NathanStinson
3/1/2011, 11:44 AM
http://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Phillips-blog-Here-we-go-again-16770
Really, I wanted to ignore all this. I am so sick and tired of stories about all Cam Newton’s supposed evil words and evil deeds I could scream. The fascination with him is amazing or sick or something.
Phillip Marshall, Senior Editor, AuburnUndercover.com
But it’s out there, so here we go again.
Radio talk show host, rabid Alabama fan and message board hero Scott Moore says he has heard tapes of Cecil Newton soliciting money from Mississippi State in exchange for Cam signing with the Bulldogs. That’s no big deal, really. Cecil Newton has admitted as much to the NCAA.
But that’s not all he says.
Moore and former Alabama football player William Barger, better known by his message board moniker “Redfish,” somehow were chosen to be hosts for a radio show in Huntsville. I don’t know either one of them. I have met Moore a couple of times and wouldn’t know Barger if he walked through the door. I haven’t heard the show and won’t, but it’s my understanding they spend most of their time talking about the doom they say Auburn football faces.
Moore also claims that the NCAA recommended Auburn not play Cam Newton and Auburn played him anyway. That is just flat out untrue. Period. That he presents that as fact calls everything he claims into question.
The big deal lately is that Moore and Barger claim former Mississippi State quarterback John Bond has shared with them tapes that include not only Cecil Newton but Cam Newton talking about getting money. He also says that Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen warned Newton that, if he signed with Auburn, he would be turned in to the NCAA.
Does the tape implicating Cam Newton really exist? I certainly can’t say it doesn’t. What if it does? What would that mean to Auburn?
It would mean nothing in terms of institutional culpability unless Auburn officials knew or should have known and did nothing. If the NCAA determined Auburn officials did know or should have known, Auburn’s BCS national championship could be in danger.
Considering that Auburn worked by the side by side with the NCAA through the entire process, it’s not likely the NCAA would rule officials knew or should have known. And if the NCAA says they didn’t know, it is unlikely that Auburn’s national championship would be in danger.
Has the NCAA heard these alleged tapes? Moore says it has not. The next question is obvious. Why not? Why were the tapes not produced months ago? Why do they say they are waiting two weeks to make them public?
I at least understand where Moore and Barger are coming from. They are Alabama fans with a platform to espouse their theories, and their agenda is to do all the damage they can to their biggest rival. Bond’s agenda is a mystery. If everything is on these tapes that Moore, Barger and Bond claim, that won’t be good for Mississippi State.
I’m no expert on NCAA rules, but I know it’s illegal for a coach or anyone else associated with an institution to discuss pay for play with a player. I know it is illegal for boosters to have contact with players or their families in the manner both Bond and Bill Bell, another Mississippi State booster, say they did.
If what Moore says about Mullen is true, that Mullen warned Newton if he signed with Auburn he would turn him in, that’s a definite NCAA violation. A coach who knows of wrongdoing is required to report it promptly. If Mississippi State had signed Newton and planned to abide by the rules, it would have been compelled to rule him ineligible immediately.
And then there are the breathless stories about the FBI, money-laundering and the rest. Moore and Barger are convinced that the NCAA conspired with Auburn and the SEC office to make sure Auburn played for the BCS championship.
Whatever.
Really, I wanted to ignore all this. I am so sick and tired of stories about all Cam Newton’s supposed evil words and evil deeds I could scream. The fascination with him is amazing or sick or something.
Phillip Marshall, Senior Editor, AuburnUndercover.com
But it’s out there, so here we go again.
Radio talk show host, rabid Alabama fan and message board hero Scott Moore says he has heard tapes of Cecil Newton soliciting money from Mississippi State in exchange for Cam signing with the Bulldogs. That’s no big deal, really. Cecil Newton has admitted as much to the NCAA.
But that’s not all he says.
Moore and former Alabama football player William Barger, better known by his message board moniker “Redfish,” somehow were chosen to be hosts for a radio show in Huntsville. I don’t know either one of them. I have met Moore a couple of times and wouldn’t know Barger if he walked through the door. I haven’t heard the show and won’t, but it’s my understanding they spend most of their time talking about the doom they say Auburn football faces.
Moore also claims that the NCAA recommended Auburn not play Cam Newton and Auburn played him anyway. That is just flat out untrue. Period. That he presents that as fact calls everything he claims into question.
The big deal lately is that Moore and Barger claim former Mississippi State quarterback John Bond has shared with them tapes that include not only Cecil Newton but Cam Newton talking about getting money. He also says that Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen warned Newton that, if he signed with Auburn, he would be turned in to the NCAA.
Does the tape implicating Cam Newton really exist? I certainly can’t say it doesn’t. What if it does? What would that mean to Auburn?
It would mean nothing in terms of institutional culpability unless Auburn officials knew or should have known and did nothing. If the NCAA determined Auburn officials did know or should have known, Auburn’s BCS national championship could be in danger.
Considering that Auburn worked by the side by side with the NCAA through the entire process, it’s not likely the NCAA would rule officials knew or should have known. And if the NCAA says they didn’t know, it is unlikely that Auburn’s national championship would be in danger.
Has the NCAA heard these alleged tapes? Moore says it has not. The next question is obvious. Why not? Why were the tapes not produced months ago? Why do they say they are waiting two weeks to make them public?
I at least understand where Moore and Barger are coming from. They are Alabama fans with a platform to espouse their theories, and their agenda is to do all the damage they can to their biggest rival. Bond’s agenda is a mystery. If everything is on these tapes that Moore, Barger and Bond claim, that won’t be good for Mississippi State.
I’m no expert on NCAA rules, but I know it’s illegal for a coach or anyone else associated with an institution to discuss pay for play with a player. I know it is illegal for boosters to have contact with players or their families in the manner both Bond and Bill Bell, another Mississippi State booster, say they did.
If what Moore says about Mullen is true, that Mullen warned Newton if he signed with Auburn he would turn him in, that’s a definite NCAA violation. A coach who knows of wrongdoing is required to report it promptly. If Mississippi State had signed Newton and planned to abide by the rules, it would have been compelled to rule him ineligible immediately.
And then there are the breathless stories about the FBI, money-laundering and the rest. Moore and Barger are convinced that the NCAA conspired with Auburn and the SEC office to make sure Auburn played for the BCS championship.
Whatever.