Flashback: UGA’s recruitment of NFL rookie sensation Cam Newton
Loading ...It’s Homecoming Week for NFL rookie sensation Cam Newton.
The former 5-star quarterback from College Park’s Westlake High School will lead the Carolina Panthers against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday at the Georgia Dome.
“It’s a homecoming celebration for people in College Park and around the city of Atlanta — the unfortunate thing is that he’s on the opposite team,” former Westlake offensive coordinator and QB coach Marquis Slaton told the AJC with a laugh.
Newton’s success over the last 14-15 months has been the stuff of legends. He led Auburn to the BCS championship, won the Heisman Trophy, and was selected No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft.
Newton has single-handily revitalized hope and excitement in the Panthers franchise, putting the team in position to win in all five of his starts this season while breaking NFL rookie records along the way.
There are a lot of people jumping on the Cam Newton Bandwagon.
“It was funny to hear [NFL analyst] Terry Bradshaw retract his statements now and say Cam Newton is the most exciting rookie quarterback he has seen since Peyton Manning,” Slaton said. “The bandwagon has been rolling but Cameron personally takes it all in stride. His main focuses are getting better at quarterback each week and getting the team a victory.”
Newton has had such a meteoric rise at QB that some NFL fans across the country are wondering how the tall and lanky kid from Atlanta managed to escape the grasps of nearby UGA and Georgia Tech for college ball. That’s why we talked to Slaton, who coached at Westlake from 2003-08.
Former Westlake HS star Cam Newton (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Flashback to 2006: UGA was actually an early leader for Newton due to several reasons: His buddy — and the top offensive lineman from Westlake — Kiante Tripp had signed with the Bulldogs the year before, UGA had molded and developed former Westlake star Sean Jones into a second-round pick at safety for the 2005 NFL Draft, and one of Westlake’s assistant coaches was a former UGA player (Resty Beadles). UGA offered Newton around the same time as Florida, and Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo personally recruited Newton for the Bulldogs.
How did it all unfold? The Bulldogs understandably lost momentum with Newton when they signed the No. 1-rated Pro Style QB in the nation in 2006 – Matthew Stafford, while Florida signed the No. 1 Dual Threat QB with Tim Tebow the same year. UGA also began talking to Newton about the possibility of playing other positions in college.
Here’s what UGA coach Mark Richt told the AJC about the recruitment of Newton before last year’s game against Auburn:
“I remember him. He was a very talented guy, a guy that we did look at. We actually had him pegged as more of a tight end prospect. A lot of it had to do with what we like to do offensively, more of a fit [issue] than any disrespect to his ability to play quarterback. He’s proven to be pretty darn good, though.”
That was a dealbreaker. Cam Newton had UGA among his leaders until then, according to his coach. “He was serious about them,” Slaton said. “Our team had a 7-on-7 camp at Georgia, and he went to another camp there. Georgia was on the radar for him. But his father didn’t want him to be in a situation where he had a tag on him as a ‘quarterback-athlete’ and end up in a situation like DJ Shockley — having to wait until his final year to have the opportunity to compete at the quarterback position.”
Cam Newton (No. 2 jersey) from school yearbook at Westlake (Special)
“Cameron had put in a lot of hard work and long hours preparing to be a quarterback. He didn’t want that all to go down the drain. Pretty much from going around to different 7-on-7 camps and camps during the summer to compete against the nation’s other top QBs at the time, he knew – as well as the rest of our coaching staff – that he could play quarterback on the collegiate level.”
UGA wasn’t the only school that talked to Newton about playing other positions – Miami and Florida State also recruited him as a “quarterback-athlete.” Georgia Tech, under then-coach Chan Gailey, never really got involved with pursuing Newton, according to his coach.
Shortly after Newton began his senior year at Westlake in 2006, he committed to Florida over Oklahoma and Auburn. All three were schools that promised to play Newton as a “quarterback only.” Newton graduated early from Westlake to enroll at Florida in January. Ironically, by the time of signing day in February 2007, the Gators had two other commitments at quarterback, including fellow 5-star John Brantley of Ocala, Fla. UGA signed 4-star Logan Gray from Missouri as part of a package deal with his high school teammate, tight end Aron White.
You know the rest of the story with Newton: After two seasons at Florida, Newton left for Blinn Junior College in Texas, again earning top status as quarterback prospect. The second time around, Newton picked Auburn over Mississippi State and Oklahoma (UGA never was involved).
Cam Newton was honored by lawmakers with the Georgia House and Senate last April (AJC)
“It was just a matter of time before someone was going to give him the opportunity to go out there, show what he can do, and lead his team to victory,” Slaton said. “He wasn’t a sleeper prospect or a diamond in the rough. The colleges all knew about him. He just needed an opportunity, and I think making the decision to go to Auburn helped boost him to where he has a gotten now as a quarterback.”
“He has had an awesome start in the NFL. I think he’s continuing to get better each week, helping his team to be in a position to win ballgames. He understands his role. He’s playing within his talent, and doing exactly what the offense allows him to do and what the defense gives him the opportunity to do. He and the rest of the team wish they had more wins, but they know they are just a play or two away.”
What about Sunday’s game? “I know he will be excited about the atmosphere and playing in front of a lot of family and friends. But the most important thing to him about that game will be doing everything he can to help win it for his team.”
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Tide Roll
October 10th, 2011
5:14 am
Do it Dawgs! Booboo flies two time zones away to land Logan Gray, with the greatest QB in the history of college football 45 minutes from campus. Cam knew he wouldn’t get a fair shake at UGA, and to even suggest he play tight end after what he accomplished at the high school level was and is to this day an insult. To then fail to recruit him again, with the numerous connections he had at UGA, AFTER leading Blinn JC to a JUCO National Title AS A QUARTERBACK, basically says all you need to know about RICHT, BOBO and UGA. The truth is, no matter what his achievements, Richt/Bobo didn’t want him. And as a result, they mindlessly ended up arming one of their fiercest rivals with a physical freak of nature who kicked their butt while leading Auburn to a National Title.It says it all about UGA doesn’t it? It would be hilarious if it wasn’t so pitiful. It ranks up there with the biggest blunders in sports history. Check the records. I’ll bet you Richt and Booboo were involved in the Red Sox trade of the BABE to theYankees. May UGA stay mediocre forever. As it should.
Coach T
October 10th, 2011
5:15 am
The Falcons are playing like Vanderbilt. Cam will have a monster day at the Georgia Dome. It’s going to be ugl-eee.
Eric C.
October 10th, 2011
5:47 am
Tide Roll, yeah, and he’s the guy whose dad almost single-handedly brought down Auburn with recruiting violations.
Eric C.
October 10th, 2011
5:49 am
Panthers Fan, no, but Stafford is doing pretty well
Eric C.
October 10th, 2011
5:53 am
Randy14, and how about QB U (Miami) doing the same thing
Russ the mascot
October 10th, 2011
5:54 am
This wasn’t about the Richt/Bobo clowns picking Stafford over Cam Newton. DOES ANYBODY READ? They picked LOGAN GRAY over Cam. Logan Gray??? Richt/Bobo told Logan Gray he would play quarterback. WHAT A JOKE OF A TALENT EVALUATION. We missed on a franchise quarterback because of those clowns.
Da Truth
October 10th, 2011
5:57 am
We all “know” why Cam didn’t go to Georgia. It was the “same reason” why Christian LeMay will end wishing he didn’t go there, just like DJ Shockley and QDawg Carter.
Tide Roll
October 10th, 2011
6:11 am
Historians and UGA fans will come to know it as “THE CURSE OF THE CAM”, and it will rank right up there with “THE CURSE OF THE GOAT” (CUBS), and “THE CURSE OF THE BABE” (RED SOX). Lose to Colorado with a late fumble, and then to Central Florida? It’s “THE CURSE OF THE CAM”. Your Athletic Director takes a “Red Panty Ride” around Buckhead ? There’s only one explanation. “THE CURSE OF THE CAM”. Your starting defensive end has two sacks and a QB hurry vs. Miss. State and then picks up a DUI ? All together now: TCOTC. With Halloween just around the corner,if I were Richt/Bobo and UGA, I’d be afraid, very afraid.Boo!
So GA Dawg
October 10th, 2011
6:18 am
It was a BLESSING in DISGUISE for Newton. He would’ve been a huge underachiever under Coach Mike Bobo just like Matthew Stafford. All that talent with a #1 NFL pick in Stafford and so little accomplished under Coach Bobo at Georgia. AWFUL
Kiss the Ring
October 10th, 2011
6:25 am
Thank you UGA for being completely stupid!
Sincerely,
The 2010 Natiuonal Champions
Paddy
October 10th, 2011
6:34 am
tide roll…..didn’t I see you around that big oak tree in Auburn Al awhile back?
Tide Roll
October 10th, 2011
6:35 am
TCOTC !!
Tide Roll
October 10th, 2011
6:41 am
Strange things are going on. 2nd and 57? TCOTC.
TKD
October 10th, 2011
6:44 am
IF COACH BOOBOOO COULDN’T WIN A NAT CHAMPIONSHIP WITH STAFFORD WHAT’S NOT TO THINK HE WOULDN’T HAVE SCREWED IT UP WITH CAM NEWTON TO?
Oldboy
October 10th, 2011
6:49 am
One might remember that Cam had to leave UF because of legal issues. If he had legal problems that big at Florida, a school with a rich history of sweeping stuff under the rug, he would have had legal problems at UGA. He claims that he developed an attitude being stuck behind Tebow on the depth chart. He would have been stuck behind Stafford as well. Even if we would have landed him, there is no way we would have kept him.
slydog
October 10th, 2011
6:52 am
Matthew Stafford is good. Really good. But on the college level, Cam would have been better with the talent that UGA had at the time between 2007-2010. I like how Carvell “tried” to clean up UGA’s mistake in this matter of recruiting Cam at TE. However, this situation speaks VOLUMES about how black QB’s are perceived, in general. I’m talking simply about perception, not racism or bias. No way was CMR or BoBo going to conform to fit an offense around a player and most HC’s and OC’s, who just happen to be white, will not. And that’s just the way it is. I understand that Cam “fit” Florida’s offense better, but everyone knows he preferred UGA, cause he wanted to work in a pro style offense. Anyhow, Cam has just slapped every “football expert” in the mouth by proving that he can not only master a spread offense, but also become a pro style QB playing with ACCURACY. Cam is an example to all these “conservative” thinking coaches out here. There are some great QB’s who don’t get personal QB coaches and trainers at age 12 (Stafford, Tebow, Barkely,etc.), and therefore a little extra time taken out might reap you high rewards.
slydog
October 10th, 2011
6:55 am
Oldboy
Your logic has a fallacy. Hypothetically, if one walks down either the right or the left side of the street, there are bound to be at least two different outcomes. I feel what you are saying, but different situations tend to lead to different results when considering young people. It’s us “adults” who have developed the habit of doing the same dumb thing regardless of environment.
bo
October 10th, 2011
6:55 am
1. It doesn’t sound like he would have lasted long at UGA. So, to some extent his HS recruitment is a moot point.
2. Newton’s collge legacy may not be fully apparent yet. The NCAA is still investigating AU.
Lars Taint
October 10th, 2011
7:13 am
What was Mark RIcht supposed to tell him… Come to UGA to sit behind Stafford. Maybe he will go pro early and you can see the field in three years. It’s not like Newton was the qb he is today coming out of high school. Before he transferred from UF, John Brantley was projected to start over him.
