Suck It, Haytahs

[Carson]

Publish date: Dec 1, 2010NCAA addresses Cam Newton's eligibility
Auburn University football student-athlete Cam Newton is immediately eligible to compete, according to a decision today by the NCAA student-athlete reinstatement staff. The NCAA concluded on Monday that a violation of amateurism rules occurred, therefore Auburn University declared the student-athlete ineligible yesterday for violations of NCAA amateurism rules.

When a school discovers an NCAA rules violation has occurred, it must declare the student-athlete ineligible and may request the student-athlete’s eligibility be reinstated. Reinstatement decisions are made by the NCAA national office staff and can include conditions such as withholding from competition and repayment of extra benefits. Newton was reinstated without any conditions.

According to facts of the case agreed upon by Auburn University and the NCAA enforcement staff, the student-athlete’s father and an owner of a scouting service worked together to actively market the student-athlete as a part of a pay-for-play scenario in return for Newton’s commitment to attend college and play football. NCAA rules (Bylaw 12.3.3) do not allow individuals or entities to represent a prospective student-athlete for compensation to a school for an athletic scholarship.

In conjunction with the case, Auburn University has limited the access Newton’s father has to the athletics program and Mississippi State has disassociated the involved individual.

“The conduct of Cam Newton’s father and the involved individual is unacceptable and has no place in the SEC or in intercollegiate athletics,” said Mike Slive, Southeastern Conference Commissioner. “The actions taken by Auburn University and Mississippi State University make it clear this behavior will not be tolerated in the SEC.”

“Our members have established rules for a fair and equal recruitment of student-athletes, as well as to promote integrity in the recruiting process,” said Kevin Lennon, NCAA vice president for academic and membership affairs. “In determining how a violation impacts a student-athlete’s eligibility, we must consider the young person’s responsibility. Based on the information available to the reinstatement staff at this time, we do not have sufficient evidence that Cam Newton or anyone from Auburn was aware of this activity, which led to his reinstatement. From a student-athlete reinstatement perspective, Auburn University met its obligation under NCAA bylaw 14.11.1. Under this threshold, the student-athlete has not participated while ineligible.”

“We are pleased that the NCAA has agreed with our position that Cam Newton has been and continues to be eligible to play football at Auburn University,” Auburn University Director of Athletics Jay Jacobs said. “We appreciate the diligence and professionalism of the NCAA and its handling of this matter. “

During the reinstatement process, NCAA staff review each case on its own merits based on the specific facts. Staff decisions are made based on a number of factors including guidelines established by the Division I NCAA Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement, as well as any mitigating factors presented by the university.

Reinstatement decisions are independent of the NCAA enforcement process and typically are made once the facts of the student-athlete’s involvement are determined. The reinstatement process is likely to conclude prior to the close of an investigation. It is NCAA policy not to comment on current, pending or potential investigations.

We've been popped too many times in the past; we knew what we're doing.

[Dinsdale]

So, to paraphrase -- "Yeah, we know he's ineligible, but he's our biggest cash-cow at the moment, so he can stay."


Unfreakingbelievable.

[Mikey]

Hopefully that's the end of this shit. The SEC doesn't need any more black guys.

How 1960s of you.

[R-Jack]

The SEC doesn't need any more black eyes.

We agree. Oh dear God we agree.

Sin,
SEC wives.

[War Wagon]

this news has dominated Sportscenter, like anybody outside, or inside, the SEC cared.

Suck It, Haytas?

Carson, are you the CFB version of KC Paul?

Is Cam Newton the next Micheal Vick or Tim Tebow?

[TheJON]

Rack the fuck outta Cam for getting over on the NCAA!

"Naw man I ain't knowz nuttin bout no monies. What my daddy do is what my daddy do. I ain't haz nuttin do bout dat".

Reminds me of the Ray Lewis murder investigation. "Murder? The fuck you talking bout? I know nothing about no murder. Who got murdered?".

Play stupid if you ever fuck up. People will buy it. Except for Wags.....just be yourself.

[Carson]

From Tony Barnhart this morning:

If the NCAA punished School A because a father solicted money from School B (and no money changed hands and school A didn’t even know the solicitation took place), now you have another slippery slope where the possibilities are endless. If I’m a recruiter at school B and lost a recruit to school A, when the head coach starts chewing on my butt I can just put it out there that the parent solicited money from me and get school A in trouble and take the heat off me.

[Dinsdale]

Is Cam Newton the next Micheal Vick or Tim Tebow?

As far as college careers go -- Better than Vick, similar to Tebow... hard to say because Tebow had a better supporting cast. Although Tebow sustained his level of play for 4 years, which counts for something (part time player his freshman year).

[Mikey]

Micheal

For some reason this always gets under my skin.

sin,
Michael