Cam Newton is on SI cover — and on Bulldog Nation’s mind
A few notes to start the day . . .
- The quarterback that Georgia’s defense will be chasing Saturday is on the cover of this week’s Sports Illustrated. Cam Newton is the first Auburn football player to make the cover of SI’s weekly issue since Bo Jackson 25 years ago, according to the school. Newton shares this week’s cover with TCU’s Andy Dalton and Oregon’s LaMichael James as SI takes a look at the BCS and a possible Auburn-Oregon national-title game. Jackson shared the Dec. 2, 1985, cover with Iowa’s Chuck Long and Plymouth (N.H.) State’s Joe Dudek.
- Not surprisingly, the 6-foot-6, 250-pound Newton was a big topic of conversation on Mark Richt’s weekly radio call-in show Monday night. As an example of Newton’s powerful running, Richt mentioned something he saw on Auburn film: a third-and-1 situation against Mississippi State on which Newton ran for the first down and collided with a middle linebacker. “The linebacker, you would think, would just knock his rear end back and make the stop,” Richt said. “But Cam jumps up and runs back to the huddle, and the linebacker is just laying there and they had to carry him off the field. Now, he did finish the game, so he didn’t get hurt too badly, but he got stunned by the big guy.”
- Richt said after last Saturday’s game that he hoped Auburn would be ranked No. 1 in the country this week. A caller asked Monday night why the coach felt that way. “If everyone thinks Auburn is the No. 1 team in the nation and we beat Auburn, they might think Georgia is a pretty darn good team, too,” he said. “That is the opportunity and challenge we want.” Auburn is actually No. 2 in the polls and the BCS standings this week. “1 and 2, it’s about the same — this time of year, anyway,” Richt said.
- As expected, Trey Thompkins‘ high ankle sprain will keep him out of Georgia’s basketball opener Friday night against Mississippi Valley State, coach Mark Fox said during the second hour of the “Bulldog Hotline” show Monday. “It’s a third-degree sprain,” Fox said. “It’s a significant injury, and he’s not close to being back. He will not play in the opener. . . . He made a decision to come back to school, and we owe it to Trey to make sure he’s healthy before he steps on the floor. He’s chomping at the bit to come back tomorrow if he could. But our trainers are doing a terrific job, and he’s getting treatment around the clock, basically. So we hope he’ll get back soon, but it’s going to be a little while.” Fox indicated previously that the injury, suffered during a scrimmage on Oct. 30, could sideline Thompkins for two to six weeks.
- More later today . . .
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FLA DAWG
November 9th, 2010
8:16 am
Newton is a highly talented QB – no doubt.
My opinion is that Murray would be as productive and accurate with a better O Line.
But this year belongs to The Plainsmen. They win by 4 TDs – courtesy of Mark Richt and Mike Bobo.
FLA DAWG
Class of ‘79
John Galt
November 9th, 2010
8:17 am
Dogville continues to boast and bark that they will beat Auburn. Even Dogville’s saintly coach states IF the dogs beat Auburn, then they MIGHT be considered a good team. A very lame response from a coach that recruits consistently five star talent, but consistently does not produce. Beating hapless teams to improve your record to 5-5, does not equate the illusion of a good team. Granted with the negative press surounding Auburn at the moment, the dogs COULD luck up and beat Auburn. That win, however, would not make the dogs a good team. Dogville will be crying again after this lose and sadly, Bobo will be the brunt of the team’s season and will be fired at the end of the season, thus saving the saintly Richt once more.
Cam Newton is dirtier than a newborn's diaper
November 9th, 2010
8:19 am
Can the cheating Allbarn Tigers beat UGA without their hero Scam Newton???
The NCAA needs to suspend this thug…. ASAP.
Georgia goes down! No wonder they are called U G A Y
November 9th, 2010
8:21 am
Humpers are amazing.
JdawgT
November 9th, 2010
8:21 am
Cam Newton is just another example of the thug recruitment in NCAA football. The NCAA needs to raise its standards and issue some hair clippers for all the players with hair streaming out of their helments.
Since Vince
November 9th, 2010
8:25 am
This season is OVA ~
FLA DAWG
November 9th, 2010
8:29 am
Dawg Nation,
Give Auburn and Newton credit.
In two short years a little – known and bargain priced Head Coach has turned that program around.
Newton is a talented QB and is the pilot of possibly the best college Offense in the country right now.
They are winners.
With 10 years under his belt Richt is losing and feels fortunate to have an even record right now.
The Auburn – Georgia Game is one of the oldest and greatest matchups in the country.
Regrettably, Richt will not field a quality team against The Tigers.
