NEW NCAA President talks about the Cam Newton Case

[djsimp]

I heard he has a purty mouth.....

Make sure you don't drop your soap, Snaggle is dangerous.

[War Eagle!!!]

I haven't gone back and re-read the rule again but I recall it reading specifically that solicitation is a penalty.  It's inferred that there doesn't have to be a transaction, just the solicitation.  It goes on to say "On behalf of the student athlete".  It looks like ultimately, the NCAA is saying yes, a violation occurred (Solicitation by dad and Rogers) and technically, the student athlete should be suspended, (He was) but the wording of the entire rule concerning agents and on behalf of are too ambiguous to hold the student athlete accountable.  They upheld the appeal by Auburn and will now go back and amend the wording.

Really? Again?

[Godfather]

Given your explanation, I don't understand why you would think other institutions are just being "crybabies". Marcel Dareus was invited to a party by a friend, and didn't know the party was being put on by an agent. According to the NCAA statement itself, Dareus was "one of the most honest student-athletes we have interviewed", and still had to sit out a game. Cam Newton's dad solicits money from a school for his son's LOI, and that's no harm, no foul? Things like that are why other schools are pissed.

Personally, I don't think MD should have gotten in trouble for going to an agents party (albeit funny though).  The difference here though RWS is that the violation directly involved Marcel himself.  Again if Cam had known about the money, or had asked for it himself but still went to Auburn he would be suspended right now.

[Lurking Tiger]

But do we have no worries about our wins prior to Auburn declaring Cam ineligible (for a day) being vacated?

2-0 and MNC is still a good season.

[The Prowler]

Cam has been cleared to play "AT AUBURN" this entire season.

[RWS]

Personally, I don't think MD should have gotten in trouble for going to an agents party (albeit funny though).  The difference here though RWS is that the violation directly involved Marcel himself.  Again if Cam had known about the money, or had asked for it himself but still went to Auburn he would be suspended right now.

Still, he didn't know. All he knew is that his friend invited him to a party that other football players were goingto be at. I do agree with your reasoning that the MD involved the player himself. Obviously had he not gone, nothing would have happened. My point is the NCAA used their discretion to say "Ok, Cam didn't know anything about what was going on behind the scenes. We'll let it slide." Why can't they use their discretion in a case like MD to say "Well, he didn't know it was being thrown by an agent, and he doesn't even know who the agent is."? That's the sort of can of worms that has been opened.