NCAA investigating Cam Newton

I hate to veer too far off topic, but I'm trying to reconcile a couple of mustang's points on this and another thread.

So, which is it? Should all rules be followed, even if they're "bad rules?" Or is breaking them really not a big deal?

 

A former Auburn assistant WOULD say that.

Enjoy the spectacle, but don't look too close.

 

buh... buh... buh...

 

If money was taken by Sr. Newton, it's in that church/construction company's budget.

And if Cam did not have knowledge of the payment...

 

Churches are frequently used as a cover by universities who are trying to mask payments or gifts to players.

When I covered colleges, I once wrote down the license plates of the cars in the players' lot and found out several of them were owned by churches near the player's hometown. The way I understood it is a booster donates the money to a church and the church purchases a car for the player and technically, it's either not a NCAA infraction, or it's too difficult for the NCAA to prove it's an infraction. That was never totally clear to me. I talked to a few other beat writers from around the country and they had found similar things.

I actually drove to one of the churches that owned three cars (all Escalades) that were driven by players on the team I covered. I spoke to the minister and was told I would be going to hell for asking such questions and for bothering such nice boys.

My paper wasn't thrilled that I was working on the story and I eventually gave up on it because I wasn't going to put myself on the line when I knew the paper didn't have my back.

 

I'm sure you're going to hell, but not for that.

 

Huxley College started the tradition of paying players.

 

I would bet Meyer urged Mullen to turn Auburn in.

A lot of people think Meyer is only coaching another couple years and if Mullen does well at MSU, he could very easily walk into that job.

 

That can be Meat Loaf's next hit song.

 

Universites/colleges - churches - players. Seriously, we are so naive on the West Coast. No clue. (We are all heathens out here, well the Catholics would never allow this slime to go through them, nor the Episcopalians or born-agains (sp)).

 

You really think Newton would be that dumb not to know his dad and his church got paid, especially when he turned down Mullen at Mississippi State -- where he really wanted to go, supposedly -- for Auburn?