I just hope Richt and Bobo don’t completely flop.
shane
November 9th, 2010
8:30 am
If Cam played for any other SEC team the Barn fans would be on here bashing him also. And please spare us the “he’s a good kid now” comments. Cam’s record and problems speaks for itself. Just because the guy cracks a big smile and says he’s blessed every 3 words doesn’t make him a reformed person. I’d feel blessed also if I had done everything he has and still be allowed to play major college football.
ARdawg
November 9th, 2010
8:32 am
C’mon guys. drop the Cam bashing. He’s a good player and I for one am looking forward to watching him play this week against Georgia. If he is guilty of anything it will come out in the wash but for now, we have football to play. The guy is an awesome player but, and a BIG but, Richt might have our boys ready. (hopefully) We have all the tools to beat Auburn. We have yet to be a complete game together against a competitive team. This is our last opportunity this year for a good hard fought and won game. Tech won’t offer much resistance
Gotta hate Cam
November 9th, 2010
8:34 am
I wonder if another story will break about Cam Newton “allegedly” breaking into Busch Gardens and hijacking a roller coaster. A close source of mine said it happened late one night.
ARdawg
November 9th, 2010
8:35 am
FL FAWG
I don’t understand your reasoning. 4 TD loss? Not hardly. If you are a betting man, take the points and the Dawgs
tide roll
November 9th, 2010
8:35 am
Has the young man had any problems while at Auburn? He’s repeated a thousand times how he looks back at his prior behavior with embarrassment. Was he mentoring fifth graders at Florida the way he does now ? That’s a more appropriate and timely story. What about any trouble at Blinn J. C.? Has anyone talked to the coach out there? Uga is enrolling a kid that apparently had sexual relations at his high school, and was suspended for the season! There’s a story! Anyway, the real issue is the incredible inability of Richt and Bobo to go after a kid that led his team to a JUCO NATIONAL TITLE, who grew up in Atlanta and attended a high school where three current or former uga players went, and has clearly learned from his mistakes. This falls right in with UGA’S FAILURE to sign other home grown products like Charlie Ward, Sean Jones, and Homer Jordan, each of whom left the state and led their respective schools to national titles! Richt and Bobo are going to get what they deserve this weekend. Also, AREN”T SCHLABACH AND BARNHART JUST A COUPLE OF GREAT GUYS ? Uga grads as well.
ARdawg
November 9th, 2010
8:36 am
FL DAWG…..heh hehe sorry
Gotta hate Cam
November 9th, 2010
8:36 am
“Can the cheating Allbarn Tigers beat UGA without their hero Scam Newton???”
Better question. Will all 12 jailbirds that currently make up the UGA football team be able to stop Cam?
Gotta hate Cam
November 9th, 2010
8:37 am
“Cam Newton is just another example of the thug recruitment in NCAA football.”
Says the guy whose entire team has been to jail this season.
Dave
November 9th, 2010
8:37 am
As a UGA fan, I am getting tired of all of the crap being dug up and posted about Cam Newton. It seems that all of the little people love to see the man on top of the mountain fall. Just lace ‘em up and start hitting, wouldja?
On a side note, I did notice how many, many legal problems at FL and other schools seem to go unnoticed by the media in that particular town and state. The AJC seems to report every time a UGA player spits on the side walk. I also know that last weekend, the police arrested over 300 minors in possession at Ga. Southern. Imagine what goes on at D1 colleges?? My point is that college kids do this stuff EVERY weekend. Let the legal stuff work it’s way out and let’s play football. Stop bringing that stuff up as mud when you are playing a football game. Will UGA beat AU? 90% of me says NO and it may even get ugly. But AU is a great team this season and UGA is not. We COULD win and I hope we do, but this is Auburn’s year. GO DAWGS!
Gotta hate Cam
November 9th, 2010
8:38 am
“If you are a betting man, take the points and the Dawgs”
Yeah, because UGA has beaten some awesome losing teams this year! LOL
OkefenokeeDawg
November 9th, 2010
8:42 am
BobbyDawg’s got a short memory. Respectable fans from all area teams called AJ a liar about not being at the South Beach party thrown by agents. Oh, AJ was there all right, many bloggers on here had all but seen him there.
Smack is what makes the blogs work, BobbyDawg.
Gotta hate Cam
November 9th, 2010
8:43 am
tide roll
You make me despise bama fans less. Thanks.
ARdawg
November 9th, 2010
8:44 am
“If you are a betting man, take the points and the Dawgs”
Yeah, because UGA has beaten some awesome losing teams this year! LOL”
This makes absolutely no sense and I am dumber just from reading it. Gotta Hate, you are no football fan are you? People beat you up, call you names and take your lunch money, don’t they? Your life at GT is getting so unbearable you work overtime delivering pizzas and hang out on blogs for just a little justification from your miserable life, don’t you?