Tide Roll
October 10th, 2011
7:24 am
Maybe if Cam hadn’t got kicked off the florida team, then Bama wouldn’t have given up a 24 point lead against auburn.
Tide Roll
October 10th, 2011
7:26 am
and why didn’t Georgia Tech recruit Cam? or for that matter Alabama? what’s going on here? where are my morning pills? I think I’m going through menapause
Tide Roll
October 10th, 2011
7:30 am
I still can’t believe Alabama hired Shula. Why didn’t they hire Sylvester Croom? He obviously had the better credentials. Somethings going on here.
BamaBornDukie
October 10th, 2011
7:31 am
Only UGA, Mark Richt and Mike Bobo would suggest that Newton play tight end in college.
Bulldog fans, you guys happy with such a “moronic” head coach and offensive coordinator?
As an Alabama fan, I support giving Mark Richt a LIFETIME contract to be the UGA coach as I simply love how Bama continues to come to the state of Georgia and get the “best” recruits here [with the exception of Crowell and Mitchell as I really wanted them at Bama as they are very good players].
Way to mess up the Cam Newton recruitment Dawgs…….SMH…..Clueless coaching staff with all this talent in the state of Georgia and yet Alabama, Auburn, and South Carolina are in states with another major team [Clemson in South Carolina] and their states are smaller in terms of population and the number of elite players….yet they are still better than UGA in football.
If James Franklin were to get the UGA job [with his being able to get a top 25 recruiting class at Vandy....a school that never recruits well]……..UGA would be a top 5 team every year with a real coach like Franklin.
Old Dawg
October 10th, 2011
7:32 am
Coach Richt saying he recruited Cam as a tight end is an embarrassment, he should’ve never admitted that. It looks bad.
I still believe the guy who feels the worst about everything is Urban Meyer. He lost out on 1, 2, or 3 more national championships when Cam left Florida.
PLEASE give us a break with what Cam got in trouble about at Florida. Many players at Florida and UGA have gotten in trouble for much, much worse, and stayed on the roster. Coach Meyer was the one who really blew it here and it cost him some of his legacy as a coach.
WDE '07
October 10th, 2011
7:33 am
WHo on Earth would admit they recruited the #1 NFL pick at quarterback as a tight end? This has to be the all-time dumbeest recruiting move
Tide Roll
October 10th, 2011
7:34 am
That Atlanta Pride Festival sure was a lot of fun this weekend.
Tide Roll
October 10th, 2011
7:37 am
Those Bama fans sure didn’t want to see any black players on the football team. Bear Bryant had to bring in the National Gaurd. Roll Tide…last SEC team to desegregate.
Tide Roll
October 10th, 2011
7:44 am
Georgia Tech will go undefeated this season. At least until we lose to UGA again.
Eric C.
October 10th, 2011
7:55 am
slydog, you have to question the ethics and integrity of the auburn program, not to mention Cam and his father and the dirty money they received
Tide Roll
October 10th, 2011
7:55 am
Bobo messed with Kregg Lumpkin and Gartrell’s kid too. No wonder you can’t get Stephenson kids. The only reason this guy is your offensive coordinator is because he’s Barbara Dooley’s nephew by marriage. What a conflict of interest! Only at Uga.
nash
October 10th, 2011
8:09 am
Anybody wondering if Chris LeMay will see the feild next year or, the year after that or, do people have to assume that if Brice Ramsey goes to Florida then maybe we will see the 2 best Qb coming out last year play in a game
DTC
October 10th, 2011
8:14 am
Everybody seems to forget that he was a nobody, did nothing, wasn’t going anywhere, not a first string QB, at Florida, with Urban Meyer.
DeKalb coach
October 10th, 2011
8:15 am
The bigger story was why did Richt go with David Greene over DJ Shockley? Shockley won as many SEC championships in 1 year as Greene did in 3. What a waste of Shockley’s talent. We saw how good David Greene did in the NFL.
DAWG
October 10th, 2011
8:15 am
WHY DID HE LEAVE FLORIDA??????
dap01
October 10th, 2011
8:16 am
UGA did not flash enough cash to Cam (I meant his Dad).
How Cam or Auburn did not get in trouble is amazing to me. Not even respectable papers will dare write about this flagrant violations. But if a UGA player got a J walking warning, it would be headline news.
dap01
October 10th, 2011
8:19 am
Why is there no story on how Cam was admitted to Auburn when he had had numerous legal troubles as well as a history of academic cheating? How was he admitted?
RTD
October 10th, 2011
8:25 am
Who give’s a damn?!?! I’m glad did not attend UGA.
Proud-Dawg
October 10th, 2011
8:25 am
@dap01….Auburn doesn’t have tough academic standards. You don’t apply, you sign up to go to school in Aberlama.
Mr. Obvious
October 10th, 2011
8:27 am
UGA wasn’t willing to meet the a$king price of Cam’s father.
Mr. Obvious
October 10th, 2011
8:29 am
Also, Mark Richt only proactively tries to recruit “talent” that he can convert to Christianity, so a son of a… [ahem] “preacher” like Rev. Newton wouldn’t qualify.
Tide Roll
October 10th, 2011
8:29 am
I need more adult diapers. I’ll just ask some tech students for them.
Foothills
October 10th, 2011
8:31 am
Nice try Michael but no story here…he would have been a square peg in UGAG system and would have ended up at JAX St. or the like. No way he would have competed with Stafford who is the best QB in the conference since Manning.
RxDawg
October 10th, 2011
8:33 am
sigh… why does this terd have to be so dadgum good on the field?
sogadog
October 10th, 2011
8:34 am
Hindsight is always 20/20.
Matthews Dawg
October 10th, 2011
8:35 am
Carvell….way to stir the pot this morning. I live in Charlotte and yes Cam has made this town buzz!! But, why not question ALL of the other SEC/ACC teams that didn’t recruit Cam or didn’t recruit him as a QB. This was just an article to get hits on the blog and also get the HATERS popping off about CMR. Let the guy enjoy his 100th and how about 1 week of positive only articles? Oh, that’s right, that doesn’t sell like controversial articles. This again is beating a dead horse!! Let’s focus on Vandy and how we need to take care of business!! Go Dawgs!!
Send'em Uhauls
October 10th, 2011
8:38 am
Just another reason UGA should run these clowns out of Athens. Mike Bozo is an idiot.
westlake football
October 10th, 2011
8:39 am
I still cant believe
i played football with this guy and he did all this
Send'em Uhauls
October 10th, 2011
8:40 am
Hire Chad Morris at Clemson!
WOW
October 10th, 2011
8:40 am
LOGAN FREAKIN GRAY OVER CAM???????????????????????
Honders LLC
October 10th, 2011
8:41 am
@Matthews Dawg, um maybe because Cam was from right down the road in Atlanta and a Georgia lock before Bobo blew it for …… LOGAN GRAY. Other SEC schools? Yeah, he was going to sign with Vanderbilt? Good one there pal
Andy in Athens
October 10th, 2011
8:46 am
I’m just as happy that he never came to UGA. Without that miracle year at Auburn, the rest of his college career was an embarrassment to everyone involved. I’m still convinced he, and his family, are as crooked as can be. UGA has had enough issues without someone like him trying to bring down the whole program. I’m just fine knowing that Auburn has the ring, and that their image is tarnished to most of the nation over the questions about how, and why, Cam ended up at Auburn last year. He’s doing great in the NFL, and I wish no ill will to the kid. But, the stories don’t add up, and there’s no way his commitment to Auburn was completely legitimate.
Old Boy
October 10th, 2011
8:46 am
Slydog, he may not have made the same mistakes, but he is the first to admit that he needed the setbacks at Florida to help him mature. Now, if you want to argue that UGA should have made a heavy push to sign him after cc, I would have a hard time arguing against it with hindsight, but Auburn knew they were taking a risk giving him a second chance. Luckily, it worked, but even the biggest Cam fan has to admit that based upon his previous big-time college experience, it was a risk.
Carl the Greenskeeper
October 10th, 2011
8:47 am
UGA did not show him the money like these other suitors……….
Paraphrasing Tide Roll
October 10th, 2011
8:48 am
Bama failed to recruit Newton after leading Blinn to a Juco NC as a QUARTERBACK. Basically says all you need to know about Saban, Smart and Alabama. As a result, they mindlessly ended up arming their fierciest rival with a physical freak of nature who kicked their butt while leading Auburn to a national title. It ranks up there with the biggest blunders in sports history.
Aurelius
October 10th, 2011
8:48 am
All coaches and staffs make recruiting mistakes. That is why recruiting is so difficult.
Newton was not UGA’s biggest mistake. That crown goes to the recruiting of Richard Samuel, 5 Star RB and Caleb King, 5 Star RB. One was moved to LB and the other was kicked off the team.
And we all know that UGA fans could list dozens of 4 and 5 Star recruits that left Georgia under less than admirable circumstances. Then throw in the injuries on top of that.
There is more to recruiting than speed, size, arm strength and pancake blocks. There is those two horrible words Character and Heart. So far mankind has not developed a test to effectively measure those two qualities. So we guess.
And as fans we to often forget that in recruiting we are talking about High School players, not college players.
To many kids never make the transition from one level to the other.
It is my opinion that UGA has not always looked at character abnd heart. I believe that has now changed.
But they will continue to make mistakes. It is just the nature of the beast.
dawgster
October 10th, 2011
8:49 am
Amazing Mr. Carvell…again you never disappoint me in your negative slants toward Coach Richt or UGA…Not sure what your article has to do with the recruiting for this year…Stirring the pot again?..In my opinion thats all you are trying to do…Why not actually focus on Recriting for the areas football programs instead of trying to make too much out of nothing…I will agree, many teams, including the dawgs missed in their evaluations of Newton, so if thats your point, then fine…
Obvisoulsly you want to cater to bloggers such as “Tide Roll”. of which I still don’t understand the AJC continuing to allow his “R” comments with every post…It would be nice to see your comments for the AJC to continue to let this guy post….I don’t have a problem with people stating their opinion, but when their agenda is what “Tide Rolls is, the AJC ought to have more class…This article really serves no purpose,,,Is this the best that you have…I appreciate what you do and with your articles and info you provide, but question why you would try to stir the pot with this article…buy hey, its just my opinion, and I’m sure I will still continue to read…..go dawgs
Coach Mack
October 10th, 2011
8:50 am
@Dawgster, it’s because the Panthers play the Falcons at the Georgia Dome on Sunday. Read the article geez. You Georgia fans are a bunch of crybabies.
