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Cam Newton (QB New England Patriots)

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/11/04/ncaa-auburn.ap/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a10&eref=sihp

Auburn releases documents from Newton investigation


NCAA documents released Nov. 4 reveal how Auburn kept Cam Newton eligible during its championship season and his Heisman run.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Auburn kept quarterback Cam Newton eligible by successfully arguing to the NCAA that a former Mississippi State player did not act as an agent during his recruitment by that school.

Auburn released documents related to the NCAA's investigation into the recruiting allegations surrounding Newton, the Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 NFL draft pick, on Friday in response to an open records request by The Associated Press.
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Don't we all feel better now?

If Cecil has another kid, he wouldn't be able to try to sell him without messing up the kid's eligibility, even if the kid doesn't know what Cecil's doing.

CBS

The Cecil Newton Rule is finally adopted

INDIANAPOLIS - Cecil Newton's flesh-peddling days are over. Or at least his sort of conduct is finally illegal in the NCAA's eyes.

The NCAA Legislative Council on Wednesday formally adopted legislation that designates any parent an "agent" who tries to sell the services of their child to an institution. Cam Newton was allowed to play, win the Heisman and win the national championship in 2010 essentially because there was no specific NCAA bylaw to govern his father's conduct.

The NCAA admonished Cecil Newton for his action in 2010 trying to extract a reported $180,000 for his son to attend Mississippi State. Wednesday's legislation, though, came a year and a day after Cam Newton helped Auburn win that year's national championship over Oregon.

"It essentially closes the loophole," said council chair Carolyn Campbell-McGovern here at the NCAA Convention.

It took the NCAA almost 14 months to change the language of the legislation after Cecil Newton first reportedly solicited money from Mississippi State in November 2010.
The new language now exists under Bylaw 12 in the NCAA Manual dealing with amateurism:

" an agent is any individual who, directly or indirectly, represents or attempts to represent an individual for the purpose of marketing his or her athletics ability or reputation for financial gain "

"It was important for us to shore that up and make sure we were encompassing all individuals," Campbell-McGovern. "It addresses not only who is covered but also the scope. Trying to do it is a crime. Not a crime, but a violation."

Here are selected passages from the rationale portion of the bylaw: " an industry of individuals has been created, including runners, financial advisors, marketing representatives, business managers, brand managers and street agents who seek to broker elite athletes for financial gain "

" the competitive nature of the industry has resulted in finding way to circumvent the rules. One constant is the use of outside third parties."

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Here's an interesting read from Deadspin:

http://deadspin.com/5855433

"Am I Sick? Are We All Sick?": Overwrought Things The Media Wrote To Auburn’s PR Guy During Cam Newton’s Wild 2010 Season

A few months ago, we asked Auburn for all correspondence between the media and the football team's spokesman, Kirk Sampson, during the Tigers' 2010 season. We weren't looking for anything specific; we only wanted to get a sense of what it's like on the inside when the press descends on one story—in this case, a national championship run featuring the best player in college football—and instead finds itself covering something very different—a play-for-play scandal involving the same player.
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3074326;2091352; said:
I'm a more professional journalist than the majority of writers in those emails. And I'm not even working as a journalist. Scary.
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I would love to be able to see what ESPN's emails looked like when communicating with OSU about everything that has gone on. I would almost guarantee that the level of ass kissing that went on with Auburn would not be there with OSU.
 
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Fremont Buckeye;2095012; said:
Here?s The Bizarre Kristi Malzahn Interview Somebody?s Trying To Sweep Off The Internet



http://deadspin.com/5868492/heres-t...ew-somebodys-trying-to-sweep-off-the-internet
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Now says "Video Not Found"

Time to get out the tin foil hats?

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