Hobnailbooty
November 9th, 2010
8:44 am
BOSS GATOR For your reference Fla is 1-0 against UGA this year.. previous years don’t matter…… or do they…. 3-18… not so fast as Lee Corso would say… how about 47-40-2. You can spin the numbers anyway you want but until you are above .500 in the overall series STFU.
And BTW since the series is 47-40-2 what does that say about how bad FLA was before they got on this run. 44-22-2 STFU.
Gotta hate Cam
November 9th, 2010
8:44 am
“AREN”T SCHLABACH AND BARNHART JUST A COUPLE OF GREAT GUYS ?”
Schlabach got into some trouble a while back. Barnhart is going to owe Cam’s dad an apology and a large sum of money once the Newton family sues.
Draggin' Fly
November 9th, 2010
8:44 am
@delusional: “I think stupid people need to be exterminated for the good of the greater society.”
But, if we did that, this would be a much shorter blog.
Gotta hate Cam
November 9th, 2010
8:46 am
“This makes absolutely no sense and I am dumber just from reading it. ”
It doesn’t make sense to you because you have a low IQ.
“People beat you up, call you names and take your lunch money, don’t they?”
No, because I never lived in your trailer park.
“Your life at GT is getting so unbearable you work overtime delivering pizzas and hang out on blogs for just a little justification from your miserable life, don’t you?”
You may be the dumbest person I’ve ever encountered on an AJC blog.
From Where I Sit
November 9th, 2010
8:46 am
Amen JdawgT, just like he stole and now perhaps cheating is in the mix, but yet he is given the red carpet treatment again as this is all about winning and nothing to do with ethics or obtaining an education as college has become the farm program for the NFL.
Enough Said!
tide roll
November 9th, 2010
8:46 am
I hope the black athlete at Uga look at what guys like Schlabach and Barnhart are trying to do to the kid and lay down. I hope they send a message that they support Newton and not these Uga grad writers that are trynig to destroy the kid . I hope Auburn puts Uga in their rightful place. 70 to 6 Auburn!
OkefenokeeDawg
November 9th, 2010
8:46 am
AU in ATL,
Maybe Cam is clean as the driven snow. Maybe he isn’t. I doubt that you or Auburn coaches know for sure. There is an official NCAA investagation going on. There’s gonna be speculation, until the NCAA announces its findings. Get used to it . . .
Gotta hate Cam
November 9th, 2010
8:47 am
“I think stupid people need to be exterminated for the good of the greater society.”
That would mean less Democrat voters.
Gotta hate Cam
November 9th, 2010
8:48 am
“There is an official NCAA investagation going on. There’s gonna be speculation, until the NCAA announces its findings. ”
Spell check is your friend, dawg.
Gotta hate Cam
November 9th, 2010
8:49 am
“I hope Auburn puts Uga in their rightful place. 70 to 6 Auburn!”
Yeah, and the UGA fans would scream “BUT WE’RE PRESEASON NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!”
OkefenokeeDawg
November 9th, 2010
8:51 am
“Beating hapless teams to improve your record to 5-5, does not equate the illusion of a good team.”
*****************************
John Galt,
I’m sure you are a Techie, so are you applying that brilliant observation to PJ’s Jackets? Looks like Tech has beaten some “hapless teams” also, huh?
Dawggie
November 9th, 2010
8:51 am
Auburn fans,
You know VERY well, that if Cam were a UGA player,you would think he was a “thug, and a disgrace to college football”. But he is at Auburn, therefore you harbor him, and act like he has done nothing wrong. A black cloud follows this kid.
I hope to god you lose to UGA and Bama, and then I want to hear your thoughts on him.
tide roll
November 9th, 2010
8:51 am
CHARLIE WARD, SEAN JONES, HOMER JORDAN, CAM NEWTON, AND ADD C.J. UZOMAH TO UGA’S WALL OF HILARITY!
Dave
November 9th, 2010
8:54 am
I’m just hoping for a good game. If I were betting, I’d take Auburn at two touchdowns. Cam Newton is just too big, too fast and he’s pretty much unstoppable. Murray needs to be spot on, UGA receivers need to be lights out and we should have two LB’s shadowing Cam. Take our chances with Auburn’s passing game. King and Ealey ned to keep the chains moving and keep Auburn’s offense off the field. No turnovers and we may actually be in the game.
Let’s get off all the the Scam Newton and stuff in the past. We have a football game this weekend and he’s going to play. UGA needs to stop him. Can we? We’ll see…..
Gotta hate Cam
November 9th, 2010
8:55 am
“You know VERY well, that if Cam were a UGA player,you would think he was a “thug, and a disgrace to college football”. ”
Nope, I actually defended AJ Green when even dawg fans were down on him. I take the “innocent until proven guilty” side.
“A black cloud follows this kid.”
That’s racist.
“I hope to god you lose to UGA and Bama, and then I want to hear your thoughts on him.”