ATLER
October 10th, 2011
8:51 am
Auburn are the 2010 National Champions in football and ugag is still living off their 1980 national championship. Staford couldn’t deliver ugag a championship to ugag, so why do you thing the puppies didn’t need Newton. People ( ugag fans) just like to trash talk him because he brought Auburn a national championship. You ugag fan are a bunch of haters. LOL!!!!!!!!!
Whiskey Breath
October 10th, 2011
8:52 am
Does anybody believe CMR when he says he remembered recruiting him?
Why not just tell the truth? He should have said, we didn’t have him high on the radar, because we
didn’t realize how good he was. By the time they got in it, Cam wasn’t interested.
Is is that simple.
Mr. Obvious
October 10th, 2011
8:53 am
Cam Newton is the 21st Century Herschel Walker…
…only without the morality…
…or the humility….
…or the integrity…
…or the intelligence…
…or the work ethic…
…or the good parents…
…or Vince Dooley…
…or Donald Trump…
…or the respect for the 10 Commandments & other people’s property…
Just Saying
October 10th, 2011
8:55 am
Damn Carvell, this story was written and published over 6 months ago. Doesn’t even fit the description of a “recruiting” story. The headline is absurd. Why not ask why Georgia Tech didn’t recruit Cam?
I doubt Urban Meyer would have shown Cam the door at Fla had he known Cam would have played to the level he did. After all he allowed Percy Harvin, Chris Rainey to keep playing as well as the former DL who tested positive for cocaine 4 times. Stealing a laptop, unpaid speeding tickets and cheating on classwork don’t seem to be ample reason to dismiss a future Heisman winner do they? What was Urban Meyer thinking? If anyone looks the part of a total fool it has to be Urban Meyer, had he kept Cam he might still be head coach at Florida and have 3 National Titles.
UGA Joke
October 10th, 2011
8:56 am
Why won’t the AJC or the mainstream media write the truth about Mike Bobo? That the only reason he still has a job with Richt is because he’s Vince Dooley’s nephew by marriage? What a d@&M coverup!
The Rest of the Story
October 10th, 2011
8:57 am
Yes. We know the rest of the story. After Cam arrived at Florida, he went on a crime spree that even the Gator Campus Police couldn’t keep under wraps. After serving probation at Blinn, he went back on the market.
We all knew that a pro team was playing in Phoenix last January, we just didn’t find out until this Fall that Oregon had a pro team on the field as well.
LL Cool
October 10th, 2011
8:58 am
You people are idiots. Cam Newton did far less than some of the convicted criminals that Georgia and ESPECIALLY FLORIDA kept on their rosters. Urban Meyer was the one who really screwed up bad here. Cost him a national title or two.
Send'em Uhauls
October 10th, 2011
8:59 am
UGA’s win in Knoxville was unimpressive to say the least. offense just plain stinks.
Send'em Uhauls
October 10th, 2011
9:01 am
This coaching staff cant evaluate talent nor can they coach’em up.
bjohndawg
October 10th, 2011
9:01 am
Oh yeah and I forgot about the unpaid speeding tickets. I think both he and his father felt his need to be catered too by those that would sign him.
I have not doubt of his ability on the field. No question. But at what price does it come?
Here is to a guess…he will probably mess up again.As for his dad? He tried to sell him…enough said.
Tide Roll
October 10th, 2011
9:01 am
Michael, I’m glad you mentioned Kiante Tripp.He’s who your next article should be about. When Richt moved him from defense to offense (the first time), he publicly stated that Tripp would be a 1st round NFL pick at Offensive Tackle. The kid relies on this statement by Richt in okaying the move. Shortly thereafter, Richt/Bobo realize Tripp’s in the way of their love child, Clint Boling. They then decide, in spite of Richt stating the kid would be a 1st rounder at OT, to move him back to defense, then to tight end, then back to defense. Either Richt doesn’t know how to evaluate football players, or he and Bobo chose to screw the kid over. You be the judge. It would be interesting to know why the kid’s parents didn’t intervene and get him out of there. If I had to guess, Kiante’s personal circumstnces made him an easy target for the Richt/Bobo braintrust. You expect this type of behavior from Bobo because he lacks maturity, but Richt? I thought the guy was first to church every Sunday. Kind of makes you wonder, doesn’t it?
bawbie
October 10th, 2011
9:02 am
Fire Dave Perno!
ATLER
October 10th, 2011
9:04 am
Ugag players are Angels…….. Not!!!!!! Some of you guys are on this blog talking like ugag only recruits Christians. Half of your football players drop out of school because they can’t cut it academically or many of them are like Caleb King ( never should have made it to college ). Now you want to come on this blog and judge Cam???!!!!! Just like a ugag fan, out of touch with reality. When you made a bad judgement call like Richt and Bobo did, you have to admit it and move on. If Cam goes to ugag and wins a NC your talking about how great ugag and Ga talent is.
BG
October 10th, 2011
9:05 am
Newton didn’t just leave UF Michael he got kicked off the team for stealing a laptop from a student.
BG
October 10th, 2011
9:07 am
Enter your comments here
Journalistic intergrity
October 10th, 2011
9:07 am
Please prepare your article regarding the demise of AU due to $cam’s daddy (since $cam was UNAWARE of the dealings…). This is still an open issue with NCAA.
Thanks and have a wonderful day,
Professor Obvious
The Rest of the Story
October 10th, 2011
9:10 am
The laptop didn’t go him in. Half of the Gator team has a much worse criminal record. It was having other students take his exams that finally got him run from Gainesville.
What was his major at Auburn? QB?
The Rest of the Story
October 10th, 2011
9:11 am
Correction: “The laptop didn’t do him in”
Carl the Greenskeeper
October 10th, 2011
9:12 am
Toll Ride seems to forget that Satan likes to oversign and then run players off…..keep throwing those rocks toilet paper boy.
Lester Miles
October 10th, 2011
9:13 am
Tide Roll aka Slydog. Only racist minded people would make racial comments about a university that has had at least 3 black QBs in recent history. You are the one and same person using two blog names to spout your putrid poison. If you are not the same person then you must be dating to have the same mindset. If you are not a true UGA fan then please dont use dog or dawg in your blog name. That is deceitful and not manly. That is the second unmanly thing you have done today. I am sure you can remember the first. Have a great day.
trupert
October 10th, 2011
9:18 am
Two reasons why $cam Newton would not have worked out at UGA.
#1.Players actually get suspended at UGA, so Newton would not have lasted. Players NEVER get into trouble at the Alabama schools, so he made the SAFE choice.
Someone should investigate out how many Alabama Police Chief’s have reduced rate box suits in those Alabama stadiums?
#2. UGA dosen’t have a Booster backdoor payment plan, so Cecil would have turned Ga down based on the lack of funds in the end anyway.
The Rest of the Story
October 10th, 2011
9:20 am
Auburn is a Georgia school.
The Rest of the Story
October 10th, 2011
9:20 am
University of West Georgia.
Achtung
October 10th, 2011
9:21 am
So Newton didn’t want to go to Georgia and wait until his last year to play so he goes to Florida, sits behind Tebow, transfers, and doesn’t start until his fourth year anyway. I notice Saban didn’t recruit him, is it any wonder they’re 2-7 against Auburn the last 9 years!
Achtung
October 10th, 2011
9:27 am
Tide roll- why didn’t Bama recruit Cam. That’s right you have to be named Joe Willie or Jon Parker to play at Bama. Saban isn’t allowed to play a quarterback like Cam. I guess Bama hasn’t had one in like 30 years? Doesn’t play well in the trailer parks or what?
The Legend of Mike Bobo
October 10th, 2011
9:30 am
Logan Gray over Cam Newton? wth???
The Rest of the Story
October 10th, 2011
9:31 am
Achtung,
You’re right. Even Alabamians living in trailer parks have higher standards than to accept known criminals quarterbacking their team. I don’t think they’ve had a QB with that kind of criminal record in their entire history – much less in the past 30 years.
1eyedJack
October 10th, 2011
9:32 am
Had he played at Georgia he would have just been fodder for the GnaTs to make fun of, what with his academic prowess and his sticky fingers.
GDAWG65
October 10th, 2011
9:39 am
Cam was smart enough to stay as far away from Mike Bobo as possible.
bubba brown
October 10th, 2011
9:40 am
It worked out good for both teams Stafford Great Player Cam Great Player … Not sure they would have been so great had their schools been reversed .. They fit the system
The Rest of the Story
October 10th, 2011
9:45 am
Yep. Cam fit Pat Dye’s YellaWood System© at Auburn perfectly. And Cecil finally got his church patched up enough to avoid having it condemned.
tiger7_88
October 10th, 2011
9:48 am
The butt-hurt is sooooooooooooooo strong in you pups. Every whimper and complaint out of your puppy mouths is pure joy to me. LOL! “Kicked out of UF”: no he wasn’t… lie. “Crime spree”: no it wasn’t… lie. “Auburn paid $200,000″: no they didn’t… lie.
Just think about this, Big Christian Pups: If you have to lie about a young man just to make yourself feel better, what does that make you?
matt collins
October 10th, 2011
9:48 am
It’s the Grace of God we didn’t land him. Cam still has the devil to pay …
asa
October 10th, 2011
9:51 am
There is a soph qb at Gainesville High alot like Cam Newton,by the way Cam played his last high school game in Gainesville,maybe if Georgia would get rid of Bobo Georgia would look at him he is the real deal with plenty of size not another 6′0 qb
The Rest of the Story
October 10th, 2011
9:51 am
tiger7_88: You can’t prove anything!
chicago bob
October 10th, 2011
9:52 am
This was easily predictable. Of course Cam was going to be awesome. Just look at how hard he played for $180,000. Now he’s making millions. You do the math…..Well, not Cam. He went to Westlake after all.
hobby
October 10th, 2011
9:53 am
so AJ Johnson starts for UT and UGA’s linebacker is suspended for DUI.
Why was AJ not at UGA?
Coach Urban Quitter
October 10th, 2011
9:53 am
Come to the Gayturds… you can get 20 traffic tickets, steal laptops, cheat on your tests AND play football. I will never leave Florida… unless my tummy hurts and I lose.
The Rest of the Story
October 10th, 2011
9:53 am
Guess what tiger7_88, The NCAA is still trying. They’ll let you and Cheezstick know when the investigation is over.
