NCAA right to end investigation into Cam Newton, Auburn

First time commenter, and I get the first. Sweet. No need to whine…they tried and just couldn’t find anything. Just makes me wonder if in like 4 years or so somebody finally spills the beans….

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Thanks Julie Roe Lach for “letting us know”.

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I’m not sure it matters any more … the NCAA loses credibility every time something happens (or, as the case is here, “doesn’t happen”) due to the uneven punishments they hand out. What the local schools ought to do from here on out is lighten up the self-imposed penalties … next time somebody sells their jersey, they ought to be told they can’t buy ice cream from the dining hall for two weeks. I’m sure the Infractions Committee will buy that … what the hell, they bought this.

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I will now tell Auburn fans congratulations on winning the National Championship last year.

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Is Cam an Auburn or Florida man?

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HAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

The poor, poor little raggedy pups? WHATEVER SHALL THEY DO NOW?

Well, I know actually… they’ll hold on to their little conspiracy theories like a wino grasps his bottle because THEY KNOW! There may be no proof, there may be no violations, and their dang sure ain’t gonna be no punishment, but THEY KNOW!

LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL!

KISS THE RING, PUPS!

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Did Auburn win the National Title last year? They sure have gotten worse since last year.

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So weak. Basically a player’s family get’s 200,000 bucks and four seperate players admit to HBO they cheated, with no penalty. At Miami ridiculous things like purchasing several escalades to buying prostitutes for recruits goes with a one game ban for the quarterback. However at Baylor a kid’s mom gets a loan from a coach when the kid is a sophmore in high school, pays the loan back immediately, but the kid (Perry Jones III) gets suspended for 6 games.

They are all about money. The NCAA is just as clean as Auburn for example…

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I’ve seen cheatin’ –that wern’t cheatin’

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And AJ Green gets 4 games for selling a jersey. The NCAA has got it all botched up.

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The Truth, I’m sure the NCAA would love to hear what you know. They ran out of ideas.

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IPTAY
I Pay Two Athletes A Year

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Hey, have there been any calls for me?

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Does anyone really care anymore? I’m not saying that he was guilty or not but, let’s be honest, the NCAA is bought.OK. Any institution that has enough money to keep them quiet and out of their backyard will walk clean with a slap on the wrist and a wink. Think I’m lying? Then tell me how a program like THE Ohio State University doesn’t get the death penalty after evidence shows a lack of control for almost a decade(especially when you consider the fact that they were already on probation during the time… and yes their kids still broke the rules after the scandal broke… I mowed your lawn, gimme bout $300)? How does UNC not get buried for Butch’s transgressions? How does USC escape, yeah I don’t think their punishment was hard enough, with only probation and a loss of scholarships… Meanwhile Tech (and you know I hate those nerds) gets smacked hard for like a couple hundred dollars by only 2 players?…. Look at the revenue stream Tech generates when compared t the other schools!.. Rule of thumb, money rules everything, even one of God’s chosen people… Aint that right Cecil?

Red and Black til Death

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Papa Newton cut a deal with Auburn to pay Cam $200,000, which beat out the Miss St offer by $20k. After Cam signed, Auburn paid with Confederate money which Papa couldn’t cash nor could he cry foul to the polcie otherwise Cam would be ineligible.

And now you know the real story. Want to hear how OJ took steroids so that his hands wouldn’t fit the gloves?

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Tommy– Call me. I need someone to push my chair around

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There will always be an Asterisk next to the Auburn NC title. We know they dodged a bullet, and even the Auburn fans know it. That is why you get the loud comments from Auburn fans. They think if they defend the NC loud enough, maybe it will convince themselves that it was a deserved title. But they know the truth, and they will have to live with their decision to accept it.

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HAHAHA..all u dawg fans were so sure, smack mouth, blow hards etc..now eat your own words.

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Look for the shoe on the other team in Alabama as they suited up all there player. The NCAA will be announcing there penalties before signing day per Paul Finebam.

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Auburn a lie

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We’ve let them know.

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Well…Well…Well…if Jeff is not kissing Tech’s backside enough, now it’s those of War $cam Eagle and $cam Newton!

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you guys suck

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HAHAHAHA Suckers!!!

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If you sell your soul to the devil, he is going to collect. It may not have been today, but one day.

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And they found another Mohican!!

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It pays to cheat. Congrats, barners.

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Jeff,

You are incorrect on a few things. first off, the NCAA is NOT a court that must abide by any real legal standards. There is no burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt or anything else. To believe what the NCAA is saying is to believe that Huggy Bear pimped out his son (and I believe that this was verified) for the sum of $180k but that he went to AU for nothing. Nothing. That is just not a credible argument.

Second, and this may not be your inaccuracy but more the ncaa’s illogical conclusion–how can the ncaa rule someone ineligible for a very serious action and then rule the very next day that he has instantly been reinstated and that no wrongdoing was found? If there was no wrongdoing, then why rule him ineligible to begin with? that’s asinine.

Third, where has it EVER been interpreted that ncaa violations involving benefits ONLY are ok IF the athlete knows what his family members are doing on his behalf? A violation is a violation regardless whether or not Cam knew about it. The inconsistency here is just damning in my view.

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It will always be a “deserved title” because it was won on the field….PERIOD!! It’s so easy to hide behind the anonymity of the Internet and make snide comments because you don’t need EVIDENCE to back up your claims! Anyone can get on a blog and make a claim but when it comes to NCAA investigations you need PROOF!! The NCAA is always ready to drop the hammer but there has to be something behind the “claims”….plain and simple

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Once again, the Dawg Nation is the most insecure, jealous bunch of fans in the SEC. AU was cleared. Newton brought his A game to AU, which he continues to do at Carolina. Give credit where credit is due and quit whining. This chapter is closed. There is no conspiracy. There is no puppet master pulling the strings of the NCAA. Fact – there is a shiny crystal football sitting in a trophy case that was EARNED. End of story.

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Investigate UGA and Mark Richt, and watch the rats scurrying in all directions.

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War Eagle not really a news event since we are ALREADY the National Champions..this simply gratifies on a personal level , as I imagine cursing, shouting, and shotguns being blasted thru walls and stills all over Bama nation, like an episode of squidbillies.

btw @bobby petrino..yes we did win, I..don’t..see..your…crystal football? ..oh that’s right …

UGA has won a few games in a row so I guess we can expect their quick return to trash talking, but just a couple early losses were enough to give the rest of the league a respite, so I guess we can live with it..I still don’t think they can pencil AU in as a win yet..

I said 7-5 for AU in this rebuilding year, coming into the season, and I’m staying there…

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The NCAA allowed those Ohio State players to defer their suspensions, because they didn’t want to screw up the Sugar Bowl. You know, TV ratings and all. I wonder if the thought of vacating the NC so soon influenced their investigation. Hmmm. Just food for thought.

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I see NOTHING! I know NOTHING!

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“His judgment cometh, and that right soon.”

Not a quote from the Bible, but from the movie “The Shawshank Redemption”.

Where’s Andy Dufresne when we need him??

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In case it has not already been said yet: THIS IS OBAMA’S FAULT.

That is all.

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@Flounder..

“..salvation lies within”

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/ncaa/NCAA/Legislation+and+Governance/Eligibility+and+Recruiting/Recruiting/recruiting.html

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Bill Bellacheat CHEATED!!! What else is news today?

Cam may put up 350 on the Falcons Sunday?

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@TrishaDishWarEagle:

http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4200-ncaa-transfer-guide-2010-11.aspx

NCAA 2010-2011 Transfer Guide. Available for purchase online. Cost = $180,000

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Gotta love all the haters!!! It’s what comes with winning a national championship. If Cam played for any other SEC school they would be backing him just like us Auburn fans do. He is a great athlete and played on a great team last year. Auburn lost the most seniors outta any school last year. what do you expect with the expectations of playing true freshman and sophmores for the most part. Give them a year or two and we will be dominate! For UGA i am still waiting for yall to beat a team that is ranked, when is the last time yall have done that? hmm couple years huh? better luck next year since yall don’t play anymore ranked teams this year besides tech and they are gonna whoop yalls ass!

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Cam better watch out! God don’t like cheaters. He’ll always be looking over his shoulder because karma is always just around the bend.

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… and the good news is that the Falcons are virtually a lock for their next win this Sunday. No doubt about it. How so? How so because Cam Newton spelled backwards is Not wen Mac.

