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Cam Newton (QB New England Patriots)

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brodybuck21;1901571; said:
of course its because he is black and has nothing at all to do with being a pampered asshole? another enabler for mr. newton.
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OK, I played both of them. Safe to move on now...
 
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Tampa Tribune Article looks bad for Cam

Former Florida Student Honor Code Investigator and Graduate Doris
Gomez, now a law student in Tampa, Florida, revealed that former
Gator Quarterback and Auburn Heisman Winner Cam Newton withdrew
from the University of Florida a month before a final decision in a
Student Honor Code Investigation could be rendered, effectively
mooting the expected decision, and expulsion from Florida.

Additionally, the investigation revealed that not only had Newton
plagiarized the majority of two papers submitted in an "independent
studies" course Newton was taking, but that Newton's entire
academic workload during the fall 2007 and 2008 semesters consisted
wholly of independent study courses, which, according to Ms. Gomez,
"was a violation of University of Florida undergraduate advancement
policies", and, of potentially greater significance, "violated NCAA
Bylaws governing athlete eligibility advancement." Gomez stated, "We
were not supposed to look at any of that, just the plagiarism issue,
as the Student Honor Code does not address NCAA violations. But
when I, as the student prosecutor in the case, tried to forward that
information to the Athletic Office - Mr. Foley - I was told by my
faculty adviser that it was not the policy to go outside of our scope."

Jeremy Foley, Athletic Director at the University of Florida, released a
statement saying "The records of current and former University of Florida
students are protected by both state and federal privacy laws, and as
such no information about the records can be released without the
permission of the student."
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http://www.tampabay.com/sports/colle...inator/113243271
 
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Gatorubet;1901906; said:
Tampa Tribune Article looks bad for Cam

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/colle...inator/113243271
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I'm not sure how this effects him today. He has admitted he made some "mistakes/errors in judgement" while he was at Florida.

Probably all schools have football players with academic problems. I guess Reggie Germany set the all time low academic standard for an Ohio State football player back in 2000 with a 0.00 GPA.

But at least no body accused him of plagiarism and/or cheating. Needless to say, if Reggie did cheat he was really bad at it. :biggrin:
 
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Gatorubet;1901906; said:
Tampa Tribune Article looks bad for Cam

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/colle...inator/113243271
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I re-submit:

jlb1705;1871318; said:
According to UF's current policy (http://www.dso.ufl.edu/sccr/honorcodes/conductcode.php) the university shouldn't have even released his transcripts to other schools without resolving the issue (http://regulations.ufl.edu/chapter4/4050-2008.pdf) either by reaching an agreement with the instructor on an appropriate sanction or going through the judicial process with the Dean of Students office (http://www.dso.ufl.edu/sccr/documents/facultystudentresolutionform.pdf)

It's entirely possible that Newton and the instructor(s) reached an agreement that included an assignment penalty rather than a course penalty. If he agreed to those type of sanctions, he would be able to withdraw from the course(s) (keeping his transcript relatively clean) and avoid the judicial process.
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This is really interesting. I'm thinking UF didn't think there was any chance sCam would end up back in the SEC. On the surface it seems to me they had every right to withhold his transcript. I highly doubt Newton reached an arrangement with his instructor(s) regarding the academic improprieties, and I think UF cut a corner in their own policy somewhere to let him go as quietly as they possibly could. He was just going to go to a JC in Texas, and he was probably going to do more dumb, career-killing shit along they way anyway, right? Well, it was no big deal when he's requesting an official transcript to transfer to Blinn, but when he requested the subsequent one to send to Auburn they couldn't all of a sudden start enforcing their policy, could they?
 
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Apparently the NCAA is also looking into Auburn's use of the Tiger Prowl in recruiting.

Birmingham.News

Auburn: NCAA is investigating Tiger Prowl
http://connect.al.com/user/jsolomon/index.htmlBy Jon Solomon -- The Birmingham News al.com

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - The NCAA is investigating Auburn's "Tiger Prowl" one year after the event ended for good, the university said this week.


