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Cam Newton (QB New England Patriots)

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Jaxbuck;1957071; said:
Part 2 seems to clear it up no?
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Perhaps - but I'd assume Sheridan would know enough about how boosters are connected to the institution to think that he would not have phrased the first comment that way.

I have no problem believing that Auburn paid for Cam - that is not something anyone should doubt as a possible/probable allegation - but that whole mess of word salad seemed to be less than compelling as hard news.
 
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Gatorubet;1957078; said:
Perhaps - but I'd assume Sheridan would know enough about how boosters are connected to the institution to think that he would not have phrased the first comment that way.

I have no problem believing that Auburn paid for Cam - that is not something anyone should doubt as a possible/probable allegation - but that whole mess of word salad seemed to be less than compelling as hard news.
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It was a radio interview
 
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Gatorubet;1957078; said:
Perhaps - but I'd assume Sheridan would know enough about how boosters are connected to the institution to think that he would not have phrased the first comment that way.

I have no problem believing that Auburn paid for Cam - that is not something anyone should doubt as a possible/probable allegation - but that whole mess of word salad seemed to be less than compelling as hard news.
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Yeah that's where I'm pretty much at with it.

Very little doubt he was bought and paid for but very little confidence they'll ever prove it.
 
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Dodd weighs in after the Sheridan comments.

Just like when talking about Ohio State, his article starts out with a presumption of innocence!

CBS

Odds are, Auburn will continue to hear stories like Sheridan's

HOOVER, Ala. -- Let's go ahead and say Auburn is clean, or at least cleared by the NCAA. Cam Newton took nothing more than a scholarship when he stepped on campus. Let's say the four former players who alleged extra benefits on HBO's Real Sports were malcontents with an agenda.

Let's say all of it goes away. Auburn still can't celebrate. The glass football has been won but doesn't have permanency. What we, they, are enduring is the most unfulfilled title in recent history. As long the likes of Danny Sheridan roam the halls of Wynfrey Hotel during SEC media days, no true Auburn fan -- or media member -- can ever rest.

"I have friends," said the longtime oddsmaker, "who know friends at the NCAA."
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This is not to say Sheridan is wrong, he's merely the latest to open his mouth. For some unknown reason, his voice mattered the past couple of days. If we want a line on Auburn-Alabama, he's a go-to guy. As an Alabama grad commenting on Auburn, well, you can almost picture the villagers lighting their torches. Frankenstein wears polyester.

What Sheridan was offering Thursday is essentially what broke in November. It's just that the NCAA isn't in the business of alerting schools it has completed investigations, which on some level is unfair. The further problem is the likelihood that this little inquiry has barely started. Auburn hasn't received so much as a letter of inquiry, which is usually followed by notice of allegations, which can lead to an infractions committee appearance. All that comes before the penalties.

So if Roe Lach/NCAA are still investigating and Sheridan is alleging, who are we to doubt a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy? Sheridan stands by his word so much that he puts the odds at "50-50" that anything ever happens to Auburn on this matter.

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The Alabama-Auburn thing is real. They and their fans turn in each other for reasons both real and fabricated with great frequency - they consider it almost a sacred obligation. Bama and Tennessee too. So that sole point was valid.

The "poor, poor, picked on Auburn without proof" thing is spectacularly stupid and full of fail, however.
 
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cincibuck;1798846; said:
I think TP is an outstanding talent, but I don't think QB is his ticket for the pros.
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Running back is where my money is. He just needs to pad up.


As to the Cam Newton saga, within two years everyone will know who paid off Cecil, for how much and when. It's no different than ghetto murder, talkers gonna talk. Whatever "fake booster" paid $250k to get Cam in an Auburn jersey is far too egotistical to not brag about it. He's also too much of a prick to not piss people off. He'll piss off someone he bragged to and the cards will come tumbling down.

Maybe Michigan should resume paying for players, then they could field a competitive team.
 
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Pheasant;1957455; said:
As to the Cam Newton saga, within two years everyone will know who paid off Cecil, for how much and when. It's no different than ghetto murder, talkers gonna talk. Whatever "fake booster" paid $250k to get Cam in an Auburn jersey is far too egotistical to not brag about it. He's also too much of a prick to not [censored] people off. He'll [censored] off someone he bragged to and the cards will come tumbling down.
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C'mon, Pheasant. You're making WAY too much of this situation.

It was only $180k.
 
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I actually agree with Dodd's column... except that he's an unabashed hypocrite. Until something is alleged and then proven, I would say give someone or some school the benefit of the doubt. But we know he wouldn't say the same thing about Ohio State.

So fuck him. That is all.
 
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