cam Newton ‘offered’ $1 million if he can pass lie detector (UPDATE II: They’ll do interviews)
OK Cam, while you're up at the dais, somebody has a proposition for you. (Brant Sanderlin/AJC)
(Originally published April 25, 2011, at 12:01 p.m.)
(UPDATE II at 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 26: Received an email from the folk(s) at CamNewtonLieDetector.com, who claim this is a legitimate offer. They declined an interview with me but, according to the email, will be conducting two interviews this week with ESPN and Yahoo! Sports. Details below.)
Maybe you believe Cam Newton and think everybody should just leave him and Auburn alone.
Maybe you don’t believe Cam Newton and are convinced he and possibly Auburn got away with something last season.
But are you willing to put up $1 million to prove your suspicions? Well, somebody is – or at least claims to. There is now a website called CamNewtonLieDetector.com. The author of the website proposes, “An Open Challenge To Cam Newton.” Newton will be paid $1 million if he can pass the, “4 Questions College Football Fans Want Answered” (that’s a headline on the site).
Before going into more detail, it’s worth noting that I have attempted to contact the site through both the phone number and email address listed and have yet to hear back. I don’t really have an attorney so I couldn’t do that, “Have my guy call your guy thing.”
The phone number listed (302-284-6213) comes up as an unpublished number in Felton, Delaware, in a reverse white pages search. I’m not aware of an SEC fan base in Felton, Delaware, maybe there’s a secret pocket group of Alabama, Georgia or Florida fans there. (They’re everywhere!)
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UPDATE I: Somebody from the website returned an email to me. They sent the following note, but left it unsigned.
Jeff, we’ll be happy to do an interview but are in discussions with a
major national outlet for first interview. Our offer is real. We are guys
on the West Coast in our 40s who love college sports and are sickened by
the integrity issues permeating the system. We are in discussions to do a
similar concept with college basketball. Please contact the Cam camp as
the ball is in their court. We’ll be in touch after this first interview.
UPDATE II: Here’s today’s email, detailing the website’s planned interviews. The author also has a special message for Auburn fans.
Media Requests for camnewtonliedetector.com
info@camnewtonliedetector.com
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Thank you for your interest, but we will only be doing two media requests: ESPN Radio Southern California (Thursday 8:40) and Yahoo Sports “Dr Saturday.”
If we proceed with a college basketball concept, we will let you know.
To the Auburn fans sending “energized” emails, I’ll personally never forget the atmosphere of your stadium that August day several years ago and the warmth and southern hospitality of the Auburn people. I’d like to keep that memory of Auburn foremost in my mind. The vastly unequal, unjust and highly political system permeating college athletics to the benefit of some programs and the detriment of others is our concern.
So what do you think?
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Meanwhile, here’s the challenge, directly from the website:
Attention Cam, pass a professionally administered lie detector test
by answering “No” to these 4 questions..and $1,000,000 is yours.1. Prior to signing with Auburn, were you aware your father was “shopping” you to Mississippi State or any other school?
2. Did you tell Dan or Meghan Mullen that you signed with Auburn because of the money because you truly believed Auburn had paid for your commitment?
3. Did anyone on the Auburn coaching staff/athletic department instruct you how to answer questions from the NCAA by lying or avoiding the truth?
4. Did you or your family ever receive any impermissible benefits from Auburn?
The TRUTH Matters
Cam, have your attorney contact our attorney to work out the mutually agreed upon details: Email:info@camnewtonliedetector.com. Call: 302-284-6213.
Is this legit? I dunno. Probably not. Besides, Newton may be the first pick in the NFL draft, so I really don’t think he needs the $1 million, even if he thought he could pass. Wouldn’t shock me though if ol’ Cecil “Huggy Bear” Newton tried to figure out some way to make a buck off this.
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trupert
April 25th, 2011
8:45 pm
This is a golden opportunity for Newton, regardless if it’s legit or not and it has nothing to do with Cam or Cecil wanting the money.
First, Cam takes the challenge and pledges to pass the test and give the one million to a childrens hospital.
Taking the challenge and passing and then donating the money to charity would greatly improve cam’s image and it would go a long way in helping Auburn with it’s extremely tarnished image.
