I think it might be time to refresh some memories...
CBS News correspondent Ed Bradley filed this report on 60 Minutes, 1991. Former Auburn defensive back Eric Ramsey tape-recorded phone ...
YouTube - The Eric Ramsey Tapes
"Former Auburn University football coach Terry Bowden says the program he inherited in 1993 included an elaborate system of paying star high school players up to $15,000 to sign with Auburn and $600 per month while on the team.
In a lengthy interview from the ranch he still owns in Loachapoka, Bowden alleged that the “pay-for-play” system was orchestrated by powerful AU Board of Trustees member Bobby Lowder and carried out by former assistant coach Wayne Hall.
Bowden said the corruption extended to former head coach Pat Dye, and included $30,000 to Atlanta attorneys for Gene Jelks in order to sustain the former University of Alabama player while he leveled charges of wrongdoing in the Crimson Tide program.
Bowden said he learned of the major NCAA infractions within days of being named Auburn ’s head coach, but kept quiet while trying to clean up the program from within.” I broke the rules,” Bowden said. “I told Wayne Hall to pay it off to the players we already had and it will never happen again.
» Remember The Terry Bowden Interview In 2001? | Illegal Shift
"The 1957 Auburn Tigers (10- 0), became the only team ever to win the AP national championship while cooling its heels on bowl probation."
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/364528-was-auburns-1957-national-championship-legitimate
Let's get this out of the way early: Cam Newton is going to be ruled ineligible to play college football at some point. That ruling will mean that every game he participated would not count as an Auburn victory. This isn't a question of if, it's a question of when.
It might take 10 days, it might take two years, but the ineligibility ruling is coming. No reasonable person can believe that Cecil Newton Sr. didn't solicit funds from Mississippi State for his son to play football there. (Note, I'm not even considering whether Auburn paid anything for Cam's services. Even if the NCAA can never prove that -- which it may one day be able to prove as well -- there is no doubt that the Newton family's actions in relation to Cam's recruitment to Mississippi State are sufficient enough to rule him ineligible under NCAA rules).
Starting 11: Cam Newton Will Eventually Be Declared Ineligible -- NCAAFB FanHouse
74% of America believe Auburn's 2010 BCS National Championship is tainted:
ESPN.com Poll Results by State
CBS News correspondent Ed Bradley filed this report on 60 Minutes, 1991. Former Auburn defensive back Eric Ramsey tape-recorded phone ...
YouTube - The Eric Ramsey Tapes
"Former Auburn University football coach Terry Bowden says the program he inherited in 1993 included an elaborate system of paying star high school players up to $15,000 to sign with Auburn and $600 per month while on the team.
In a lengthy interview from the ranch he still owns in Loachapoka, Bowden alleged that the “pay-for-play” system was orchestrated by powerful AU Board of Trustees member Bobby Lowder and carried out by former assistant coach Wayne Hall.
Bowden said the corruption extended to former head coach Pat Dye, and included $30,000 to Atlanta attorneys for Gene Jelks in order to sustain the former University of Alabama player while he leveled charges of wrongdoing in the Crimson Tide program.
Bowden said he learned of the major NCAA infractions within days of being named Auburn ’s head coach, but kept quiet while trying to clean up the program from within.” I broke the rules,” Bowden said. “I told Wayne Hall to pay it off to the players we already had and it will never happen again.
» Remember The Terry Bowden Interview In 2001? | Illegal Shift
"The 1957 Auburn Tigers (10- 0), became the only team ever to win the AP national championship while cooling its heels on bowl probation."
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/364528-was-auburns-1957-national-championship-legitimate
Let's get this out of the way early: Cam Newton is going to be ruled ineligible to play college football at some point. That ruling will mean that every game he participated would not count as an Auburn victory. This isn't a question of if, it's a question of when.
It might take 10 days, it might take two years, but the ineligibility ruling is coming. No reasonable person can believe that Cecil Newton Sr. didn't solicit funds from Mississippi State for his son to play football there. (Note, I'm not even considering whether Auburn paid anything for Cam's services. Even if the NCAA can never prove that -- which it may one day be able to prove as well -- there is no doubt that the Newton family's actions in relation to Cam's recruitment to Mississippi State are sufficient enough to rule him ineligible under NCAA rules).
Starting 11: Cam Newton Will Eventually Be Declared Ineligible -- NCAAFB FanHouse
74% of America believe Auburn's 2010 BCS National Championship is tainted:
ESPN.com Poll Results by State
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