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So statements by four former players aren’t enough to nail these cheats. What the he!! does the NCAA need? A sworn statement directly from the coaches. No the NCAA did not do it’s job and any compitent reporter would know that. Wait a second. A former head coach did come out and say that Auburn players were being paid. A former head coach and 4 former players and the fact that his father was selling his son’s services to the highest bidder wasn’t enough? Jeff I think that it is time thay maybe you should find a new line of work. If I were a University being Investigated by the NCAA I would not allow them on my campus, I would not allow them to my students, my coaches nor anyone that has anything to do with my school. In fact I can’t for the life of me understand why the Universitys just don’t up and tell the NCAA to go to you-know- where and leave the NCAA. I would say that I have lost all faith in the NCAA, but truth be known, I lost that a long time ago.

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WarDamn you right and the way you guys are playing we won’t get a chance to beat one this season either. I guess our best shot at beating a ranked team this season is to pull for GA TECH.

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Eat it bammers. I don’t think you bammers have received an all clear letter yet for all of the photo evidence ,etc that has been turned in over the past 2 years (especially with T-Town Menswear), have you?

Guess who has not been cleared with Newton, the lowly Miss St bullpups & their boosters.

You guys keep wearing the tin foil hats and dreaming up conspiracies against AU.

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KEEP YOUR HEAD UP MAN GOD BLESS YOU

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I’m celebrating by going to Abblebee’s in a brand new Member’s Only jacket!

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Jeff – I enjoy your columns, but ask yourself this, if Rev. Newton was attempting to milk MSU for $180,000 and Cam didn’t go there, what did Auburn or someone affiliated with the War Eagle/Tiger program provide Rev. Newton? Everyone knows the NCAA is only concerned about avoiding scandal. Follow the money Jeff and maybe a Pulitzer awaits…

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Auburn gets cleared because they did nothing wrong and the venters still get on here and do the same whining with the same baseless allegations. The NCAA didn’t punish Auburn because there was not a shred of credible evidence that Auburn did anything wrong.

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[...] SCHULTZ: NCAA Right To End Auburn Investigation WALLJASPER: Value Of The SEC Yet To Be Determined ESPN STAFF: Undefeateds Could Spark BCS Chaos [...]

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what a joke? the NCAA is in bed with the $EC – too much tv revenue to punish an SEC school. the NCAA clearly has different standards for different schools. UNC basically forfeited last season, fired their assistant and head coaches, sat all players who had a hint of ineligibility and I suspect they’ll get slammed by the ncaa

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Just imagine how much money was involved in the scam to get this national championship for Auburn There was surely a lot of players ,other than the football team, to pull this one off. Money talks and bs still walks and will never change. Brother Cecil will have to answer one day for his evil deeds. I,m just saying!……………………..”Oceans Fifteen”

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Cam and family got 200k to sign with Auburn. End of story! Cash is hard to trace.

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The NCAA conducted a one year investigation and interviewed 80 plus people, plus every investigative media person has looked under every rock for the big story and found zero, nadda, nothing. Doesn’t common sense tell you that if there was anything there that it would have surfaced after all that scrutiny. Folks, get over it, Auburn is 100% not guilty, the book is closed and the story is over. Auburn is 2010 NC and Cam still has the Heisman trophy. The End!!

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Thats ok, cause the NCAA has no more credibility anyway. Auburn is not the Champs in anyones eyes, but themselves.

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somebody should investigate the NCAA and put THEM on probation. Crooks!

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Nick and Jack…Is it your bedtime? I know the 3rd grade is exhausting.

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@ Patrick

I wont go that far..I want cam to cream tampa and the saints, but I hope Matty Ice and my falcons crush Carolina twice..Sorry Cam, gotta do it

WAR EAGLE!!

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Jack, or loser, you put the ASS in classless, like Updyke…Hope your trees thrive, LOSER!!!

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Are the trees dead yet at Cheaters Corner?

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Get real, UGAg fans (and sportswriters who claim to be unbiased).
Cam rode around on a scooter while a student at Auburn. Herschel drove around in a Trans Am while a student at UGA.
Any unbiased journalist would hunt down and find a copy of the Sports Illustrated issue from the 1980s with a cover story entitled “When the cheering stops”. Jan Kemp and “developmental studies” was a drop in the bucket to the “Welcome Wagon” and the envelopes full of money that was slid under UGA football players’ dorm room doors during the 1980 football season.
Of course, ESPN and CSS’ “Talkin’ Football” will keep on paying Mark “I am a UGA grad” Schlabach.

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I’m going to the Pink Pony to celebrate!

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Let’s face it, the NCAA is about as clean as all the teams they are busting, or in this case, letting off the hook.

Georgia Tech gets stripped of their ACC title though for someone getting $300 worth of shirts. I’m sure no one on that Auburn team received anything like that, right?

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Hey cash link,
It’s easy to say that without proof.

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Jeff Schultz, NCAA right to end investigation into Cam Newton, Auburn. This is the first time I have ever complemented anything in your many years/columns. This is the smartest, most unbiased thing you have EVER put in print.

There, I said it, kudos. Love the picture too, reminds ALL those jealous puppies…love it!

WDE

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Auburn is still a joke!

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Unmarked bills baby, unmarked bills.

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Just proves the NCAA can be bought.

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They can end the investigation, but we all know what happened..NCAA is like the OJ prosecution team.

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the ncaa knows cam and his daddy got paid off big by fatcat auburn boosters. The cash trail was hidden so good, they gave up, when everyone clammed up.

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THIS KID WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY!!!! Long live Auburn Junior College

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Auburn is where you go when Alabama and Georiga don’t want you!

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Bitter guys? Why so bitter? Talk it out. It’s entertaining.

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It would have been bad for the conference if they were guilty. As far as the cry baby UGA crap… I use to love our rivalry with Auburn. It was always civilized and well balanced. You guys have been ridiculously obnoxious since last year. OK, so a lot of bloggers (not me) tried to take the wind out of your gloating by always bringing it back to the probation thing… that sucks. But you have been the UGA blog all year long flapping your jaws. Enjoy your teams title. I’m glad that Lowder didn’t tarnish it. We will play each other in a few weeks and hopefully everything can get back to normal.

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sCAM nEWTon

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After the <24 hour suspension to save the SECCG and BCSCG, there was no way they'd "find" anything. Cam said he knew nothing. End of story.

Who cares? Maybe OJ can find the bag-man for them while he's hunting his wife's murderer – at the golf course.

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Sneekyweek – You are not really going to compare the way football business was conducted during the Dooley, Dye, Ford, Bryant, Switzer era of college football to the way business is done today are you? The Clemson police department had Danny Ford’s number on speed dial. How many courtesy calls do you think Clark County gave Richt? (The answer is none and rightfully so). The kid’s dad is a proven d-bag. The reason you guys are coming out with the “na, na, na, na-na’s” now is because you are so relieved that it is not true. Anyone in the conference, short of Vandy, would be concerned.

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After the < 24 Hour suspension to save the SECCG and BCSCG, there was no way they'd "find" anything. Cam said he knew nothing. End of story. Who cares?

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After the less than 24 Hour suspension to rescue the SEC and BCS Championship games, there was no way the NCAA would “find” anything. Cam said he knew nothing. End of story. Who cares?

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I need someone from Auburn to help me with my taxes and to erase a few parking tickets. Nice going, Tigers. You got away with it like OJ did…

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A LOT of butthurt UGA/Bama fans out there tonight!

Hey leg humpers, what were you all saying about the “death penalty?”

HAHAHAAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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“Auburn is not the Champs in anyones eyes”

Nick is a moron.

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Roll Tide, get off your sister, get a job and quit poisoning plants.

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It WAS bogus for A.J. Green to get suspended for selling his jersey. And if Ohio kids want to trade signatures for tats they should be able to do so, though I don’t understand the longing for an arm full of ink. But those who think, “where there is smoke there is fire” must never have seen a fog machine. The allegations against Auburn were smoke, with no substance; just a media frenzy for ratings and advertising dollars.

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Racists – Really?!?!? Wow… and to invoke the name of Dr. King…

White people attack Michael Jordan and Tiger because of race? Where do you think the money came from that made them millioniares? I guess it was only blacks buying the gear. I guess you think that black people alone got Obama elected? I’ll speak for the voice of one middle aged white man … I hated MJ and Tiger (I am one of the few) because I hate to see one person dominate a sport like that. I also hated Bird for the same reason. I hate Bonds because he broke my hero’s (the only sports hero I have) home run record. I thought it was funny when he beat the other cheater, Mark McGuire’s, hr record because I hate him more. I hate Cam Newton because he is narcissistic. I hate that he would run out separate from his team. I think that is crummy. (When I say, “hate” I mean sports hate. I really don’t care about any of these guys).