Legit or not, I don’t think Cam will take the challenge. What will their spin team come up with as an excuse? You can Bet ol Bobby Lowder is on the phone with his best NCAA lawyers to come up with the best excuse as to Cam not doing it.
Jeff Schultz
April 25th, 2011
8:48 pm
DH — I agree with Furman. Cam Newton is a joy to watch and I think he’ll be a success in the NFL.
Dirty Dawg
April 25th, 2011
8:51 pm
Hey DMom, I gotta deal for you. If Carolina picks Cam first then I’ll keep my mouth shut about his sorry-a$$ past. The reason I’m up for that is that it’s my belief that Jerry Richardson, the Panthers’ owner, is way too ‘old school’ and way too much of a straight shooter to allow his ‘baby’ to be associated with the kind of punk that I believe Newton to be. Before Richardson will commit a be-jillion dollars to Cammy, he’ll have had his investigators – and friends in the NFL, FBI, et.al., scope this kid out and if there’s anything there, he’ll pass on the pick or trade it. So let’s just see.
McLagman
April 25th, 2011
8:51 pm
Obviously, if they are guys from the west coast in their 40’s, what more info do we need? 100% legit.
Cam or no Cam
April 25th, 2011
9:05 pm
The bottom line: UGA really really really sucks.
E Bleed red
April 25th, 2011
9:06 pm
Look hes another vence young can’t read a defense if he can’t do it with his legs he’s done. He’s a team mates worst nightmare ball hog works at the collage level great but not in NFL it’s not that he wont learn the system he can and that’s the cold hard truth if he goes number one mite as well put a million own a jack ass to win the kentucky durby
Lies Lies Everywhere Lies..Auburns Theme Song
April 25th, 2011
9:07 pm
You have to have the IQ of a Goldfish to even think Cam and Cecil Newton did not recieve any money, lie to everyone who asked, and lied about Cecil not telling Cam what he had done and was doing. The lies continued even when Cecil agreed not to attend any Auburn events and there he was on television hugging Cam at the BCS title game.
No one can believe anything Cecil, Cam, Chizik, Trooper, Luper, or Bobby Lowder ever says. The same has already been proven about Pat Dye.
SEC Fact Finder
April 25th, 2011
9:27 pm
You know, I really do not know if Cam Newton took money, and I really do not care. What I do care about is the fact that he and his father and their actions have tarnished the SEC even further than we were already percieved by the rest of the nation.
The actions of many people in the SEC have reflected poorly on the conference. From arrest, some multiple times, to not meeting grades and classroom requirement, to graduation rates. If we are ranking our conference on sending players to the NFL then we are at the top of the food chain. But these are student athletes, and when student athletes are one and done then we are setting ourselves up for failure at some point.
Graduate your player, make them go to class, forget about paying players, it is not going to happen. If you paid players then players would want to form a union and you would see the same things happen in college that are happening in the NFL. Most schools do not make money when you factor in the non revenue sports that must be paid for. Put a stop to the one and dones, the programs that allow others besides parents, grandparents, or guardians from being involved with recruitment of players.
We have seen collegiate football take some major steps back in the past 18 months, the agents, the selling of merchandise by players, the lying to officials, the pay for play allegations and coaches lying or covering up for players violating rules. The behavior of the NCAA, coaches, assistants, street agents, boosters and parents have set a bad tone for players looking to sign a major college scholarship. The whole system is rotten and some major penalities must be handed out to set the tone for the next 10 years.
hind tit
April 25th, 2011
9:52 pm
Does he have to read the questions to.
Bernie Matt
April 25th, 2011
9:53 pm
Cam should step up and take the test. Right after Favre and Rothlesberger!
trupert
April 25th, 2011
10:00 pm
If Auburn has nothing to hide they should find a wealthy booster who wants to match the money and cam can then donate the two million to a childrens charity. It would be great publicity but Auburn won’t allow it because they have many lies to keep secret.
Where are all the Auburn fans on that idea??? If I was so sure of his innocence I would be pushing that idea.
Delbert D.