Jimmy C
October 10th, 2011
9:56 am
If the article had explained the reasons WHY Newton left Florida then it would be clear why UGA would not pursue him after he left Gainsville. He never could have been admitted to UGA even if the coaching staff had been willing to overlook his indiscretions (which is doubtful). As to his initial recruitment, UGA was heavily after him AS A QB until Matthew Stafford commited before him.
Courtney
October 10th, 2011
9:58 am
Team Cam all the way!!! I am soooooo happy for him!! Wishing him nothing but the best life has to offer!!! GO CAM!!!
Opinon
October 10th, 2011
9:58 am
Well since Dadddy Newton asked for money for Cam to enroll at MSU, why do people think he didn’t do the same at UF and AU. Some things are obvious.
gt4ever
October 10th, 2011
10:06 am
GT couldn’t even come close to the money it took to close the deal…. I mean, we had Reggie Ball… I think that says it all…
bob
October 10th, 2011
10:06 am
It’s pretty obvious you dawg fans are still pissed about AU winning the NC last season. What you need to do is focus on your team and think about how pathetic you made the SEC look when Boise State beat you.
‘Haters goin Hate’
The Rest of the Story
October 10th, 2011
10:06 am
@Opinon
Because the NCAA asked Cam if anything like that had happened, and he assured them that he didn’t know. Therefore, Cam set a new NCAA record for shortest suspension from the team and the BCS got the game that they wanted. They also got the Sugar Bowl game that they wanted, because everyone knows that The OSU never cheats.
P_The_Ricker
October 10th, 2011
10:08 am
This article is a joke!
Howd did Newton escape UGA & GT??? The same way Ben Roethlisberger escaped Ohio State and Michigan…..late development.
How about an article dedicated to ask why UF kicked him out of school? Answer: Aside from his troubled past….. he wasn’t projected to be anything more than a back-up qb at UF.
I applaud the thought process in generating an article that will get a lot of reads and create great debate…..but come on!
P_The_Ricker
October 10th, 2011
10:10 am
No Bob, what’s obvious is that Aub will have that championship trophy stripped in less than 5 yrs.
No country for SEC
October 10th, 2011
10:11 am
Who gives a damn at this point? The kid is in the NFL where he belongs, and the SEC East SUCKS this year. All is right with the world.
Jebjab
October 10th, 2011
10:14 am
Best college quarterback money can buy!
hind tit
October 10th, 2011
10:14 am
I can’t believe he didn’t want to be a bulldog since he’s the second coming of Vick. Just watch and see.
asa
October 10th, 2011
10:16 am
AJ Johnson is at Tenn the same reason Tailer Jones is at Notre Dame Blake Sims at Alabama, Conner Shaw at South Carolina,Drummond kid at Tech and we have Vasser from Chestatee and Bailey from East Hall Georgia will not take kids from Gainesville or Flowery Branch but will take kids from Cheatatee,North Hall and East Hall notice that when C J Curry transfered to Flowery Branch he d committed to Georgia probably not a great loss
jay
October 10th, 2011
10:19 am
Why rehash this crap? How did Georgia miss on Knute Rockne, Jim Brown or Tony Dorsette? Its
all just as revelant.
Tech '10
October 10th, 2011
10:19 am
Good ole Scam Newton.. guess he doesn’t have to worry about any of the boneheaded moves his dad made anymore.. guess UGA never wanted to pay enough to get him, probably a good thing for them. No program needs that kind of publicity, especially from the NCAA.
And he will probably destroy the Falcants.. as sad as it is to think about.
moops
October 10th, 2011
10:20 am
He would have never played at UGA. Not that he wasn’t talented, but he’s better fit in the spread offense, not the pro style. He was in the same class as future #1 overall pick Stafford.
And, he’s turned his act around now, but at the time, he got into all sorts of trouble at florida. Most likely would have either been kicked off (like at UF) or transferrred before taking any meaningful snaps.
While its easy to write these “what if” articles which are mainly just a way to belittle UGA, would have never worked out if we did sign him.
Contractor
October 10th, 2011
10:22 am
Doesn’t matter if Georgia signed him or not, he would have been kicked off the team a year later after stealing a laptop and then lying about it. I could personally care less about Cameron Newton and what he has done. There is no way of saying that he would have done the same at Georgia, especially after getting booted from Florida, and then all of the scandal at Auburn. That’s definitely a person you want to stay away from, just like Reggie Bush.
Tech '10
October 10th, 2011
10:23 am
gt4ever: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA… reggie “i can’t count to 4″ ball was every other teams favorite Tech player. I think UGA has his jersey in their hall of fame…
CAM NEWTON SAYS DONT GO 2 UGA
October 10th, 2011
10:34 am
ITS THE SAME REASON WHY OTHER ATLANTA AREA TALENT IS LEAVING TO GO TO OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE SEC,MARK RICHT AND MIKE BOZO ARE RACISTS AND DONT LIKE TO PLAY THE BEST BLACK PLAYERS,JUST ASK D.J SHOCKLEY ABOUT THE FLORIDA GAME!
REDENECK RICHT AND BOZO WANTED CAM NEWTON TO PLAY TIGHTEND,CURSE THE BULLDOG PROGRAM!
ADMan
October 10th, 2011
10:39 am
Tide Roll how come Bama didn’t sign him if he’s so good…we got Stafford..he was a very good QB at Georgia and now’s kicking ass in the NFL….Let’s not forget Cam’s got sticky fingers…likes to steal laptod computers and then lie about it….how about his father shopping him around for $180,000…Come on Tide Roll you got all the answers…if Bama’s so great how’d they let him get away? What an idiot you are!….LOLLOLLOL
CAM NEWTON SAYS DONT GO 2 UGA
October 10th, 2011
10:40 am
IF I WAS A BLACK FOOTBALL PLAYER,I WOULD’NT WANT TO PLAY FOR YOU UGA REDNECK RACISTS,JUST LOOK AT ALL YALL POSTS ABOUT BLACK PLAYERS WITH THEIR DREADS,DANCING ON THE SIDELINE,DONT WANT BLACKPLAYERS CELEBRATING AFTER A SCORE,THEY ARE THUGS!
PLEASE BLACK PLAYERS DONT GO TO RACIST UGA,JUST READ WHAT THESE REDNECK HICKS ARE SAYING ABOUT YALL,HOW BOUT UGA JUST RECRUIT SLOW WHITEBOYS,SO YALL HICKS CAN BE HAPPY GOING 1-11 IN THE SEC!
CAM NEWTON SAYS DONT GO 2 UGA
October 10th, 2011
10:42 am
IM GLAD ALABAMA,AUBURN,LSU AND FLORIDA HAS WON NATIONAL TITLES WITH GEORGIA HOME GROWN PLAYERS,WONDER WHY? THEY DONT WANT TO PLAY FOR YOU RACISTS REDNECK HICKS!
1eyedJack
October 10th, 2011
10:42 am
Did he pass any classes while at Awbun? Did he go to any classes while at Awbun? Hired mercenary.
bucket
October 10th, 2011
10:43 am
Enter your comments here
bucket
October 10th, 2011
10:43 am
Really? This is your story? Can you say asked and answered?
CAM NEWTON SAYS DONT GO 2 UGA
October 10th, 2011
10:44 am
CURSE THE BULLDOG PROGRAM
PLEASE BEAT THE MUTTS FLORIDA AND AUBURN
Jason in Gainesville
October 10th, 2011
10:45 am
Cam Newton…who cares about him and his relation, or non-relation to UGA. No news story here..
CAM NEWTON SAYS DONT GO 2 UGA
October 10th, 2011
10:48 am
LOOK HERE YOU CAM NEWTON HATERS,PHUCK YOU REDNECK HILLBILLIES HERE IN GEORGIA,CURSE THE BULLDOG PROGRAM FOREVER!
1980 IS A LONGTIME AGO,HERSHELL WALKER SHOULD HAVE WENT TO AUBURN,AND AGAIN PHUCK YALL CRACKERS!
Dontthinkso..
October 10th, 2011
10:48 am
Newton and Berry the best? Ever hear of Calvin Johnson?
Un-Tank
October 10th, 2011
10:49 am
Pretty simple. Recruit Cam, deal with his father and put your entire University at risk. Florida did and cut bait before it was too late. Auburn did and now is playing the waiting game to learn its fate. Cam’s father is a cancer.
BG
October 10th, 2011
10:50 am
Michael this is old news! How about writing a story on something new.
bucket
October 10th, 2011
10:50 am
This story is an example of why UGA and Tech people stay ticked off with the AJC. You report bad stories about teams from outside the state in a format that doesn’t allow comments yet we have to endure the mindless comments from the Auburn, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio State, and even freaking Nebraska fans! I don’t expect you guys to be a cheerleader for UGA or Tech, but your motivation is crystal clear when you drag up an old story just about the time that UGA is picking up steam.
Eaassyy
October 10th, 2011
10:51 am
worst blog ever.
BG
October 10th, 2011
10:53 am
Scam took the $$$ and signed with Auburn. Auburn will get the death penalty from the NCAA.
asa
October 10th, 2011
10:53 am
agree with Calvin Johnson and alot of other Tech players that Chan Gailey had
BG
October 10th, 2011
10:55 am
Michael Carvell? Why report old news???
Tech '10
October 10th, 2011
10:57 am
looks like someone found the caps lock
hind tit
October 10th, 2011
10:59 am
Put Mitchell in that class of great players from Georgia.
Kramer
October 10th, 2011
10:59 am
Sorry, this story falls under “Who Cares”. What UGA did not do is get into a bidding war with his father. Other then that, is it a slow day in recruiting news or what?!
Kramer
October 10th, 2011
11:00 am
CAM NEWTON SAYS DONT GO 2 UGA
October 10th, 2011
10:48 am
LOOK HERE YOU CAM NEWTON HATERS,PHUCK YOU REDNECK HILLBILLIES HERE IN GEORGIA,CURSE THE BULLDOG PROGRAM FOREVER!
1980 IS A LONGTIME AGO,HERSHELL WALKER SHOULD HAVE WENT TO AUBURN,AND AGAIN PHUCK YALL CRACKERS!
And another Cam fan shows his IQ. That would be somewhere around the 60 range.
ignition
October 10th, 2011
11:09 am
I can’t believe UGA’s fanbase is this STUPID….
Really how can you defend Mark Richt for this stupidity…
Tight End really ???
No Defense for that AT ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wdawg
October 10th, 2011
11:10 am
Someone may have already said this but he would have gotten in trouble no matter where he went, so isn’t this conversation sort of stupid. UGA and Athens-Clarke police have a hard on for athletes at Georgia, do you really think he doesn’t get in trouble just like he did at UF? This conversation is so stupid, even if UGA gets him out of high school, there is no way he finishes his career there. Urban Meyer didn’t throw him of the team for being a damn model citizen, come on!!!
ignition
October 10th, 2011
11:10 am
UGA fans are just happy being the most Mediocre and Overrated Program in the country …..