I wonder how Dr. King would feel about accountability? I know how some fans feel about it.

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Auburn nowhere near as good as they were last year-had to cut payroll.

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For those of you who found the two-page letter a little difficult to comprehend, here’s a followup statement from NCAA spokesperson Stacey Osburn on the AU investigation: “We’ve conducted a thorough investigation and have done all we can do. There’s nothing there.”

Through tax records, bank records, personal observations in the Newton home, business and church on several different occasions, there has not been a single item that indicates any extra money came into that family.

Mississippi States’ Kenny Rogers and Cecil Newton discussed money in a Starkeville hotel on November 27, 2009. $200,000, of which 20,000 was to be Rogers’ fee. Since Rogers couldn’t raise $200, let alone $200,000, that’s where the money talks stopped.

Ask why money was not mentioned on Cam’s recruiting trips to Oklahoma, Tennessee or Auburn, as the NCAA asked. The answer was money was not discussed anywhere but at Mississippi State.

Cecil wasn’t “shopping” Cam’s services, Kenny Rogers was hustling a deal, trying to make a buck. End of story.

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BWA HA HA HA HA! well, all you asterik loving dogs will just have to make do with pulling out your 30 year old Munson tapes of Herschel. It was too rich to have thUGA fans trying to find fault with our national championship.

come on over to our place, we’ll show you what a crystal football looks like.

Murray for Heisman! LMFAO

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Mark Bradley is somewhere crying. LOL

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Wow!! When are you guy’s going to realize that the NCAA doesn’t care about former players. They care more about going after the current players at schools. These guys even told HBO they cheated and then turn around and say they didn’t.. Hmmmm. Get real Auburn fans, you know they got hush money to stay quiet!! The NCAA is going to get there hand forced and all of the top programs will eventually come together and do away with the NCAA and go out on there own.

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It was Nick Fairley’s fault!

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Cheaters

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Enough of the Cam story. That was over long ago.

I for one am looking forward to beating some Gator ass. Georgia, this is your year to do the same.

However, as a Falcon fan I am feeling conflicted about the game this Sunday. WDE.

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Cam is dirty. Just admit it. His daddy took cash money. It will all come out in the end. If you believe Cam is innocent you believe OJ is innocent.

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The NCAA got paid.

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I don’t know if the Newton’s got any money from Auburn, but the NCAA sure made it look like they were trying not to find anything. It took weeks for the NCAA to figure out what they were going to do about AJ Green selling his jersey and UGA had no real choice but to keep him on the sideline while the NCAA slowly investigated. GA Tech made the mistake of letting Demaryius Thomas play while the NCAA was trying to figure out if he was guilty of accepting a few hundred dollars worth of clothing and it cost them their ACC Championship. When it came to the Cam Newton case, the NCAA was able to make a decision about his eligibility in the middle of the night and have him back in the line-up the next day. Maybe Cam isn’t guilty of taking money from Auburn, but the NCAA has about as much credibility as the first OJ Simpson jury.

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Like I said, I had to go to Auburn rather than Mississippi State.

The Auburn money was just too good.

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The NCAA better come up with a no pimping rule because the the flood gates have just been busted down.

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Dawglasville…US OBNOXIOUS? Leg Humper nation has been GLEEFULLY shouting from Stone Mountain that Tiger Nation would fall. ALL of last year we were on the blogs and EVERY week after Auburn won, Leg Humpers said wait till we played South Carolina. Wait till we played LSU. Wait till we played Georgia. Wait till we played Alabama. Know what? Every week was the SAME VICTORIOUS ending for our beloved Tigers. And then even AFTER the victory…you Leg Humpers said WAIT TILL THE NCAA. Seriously. As a Tiger…we are STILL waiting. Have some class and give props where our props are due. Don’t be a jealous hater. 1980 was a long time ago but at least you STILL have 1980. Give it a rest already.

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I will be bold enough to give Auburn credit they deserve. It’s not cheatin’ if you don’t get caught redhanded. The Georgia Bulldogs have more than enoug

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smirk….at all you pitiful leg humpers….**** you can engrave THAT on your tombstones because it’s obvious THAT is going to haunt you the rest of your little leg humper lives!

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There is more cheating and abusing the system in college football and basketball than anybody is willing to admit. Corruption is everywhere and if the NCAA thinks they are controlling it then they had better get their head out of the sand.

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The only people who care about Auburn are Auburn fans and Alabama fans. It’s sad when the only thing a state has going for it is their two football teams. #50 in reading and writing, #50 in graduation, last in everything except football and Walmarts.

Congrats Auburn on winning the National Championship.

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College baseball is the cleanest sport and it is the most discriminated.

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Hey Nick you ought to be mad that you didn’t get your cut of the money.

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I know why Forrest Gump went to Ala. now.

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Forrest was before Coach Richt’s time.

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Go Rangers! Two of the Braves former shortstops are going to be in the World Series. And oh yea why is Coach Richt in this conversation. Where does he coach?

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okay….NOW I understand….I’ll not continue to ridicule this person. Not my style under the circumstances for those who read between the lines….

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Anybody with half a brain KNOWS the barn payed Cam Newton.
The NCAA just let the door open for paying players and looking
the other way. Auburn may have won the NC title last year but
is tainted just like USC NC’S RTR

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Oh well I have to go and it is just another joke by the NCAA. I can’t believe I wasted this much time on this.

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UGA fans might as well stop hatin’ on Auburn and accept the fact that the Tigers are NOT GUILTY !! Talk about conspiracies but here’s one. Do the Dawgs hate AU was found not guilty of any payoffs because it took Tiger coach G.Chizik just two years in the SEC to win the National Title and UGA coach M.Richt hasn’t delivered yet in eleven years. If that’s the reason then I see why UGA has the most delusional fans, along with FSU fans in the nation. As a Dawg I give Auburn all the credit they richly deserve ! Their coaching staff is far smarter than ours. Only an idiot posing as a coach would pass up an opportunity to win the national title by recruiting Cam Newton at tight end than quarterback ! And when you think about it what would Urban Meyer have accomplished if he was able to keep Cam Newton at UF ? Georgia fans should really shut up and be glad Newton did leave Florida for Auburn. Had Newton stayed at UF and won titles clearly the pious Richt would have been run out of Georgia by now. All Georgia fans are not jealous or delusional. Congrats to AU on the not guilty verdict and shoutout to WDE !!

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sCAM newton, Inc. gets away with extortion….NCAA strikes again.

AJ Green sells his jersey and gets suspended 4 games.

sCAM and his Dad cheat beyond belief and get…nothing.
The NCAA….a joke at best…hypocrites!

And don’t give me that sCAM didn’t know….I’ve known what my father was doing on my behalf since I was born. Plus, where did he think that new church came from. The fact that Auburn accepted a criminal from Uf tells me all I need to know about them. The “family” is corrupt!

All In…gamblers cheat all the time!

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Just use cash!!!!

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For our Dumb Dawgs out there, AJ Green was guilty and he admitted to it, Auburn is not guilty and did nothing wrong. As I have told all of you from the beginning, GET OVER IT!!!! Auburn won the NC now we have to get better,

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Honestly I personally felt that in 2004 not only Auburn was robbed of the national title, but the SEC as well. As a Dawg, I have no problem giving the Plainsmen their props. It’s long over due. Only a fool that would see Cam Newton as a forgotten tight end and not as an award winning, first round draft pick at quarterback would be stupid enough to hate on AU. Did we hear any complaining from the Toomers when the pious one, Richt, took UGA to a no.2 finish in 2007 ? No, because everybody knows that that was the best finish UGA will ever have under Richt ! LOL ! Delusional, jealous UGA fans eat your hearts out !!

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Anyone who thinks the man didn’t get paid is an idiot. I don’t know why it took so long for UNC to get busted. They took very good care of me way back in the 70’s. It’s not like it was a secret.

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Every cent of that AU money went to my church for the benefit of the Kingdom !

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Auburn is as innocent as OJ Simpson. Travesties of justice in both cases.

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As long as the player is kept in the dark, it’s ok solicit cash on his behalf to influence his decision on where to play.

This is exactly what the NCAA has told us with this decision.