You lower cased your “god” so I guess that would make you a pagan.
G8tr h8tr
November 9th, 2010
8:56 am
Seriously, was the computer spray painted black before or after Cam bought it? And I wonder why he threw it out his window while the police were checking the ser #. At best he knowlingly received stolen property.
OkefenokeeDawg
November 9th, 2010
8:57 am
tide roll, maybe Richt didn’t want Cam. Did you consider that?
And having sex at high school is a bigger story than Cam’s legal problems, cheating problems, and double-digit traffic violations?
Apparently, ESPN and others think differently.
Gotta hate Cam
November 9th, 2010
8:59 am
“tide roll, maybe Richt didn’t want Cam. Did you consider that? ”
Yeah, Richt wanted some alcoholics on his team. Cam didn’t fit the description.
Gotta hate Cam
November 9th, 2010
8:59 am
“Apparently, ESPN and others think differently.”
ESPN doesn’t think.
Gotta hate Cam
November 9th, 2010
9:01 am
“And having sex at high school is a bigger story than Cam’s legal problems, cheating problems, and double-digit traffic violations?”
Sounds like UGA’s current football team all rolled into one.
Athletic Director drives drunk, has sex with underage girl. UGA employee gets caught with child porn. 12 players arrested and sent to jail.
Yep, Cam Newton is worse than everyone at UGA. LOL
Dawggie
November 9th, 2010
9:01 am
War Scam Eagle!!!!!!
Al Sharpton
November 9th, 2010
9:01 am
Who defines terrorists? Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s friend.
Iblameurparents
November 9th, 2010
9:02 am
Interesting how all of this old Cam stuff is coming up now. The NCAA investigation has been going on since June if there were anything to it he certainly would have been pulled off the field by now. The cheating at Florida thing is coming out like it just happened, wasn’t this 3 years ago? If he did have some indiscretions as an 18 year old wasn’t having to enroll in JUCO a consequence of those alleged actions? It appears to me whatever the issues have been in the past he has matured and moved on since then, he seems to be likable, well spoken and displays great leadership qualities.
Nonetheless, those of you who like to throw phrases around like “Thug” code for “N-word” run rampant in these forums and more pointedly these parts. These same people use the term “athletic” when describing Cam and other athletes that look like him as if they are absent of the cerebral characteristics that it takes to succeed at their sport as if they rely on athleticism alone. Get over it, at this point Cam is going to be the first African American quarterback from the south to win the Heisman, Auburn is better than Georgia and there is nothing you can do about it. Take solace in the fact that the south will rise again but the “athletic thug” will be your leader! I do not blame you for your subconscious somewhat subliminal prejudices, some of you may not be cognizant of those facts after all prejudices are learned behaviors and believe me you guys learned those things from the best for that, Iblameurparents….
Gotta hate Cam
November 9th, 2010
9:04 am
Iblameurparents
What’s really hypocritical is all of the UGA fans on this blog condemning Cam while 12 of their own players have been to jail THIS YEAR!!!!!!!
Reality Check
November 9th, 2010
9:04 am
How many Auburn football players were arrested this offseason? Don’t yourself thinking about this one—UGA wins the 2010 arrest bowl 12-2
I am so proud of the Dawgs—blind faith!
gomdawg
November 9th, 2010
9:06 am
tide roll ,this is not a black or white thing its college football i dont agree with some of the rules but for now it is what it is you take money it will cost you, i hope cam is not guilty but if he is he pays for it. i for one dawg fan wants everything you got because when we beat yall i dont want any crying we didn’t have cam.
Double Zero Eight
November 9th, 2010
9:06 am
I am a Georgia fan. I am also a realist. Cam Newton will run for over 100 yards and pass for over 300 yards against Georgia. Let’s hope that the dawgs can keep the game respectable.
Gotta hate Cam
November 9th, 2010
9:07 am
Dawg Fans
What you clowns don’t understand is Auburn fans/grads couldn’t care less if we win the national championship because we weren’t supposed to have a good year to begin with. Cam has been absolutely amazing to watch play and we’ve had fun watching. If Auburn loses to Bama or whoever, we will still be chanting WAR EAGLE because we know our program is back on track.
With that said, worry about your own failing football program.
Iblameurparents
November 9th, 2010
9:10 am
Oh yeah, I digress, I forgot about my good old friend Charlie Ward, Thomasville native. Maybe because the NFL (good old boys) were not ready for his type of quarterbacking at the time. He came out pretty well with that basketball thing though. See how greatness is erased from our frontal lobes due to inability to give our just due, Charlie was legend.
Dazed and Confused
November 9th, 2010
9:10 am
Ealey stole a motorcycle helmet and went before the University Honor Council for cheating on an English paper. He sat out the LA Lafayette game. Look it up.