The Birmingham News made an open-records request to Auburn seeking documents related to any individual NCAA violations from last year's Tiger Prowl, the attention-grabbing recruiting practice that Auburn coaches used while traveling the state. Auburn denied the request, saying that Tiger Prowl is the subject of a "pending investigation" and that Alabama law therefore does not require release of the records at this time.


"The NCAA is not reviewing Tiger Prowl as individual violations. They are reviewing the entire event as a whole," Auburn Senior Associate Athletics Director Scott Carr wrote in response to The News' request. "Therefore, the investigative phase of this event is still on-going and we are currently working with the NCAA."


Auburn did not say what the NCAA is investigating in relation to Tiger Prowl. Auburn declined to comment further.


Tiger Prowl started in 2009 as a way for Auburn coaches to introduce themselves to fans and recruits across the state. Coaches rode in stretch limo Hummers to various high schools in Alabama during the spring evaluation period.



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Auburn added a bus to Tiger Prowl in 2010.


After landing a top-five recruiting class, Auburn unveiled a new version of Tiger Prowl in 2010. A highly decorated bus with images of Auburn football toured each city in which the coaches visited high schools.


Auburn described the bus as a way to promote the school to fans and get younger players thinking of Auburn in the future. In March of last year, Auburn assistant coach Trooper Taylor said he heard from recruits who wanted to be part of the recruiting show.
"They've been asking us about it -- when it's going to be, who's going to be there. It's almost like having another tradition," Taylor said. "It's viral. It spreads. That's something we're really proud of. Getting them interested is a big step."



Taylor also said Auburn had to be cautious about following NCAA rules, such as not allowing recruits in pictures or in the limo.


Also, evaluation periods can sometimes lead to coaches being accused of violating the NCAA's "bump rule," which allows coaches to exchange nothing more than pleasantries with prospects during evaluation periods.



Tiger Prowl ended in April 2010 when the NCAA Division I Board of Directors passed a rule saying schools could no longer send more than two coaches to visit a high school on the same day during an evaluation period.



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Auburn recruiting has run afoul of the NCAA before. In 2009, Auburn was found to have committed five NCAA secondary violations from "Big Cat Weekend." Auburn self-imposed a reduced number of official visits by recruits and Taylor was not allowed to recruit off campus for four months.

The NCAA now has leeway to hand down one- or two-game suspensions to coaches for secondary violations. Among the areas the American Football Coaches Association wants the NCAA to better police is impermissible contact.

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Here's the deal, son. You come to my school, you work hard and play harder, you put yourself out there for injury and wind up with creaky bones at my age, you go to class and keep your grades up, and I get to ride in the sweet stretch limo. Wait, kid, step away from that bus. Not yours. You just pay for it.
 
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The Birmingham News made an open-records request to Auburn seeking documents related to any individual NCAA violations from last year's Tiger Prowl, the attention-grabbing recruiting practice that Auburn coaches used while traveling the state. Auburn denied the request, saying that Tiger Prowl is the subject of a "pending investigation" and that Alabama law therefore does not require release of the records at this time.
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Am I the only one skeptical about this?

I have a strong suspicion that the Alabama law in question probably applies to "pending legal investigations" which has nothing to do with the NCAA.
 
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:lol:

I know it's my fault for having ESPN on.....but Rod Gilmore just said 'it would be a shame if Auburns title came into question because of these off the field incidents'.

Yeah.....it'd be a real shame, but fuck you Ohio State.
 
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BuckeyeNation27;1907435; said:
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I know it's my fault for having ESPN on.....but Rod Gilmore just said 'it would be a shame if Auburns title came into question because of these off the field incidents'.

Yeah.....it'd be a real shame, but fuck you Ohio State.
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Clearly, you don't understand that it all stems from Jim Tressel and those gangstas at Ohio State.
 
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