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What does a beat-down, broken-down dawg do????……..he licks himself between the legs.
Take notice bulldawg nation……..LMAO

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All-Involved
October 12th, 2011
9:44 pm
“The NCAA got paid.”
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Three months ago you whiners were saying Auburn paid off the FBI in the gambling case. Here’s something to think about: If Auburn has both the FBI and NCAA on the payroll, you guys are in a LOT more trouble than you can even imagine! In the meantime, WAR EAGLE!

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We had a very serious termite and roach problem at the church that had to be rectified. Also rats were running loose and terrified the choir, pulpit and congregation. It was hurting the collection plate because visitors stopped coming and the church wasn’t bringin’ in any new members. I’m telling you I had to do somethin’ y’all and AU came through. Don’t worry haters, all this was done without Cammie’s knowledge. Okay.The NCAA understood any looked the other way. AU has their championship and we have a brand new, state of the art facility that is pest free. Cammie is a pro qb and millionaire now and why isn’t everybody happy for us all ? I don’t know why peoples is hatin’ !

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Just think, Cam could have attended UGA and been the number 1 tight end in last year’s draft.
INSTEAD, he chose Auburn and became the number 1 quarterback and number 1 overall pick.
THUS, Cam has a much, much bigger bank account. I know UGA is not mistaken for an Ivy League school, but can you NOT do the math????

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Don’t tell me the Bees have as many wins as the poddles…….Oh hell, they cheated!!!

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To There Will Always Be An Asterisk and the rest of the haters: Auburn is the 2010 National Champions and will be FOREVER. I live with this fact just fine! You will have to live with that for THE REST OF YOUR LIVES NOW. Doesn’t that just eat at you and frustrate you, like an itch you can’t scratch? Doesn’t that just sour your love of college sports just at bit. Just knowing that it does makes me happy . PS: Did I mention that Auburn is the 2010 National Champions?

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Looks as if the ‘hush money’ is still ‘holding out’…just wait til it’s run out and the only way for some of these guys to make some money is to steal it or sell their story. Meanwhile the ‘all in’ bluff is still working.

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bamabelle2000
October 13th, 2011
1:43 am
“The NCAA dropped the ball last year when they didn’t declare Cam ineligible for the whole season. Let’s be honest here, Auburn get off on a technicality and the NCAA tried to correct itself but it was too late. Whatever evidence that was out there is gone.”
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Auburn got off because nothing of value changed hands. Quoting NCAA spokesperson Suzie Osburn: “We conducted a thorough and complete investigation. There isn’t anything there”.

At bammer, Marcel Darious got free plane rides and some fun parties in Miami. At UGA, Greene sold his jersey for $1,000. At Tech, somebody got $300 worth of clothes. At Auburn, Cam Newton got….nothing. That’s why you other schools got punished and Auburn did not. Live with it.

As much as you DullDawgs and bamzos hate it, Gene Chizik’s Auburn Tigers whipped you fair and square

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You ( and Sgt. Jeff Shultz) might want to pretend this is just about Bama or Georgia fans . A quick trip to ANY sports forum where the idiots don’t end every sentence with W.D.E. (apparently short for W.e D.eny E.verything) shows that is a lie . Fans of teams who NEVER play /*\U in so much as a game of badminton can recognize a b*llsh*t coverup when they smell it .

You can bet that REGARDLESS of what Sgt. Shultz here thinks … this outcome that spits in the face of ALL fari minded college football fans WILL create more problems than the NCAA thinks it just solved by trying to sweep it under the rug .

The NCAA has been slamming other programs for years if their players get so much as a “unauthorized” ice cream cone , sitting players for mutliple games if they accept so much as a car ride to get home for a funeral , keeping investigations against school like the USC Trojans open for over four years . Yet when it comes to the $Cam the NCAA opens and slams the book so fast someone is lucky they didn’t lose a finger . First he is Declared ineligible … then eligible fatser than he could steal a laptop . Then when that didn’t go over well they pretend to investigate to “calm everyone down” . In the middle of that investigation FOUR /*\U players go live , on air , and CONFESS to taking bags of cash … result ? The NCAA can’t find any evidence and those are just “allegations” ROFL ( someone in the NCAA offices might want to learn the different between the words “allegations” and “confessions”

All of which begs the question MikeP … YOU have been the /*\U head clown on AJC comments claiming there was no investigation for months . Now you accept that announcement that the investigation is over and pronounce that it “proves” $Cam U was “clean” all along .

Obviously there was an “investigation” …. even if it was a farce …. not that a fan of a cheating scumbag program like /*\U would care . Lie one week …tell a different lie the next … what’s the difference ? All part of being part of the the “Fambly” lifestyle .

Then again … given the pathetic excuse for “investigation” from the very beginning on this entire charade … maybe you were right all along . The so called “investigation” was obviously more of a “cleanup on Aisle 3″ type thing than any effort to find the truth .

Just curious there … because I am sure it doesn’t happen often for people like you … How does it feel to tell even half a truth … even if it was by accident ?

Congratulations on /*\U being able to find the right mix of liars and scumbags to apparently get away with buying that once in a Tiger fans lifetime whiff of a $Campionship .

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I’m tired of all the cheating in the NCAA. I rather watch a pro game. Too much money has ruined college football and college basketball.

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Best team money can buy.

Just didn’t get caught, that’s all

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Was OJ innocent or not guilty? Does it really matter because most everyone believes he was guilty and except for those on the plains most think Auburn is a dirty program. Has been and will always be. None of the other SEC programs that have won the NC carry that reputation. Plenty dislike those teams but Auburn is dirty regardless of what a useless body like the NCAA says or the AJC. It does not pass the smell test for Newton to only offer his services to the highest bidder only to back out and accept nothing from Auburn.

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As a Dawg fan, I guess there is such a thing as karma.

in 2004, Auburn had the best team in the country and was undefeated, but didn’t get a chance to play for the NC.

They were shafted big time and probably would have won either matchup with the other 2 undefeated teams. …

In essence, this was their delayed NC for 2004 AND also for last year.

However, the karma is probably used up now, and don’t think that the NCAA won’t still have a wary eye on the Tigers/War Eagles/Plainsman.

Go Dawgs.

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Auburn is the Casey Anthony of college football.

LOL. I like it.

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Bill

October 13th, 2011
6:19 am

As a Dawg fan, I guess there is such a thing as karma.

in 2004, Auburn had the best team in the country and was undefeated, but didn’t get a chance to play for the NC.

They were shafted big time and probably would have won either matchup with the other 2 undefeated teams. …

In essence, this was their delayed NC for 2004 AND also for last year.

However, the karma is probably used up now, and don’t think that the NCAA won’t still have a wary eye on the Tigers/War Eagles/Plainsman.

Go Dawgs.
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As a Dawgs fan there is such a thing as Karma? So if I am a Dawgs fan I believe in Karma? Or Karma only applies to UGA fans? I’d think “as a Hindu there is such a thing as Karma” would make a lot more sense.

Count me out. I don’t believe in it.

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I guess it’s easier to make cash disappear than tattoos. Buckeyes should learn from this.

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Cam will always be a triple threat…liar(Sgt Scultz defense), a cheat (see UF) and a thief (see UF) and of course Cecil, pastor at the Church of What’s Happening Now (is a new Escalade in the future) Good grief even Stevie Wonder could connect those dots but then again we are talking about the NCAA which has the same degree of integrity as Ceil!!

Kinda reminds one of Jeremiah Wright.

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OK, let’s have some class. In the current system, BCS and the NCAA, Auburn is cleared and Won the title under the current format. I say congrats from this Dawg fan. And you won it on the field, not by some vote. Good job.

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The DAWGS should just start bending the rules like bammer, aubren and tennershe. That’s all there is too it.

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While it may (or may not) be true that Cecil Newton sought financial compensation from Mississippi State in exchange for Cam Newton’s services, I told the NCAA investigators that I had no knowledge of any such discussions. That was good enough for them. They cleared us of all wrongdoing in less than 24 hours.

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If you’re gonna pull off this sort of heist, you have to be all in. You had better make sure that you’ve got all of your pieces in place. If you manage to get yourself in position to embarrass not only your conference, but your entire league by blowing up the post-season and costing the SEC, the NCAA and the BCS millions of dollars, then you’d be surprised by the ease with which you can prove your innocence. Throwing a little Jesus© into the mix doesn’t hurt either.

This is not a game for the feint of heart. This is a maneuver that should only be attempted by seasoned professionals. By he way, have you seen my new office? Come on in. I’ll show you around.

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So, it’s OK for your daddy to try to sell YOU to the highest bidder for hundreds of thousands, but don’t dare sell anybody your own shirt. Thanks NCAA, now we all know the rules.