Buffoons…
Kramer
October 10th, 2011
11:13 am
Ignition, defending a man like Richt is easier then defending, say, a boy like you. Get a grip, preferably around your neck.
mike
October 10th, 2011
11:17 am
Interesting still all the Cam hate being brought back up again. He is a NFL Pro quarterback folks. You can let in go or just let it consume your daily life. For a rookie he is doing pretty well. Way to go Cam’s family for sticking with him. Way to go Westlake HS and all the recreation leagues for developing him. And thank God for UGA for making him play somewhere else. You other haters need to get your own life and stop worrying about Cam if you can.
ADMan
October 10th, 2011
11:21 am
Hey Tech ‘10…bet that guy has dread locks….or….he’s Tide Roll trying to stir up trouble….Hey Tide Roll…how come the Tide didn’t sign Bo Jackson…I heard they wanted him as a guard on offense…LOLLOLLOL….gotta give Florida a lot of credit for getting rid of Cam…he’s a thief,cheater, and liar..a cancer to the team and he learned everything from his father…I feel sorry for Auburn..when the NCAA finishes their investigation they’ll have to give up their NC an Cam and his Dad will laughing all the way to the bank!….SAD
Kramer
October 10th, 2011
11:22 am
Mike, I do not hate Cam and like his play. That being said, you Auburn fans have started most of this garbage and I would think you all would keep your mouths shut. You all are not out of the woods yet and you do remember Reggie Bush and USC’s problems? How long after Reggie left did before it bit USC’s as*? You all like to throw those darn stones in that glass house.
CAM NEWTON SAYS DONT GO 2 UGA
October 10th, 2011
11:23 am
ONCE AGAIN CURSE THE BULLDOG FOOTBALL PROGRAM FOREVER
Big Deal
October 10th, 2011
11:24 am
Interesting how the people most upset about Cam not going to UGA are the UGA haters.
CAM NEWTON SAYS DONT GO 2 UGA
October 10th, 2011
11:25 am
YOU STUPID ASS UGA FANS THAT TALKING ABOUT WHY ALABAMA,LSU OR TENN DIDNT OFFER CAM NEWTON A OFFER? REMEMBER THESE SCHOOLS STILL HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL TROPHY,SOMETHING THE MUTTS WILL NEVER GET!
CAM NEWTON SAYS DONT GO 2 UGA
October 10th, 2011
11:26 am
PHUCK YOU REDNECK UGA FANS!
bob
October 10th, 2011
11:28 am
@Mike,
That’s the problem, these dawg are still making excuses for last season.
Kramer
October 10th, 2011
11:32 am
WOW, the ignorance of the Auburn fans is coming through today! You know what the difference is between a monkey and an Auburn fan? The monkey would know. This is like shootin’ fish in a barrel with an elephant gun. No sport picking on an Auburn fan. OUT!
LagDawg
October 10th, 2011
11:35 am
Poor player evaluation and I hate to say it but the current regime at UGA doesn’t seem to big on recruiting or starting minority QBs. Shockley rode the bench for three years and probably could have won a NC. Look at the years and it shows. I’m pretty sure that I am going to come under fire for this comment but, look at Nick Marshall. He could have been a great offensive weapon this year out of the wild dog. He can pass and run. CMR is too loyal to certain players. Murray is good but, when he screws up, there are two other talented QBs behind him and I bet when it is all over LeMay will be the better of the three.
Mr. Obvious
October 10th, 2011
11:51 am
“CAM NEWTON SAYS DONT GO 2 UGA” poster = Foul-Mouthed Racist
atlwareagle
October 10th, 2011
12:01 pm
Just like the UGA faithful to wonder why stuff happens way after the fact. Time to move on and keep your in state talent. They should have been asking this question like four years ago if they had to be in the position of even asking. Keep em in state and you dont have to wonder. Realistically its just another what if for the Dawgs.
BG
October 10th, 2011
12:03 pm
UGA could not afford Cam!
dap01
October 10th, 2011
12:09 pm
Cam would still be in jail in Georgia if he had stolen that laptop in Georgia and not in Florida. The writer of this article fails to remember that Cam lied, cheated and stole for most of his career and only contributed one year.
Does anyone care about character any more?
GT Bob
October 10th, 2011
12:12 pm
@dap01, Coach Richt obviously doesn’t care about character with all those convicts and criminals he’s recruited the past 10 years.
Sec 114
October 10th, 2011
12:14 pm
Wait, why did he leave Florida again? Not a surprise Georgia recruited him and Tech stayed away. Some schools have standards when it comes to grades and character.
F.S.U. Fan
October 10th, 2011
12:24 pm
As a coach,you have to be able to scout talent,Stevie Wonder saw that Cam as a quarterback.When Mark Richt was at FSU as offensive cordinator,he was known for his creative play calling and explosive offense,and he comes to UGA calls plays for a few years and gives it to Bobo so the down fall will be on Bobo and not his lack of coaching.
midtown123
October 10th, 2011
12:26 pm
Who cares!!?? He’s in the NFL now. This would be a better story if he were a recruit.
Dirty Dawg
October 10th, 2011
12:33 pm
dap01 and bg got it right…what a ration of pablum this article is for failing to even mention the kid’s behavior at Florida – lyin’, cheatin’ and stealin’ are pretty-much a deal breaker with most of us. Then there’s the pay-for-play…remember Cam’s daddy said ‘this time’ we ain’t goin’ for chicken feed. What does that mean, that the first time they didn’t ask for enough money? The one thing that was clear is that Georgia wasn’t going to convert to a spread offense just to accommodate this guy. I mean how bad did he have to be for Florida, that already had a ‘tailor-made’ offense for the guy and if he’da stayed probably could have won a couple of more National Championships, to run him off? Whatayabet it wasn’t Urban’s idea?
One day, when the ‘truth outs’ about him and Auburn – and you have give AU credit, they knew when to pay ‘top dollar’ for talent – we’ll see just how long the Westlakes, the Auburns and the Carolina’s, keep him up on a pedestal….shoot, Westlake will probably have to put him in the same place they put Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones.
So don’t be so quick to criticize Georgia Carvell…the book’s not finished on young Mr. Newton just yet.
treyingeorgia
October 10th, 2011
12:37 pm
CAM NEWTON SAYS DONT GO 2 UGA
For starters moron learn to use Proper English when posting in a forum.. you are such a tool and your ignorance speaks for itself…
I’m sorry but Stafford is 10x’s the QB Cam is… coming out of High School he was a fit for the spread offense and yes he did get in trouble at Florida…
treyingeorgia
October 10th, 2011
12:39 pm
LagDawg
He wanted to come to Georgia to play defensive back… that is from Marshall himself…get the facts straight and enough with all this racist crap… if the best player can play then he will play…
Tracey
October 10th, 2011
12:39 pm
How did GA miss Cam Newton? Maybe they didn’t bid high enough!
Patrick Romano WAR DAMN EAGLE
October 10th, 2011
12:44 pm
I love how UGA fans hated this guy andNick Fairly now ya’ll wanna hold his jock strap on the way to the locker room…Get a life, he’s Camtastic…
Spike 80DF
October 10th, 2011
12:47 pm
wrong Patrick, this is why he didn’t go to UGA…as said by ESPN
Sometime before he committed to Auburn a recruiter has stated that Cecil Newton told him that “it was going to take more than a scholarship” to get his son to Mississippi State. Obviously, Mississippi State reportedly refused to pay up. And if that wasn’t bad enough, reports are now surfacing that Cameron Newton himself made a comment regarding his father accepting money. Apparently he called a recruiter to express regret that he would not be attending Mississippi State. He stated that his father chose Auburn because “the money was too much”.
Patrick Romano WAR DAMN EAGLE
October 10th, 2011
12:48 pm
I diddle on the regular to highlights of Cam and Nick Fairly.
Spike 80DF
October 10th, 2011
12:48 pm
by the way, how are those trees holding up? let me know when i can come load up some firewood….
ughh
October 10th, 2011
12:50 pm
Time to beat Scam….His father will be the guy in the stands looking for a handout.
Did Scam rob, err, ever get another computer.
Carvell, do some real journalism and find out how much aub paid Scam and his sleazy father.
Jake
October 10th, 2011
12:55 pm
Single-handily? Try “single-handedly”.
CovingtonDawg
October 10th, 2011
1:16 pm
Please look into the recruitment of Cam at FL before riding CMR out of town. He WAS PROMISED as QB only, but they also told him that this kid TEBOW who had just signed was going to possibly be a FB/TE project. Of course UM told him what he wanted to hear. Can no one else see that?
He turned out great for year at Auburn and is off to a good start at carolina. Can’t we just be happy for the guy and let that be?
Texas Pete
October 10th, 2011
1:20 pm
Story on UGA vs recent BCS Champions.
UGA’s (Richt’s) #1 priority is preparing players for the NFL then win a championship if it happens.
Auburn, Florida, LSU, Bama, Texas, USC all have a #1 priority of winning a championship and sending players to the NFL if it happens.
This is not a slam, just the truth.
DC
October 10th, 2011
1:21 pm
Tide Roll…by that last comment were you out on the streets of midtown the other day?
DC
October 10th, 2011
1:30 pm
As for the AU move, I thought he would do well. I didn’t know we would win the NC but I knew he would dominate some teams. He is quick and had a strong arm. This is the same reason I feel Frazier will eventually do well under AU’s system.
Richt shouldn’t have come out last year and stated that he recruited him a TE. But, UGA also had a really good QB with stafford…who did really well at UGA and who is finally doing something in the pros (at the moment)..
To the “he was kicked out of FL” that is false. To the he has a rap sheet…that is false too…charges were dropped. To the cheating at FL…that is true..but come on who didn’t cheat in college…LETS BE HONEST!..oh and all those players with college assistants ie tutors..this is how it goes when they are studying “ok question 13 is D, question 15 is A”..
Kids mess up but its how you learn from your mistakes…I truely believe he has…thoughts?
Texas Pete
October 10th, 2011
1:35 pm
LagDawg,
I agree with almost everything you said except I don’t even think it’s a race issue. BCS Championships tend to be won by teams with that one stud college player amongst other great college players. Every once in awhile you get Bama where it’s just a juggernaught of a team with a great RB or QB. But look at some of the guys leading their teams to championships the past decade or so.
Cam Newton, Tim Tebow, Vince Young, Reggie Bush, Jamarcus Russell…these were all college players who were head and shoulders above their peers. Same as when Herschel won it for UGA and the other greats in history. This isn’t even about who will have a great NFL career because typically the best college player is not the best NFL player. College is the last opportunity for a player to physically dominate based on talent and attributes. UGA hasn’t had this type of player in a long time although one could argue that the Stafford/Moreno combo should have been as productive as the Leinart/Bush combo and it probably was offensively. UGA just didn’t have a championship defense during the Stafford/Moreno era.
