Clearly Cam Newton received money, tests etc. Reggie Bush did too. So have hundreds of other players who just happen to have agents, coaches, ex coaches etc who are keeping their mouths shut. I'm not sure how much longer the NCAA is going to be able to treat this like steroids in baseball before they start making some sweeping overhaul to recruitment policies and what it means to be a scholarshiped student athlete at these schools.

Do we start to pay players? How would that affect boosters/schools from giving kick backs etc? Should the NCAA start giving more death penalties in hopes of deterring future behavior? Should the NCAA relax its rules on recruiting which are clearly being broken daily and say let the best program win? What say you...

I'll take our 6-3 record knowing that our program is much more focused on doing things the right way. I'm proud of our Cats and the program that Fitz has built. Yeah, I drink the cool aid, and I do believe that we do things a bit differently in Evanston. Excuse me while I Windex my glass house.

Cam Newton apparently about to be suspended by the NCAA...

I'll take our 6-3 record knowing that our program is much more focused on doing things the right way. I'm proud of our Cats and the program that Fitz has built. Yeah, I drink the cool aid, and I do believe that we do things a bit differently in Evanston. Excuse me while I Windex my glass house.

Cam Newton apparently about to be suspended by the NCAA...

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I just wonder if Auburn wasn't undefeated and Cam Newton wasn't the heisman favorite, if any of these things would come out.

Rumors are going around that Auburn is going to hold Cam Newton out of the game this weekend.

I was listening to a sports radio show on Tuesday where one of the experts claimed then that it was "50/50" that Cam Newton would play that weekend. I don't remember who it was though.

Does it really matter though? If they find him to be ineligible wouldn't it be retroactive to the beginning of the season. If they already have to forfeit 7,8 or however many games they have played thus far what does having 4 you don't have to forfeit do for them? Lesser punishment in the end by showing some self punishment I guess?

I could see the NCAA being harder on them if they knew that the accusations were true and yet didn't do anything even when there is clear evidence out there it is true. It's somewhat similar to when IU jettisoned Kelvin Sampson midseason when there was evidence.

Auburn has to be concerned about an SMU style death penalty punishment given the new NCAA policy of actually caring about stuff like this.

Aren't they also coming off a sever penalty 10 or so years ago? I thought I remember them having an undefeated season yet having a post season ban.

So playing the part of Bruce Pearl here....Mississippi State?

So playing the part of Bruce Pearl here....Mississippi State?

It looks like Auburn runs into major problems about every 10 years for the last 50 years.

A case could be easily made about being a "repeat violator".

<span>This article is really interesting considering it's not about the current stuff at all. [url]<a class="linkclass" href="http://www.dawgsports.com/2006/7/16/1376/16504[/url]">http://www.dawgsports.com/2006/7/16/1376/16504[/url]</a></span>

Yeah, isn't the issue that Auburn paid him $200k which is why he was asking for $180k from Miss. St.?

So, if he's guilty, then Auburn is guilty regardless of any self-policing they might do. They're screwed anyway so they might as well play him.

One thing that should be fixed by the NCAA is the 4 Year ride! If a kid gets a Scholarship, it should be for 4 years. Not 4 1 year deals as it currently is! If a team needs to cut a kid, thats fine, but he still keeps his ride and housing. This is one of the worst rules they have.

There isn't a player not getting cash on the side. When the stipends come out for meal money in an envelope, maybe the NCAA rule is $24 a day per kid, an extra hundo finds its way into the envelope. Happens EVERYWHERE.....Yes, Even Northwestern, where it is called Pencil Money.

I agree with you but most schools outside of the SEC will actually do this. It's not guaranteed, mostly because of needing to keep the option open in case of behavioral issues, but very few schools can afford to treat a kid like that without getting a reputation and hurting recruiting. It's going to be hard to convince a parent you will take care of the kid if you get rid of players you no longer find useful.
A lot of the stuff comes from anonymous untraceable care packages. It's not huge but it helps.

A lot of the stuff comes from anonymous untraceable care packages. It's not huge but it helps.

Just envelopes left in lockers, no real undercover missions and 100$ handshakes