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If you beleve this………..then I have a bridge to sell you in NYC. Bottom line- Cammie didnt get caught. Amazing they have already proven his daddy solicited money but somehow he decided to come to the barn for free……what a complete and utter joke the NCAA is……BS!!!!!!!

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Cam’s smile and when he raises his arms to the sky…it was worth $200,000 easy.

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Looks like everyone knows what Louder and Raines was doing but the NCAA.

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War Eagle!!!

To all the haters especially the FBI tape guys….ROFLMFAO!!!

2010 NATIONAL CHAMPS!!!

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“mercenary” – 1. working or done for payment only; venal: greedy. 2. designating a soldier (football player) serving for pay in a foreign army (football team).

Two players (Newton, Fairley) hired for one year to win a national championship. Congralations on the national title.

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This is crap. I can’t believe that so called journalist would say, “oh, he didn’t know what his father did, he is a good boy who accidentally stole a laptop, accidentally cheated twice, accidentally took $180K”.

But the same journalist will write column after column after column after column about a scooter incident at UGA.

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our fine universitie will be offering classes to the rest of the sec on how to cheat and git away with it begining this fall.

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Jeff, Thank you for your even handed approached with this story. While it may have garnered more attention (look at me! look at me!) to write sensational garbage, temperance and facts are far more appreciated.

To all my fellow Georgia brethren, let this one go. No one can prove Auburn did anything wrong, and it certainly wasn’t from a lack of looking.

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Mr. Schultz, you give the NCAA a credibility it doesn’t deserve. There is no reason to believe that it is any less incompetent at investigating cheaters than it is at anything else. I also think it was in the NCAA’s interest not to uncover any sordid detail at Auburn. Time to put the ole head back in the sand and collect the check.

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@Barnyard Follies — what a rude comment. How dare you wish a tornado come through a devestate a town.

Jeff — please remove comments such as these. What happened in Tuscaloosa is absolutely tragic and to wish that kind of death and destruction on another town is just repulsing.

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everyone apologize to me now for all the hateful words you stated haha ..man a lot of egg on some people here good work on MikeP, trisa, wde (the auburn fan one), kiss the ring..and im sure there are others for holding your ground on this! man o man!

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Cam Newton takes $200,000, tells everyone involved to lie but “cooperate” with the NCAA = no punishment……Demarius Thomas takes clothes from an ex-teammate who may or may not end up gaining employment from an agency, Tech is scene as non-cooperative for telling the NCAA to suck it = $250,000 fine, loss of ACC Championship (that the NCAA said they would kept Thomas eligible for anyways), and 4 years probation…….

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KAW…..you are 100% correct. I absolutely appoligize for the comment- it was made in haste to respond to the gloating auburn fans…….I would never wish anything like that upon anyone……time to keep college football games in perspective……..
Thanks for calling it out!

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2nd yr coach chizik goes undefeated – NOT coach of year as voted on by peers.( a 3 loss spurrier is) cam newton freakish athlete -not player of the year as voted on by other SEC schools. what did the voters know???hmmm.

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Im gonna pimp my son and my ride!! Suckas!!

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I’ve learned an important life lesson from this whole experience. It’s not what you do that matters most. It’s what you get caught doing.

I was just a rank amateur when I left Florida, but I left Blinn as a seasoned professional.

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yep…voters are voters..heck someone voted TCU as #1 in the final poll….its what you call sour grapes….im sure you got a mouthful right now..

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Shultz never, ever thinks “student athletes” do anything wrong – T. Pryor would have to kill someone for this guy to condemn him.

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Hiding $180,000 cash? very simple, my man. I want more!

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Well well well…..looks like all the jealous puppies can shut it now!! No progam is a clean one but for gosh sakes shut up already! Its over its done and every true Auburn fan knew that from the beginning.

It was a jealous Gator coach who lost his job and his health knowing he let the best QB go from his team that started all this crap to begin with. He wishes he would have kept Cam as his QB now and Auburn was glad (and lucky) to take him into the family.

WDE!!!!!!

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The NCAA has never used evidence to decide a school’s fate. They don’t have to, they are not a court of
law. It is more about how bad they want a school to go down. If the powers to be want a school to go down, they will. Some schools get a pass, their long history of dodging the NCAA proves it.
Congrads Auburn, you got away with a big one. I tip my hat to Bobby Lauder and Pat Dye, your the best.

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Jealousy…they think they know best…i’m sure they felt like they “knew” Auburn was guilty…Kirk Herbshreit (sp) said it best last year on the heisman voting..you cant vote as if someone is guilty..you vote on who was the best player on the field this year.

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OJ was found innocent too.

Doesn’t change a thing. They just couldn’t prove it.

Auburn never won the title and there was no Heisman winner last year.

Case Closed.

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Once a Gator – Always a Gator!

Thats true

Scam is still a gator at heart.

Even though he got thrown out for cheating on exams and stealing laptops and unpaid parking tickets he still is a gator at heart.

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It’s great to have this finally put to bed. We won the National Championship (the first in my lifetime) and now we can truly enjoy it. All those with classy comments, thanks for that. Those who just can’t accept it and are just envious that we won and they didn’t, please, put yourself in our place and tell me you wouldn’t have supported a player on your team with the same accusations. Let’s say a rumor about Isaiah Crowell came out saying his father shopped him around to other schools, but he nor UGA knew anything of it……would it be fair to suspend him without any proof?

WDE to the Auburn nation , now let’s kick some Gator tail.

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If history is any indicator, Auburn will get caught again. Just don’t think the NCAA went after the right school. They should investigate Florida for keeping a laptop thief and a three time cheater. How many players on that team should have been dismissed. Auburns day will come. You keep cheating eventually you will get caught.

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People think we chose Auburn over MSU because of a better offer. That wasn’t it. I just didn’t look good in Maroon. If Auburn hadn’t coughed up the dough, we were headed for Clemson.

Blue & Orange Baby!

Blue & Orange!

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Aubie-won-knobi – I’m happy the conference kept the streak going. Congrats on your trophy. I can’t wait for you guys to come to Athens. I know that you guys won’t take your lumps and be congratulatory, but it will be nice to bring things back to normal.

Patrick Romano WAR DAMN EAGLE, “Dawglasville, I’ll make it brief for you and other Peabrain people out there. Get your facts right. AU has 2 NC, that’s National Championships and several other Undefeated seasons including 14-0 in 2004.

I did not realize you guys counted the 1957 AP Championship. You know the one the AP gave you although you could not play in a bowl game because you were on probation. Oh, and the other undefeated season, why didn’t you win the title that year? Could it be probation? Your team has been on probation 6 times. Why are you surprised that the whole world thought there was something to this? I’m glad Auburn was innocent. I don’t want the see the SEC blown up like the SWC. We will see you in Athens soon and you guys can leave taking comfort in the fact that your team won the glass trophy last year.

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What do OJ Simpson, Casey Anthony, Roger Clemens, Amanda Knox, and *Auburn all have in common? Guess. The NCAA can say that they didn’t find anything but we all know *AU, we all know. And we’ve known for years. As my daddy used to tell me, “a reputation is something you build for a lifetime, but you can tear down in a day”.

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Hey Ernest…..I hope you get arrested for a crime you didn’t commit and then have a bunch of jurors with your belief system (LOL). “Ahhh, there’s no proof he did it but I have a feeling so …..GUILTY!!”

Please!!!

WDE!!! 2010 Champs…Kiss the ring

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Last night I saw how the NCAA is ending their investigation into Cam via Facebook, it was all my Auburn fans who posted it. Most of the people who I know and who are not Auburn fans believe Cam Newton had some type of knowledge of what his father was doing. Even though no one could prove it, Cam and Cecil have shown by their past actions what kind of men they are. Stealing and selling out your son…when you are a pastor. At this point though there is nothing anyone can do, Cam is making big bucks in the NFL and if something were to come out now it would hurt the school, not the Newtons. Wonder how Tiger fans would feel then? Cam is a great player no doubt, I just think the NCAA totally missed this one. I can’t wait until 11/12 when the Tigers come to Athens, after the dirty playes last year I hope the Dawgs take care of business. I have a feeling Aaron Murray will be awesome, after what Nick Un-Fairley did last year he will be ready! GO DAWGS!!

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I wonder how much those players who went on HBO got paid.

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If things don’t work out for me in the League, I’ve always got my AU Sociology Degree to fall back on.

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So, the NCAA snoops that were sharp enough to find $1,000 in the Greene case couldn’t find 200K at the Newton household? After 20 months of snooping they couldn’t find an extra dime? Your only reasonable explanation is that there WAS NO extra money.