Could Shockley have been that player if given the keys more seasons with the BVG defenese and Fabris special teams unit that flipped the field for the offense so many times? Who knows. But one thing is for sure, while coaches like Miles and Spurrier will play whoever they feel gives them the best shot at winning today, Richt will annoint a starter until the player blows the opportunity with bad play (average play isn’t enough to get demoted at UGA). That’s the biggest different between UGA and other teams. UGA isn’t a place where you have to earn your job everyday.
i already knew but still...pathetic
October 10th, 2011
1:38 pm
I already knew this story but it makes the UGA coaches look like complete morons.
Columbus
October 10th, 2011
1:42 pm
SEEMS TO ME THE SCHOOLS THAT DID NOT WANT TO PUT THEIR FUTURES IN THE CAM NEWTON AT QB BASKET, WERE THE WISEST ONES FOR SURE.
Uh several schools did not want Cam at QB either because of his size and/or they had good or GREAT QB’s coming in. UGA SIGNED THE #1 QB IN THE NATION AND THE FUTURE #1 PICK IN THE NFL DRAFT YOU STUPID STUPID PEOPLE! Newton could not hang out of high school. The ONLY way Cam was coming to UGA was to be at a different postion. THANK GOD HE DID NOT COME TO UGA. WHAT A NIGHTMARE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN. HE WOULD HAVE FLUNKED OUT AND BEEN A BUST AT UGA TOO, JUST LIKE HE WAS AT FLORIDA.
RICHT WAS SMART TO NOT OFFER HIM AS A QB IN HINDSIGHT AND PLACE THE HOPES AND OFFENSE IN HIS HANDS…..STAFFORD STARTED AS A FRESHMAN IN THE SEC…..WHAT DID NEWTON DO AT FLORIDA?
FLORIDA PLACED THEIR QB FUTURE ON HIM AND LOOK AT WHAT THEY HAD SINCE TEBOW LEFT? NOTTA. THEY DID AND GOT NOTHING FOR RECRUITING NEWTON. NOTHING. DID HE EVER PLAY A DOWN AT FLORIDA? SEEMS TO ME THE SCHOOLS THAT DID NOT WANT TO PUT THEIR FUTURES IN THE CAM NEWTON AT QB BASKET, WERE THE WISEST ONES FOR SURE. NOW WHEN HE CAME OUT OF JC, THAT IS A DIFFERENT STORY BUT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL? HE WASNT STARTING IN THE SEC NO TIME SOON….NOT AT BIG TIME SCHOOLS UNLESS THEY WERE DESPERATE.
GO DAWGS.
Columbus
October 10th, 2011
1:49 pm
By the way. Who cares? Newton was a cancer on college football. He did nothing except get bought by Auburn and put them under a cloud ever since. Its OVER. College football still is goin on. Mark Richt is still the coach at UGA and has proven himself SOLIDLY through alll the heat you litlle morons have thrown at him and he WILL be the coach at UGA the next 10 years if he wants to coach that long. He is NOT going anywhere. UGA is going to the SEC Championship in 2011. Newton could come play TE or he could go sit the pine at UF where he couldnt play Qb neither LOL. What a clown. What a bunch of ignorant clowns on here too
Boo yeah
October 10th, 2011
1:54 pm
@Columbus, your posts never make sense. You just ramble and ramble and ramble. Cam Newton is only the greatest QB prospect the state of Georgia has ever produced. EVER. Maybe he didn’t win the “teacher’s pet” award off the field, but Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb weren’t character guys either.
Columbus
October 10th, 2011
2:14 pm
I hope the Falcons cream him. That is what I think about the game this week. Didnt like him out of high school, didnt like him at Florida, didnt like him at Auburn. I cant stand that smile of his.
All of you Cam lovers and Richt haters can go have a panty party for all I care. It must be so terrific to be as perfect as you all, especially in HINDSIGHT! The past is over. Move on and get into the present and future with UGA going to the SEC title game. It is not going to change the fact that your wish for Richt to be gone at UGA did not happen and will never happen. Now go do something sweet for your boyfriends OK? I hear there is a sale on in the Walmart lingerie dept.
Go Dawgs!
CAM NEWTON SAYS DONT GO 2 UGA
October 10th, 2011
2:14 pm
THAT CANCER LEAD AUBURN TO A NATIONAL TITLE,SOMETHING THAT MY HOME STATE OF GEORGIA WILL NEVER DO AGAIN!
CAM NEWTON SAYS DONT GO 2 UGA
October 10th, 2011
2:17 pm
FOOTBALL RECRUITS IN GEORGIA,JUST READ WHAT THESE REDNECKS ARE SAYING ABOUT CAM NEWTON! ALL THE BLACK TOP FOOTBALL PLAYERS DONT GO TO RACIST UGA! THEY DONT LIKE BLACK PEOPLE,READ THESE BLOGS AND YOU WILL SEE!
DC
October 10th, 2011
2:17 pm
@Columbus….I don’t wish Richt gone..I wish he coaches at UGA forever..War Eagle.
You hate someones smile? Man you gotta take a xanax..seriously..
CAM NEWTON SAYS DONT GO 2 UGA
October 10th, 2011
2:19 pm
COLUMBUS YOU REDNECK RURAL CRACKERS ARE FUNNY,IM GLAD THAT THE UGA FOOTBALL PROGRAM IS CURSED!
CAM NEWTON SAYS DONT GO 2 UGA
October 10th, 2011
2:21 pm
YOU STUPID UGA CRACKERS KEEP TALKING ABOUT CAM NEWTON PLAYED 1 YEAR? YALL CRACKERS FORGOT THAT HE PLAYED AND WON A TITLE AT BLINN JR COLLEGE!
GEORGIA TOP TALENT KEEP LEAVING THE STATE
oh brother!
October 10th, 2011
2:45 pm
End of the day…we will see who ends up being a flash in the pan (newton) vs and elite qb (stafford) I remember a lot of good rookie seasons that blow up after they get figured out…think braves and heyward.
oh brother!
October 10th, 2011
2:48 pm
Man…where was everyone educated on this blog? Can’t you at least spell and type a complete thought? Tough to read your arguments because they ignore the basic rules of English.
Sister Sister
October 10th, 2011
3:00 pm
We don’t speak English in Georgia.
Throw me a bone
October 10th, 2011
3:07 pm
Yall 4get that cam was all but kicked out if florida. We didnt need the character issues of young cam newton
Sister Sister
October 10th, 2011
3:20 pm
I just wonder if Florida got their money back from Cecil?
Gerald
October 10th, 2011
3:30 pm
You UGA fans need some perspective here.
0. Auburn WILL NOT lose their national title. USC only forfeited their BCS 2004 title. They retained their AP, FWAA, Sports Illustrated etc. titles. So, even under the worst scenario, Auburn will remain the consensus national champs in 2010.
1. If the folks at Auburn cheated, they have a funny way of showing it. They extended Gene Chizik’s contract, and all of their assistants – several of whom had job offers, including Gus Malzahn for the HC job at Vanderbilt – stuck around. The only exception was their DL coach, who took the same position at an NFL team. While the NCAA still has the Auburn investigation open, they have already looked into Cam Newton and his father’s private, church and business financial records (as have the FBI and IRS and the secretaries of state of Georgia and Alabama). Thinking that this is going to take years because the Reggie Bush case did is ridiculous … the Bush case was unique in that Bush refused to testify, paid off witnesses to keep them from testifying, etc. and the NCAA has no subpoena power, plus the case was combined with other USC infractions to build a “lack of institutional control” case. Normally, investigations like these take less than a year. There is a much better chance of Auburn getting off scot free than getting significant penalties.
2. UGA fans who are acting as if their program is as pure as the driven snow when it comes to Newton’s past are ignoring the reasons why A) Isaiah Crowell is your starting RB instead of Ealy and Caleb King and B) why Andrew Murray is your starting QB instead of Mettenberger. Florida was #1 in the SEC in arrests under the Meyer tenure, but UGA has been #1 or #2 during Richt’s entire tenure before things settled down. Richt has had FAR MORE off the field troubles than Donnan, Bobo and Dooley combined, and has had an unprecedented rate of athletes flunking out as well. Look, Odell Thurman was the first – and only – NFL player EVER to get a lifetime ban from Roger Gooddell over REPEATED off-the-field violations, yet he had no problem staying in Athens under Richt for 3 years. So end this “we didn’t want this criminal in Athens” nonsense, because you guys have had more than your fair share – more than Auburn under Tuberville or Chizik, and more than Spurrier, Miles or Saban wherever they’ve been … Tuberville, Miles, Spurrier and Saban actually cleaned up out of control programs where Richt made his worse – already. And if you want to talk about players receiving extra benefits, start with the SEVERAL UGA players that were suspended by the NCAA and missed games (unlike Newton) for selling memorabilia, including A.J. Green last year. And it is hilarious – you UGA fans bash Newton while ignoring the fact that Richt continued to recruit Christian LeMay after he was expelled!
3. That being said, I have no problem with Richt not landing Cam Newton. (But we are now seeing that the idea that he can’t run a pro-style offense and was just a spread player is totally bogus! Incidentally, Richt recruits spread QBs all the time … never mind.) The problem with Richt has never been the players that he didn’t get, but rather underachieving with the players that he does get. Richt had Matt Stafford, Knowshon Moreno, and 3 future NFL WRs (Mohammed Massoquai, A.J. Green, and the other kid who got drafted last year) and still managed to get shut out at home in the first half of the Alabama game in 2008. This UGA team has several future NFL players on offense, and they still practically get shut out by BOISE. You score 27, 24 and 20 against Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Tennessee and their sieve defenses despite being handed a ton of turnovers in all three of those games … what is going to happen when you face a team that is likely to finish better than 7-5 (fortunately you only face 3 more such teams this season in Florida, Auburn and Georgia Tech, and none of those have top 10 talent)?
Bottom line: bashing Newton won’t change the fact that Richt is AT BEST the #6 coach in the SEC (behind Saban, Spurrier, Miles, Chizik and Petrino) and would be AT BEST the #7 coach if Urban Meyer didn’t have health problems. And that is what you UGA fans are REALLY mad at (or should be!)
oh brother!
October 10th, 2011
3:42 pm
Who is Andrew Murray? Is he starting now in place of Aaron? Does he hold onto the ball better.
Gerald – your rant bores me and your argument is weak at best. Pretty sure you have no qualification to be ranking anyone or anything and do not get paid for your opinion. Go back to your basement with your hot pocket.
MikeP
October 10th, 2011
4:07 pm
Oldboy
October 10th, 2011
6:49 am
“One might remember that Cam had to leave UF because of legal issues”
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Not much on facts, are you? When Cam Newton left Florida for Blinn jr. College, he was in good standing with the UF team athletically and the school academically. He transferred to Blinn one day after Tebow announced that he was returning for his senior season. Newton didn’t want to sit another year behind Tebow.