April 25th, 2011
10:05 pm
Get Vegas involved. We need betting odds on this.
sports
April 25th, 2011
10:10 pm
are you kidding…SCAM THE CAM would fail on the first question
It Ain't Rocket Science
April 25th, 2011
10:12 pm
What has he to gain by taking the lie detector test. First off, it is inadmissable in a court of law, so what would make it any better if done privately. If he comes out on the short end of the stick, he gets no money and his supporters say, the test is not legal. If he were to pass it, the same would be said by those that believe he did it. He stands to make a lot more than a million dollars when he goes pro. So, If I were him, I wouldn’t do it. If it were that easy in the real world, the NCAA would have requested one you would think.
bitter dawgs fan
April 25th, 2011
10:13 pm
scam new-banks @ and hugg-e bear cecil new-banks———are a train wreak —–punks
Tide Rising
April 25th, 2011
10:32 pm
Personally I find it extremely difficult to believe he did not know what his dad was up to. His frame of mind after supposedly finding out certainly didn’t portray a person who felt like he had just been betrayed by his father. Most people would be depressed, upset, angry, if they realized their own father sold them out. But Cam? He sure was a happy go lucky type of dude for someone whose dad sold him like chattel. So that proves one of 2 things- 1- Either he knew all along and that’s why it doesn’t bother him or 2- He didn’t know but he has such low moral standards that this kind of behavior by his father doesn’t bother him whatsoever.
Mobile Dawg
April 25th, 2011
10:50 pm
In a country with a judicial justice system you are innocent until proven guilty. No one has been able to prove Cam or Cecil guilty. It’s hard to trace a bag of money placed as an anonomyous donation outside your church doors. So long as Cam and family can keep their mouths shut they have no worries.
Mythical Championship
April 25th, 2011
11:00 pm
TCU would have beat Auburn, cammy juice and all.
MikeP
April 25th, 2011
11:15 pm
A million dollars is chump change to Cam Newton. He already got one million from his Under Armor contract and many millions more will be his later this week. Taking that test isn’t worth his time, not that those guys could get up a million if their lives depended on it.
He did nothing wrong and Auburn did nothing wrong. If you think otherwise, prove it! If you can’t prove it, keep on whining about how the big, bad, mean Aubies beat up on your po’ lil’ ol’ babies.
Aubie 1
April 26th, 2011
1:21 am
As an Auburn fan it gets very old defending my alma mater. However as a person who teaches my children to be honest and to work hard, it is very hard for me to think Cecil and Cam did not pull off the scam of the year. While others are crying “proof or prove it” most of us are just tired of the of whole thing.
TAMARA
April 26th, 2011
1:51 am
CAM AND HIS DAD LIED…. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!!! NOT AN AUBURN FAN EITHER…
bigearl2011
April 26th, 2011
5:58 am
who cares if they paid him, money talks!! We should have paid him more and got him! HAHA ROLL TIDE!!!!
Columbus Dawg
April 26th, 2011
6:33 am
Has anyone heard if the Ramsey kid has talked to the NCAA yet?
DC Dirty Bird
April 26th, 2011
7:24 am
I have kids and I teach them to tell the truth, regardless of the consequence. The truth of the matter is, we have all lied at some point in time and no one lie is greater than another. Why is it that so many folks get self-righteous when the benefit of another’s lie is notoriety and money? On a side note, I’m sure there are pop-ups related to that website for which someone is using the popularity of Cam Newton to push some product. No way does the person sponsoring the website actually believe that the kid would actually take them up on the offer when he’s days away from being a top pick in the NFL draft.
Trojan
April 26th, 2011
7:52 am
Cam is slime. Apparently Auburn is also. Cadallic did not attend but one class his senior year and the was an indenpendant study class and he was the only student.
As Fat Albert once said, “no class”.
Buckeye
April 26th, 2011
8:02 am
Must be good to be a dawg, 6-7, yet having Cam/Auburn and THE Ohio State University to beat their chests over. And remember, the Fulmer Cup is still yours until the next champ is declared. woof woof.
superDawg
April 26th, 2011
8:18 am
bucky your feelings must really be hurt.It’s ok because the SEC is the thorn in your ass and life goes own.
Season Ticker Holder
April 26th, 2011
8:18 am
Cam Newton will be a multi-millionaire after the draft on Thursday. You can keep your million and your lie detector.