Love how posters here deny reality: Houston Chronicle, Gainesvile Sun and so forth prove that Cam Newton did not cheat at Florida and left the program in good standing both athletically and academically, yet supposedly ” honest” posters here continue to type lies.

Some of you need to let a preacher of your choice help you get to the point where you are as honest as Cam Newton.

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WarDamnEagle in Atl, you all can crow all you want, but you know the truth. The * ‘10 NC will always have an asterisk beside it as will the *’10 Heisman. Always.

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That’s right MikeP!

I’d recommend my Daddy. He’s the most honest preacher out there, and I know it’s true – because he said so!

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other schools already had offered $200,000, but because Newton really liked Mississippi State and had a relationship with coach Dan Mullen from their time at Florida, Mississippi State could get him for $180,000.

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wballs, spearing a QB in the back long after he releases the ball is not part of football. But I know that cheating is ingrained in the *Awbarn psyche, so you *Aubies can’t tell the difference between clean and dirty. Let me give you a hint, *Awbarn’s filthy.

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Daddy said when the NCAA asks just keep quiet and pretend like I don’t know anything.

So when they ask I just smile real big and say I don’t know nothing. I just want to play football.

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Well, auburn fans can’t tell the difference between their sister and their girlfriend either since they are one in the same……..

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I still think there’s no way his dad was pimpin him out to MSU without him knowing. Also, the NCAA is crooked as hell. Just because they say they didn’t find anything doesn’t mean they didn’t find anything.

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Ernest T., at least three other, reputable news sources provided named sources and documentation that proved the FoxSports,com stories about Cam Newton cheating at Florida were not true. Try to keep up.

No money was turned down by the Newtons for Cam to come to Auburn. Can’t get that through your heads? Kenny Rogers at Mississippi State couldn’t come up with two quarters, let alone $200k.

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Congrats to Auburn on the NC. Been told to the “kiss the ring” since we now we both have ONE NC in the past 50 years. Looking forward to going 5-1 against the Tigers this year.

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Things you will never hear an Auburn fan say
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Honey, did you mail that donation to Greenpeace?
I’ve got two cases of Zima for the Super Bowl.
Wrestling’s fake.
Cappuccino tastes better than espresso.
The tires on that truck are too big.
Checkmate.
You can’t feed that to the dog.
Little Debbie snack cakes have too many fat grams.
Would you like your fish poached or broiled?
Spitting is such a nasty habit.
Be sure to bring my salad dressing on the side.
Duct tape won’t fix that.
My fiancee, Bobbie Jo, is registered at Tiffany’s.
I read an interesting article today.
Let’s listen to NPR.
Hey buddy save your money; this one is on me.
Let a professional paint your car.
Don’t kill it!
I love the sweet sound of the oboe.
May the best man win.

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Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, a classy AUBURN Fan and an old drunk are
walking down the street together when they simultaneously spot a
hundred dollar bill. Who gets it?
* The old drunk, of course; the other three are mythical creatures.

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Congratulations on fooling the most inept organization in the world.

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We was all set to go to Miss St for 180,000 and play for Dan Mullen.

I was sure looking forward to hearing all those bells.

But dang if Auburn didn’t step in at the last minute.

I wont say how much it was but let me tell you it was more than 180,000

Heck daddy had a new Cadillac that very afternoon.

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@MikeP

You should be more like me. Don’t worry about the haters. Just be glad we got away with it!

Ain’t nobody in their right mind gonna ever believe that I didn’t know what my Daddy did. Hell, I was right there with him when he did it.

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I wonder if *Cam Newton ever set foot in any of the building at *Awbarn besides the football stadium.

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UGA fans how many undefeated seasons have you had in the past 10 years..how many has AU had?…”just the facts ma’am”

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If we knew about any money or even asking for it that would make us NCAA ineligible so we don’t know nothing about it,

Daddy told me just keep my mouth shut and throw that ball so that’s what i did.

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Well, I guess now the only thing to do is to beat the living sh1t out of ‘em.

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Yeah..should have been USC vs AU…best offense v best defense..Reggie bush was sick! I’ve always wondered if AU could have stopped him. Who was the QB for Okla in that game? All i remember is him being very very slow

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The NCAA gives itself a license to declare players eligible or ineligible. The NCAA imposes sanctions on Universities at their choosing…..like they have several times before against Auburn. The same NCAA in this case ruled that Auburn committed no wrongdoing. But the NCAA did not award Auburn a “National Championship” and in fact doesn’t even acknowledge it. They never have. There has never been a National Champion in D1A college football. Not Georgia’s NC’s in 42/46/80, not the 146 Alabama claims ………..not 96/06/08 Florida claims, the 4 Tech claims, ND, USC, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, LSU, Miami, FSU, Michigan, Texas, etc etc etc

So is the NCAA THE Authority in college football or not?

If they are, Auburn is not the National Champion for 2010, no D1A team has ever been.

If they aren’t then it doesn’t matter what they say about Auburn cheating or not cheating or about any other university for that matter.

It’s all fan speculation.

Of course……….

The NCAA, the Universities, the conference offices, and the bowl committees keep cashing the checks.

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allinvolved, you mean you cannot answer your own question like the rest of the fortune tellers here. You may kiss the ring/ there is not an asterik on it anywhere.

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hollywould

ARE YOU STUPID ENOUGH TO COMPARE TRASHING AUBURN FOOTBALL TO COMMENTS ABOUT MY KID???

You need serious help dude.

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Sociology been very good to me.

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The most embarrassing thing about UGA is the win-at-any-price mentality of Richt, which has effectively made UGA a football factory, with cheating, recruiting of low-intelligence jerks who barely graduated from high school, and tolerating immoral and unethical activities by both players and coaches. Even with all this, he still can’t win.

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dawginlex, didn’t see a word about Auburn football in your statement although with your clairvoyance I am sure I am wrong somehow.

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I’m out of here

hollywould the ultimate Auburn redneck equates trashing Auburn football to someone trashing my kid

only a simpleton Auburn redneck would think like that

i’m done arguing with the pig

I’m covered in mud and smell like sheet

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dawginlex, you are right about your last sentence.

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The whole episode is a sad, sick joke. Obviousy, there was some wrong doing here.

Again, penalties don’t fit the punishment (AJ, Miami, etc.).

Any team now needs to cheat anyway possible without worrying. Hell, the NCAA can’t even control the conferences. Again, what a joke.

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@Barnyard Follies — thanks for the apology. And, I agree everyone should keep things in perspective. It is a game….and I am a huge college football fan. But, we all need to remember that this is a game that is being played by 18 – 22 year olds. We can have fun, rib our oponents and enjoy the victories. However, a W or L is not going to change the things that really matter.

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Congratulations Cam and the War Eagles. Hard for me to say being a dawg!!!! Awesome job in the pros so far.

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More brilliance form Schultz – honor graduate from the Terrance Moore School of Journalism. He’s a paid troll.

AJC, really. Are these the best writer’s available? JS is the Mike Bobo of sports writers.

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Apparently the repayment check from Camster and the “The Family” to the NCAA are “ALL IN” .

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Maybe all those FBI investigations muddied the water too much for the NCAA to see.

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When your boosters have been making payments like this for decades, I’m sure they are experts at hiding it. The only way this thing ever blows up is if the IRS decides to investigate “Huggy Bear”.

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I don’t care what the overwhelming evidence says or investigations reveal….Auburn has to be guilty….they won a national championship and my dawgs have not won one in 31 years…they just have to be guilty.

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I am a lawyer and would make three points. Playing college football is not a constitutional right and the SEC (and NCAA) are free to adopt standards that are higher than what we find in our local criminal courts on a daily basis. Secondly, even in the criminal courts circumstantial evidence is admissable and “proves’ a fact as well as direct evidence. Now you may want to believe the son did not know what the father was up to at the time it was happening (I don’t), but don’t you find the son’s comments about the dad more than just a tad curious when he publically condoned all of his dad’s behavior after it had been publically revealed? (Imagine the defendant’s son taking the stand and saying “we are all family and my dad has done nothing wrong” after the prosecution showed the video of the dad robbing the store owner. I would want to know who was driving the get away car). Thirdly, as a lawyer my advice to any kid in a similar situation with a set of values similar to the Newton family’s and yours would be to let the dad do all the negotiating and deny knowledge if he gets caught. If the kid feels a little uneasy about letting his dad take all the “blame” I would remind him that the media casts no blame and makes no moral judgements, even as you say your father did nothing wrong. Welcome to the brave new world of college football morality. Congratulations!