The Gainesville Sun, Houston Chronicle and Yahoo Sports.com all confirmed the above. Yet the jealous haters keep on saying things like this. By now you certainly know better so do you think it’s fun to keep on telling lies? Continued lying when everybody knows it’s a lie doesn’t make you seem cool, you know.
LagDawg
October 10th, 2011
4:18 pm
@texaspete, I was probably out of line with the color issue, but I do agree that CMR does not play the best person at each position. UGA always has the talent but, they are severly undercoached and with a decent OC that would improve their chances. Grantham D would still do better if CMR would let him coach the way he knows he can, but the offense will never get any better with Bobo running the show.
2010 BCS CHAMPS
October 10th, 2011
4:27 pm
UGA hasn’t beaten a ranked team in over 2 years.
UGA = Chicago Cubs of the SEC.
MikeP
October 10th, 2011
4:27 pm
Columbus
October 10th, 2011
1:42 pm
“SEEMS TO ME THE SCHOOLS THAT DID NOT WANT TO PUT THEIR FUTURES IN THE CAM NEWTON AT QB BASKET, WERE THE WISEST ONES FOR SURE. ”
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So, they were wise to pass up a national championship? And don’t even start with the “Auburn paid” junk.
Cecil Newton was approached by Mississippi State booster Kenny Rogers and ended up discussing money in a Starkeville hotel lobby in November 27, 2009.
Rogers had no contacts at Oklahoma, Tennessee or Auburn, that’s why money was not mentioned at those places, money that Rogers couldn’t raise anyway.
According to NCAA president Mark Emmert: “Nothing of value changed hands in the recruitment of Cam Newton”. End of story. They can close the case or not close it when or if they choose to do so, but there has been nobody working on the question of Cam Newton’s eligibility since Emmert made the above statement on December 1st, 2010.
Columbus, you need to fine a new subject to base all your dreams and hopes on, the downfall of Auburn and Cam Newton ain’t gonna’ happen.
2010 BCS CHAMPS
October 10th, 2011
4:27 pm
“UGA could not afford Cam!”
Well yeah, UGA is too busy spending money to bail out their other football players.
2010 BCS CHAMPS
October 10th, 2011
4:28 pm
MikeP
How long has it been since UGA fans have repeated “AU is going on probation?”
Geez, the UGA losers are about as predictable as CMR’s play calling.
2010 BCS CHAMPS
October 10th, 2011
4:29 pm
Gerald
Couldn’t have written it better myself.
ActuaryDawg
October 10th, 2011
4:38 pm
You guys are missing the obvious. Cam may have proven to be one of the top SEC quarterbacks of all time, but Logan Gray can just fair catch the hell out of a punt. It’s really no contest.
oh brother!
October 10th, 2011
4:42 pm
AU = Toronto Blue Jays of the SEC
2010 BCS CHAMPS
October 10th, 2011
4:48 pm
UGA Motto: Can’t win in Memphis.
oh brother!
October 10th, 2011
4:58 pm
AU Motto: Don’t worry about school…we are the lowest academic institution in the SEC.
Matt the Brave
October 10th, 2011
5:01 pm
Daddy didn’t want his son labelled as a QB/Athlete = He wanted to get paid by UGA and they said NO!
oh brother!
October 10th, 2011
5:03 pm
It’s ok…Chipper says we can take the Phillies in the playoffs!
2010 BCS CHAMPS
October 10th, 2011
5:03 pm
Enter your comments here”we are the lowest academic institution in the SEC.”
Nah, that belongs to Ole Miss, Ms St and LSU.
2010 BCS CHAMPS
October 10th, 2011
5:04 pm
“He wanted to get paid by UGA and they said NO!”
That’s because UGA has to fund the local prisons and jails. CMR has to have money to post bail for all the players who get arrested.
2010 BCS CHAMPS
October 10th, 2011
5:05 pm
UGA motto: We’ll post bail.
Judge Dawg
October 10th, 2011
5:07 pm
The Cam Newton story is not over yet. Aubuen may still forfeit another national championship. This story was designed to trash UGA and it has apparently succeeded.
Double Zero Eight
October 10th, 2011
6:20 pm
I was called an idiot among other things when I
advised that Cameron Newton was destined for stardom
on AJC and Charlotte Observer blogs. I have watched
him play and develop since he was a youth. He has
consistently been the best player on any team that he
has played on. He is one of the most mannerable and
nicest young men that I have ever met.
Unfortunately for the Falcons, he will shred our “paper defense”.
Without a pass rush, we are doomed and can easily lose both games
to Carolina.
It’s a good thing Richt was not at Georgia when Hershel Walker was
recruited. Based on the analogy with Newton, he may have tried to
make him a linebacker or tight end.
al
October 10th, 2011
6:41 pm
Enter your comments here
al
October 10th, 2011
6:42 pm
Auburn paid his dad the most money.
Capitalism at its finest.
McDawg
October 10th, 2011
7:02 pm
Saban actually had him pegged as a defensive end but thought he looked too white
McDawg
October 10th, 2011
7:03 pm
and who cares
Duluth Dawg
October 10th, 2011
7:47 pm
The AJC loves the stir the UGA pot, but this silly article takes the prize. This is the single worst piece of journalism I have ever read. UGA had Matthew Stafford, a future #1 pick. Cam got kicked out of Florida for STEALING a laptop. His daddy accepted money from Auburn so Cam would sign there. I am glad Cam went elsewhere. Glad that Cam seems to have his life in order now.
Carvell is an IDIOT!!!
It is what it is
October 10th, 2011
8:06 pm
UGA refused to pay the cash to papa Newton. Period. Now go back to screwing your cousins Alabama residents.
Shockley!?!?!?!?
October 10th, 2011
8:33 pm
LagDawg, Shockley win a NC???? That is a freaking joke…he is the one that COST the Dawgs a NC in 2002 with that miserable pick 6. Do you remember how lost he looked at times in the big games? He looked horrible early against WV in the sugar bowl and only succeeded when the Dawgs were in desperation mode attempting a comeback in vain against a prevent defense. Give me a break…Greene was way ahead of Shockley and is the all-time leading QB in wins.
Having said all that, I like Shockley as player and a person, but the derisive comments about his utilization in his UGA career are way off base. Shockley was good but he was not Vince Young good.
Vince Dooley
October 10th, 2011
8:53 pm
He is the best player I have ever seen play College Football sans Hershel….
Falcon fan
October 10th, 2011
8:56 pm
How did cam work out at Florida? Don’t think he would have worked out anywhere there wasn’t 200k
This was not a mistake, the right move regardless of what he was recruited as. Read all the stories about this kids troubles at Florida, he would have been dismissed in Athens just like Florida.
Vince Dooley
October 10th, 2011
8:56 pm
Cam never got kicked out of FL for stealing a lap top…read the facts Duluth Dawg…He left on his own, never got kicked out of school…He actually bought a lap top that was stolen. You can kick and moan but even I can say, he was a damn stud and my old school got a NC due to him….
Vince Dooley
October 10th, 2011
8:57 pm
You guys are making up stories….Cam was NEVER kicked out of UF…..He left on his own to Blynn JC…..
Vince Dooley
October 10th, 2011
9:04 pm
Fellow Bulldawgs/Falcons Fans….What will it say if we allow a rookie to come in here and beat the Falcons Sunday?
Fan of the Game
October 10th, 2011
9:05 pm
Old Cam is doing pretty well in his second year of pro ball.
Fan of the Game
October 10th, 2011
9:06 pm
Cam used the system and is proof that college athletics is corrupt.
Vince Dooley
October 10th, 2011
9:13 pm
Do you really think Hershel did not get any cash or his family got any cash to come to UGA back in 80? Andre Hastings the WR back in the early 90’s was paid big money..
Vince Dooley
October 10th, 2011
9:16 pm
lowest academic SEC school? what? AU has an average ACT score of a 28 for the freshmen class…Vandy,FL,UGA,AU have the top ACT scores in that order for this past year….The easiest school to get into is LSU and Ole Miss…
It is what it is
October 10th, 2011
9:30 pm
Poor sCam Newton.. bought a stolen laptop and didnt even know it.. thats why he threw it out the window when the cops came.. he’s a cheat, his daddy is a cheat and AUB was cheating yet again.. but you go ahead and burry your heads in the sand..
BabsTolstoy
October 10th, 2011
9:31 pm
Doggies I know it hurts. The guy was right there for the taking and now Auburn is hoisting that crystal ball you crave so much but might never have because your coach pegs players like him as tight ends. Kneel and kiss the ring. We’ll win another one before you do. What’ya bet?
It is what it is
October 10th, 2011
9:32 pm
read more about his academic cheating here you cousin kissers.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5783051
Stan
October 10th, 2011
9:42 pm
Thanks Coach Slaton for keeping it 100!!
Just me
October 10th, 2011
10:02 pm
Who cares what UGA thinks are does as far as Cam is concerned. Thats past history.
Brewmaster
October 11th, 2011
12:16 am
Stafford is 5 -0. Scam is 1-4. Stafford didn’t steal a laptop and then throw it out the window. His dad didn’t demand $180,000 for him to play at UGA. Scam will not be running over linemen in the NFL and will be another Vince Young. Why didn’t Scam start at FLA ? He won last year with his legs, not his arm, and certainly not with his character. I’m glad he wasn’t a bulldog, and would be embarrassed if he were.
Eric C.
October 11th, 2011
6:01 am
BabsTolstoy, that crystal ball could shatter at any moment for Auburn, lol
DC
October 11th, 2011
8:56 am
Brewmaster…Stafford is in his 3rd or 4th season? Stafford has players around him…Cam basically has steve smith…defense is horrible..if the defense was slightly better they would have beaten the Saints..wow you are dumb.
Brewmaster
October 11th, 2011
9:35 am
Scam had one good college year and won because he had a great defense. Did the Gators not give him a chance to earn the starting spot ? Stafford overall was a much better college player than Scam and will be a much better NFL player. Much better person too. Character still matters. If you want to call that stupid, then that’s your right. You probably also think it was ok for Fairley to dig his helmet into Murray’s chin, as you see everything through obnoxious orange colored glasses. You want to ignore Scam’s off the field issues, only because he won a championship. I call that stupid and delusional.
JD
October 11th, 2011
10:49 am
Why are we still seeing this in the AJC?? He’s gone, who cares.. Look what he did on his journey to Auburn (and his dad) Why would anyone at GA want to deal with that. Fla didn’t benefit from his committing to them.
Gerald
October 11th, 2011
10:50 am
Brewmaster:
You’re an idiot. Auburn’s defense was ranked in the 50s last year. They were ranked DEAD LAST in the NCAA against the pass. Stafford wasn’t overall a much better player. He was drafted #1 overall on potential, not because of his UGA career, and this is the first season that his potential is paying off.