AUBaby!!!WarEagle
April 26th, 2011
8:49 am
I guess the first question is…who would want to play for MSU in the first place. They are a small market SEC team which a mix of Conference USA and Big East talent. They were just pissed cuz Cam jumped them for the plains….now what went on between Cecil and MSU is obviously true…whether Cam knew about it is up in the air…but at the end of the day…does it matter…it’s over with. The fact of the matter is this situation goes on in college sports around the country…so Cam is just the poster boy for it right now because he was hands down the BEST player in CF last year…now had Auburn sucked last year and had a medicore record, nobody would care one way or the other. USF had a bunch of players on their roster a few years ago that were pretty much academically ineligible at most major institutions across the country, and they were winning…it’s all about money and politics people. The NCAA isn’t a morally conscious group of individuals either. They have to slap a couple of fines and sanctions here and there just to keep tails out of the fire. Do you think they really, sincerely care about the Cam situation or Coach Tressel and the OSU gang? Hell no! Those schools generate millions of dollars…of which the NCAA gets a cut…
Jim Gray
April 26th, 2011
9:05 am
To the originator of this great plan, I say outstanding idea!!! This would finally shed some light on a lot of things but a few changes first:
Arrange for the following individuals to show up and submit themselves to the same polygraph test and I am sure Cam would do the same. A few individuals that need to be added to the lie detector plan!!!
Dan Mullen
John Bond
Kenny Rogers
Urban Meyer
Nick Saban
Julio Jones
Trent Richardson
Peaches Winston (Foster father of Brent Calloway)
And for all my Georgia friends, ask Rodney Garner a few questions about why Terry Bowden ran him out of Auburn a few years ago. Trust me, he wont answer and you wont like the answer!
Everyone wants the truth until it impacts them, but I am certain that if this list of individuals would agree to the same test, we could all learn the truth. The funny thing about shining a light in a dark, cold room, all the roaches start to scurry for the dark, just make sure its not your room or your roaches!
hey auburn fans
April 26th, 2011
9:11 am
If these were simply false accusations, you wouldn’t have to camp out on a blog to defend your team… Guilty consciences rarely breed silence. If Auburn were in any way innocent, you’d have better things to do right now.
Signed… The Voice in the Desert
P.S. Where did Ron go? Did he go buy some tampons or something? Complaining about injuries in a blog about football when you received a full scholarship warrants the highest scorn. He would not have lasted a day on the rugby pitch.
DawginLex
April 26th, 2011
9:18 am
Dunwoody Mom, you need to go make everyone a sandwich and just STFU.
You think the NCAA is conducting EIGHT separate investigations at Auburn just for grins?
You keep on living in Dreamland and I’m not talking Tuscaloosa BBQ either.
Dunwoody Mom
April 26th, 2011
9:30 am
Now, now, DawginLex…you know I punish my children for cursing and yes the initials STFU count as cursing…It really reflects on you quite badly..
You think the NCAA is conducting EIGHT separate investigations at Auburn just for grins?
LOL – exactly what are the EIGHT separate investigations? Please provide a link for your information.
hey dunwoody mom
April 26th, 2011
9:32 am
Where is my sandwich?
voice of reason
April 26th, 2011
9:32 am
Let’s see, the NCAA couldn’t find enough EVIDENCE. The FBI couldn’t find enough E-V-I-D-E-N-C-E. Themedia was full of rumors an inuendoes but , again, no E.V.I.D.E.N.C.E. How about this idea, if you’ve got a charge to make, make it and show your evidence (gut feelings don’t really count here). Otherwise, just let it go. If he did it, no one seems able to prove it. If he didn’t do it, then we know why the evidence hasn’t come out. Just let it go. You sound like Harvey Updike.
hey dunwoody mom
April 26th, 2011
9:33 am
I’m waiting…. I want roast beef, lettuce, tomatoes, a thin spread of mayo, and a few dashes of tobasco… and don’t forget that I like my sandwich with a beer, preferably india pale ale… if you bring me a coors then i won’t accept it… now chop chop hun
gdawginkalamazoo
April 26th, 2011
9:37 am
Buckeye, I would rather be 6-7 with an honest coach than whatever the hell record you guys lied your way to last year. Say good bye to Jimmy “the vest” Tressel. Who will your next coach be?