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“Maybe all those FBI investigations muddied the water too much for the NCAA to see.”

Yeah, and 911 was an inside job. You conspiracy types need to get a freaking life.

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“Auburn quarterback Cam Newton was facing possible expulsion from the University of Florida for academic cheating”

The U of Florida denied that and scolded Thayer Evans for writing about it.

Bottom line: UGA sucks.

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“2nd yr coach chizik goes undefeated – NOT coach of year as voted on by peers.( a 3 loss spurrier is) cam newton freakish athlete -not player of the year as voted on by other SEC schools. what did the voters know???”

Auburn – BCS Nat Champs

Gene Chizik – Nat coach of the year

Cam Newton – Heisman winner- player of the year, first black SEC qb to win a Heisman, only qb in SEC history to throw for over 2000 yards and rush for over 1000.

Yep, what did the voters know?

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” after the dirty playes last year I hope the Dawgs take care of business.”

I love hypocritical dawg fans. I love how the leg humpers call AU players dirty yet TWELVE of their own players went to jail.

Remember leg humpers, UGA hasn’t beat a ranked team in over 2 years.

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All the NCAA said is their information didn’t meet the “burden of proof”. It doesn’t mean there’s not a smoking gun, they just don’t have concrete evidence. Auburn has done a better job of hiding their misdeeds. On the other hand, as a dawg fan, I have to say that you can’t take anything away from Cam’s play or the Tiger’s resilience under pressure last year. I still congratulate them on the NC even though I still believe the program is not clean.

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How are Bobby and pat (UGA man) masters at hiding stuff if auburn got caught in 93?

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hollywould and 2010 BCS Champions make my statements about the majority of the Auburn fanbase seem correct.

Real easy for you two simple minded rednecks to sit behind a computer and say things about me and my family.

If you ever faced me in person and tried to simply speak, you would crap your pants and then pee yourself.

2 losers

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No surprise that you morons refuse to accept the truth. You believe what you want to believe. Black is white, up is down, left is right. Whatever, fools. I frankly don’t give a flying fluck what you Einsteins think. We won the National Championship and we did it fair and square. War Damn Eagle! I’m out of this cess pool.

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DawginLex, actually the real losers are the Dawgs, who once again are fighting for a Chick-fil-A bowl bid. Sit back down at the kids table and perhaps one of these days you will be invited to the big dance. Until then, act like a tough guy some place else.

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Truth hurts so the little loser gets all angry.

Did I hurt your widdle feelings?

You need anger management classes dude.

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2010 BCS CHAMPS – “Leg Humper.” Brilliant.

Sports Illustrated reported 80% in March of this year. I heard 85% on The Zone or The Fan during the lock out. If I was wrong, it wasn’t by much.

“I love your stats, leg humper. I’m gonna go out on a limb and suggest that you made that up.” I’m going out on my own limb here and suggest that I must be dealing with a twelve year old.

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Cecil got away with it and the money!

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I’m sorry, I was polishing our crystal trophy and missed that last comment……did a Dawg fan just bring up player arrests? Take off your Power Ranger costume, sit back down at the kids table and quit subjecting the SEC to embarrasing out of conference losses, Colorado, Central Florida, Boise State, Oklahoma State, etc..

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Awbun will be back to 7-5 or 6-6 this year, with several beatdowns to come, so the world is back to spinning normally.

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. WHAT YOU GONNA BLAME YOUR SHORT COMINGS ON NOW DAWGS? HAHAHAHAHAHA. UGA = ONE THOUSAND EXCUSES UNIVERSITY. HAHAHAHA. PRESEASON NATIONAL CHUMPIONS! HAHAHA. HAHAHAHA. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH!

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WISH BAMA PLAYED YOU CRY BABIES THIS SEASON. IF YOU DO SOMEHOW BACK DOOR THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IT WILL BE ANOTHER 31-0 BLACKOUT AND YOU KNOW I’M RIGHT. HAHAHAHAHAHA

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WHENS THE LAST TIME YOU WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DAWGS? LEAVE THE FOLKS FROM ALABAMA ALONE. ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT WERE JUST PROVEN NOT (AND i HOPE YOU CAN HEAR ME) NOT GUILTY.

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This always was an NCAA investigation driven by a huge media storm and wild, unsubstantiated accusations…. There never was any real evidence. This was a witch hunt from day one. A waste of money.

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“An Auburn fan saying that is priceless after the felonies committed this past year by the players”

Those players don’t play for AU anymore, leg humper.

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“Awbun will be back to 7-5 or 6-6 ”

Says the clown who’s team lost to UCF.

HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!

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Screw Auburn.

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HAHAHAHAHA

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SECCG:

Bama 2nd stringers 27 Dawgs 7
LSU 2nd stringers 27 Dawgs 7

It is what it is

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hollywould

do you think I don’t know it was you hiding behind another blog handle that said the stuff about my kid?

There are several folks on here who know I have a kid.

Don’t pat yourself on tha back and give yourself credit for anything loser.

You will ALWAYS be several steps behind me.

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2010 BCS CHAMPS

It is amazing how angry you are. The lashing out, name calling etc. You really need help.

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“u are in trouble, you mentioned dawginlex had a sister. lol Now watch him come on here and validate it. War Eagle”

yeah, but I didn’t mention he is married to his sister. I can’t wait to read his next comments about how he’s gonna come beat me up. I love internet tough tards.

I can’t tell you how many times that guy wrote about how AU was gonna get the death penalty etc.

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It is crystal clear that those who choose to believe Auburn cheated will continue to believe it. They will accept no evidence to the contrary. Their pitiful little jealous minds are closed, so we will leave them to their weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth. The rest of us will move along quite nicely without them.

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BAMA STAN, can you show documented proof of me “TELLING ALL YOUR FAITHFUL NOT TO WORRY ABOUT AUBURN ALSO PASSING THE DAWGS IN FOOTBALL, BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO FORFIET THE ENTIRE SEASON.”? Thought not….toothless loser.

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WOW!! Another amazing article from “Captain Obvious”!!! I feel so much better informed for having read it. Really JS? The NCAA found no wrong doing so they did the right thing by ending the investigation? That’s some deep thought right there. Jeez….

GARBAGE!

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Kincaid is after the wrong cam reporters.

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This article conflates the concept of criminal activity and violations of NCAA regulations. Furthermore, Schultz is wrong about whether “a juicy theory” is enough to convict. Criminal law in this country allows for a finding of guilt based solely on circumstantial evidence. That the NCAA refuses to use circumstantial evidence just shows it found an excuse to look the other way. The NCAA knows its big sporting programs stink and it’s trying to cover things up now.

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Honestly, Cam probably deserved the 180,000 ,if he indeed got it…heck, look at what he did for CFB marketing last year.

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There will always be an “Asterisk”

October 12th, 2011
5:56 pm

There will always be an Asterisk next to the Auburn NC title. We know they dodged a bullet, and even the Auburn fans know it. That is why you get the loud comments from Auburn fans. They think if they defend the NC loud enough, maybe it will convince themselves that it was a deserved title. But they know the truth, and they will have to live with their decision to accept it.

Sorry fellow , you’re an idiot for sure.^^^^^^^

Not in the official NCAA histories . 2010 is a NC for the Auburn Tigers. They were honest and the BEST college team in the nation. Auburn did it with 1 of the greatest players of all time . Cam Newton, from Atlanta, Ga. Who Mark Ritch thought shjould play TE. Deal with it ..everyone War Damn Eagle!

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Man, I wish I had a talented son I could sell to the highest bidder without him “knowing” about it, thus ensuring my financial stability while not effecting his eligibility. What a nice scam the NCAA has created.

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Clearly the actions of AJ Green, Tech, and UNC are far, far, far worse than the rampant player paying at Miami, Ohio State, Oregon, and Auburn. AJ Green was suspended longer than Jacory Harris, Chip Kelly is still kicking, OSU only lost a coach and UM has faced no sanctions yet.

The message from the NCAA: We only go after small crime, so go big or go home.

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But you’re commenting on it now Ian S so obviously you do care. If you cared about succeeding this season, you wouldn’t have even clicked on the link to read this article. War Eagle Buddy.