Ignoring Cam’s off-the-field issues? Of course not. It is you who is ignoring the off-the-field issues with your own program. Plenty of Bulldogs under Richt have done far worse than Newton. THAT is why talking about Newton’s off-the-field issues makes no sense. Look, you don’t see Tennessee, Florida or LSU fans ranting against Newton the way that UGA fans do. (Alabama fans do, but that’s the Auburn-Alabama rivalry … Alabama fans laughed at Auburn when they got nothing in return for going undefeated in 2004.) The only reason why you guys bash Cam is because he won a national title at Auburn while you guys still haven’t won one since Herschel Walker. Well, the true source of your frustration shouldn’t be Cam Newton, but Mark Richt. If Matt Stafford is so great, why couldn’t Mark Richt so much as win the SEC East with him? Again, Mark Richt couldn’t even win the SEC East with the great Matt Stafford.
You are hilarious. Cam Newton scores 50 TDs, and you attribute his success to the defense. I guess you missed all those shootouts that Auburn had last year against Arkansas, South Carolina, Clemson etc. What a joke. Let me tell you something … if Cam Newton had the talent that Stafford had around him … all those future NFL players on both sides of the ball, he would have never lost. Well, correction. If he had Stafford’s talent AND Gus Malzahn calling the plays instead of Mike Bobo, he would have never lost.
So, when you think about it, it was in Cam’s best interests never to come to UGA, because even had he never gotten into trouble, Bobo would have turned him into some 3rd string TE who would have never gotten a sniff at the NFL.
Gerald
October 11th, 2011
11:04 am
JD:
The reason why people are still on it is because during the SEC’s renaissance which began in 1992, all of the SEC’s Big 6 (Alabama, Tennessee, LSU, Georgia, Florida, Auburn) but UGA have won titles, and all but Tennessee have won them at least twice, or at least should have won them twice. People are simply wondering why, and the logical – if not necessarily accurate – place to start is with guys who have left the state to win titles somewhere else. UGA’s failure to win a national title is even more pronounced when you consider that Georgia produces more talent than Alabama (a state that has produced FIVE undefeated seasons since 1992 …Alabama in 1992, Auburn in 1993, Auburn in 2004, Alabama in 2009, Auburn in 2010), LSU (2 national titles in 7 years and on their way to 3 titles in 8, and if it won’t be them it will be Bama) and Tennessee (who would have won more titles in the 1990s had Florida not been in their way) and also lacks an in-state rival for that talent the way that Alabama/Auburn do (each other) and Florida does (FSU and Miami, who have also won national titles during this time).
Now I don’t blame UGA’s lack of titles on players that got away, because the list of those players is shorter than folks believe (basically Charlie Ward at FSU, Cam Newton at Auburn, Ronnie Brown at Auburn and that’s it … Jamal Lewis barely played during that Tennessee year in 1998 due to an early season injury), because the real problem UGA’s failing to properly utilize the talent that they did have (i.e. Stafford, Moreno, Massoquai, Green, Durham in 2008 failing to so much as win the SEC East or go to a BCS bowl game, and before that Jim Donnan’s failure to assemble that future NFL starting defense with future Pro Bowlers at all levels at DL, LB and DB into a good college defense, and before that the failure to win anything, even winning records sometimes, with those Eric Zeier/Garrison Hearst/Terrell Davis teams).
2010 BCS CHAMPS
October 11th, 2011
12:13 pm
“They were ranked DEAD LAST in the NCAA against the pass.”
14-0. Nuff said.
2010 BCS CHAMPS
October 11th, 2011
12:14 pm
Don’t worry mutt fans, you’ll always have 1980. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH!!!!!!!
Dostoveyskiy
October 11th, 2011
4:05 pm
Had you rather have a degree from UGa or Bama?
Dynamicbigboy
October 11th, 2011
4:44 pm
If this is the best you can do maybe you should write for the food section. This is old, old news that has nothing to do with anything now. Hard to imagine I would actually like to see something new from Chip Towers but then again why not just look at SCOUT.COM because that is where Chipper got all his information.
JadedJacket
October 11th, 2011
5:34 pm
I love these should’a, could’a, would’a stories.
Not Disappointed
October 11th, 2011
7:16 pm
Like him or not. He’s a good player. I wish him well!
Ramblin Wreck!
Sammy Dawkins
October 11th, 2011
8:58 pm
Cam Newton never recieved any money from Auburn. Lot of accusations, no proof. But even if he did recieve money(he didn’t). He’s still the best rookie QB ever.Another thing, Auburn was NEVER accused of paying Cam. Miss St recruiters were asked for money, thats all that happened. War Eagle 2010 National Champs…deal with it …
Brewmaster
October 11th, 2011
9:43 pm
Hey Sammy. QBs are measured by wins and losses. So how does a 1-4 record so far make him the best rookie QB ever ? At least give it a full season before making that kind of proclamation. I’ll bet you Matty Ice’s first year record will be far superior to Scam’s. By the way, did Matty Ice’s dad bribe BC for $180,000. Did Matty throw a stolen laptop out of his dorm window ?
Brewmaster
October 11th, 2011
9:59 pm
Sammy, try to remember last year’s title, because it will probably be at least 30 years before you win another one. Last year was a FLUKE for the War Damn Stolen Laptop Eagles only because Scam was a Gator dropout JUCO transfer with issues most schools didn’t want to take on. What will you say about Scam when your team has to forfeit its title ?
Gerald
October 12th, 2011
10:55 am
Brewmaster:
You lack the very character that you are accusing Cam Newton of lacking.
1. You refuse to acknowledge that you are exhibiting a double standard regarding Cam Newton’s off-the-field troubles and those of MANY of Georgia’s players. UGA is #1 in arrests in the SEC during Mark Richt’s tenure, plus has had several players get into trouble with the NCAA. For instance, let’s see you rail against A.J. Green, who was suspended for selling memorabilia to a runner for an agent. You won’t. Double standard = hypocrisy. Oh yes, and since you are a Falcons’ fan, let’s see you rail on Julio Jones for accepting an illegal free fishing trip from a booster while at Alabama (Jones restored his eligibility by reimbursing the booster).
2. You refuse to acknowledge that you were WRONG when you attributed Auburn’s title to a great defense, when in fact Auburn had the worst defense of any national champion since Miami in 1984. Refusing to stand up and acknowledge “I was completely, 100% totally wrong” … lack of integrity.
3. When it is Matt Stafford, you claim that Stafford was the better QB despite his never winning so much as an SEC East “title” at UGA and Newton’s winning SEC and national titles at Blinn JUCO and at Auburn. But when it is Matt Ryan, you say that Ryan is the better QB because of wins. So … which is it? Double standard = hypocrisy.
Fella, the truth is that Cam Newton doesn’t have squat to do with Matt Stafford, Matt Ryan etc. anyway. LSU, Alabama, Tennessee and Florida didn’t need Newton to win national titles, and for that matter Auburn didn’t need Newton to go 13-0 in 2004 (so quit claiming that “it was a fluke” because the only fluke was Auburn getting messed over by the system just like they did in the 1980s when they entered bowl season ranked #2, won their bowl game, #1, #3, and #4 lost, but the pollsters decided to jump #5 to #1) so your team didn’t need Newton to win a national title either. Instead, the issue is your own coach’s failure to get it done. Richt has won 100 games at UGA, but not a single one has been against a team that finished ranked #5 or higher in either poll. Let me repeat: of Richt’s 100 wins at UGA, not one of them has come against a team that finished ranked #5 or higher in either poll. Not only does Richt have ZERO wins against the top 5, his wins against teams that finish ranked in the top 10 are few and far between. Methinks you’d have to go way back to 2005 in the SEC championship game to find one, and UGA only won that game because they knocked JaMarcus Russell out in the 1st quarter. All Richt has been able to do at UGA despite all that talent is beat above average or worse teams, and lately he isn’t even doing that consistently. And it is not for the lack of opportunity, either. Richt went 0-2 against LSU in 2003. Richt lost to Auburn in 2004. Richt lost to Florida in 2006. Richt lost to Alabama and Florida in 2008. Richt lost to Florida in 2009. Richt lost to Auburn in 2010. That’s 0-8 right there! Richt only won the SEC in 2002 and 2005 because they were down years … there were no national title contenders in the SEC that year.
That has you frustrated, so you take it out on Cam Newton. Well, buddy, it ain’t Cam Newton’s fault. Even if Newton flops in the NFL, you guys will still be stuck with Richt. Yes, UGA has good young talent. But what makes you think that Richt is going to do any better with Murray, Crowell, Mitchell, Charles etc. than he did with Stafford, Moreno, Massoquai, Green etc.? Or with all that talent on offense and defense that was around David Greene (and by the way, Greene’s record was broken by Colt McCoy, and McCoy did it in WAY fewer starts, and McCoy is also a much better NFL player … just sayin’)?
So, while you are ranting and raving against Newton, you are ignoring the real issue. Well, make sure that Richt is actually able to lead UGA to a win against Vanderbilt this weekend. Don’t laugh … Vanderbilt’s QB is the brother of Aaron Rodgers, whom I think that you Falcons fans know very well …
danny
October 12th, 2011
12:21 pm
UGA mentality…Cam Newton as a tight end!
MikeP
October 12th, 2011
11:51 pm
Let’s hear it again, all you haters!
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/NCAAInvestigationletter.pdf
BWAHAHAHAHAHA! War eagle!
nobody
October 13th, 2011
9:21 am
did not sufficiently perceive until now the extent of the problem which has resulted in UGA losing so many top flight recruits who apparently really desire to come to UGA.. who would have believed… we never made them an offer…..why? because they did not fit into our system? oh my goodness…
Hard Truth Soldier
October 14th, 2011
7:19 pm
Da truth, skydog, All though I see your point on racism, I don’t see your point on recruiting him. Matthew Stafford came in the #1 ranked QB in the Country, Matthew Stafford left as the 1st pick in the draft. I mean how much more clearer can it be? Cam is good, very good, but when you look at Stafford, man this kid got the “LIONS” playing like SB Champions. Tebow went on and won the Heisman and became probably one of the greatest college ball players ever, and took Florida to a National title (Remember Chris Leak was the starter for one of them) and was a First round QB. Cam is “The Man” now, but maybe he needed just a little maturing back then.
Hard Truth Soldier
October 14th, 2011
7:32 pm
Oh and before ya’ll go declaring CAM the best Rookie QB ever, Remember some Guy name Ben Rothleisberger? Took the Steelers his Rookie year to the Super Bowl, and for all you primo conference guys, isn’t Miami(Ohio) like a Mid Major?
MikeP
October 15th, 2011
4:59 pm
Did the Steelers finish last the year before they drafted Big Ben? Didn’t think so. Try comparing apples to apples, not oranges.