DawginLex
April 26th, 2011
9:42 am
I can picture Dunwoody mom. 55 years old. Bleached blond hair driving her Escalade that her ex husband bought her. Driving to the tennis club to play tennis with her sorority sisters from the Barn. Drinking wine coolers and complaining about all the men in the world.
Auburn is under investigation sweetheart. NCAA doesn’t show up on campus for fun.
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April 26th, 2011
9:43 am
Cameron Newton will not have success in the NFL.
DawginLex
April 26th, 2011
9:45 am
http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/NCAA-investigation-of-Auburn-recruiting-Greg-Robinson-Trovon-Reed-021611
http://frathousesports.com/auburn-ncaa-investigation-tiger-prowl
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/04/auburn_ncaa_is_investigating_t.html
I didn’t make it up honey
DawginLex
April 26th, 2011
9:47 am
Later folks. The mom has tattled to the blog police on me.
Dunwoody Mom
April 26th, 2011
9:48 am
@DawginLex – you’ve outed yourself as a bammer. Only bammers refer to Auburn as “barners”. Again, please provide proof of an NCAA investigation of Auburn. You can’t because there isn’t one.
Oh, and btw, I’ve been happily married to my one and only husband for many years now. And he has all teeth – how about you?
the voice in the desert says....
April 26th, 2011
9:55 am
Do you a-speak-a-english? donde esta mi cervesa y sandwich? DawginLex a Bammer? Ma’am, how could you criticize him for cussing when you’re obviously hotboxing in that escalade. Seriously ma’am, that is some strong ganja you’ve been smoking- that being a sin and all I suggest you cease tokeage.
Some Dawgs do call folks from Auburn “Barners”… while I simply refer to them as “those who UGA denied admission”
the voice in the desert says....
April 26th, 2011
9:56 am
sorry dunwoody mom, donde estaN mi cervesa y mi sandwich
Buckeye
April 26th, 2011
10:01 am
I’m a jealous troll. I’m stuck living in Georgia and wish I could find a job in gorgeous downtown Columbus. In the meantime I’ll post stupid, annoying comments while my school is being embarrassed to biblical proportion. woof, woof.
Dunwoody Mom
April 26th, 2011
10:08 am
The Hope Scholarship has changed this fact, but in my day the only people that went to UGA were those who could not get in to any other university….It was an embarassment to admit you went to UGA….
Uh oh, seems a UGA player failed a drug test at the combine….
Multiple sources told FOXSports.com that Georgia outside linebacker/defensive end Justin Houston and Iowa defensive lineman Christian Ballard failed drug tests at the NFL Scouting Combine in February. Both players tested positive for marijuana, the sources said
icallbs
April 26th, 2011
10:17 am
Done Mom: Key phrase – “The Hope Scholarship has changed this fact”. What has not changed is that Auburn has always been an academic joke, and certainly is only considered by Georgia residents as a backup for kids that for some reason insist on paying a ridiculous price for a non-education.
the voice in the desert says....
April 26th, 2011
10:18 am
Dunwoody mom, is that all you got? You’ve been rocking the bong and you have to deflect all the criticism unto a college athlete? Only someone with a serious problem would do such a thing. I’m assuming you’re a complete stoner because DawginLex spends large amounts of time arguing with the Bammers. Remember that the wages of sin are death and if you don’t repent of marijuana, Jesus ain’t going to be happy (be ye holy). I’m an embarRassment? Watch your spelling ma’am (there are TWO r’s in embarrassment). I went to UGA? I go to UGA. Now that we’ve had a little tit-for-tat argument, donde esta mi cervesa? Tengo sed. Yo quiero una cervesa ahora. Donde esta mi cervesa?!
Freddie's Falcon
April 26th, 2011
10:20 am
Cam’s smile is infectious.
DawginLex
April 26th, 2011
10:24 am
I’m going to post one more thing, then go to other more important stuff.
Yes, I have all my teeth
Yes, married for 30 years to one girl-she has more class in her pinkie than you have in your whole being.
Went to UGA back when only dummies got in according to you.
You can keep believing mothing was done wrong at auburn. You can keep believing and saying it to yourself over and over. Just because the NCAA is too busy tripping all over itself and is so inept and can’t find any reason to strip Auburn of the title, doesn’t mean it shouldn’t happen.
Later.