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Jealous of Auburn?, if you paid attention, you’d find that almost 100% of UGA fans congratulated, and were proud to be in the same conference as, UF, LSU and Bama when they WON their NC’s. I know that I personally did. But I and most of my fellow SEC’ers, as well as the rest of the NCAA, knows *AU’s track record, as well as the mountain of “circumstantial” (ala OJ) evidence against you. With characters like Lowder, McGregor,etc. leading the way, it speaks volumes about the program. Then you have a player who cheated and stole at UF who *AU welcomed with open arms and played but one season there (this after offering his services to the highest bidder). Not to mention the HBO boys who all of a sudden got quiet. If Bama did all of this, *Aubies would be shouting from Cheaha Mountain. *AU cheated and, for now at least, has gotten away with it. Deep down inside you *Aubies know it or you wouldn’t be protesting so much to try and make everyone else think you’re clean. You’re not and no one believes your cover-ups. The *’10 NC and *Heisman are badly tainted. And just like *Sosa, *McGuire, *Clemens, and *Bonds, *Auburn will always carry an asterisk.

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In reference to “Here’s the real story”… “paid with confederate money…” Now that’s funny!

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I was waiting for someone to say it…and there Columbus did it…

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It’s amazing to me how many UGA fans wanted Cam and Auburn to be guilty. I posed the question to UGA fans a long time ago, and I could pose it again now, but it wouldn’t matter. UGA fans then, as well as now, didn’t want to admit why they felt that way.

The truth is that UGA was mad that Cam was allowed to play in the Auburn/UGA game, because they knew that they had a much better chance without him. UGA, regardless of it’s storied tradition of football, has become the school that wants to play their opponents at their weakest, not at their best. They want players to be sat by their school, to not be allowed to play by the NCAA, or to be injured so that UGA will have a better chance of winning (UGA fans have become very interested in Brantley’s healing process).

Additionally, UGA was rooting AGAINST Auburn in the National Championship game. Instead of wanting the conference to win it’s 5th straight NC, they were more concerned about how another team (not UGA) winning the NC, and how it would make UGA more irrelevant.

Yes…UGA needed Auburn to be guilty. They needed an excuse that they could point to and say “that’s the reason we didn’t win the game.”

It’s sad to me to see UGA fans act that way.

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Cam’s daddy admitted to shopping his son around, and the NCAA had to invent the CAM RULE. So don’t act like he’s innocent. The rules state that if a player is “shopped” to a school by someone acting as an agent on his behalf, then that player will be deemed ineligable. Auburn argued that they did not pay for Cam’s services, which may very well be true, and that he didn’t sign with the school that he was “shopped” to, as well as his dad was not an agent. The next “Cam’s Daddy” that tries this crap, will find a different outcome!!!!!!!

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overheard at SEC media days …

“..yeah everyone seems stuck on that Andrew Luck kids arm,but me and bobo had him on the chart as our #1 punter in 2008..I haven’t been as sure of anything since we recruited that Tebow kid at free safety”…Baron Von RICHTofen

AU Family..In Chizik we Trust!!

WDE

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@ All-Involved Sounds like the NCAA should have hired you on their violations committee since you are 100% certain that Auburn cheated. Funny how you are that much better than everyone else they have and are going on absolutely zero evidence or credibility. Show me the check made out to the Newtons, signed by Auburn, and then I will say you are right. Until then you are making UGA look pathetic crying about Newton and we hit your Quarterback too hard. And no one understands why I was rooting for Boise State to beat the crap out of y’all. Well now they know.

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Why do all these redneck Auburn fans always talk about someone being “butt hurt”?

I guess that’s why we Georgia folks get married to a girl and have children while these Auburn rednecks get a life partner and raise gerbils…………….

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@ AUCHEATS that’s not in the rule books.

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atlanta 87

not talking to you man.

2010 BCS champs and hollywould

They love each other and their gerbils

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3 undefeated seasons since 1992, with 3 separate coaches…I guess it’s just the power of the Plains!!

I would assume UGA has gone undefeated at some point..but a quick search thru Google shows it was not in MY lifetime

@Dawginlex, I have dubbed thee Herschel Walker Cuyler Them Dawgs Is Hell Don’t They.

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AU-3 The world-0 (NC,heisman & ncaa clears AU)

What about the FBI trial? Over ha! Tapes? Nada. UGAs best hope is to win in a crappy division. I hope they do. Then bama or lsu will take uga to the woodshed and CMR stays another year. Love it!
To top it all, to all those that said Cam wont be able to play in the NFL…how’s that working out? Most of you will get to enjoy Cam’s play on sunday at the dome where he is very comfortable playing.

I just dont think that there is enough crow in the state of GA to go around.

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btw..by “Leave the football talk to people who know what is going on”, do you mean the UGA coaching staff?

“We actually had him(#1 pick Heisman winning QB Cam Newton..who threw for over 400 yrds each of his first two NFL games) pegged as more of a tight end prospect.”

“we feel the pro style offense is the future of the college game”

Coach Baron Von RICHTofen

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If the NCAA is looking into a program they generally find something if there is something to be found. Auburn has put in place great processes, and great people to ensure they are compliant. All the other scholls that have current NCAA issues has no bearing on each individual school’s investigation. They all stand alone, so comparing 1 to another is not an accurate comparison.
People who don’t want to believe need to go color!

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All-involved are you just dumb or do you not do your research.

See below

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ycn-7965352

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http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/08/miami-hurricanes-ncaa-scandals-football-history/1

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Atlanta87: “See, see, see, Miami’s dirtier than we are!!!!! No, you just paid the NCAA more than they did!

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well it is about time that the Ncaa closed the case on what was an out right attack on a university by alot of alabama media and bama alum and paul finebaum. it was a circus and the losers were the people in the state of Alabama. what a harsh look at the state of alabama in a way its ugly and down right hillbilly bob for sure. paul finebaum used his position to attack AUBURN in anyway possible. now he is trying to say I told you so. But AUBURN or bama is buying his two faced back stabbing tatics , it was incredible to wittness . tim brando and danny sheridon all in on the assalt. thayer evans and schad , and dont forget espn what a follower of second hand news…now the ncaa can focus on the real deal in the state of alabama ….bama and the gifts the players have recieved.

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Ray

There is a ring of truth in your postulating.

I think the numerous Georgia Fans might have moved on by now but they haven’t.

Ray, I’m from a distant zip code, what gifts did the bama players receive?

Yeah, the talking heads were out of control, sorta like ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, and the Texas Longhorn ESPN Network.

Richt, unlike Miles, Saban, and Spurrier, was against paying college players if it were legal.

We have a good week of football almost upon us.

LSU FOREVER

JBT

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THE GUY AT TECH GOT $309 WORTH OF STUFF AND SCAM AND DADDY WARBUCKS GAVE UP ON THEIR GET RICH SCHEME THEY RAN ON MISS. STATE….WILL CALL THE NCAA TO SELL THEM MY OCEAN FRONT PROPERTY IN ARIZONA…THEY WOULD PROBABLY BUY IT ALL….BUT THERE IS NO OCEAN THERE….

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NO WAY THE NCAA SHOULD HAVE ALLOWED HIM TO CONTINUE PLAYING AND RESTORING HIS ELIGIBILITY…BUT THEY WERE IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HUNT, AND THIS MEANT BIG BUCKS TO THE NCAA…BY GOING BACK AND FINDING SOMETHING NOW, THIS WOULD MAKE THEIR DECISION TO RESTORE HIS ELIGIBILITY LOOK LIKE A BAD DECISION ON THE NCAA’S PART…NO WAY THEY GOING DOWN THAT ROAD….

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There will always be an “Asterisk” by all those years that Georgia outrecruited us but we kicked dat a$$ head to head and ALWAYS finished ahead of you idiots in the polls.

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Did you see this in the bleacher report?

Sources at the University of Georgia are not commenting on reports from Yahoo Sports that Bulldog freshman running back Isaiah Crowell’s estranged uncle sought payment in a pay-to-play scheme from the University of Alabama, University of Kentucky and University of Tennessee. Unnamed sources at the SEC say officials from Alabama reported the violation to the SEC in February.

In accordance with new NCAA rules Isaiah Crowell will be suspended indefinitely pending further investigation. Sources close to the Crowell family say the Crowell’s uncle Doug Montague is estranged from Isaiah and he has only met him at family functions as a child and that he has no part in Isaiah’s life. According to compliance officer at one major program that relationship will have to be investigated.and the faster it can be determined he had no contact the sooner he will be reinstated although it could take several weeks.

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Ha ha ha. The best part is, if that story had been true and UGA had to forfeit it’s season because Isaiah Crowell was being paid to play… it’s be an improvement over losing games to say you had to forfeit!!