Does Auburn Have To Say Something?

[Snaggletiger]

Isn't it time Auburn got proactive about this thing and stop taking daily body blows?  I understand that they say they have some sort of gag order from the NCAA, but I would think even the NCAA wouldn't have a problem with the University standing up and saying something.  I'm not talking about a snippet in an article here or there from Jacobs or Chizik or an, "I haven't done anything wrong" from Cam.

I'm talking major press conference with everyone invited and the sole issue is addressing all this stuff.  Get the ESPN and Foxsports cameras rolling.  Tell the world that nothing is wrong and shame on all of you for participating in a witch hunt and obvious attempts at character assasination.  Have Cecil and Cam up there with you. 

If Auburn has investigated this thing to the fullest and they are SURE they're in the clear on all this...then why not?  What do you have to lose?  If your house is in order, why not look those people in the eye and tell them to either come up with something concrete or shut the fuck up.  My problem is that as long as Auburn does not take the offensive, there's going to continue to be a daily shot taken at Cam Newton and Auburn.  Tomorrow it will be juice money Cam bullied a kid out of in the 3rd grade....according to a source close to the situation.  Don't let this shit start affecting your program and Cam's chances at the Heisman.  The more stuff that comes out, founded or unfounded, the more voters who will be turned off to Cam, right or wrong.

[Tiger Wench]

This better happen.  This shit has gone beyond the pale.  This blows the rule book for media information the FUCK UP.  When it comes to the character of a "student athlete" then the NCAA by its own rules should help him protect his integrity.

[wesfau2]

Allegedly JJ's words...from the premium ITAT board:

“In the past 24 hours, a lot of allegations have surfaced that date back two years ago and further. These allegations and rumors about Cam Newton are unfortunate and sad because they seem intent on tearing down the reputation of a young man who has done everything we’ve asked him to do. Cam has been and continues to be completely honest with us. Cam is, by all accounts, a great kid. Any discussion of academic records is a clear violation of federal privacy laws. We will not go down that path or stoop to that level as others have apparently done. We will, however, emphatically say that Cam is eligible to play football at Auburn University both academically and athletically. I am proud of this young man and the progress he has made to be a better football player and a better man. We are truly blessed that Cam is a part of the Auburn family, and we support him 100 percent.”

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=6&f=1010&t=6674367

[Godfather]

Auburn Athletics Director Jay Jacobs defends Cam Newton, calls attacks on QB `sad'
Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times 

Auburn Athletics Director Jay Jacobs has come to the defense of his star quarterback.

Jacobs said in a statement Tuesday morning that charges of academic improprieties are designed to destroy Newton's reputation and called the stories "sad."

Jacobs' comments are the strongest yet from Auburn about its quarterback.

"In the past 24 hours, a lot of allegations have surfaced that date back two years ago and further.  These allegations and rumors about Cam Newton are unfortunate and sad because they seem intent on tearing down the reputation of a young man who has done everything we've asked him to do,'' Jacobs said.

"Cam has been and continues to be completely honest with us. Cam is, by all accounts, a great kid.  Any discussion of academic records is a clear violation of federal privacy laws.  We will not go down that path or stoop to that level as others have apparently done. We will, however, emphatically say that Cam is eligible to play football at Auburn University both academically and athletically. I am proud of this young man and the progress he has made to be a better football player and a better man.  We are truly blessed that Cam is a part of the Auburn family, and we support him 100 percent."

In another development, Cam Newton's father is angry that his son's academic standing when he was at Florida, which is supposed to be protected by federal law, has been brought to light in a charge of improprieties.

Cecil Newton Sr. says he's wonders why the story that says his son, Auburn quarterback Cam Newton, cheated at Florida was brought to light.

"This is a character assassination attempt," Cecil Newton told AuburnUndercover.com today. "Who stands to profit in the smearing and character assassination? Who is going to profit and why are they are going to profit? We sure don't. Any logical thinking individual should stand back and say 'what is really going on here?' "

"I think there is a group of people who have a hidden agenda and don't want to see him as a Heisman nominee, let alone the Heisman winner. All of a sudden, all this starts leaping out of the corner and out of the dark.

"I'm going to use every waking breath in my body to contradict that."

The Birmingham News contacted Newton, who said he was planning to release a statement later today.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/11/auburn_athletics_director_jay.html

[AUChizad]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5783876

Auburn blasts Cam Newton allegations



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AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs says the allegations against Tigers quarterback Cam Newton are "unfortunate and sad" and reiterated that Newton is eligible both academically and athletically.

Jacobs said Monday the "rumors" seem designed toward "tearing down the reputation" of Newton, who Jacobs says has done "everything we've asked him to do." Jacobs says discussing the academic records of a student violates federal privacy law and declined to disclose Newton's academic history.

FoxSports.com reported Monday that Newton had faced possible expulsion from Florida for academic cheating before transferring to Blinn College, a JUCO in Texas. The report also says that Newton was caught cheating three times and was to appear for a hearing in front of Florida's Student Committee during the spring semester of 2009.

Florida coach Urban Meyer, responding to allegations he was the source of the report, denied neither he nor anyone else on the Gators' staff was involved with the story.

"For anyone to think that I or anyone on our staff may have leaked information about private student records to the media doesn't know us very well. It's a ridiculous claim and simply not true," Meyer said.

Newton decided to leave Florida following a November 2008 arrest after he bought a stolen computer. The charges were dropped last December when he completed a pretrial intervention program for first-time offenders.

According to FoxSports.com, Newton violated the university's honor code by putting his name on another student's paper and turning it in. Newton was caught after the instructor asked the real author of the paper why he had not turned in his work.

Newton turned in a second paper to the instructor, but that paper was later found to have been purchased off the Internet, according to FoxSports.com. He was to appear for a hearing in front of Florida's Student Conduct Committee during the spring semester of 2009, but instead transferred to Blinn.

Cecil Newton, Cam's father, told FoxSports.com, "I wasn't there. I cannot confirm or deny. At a time like this, I'm taking a defensive posture."

The cheating revelations come after ESPN.com reported last week that a man claiming to represent Newton during the quarterback's recruitment out of Blinn College last year allegedly sought payments in the range of $200,000 to secure Newton's signature on a national letter-of-intent. Newton's father and Auburn have denied any wrongdoing in the quarterback's recruitment.

The NCAA is reviewing allegations that a man allegedly tried to secure payment from Mississippi State during Newton's recruitment.

After throwing for a career-high 317 yards and four touchdowns against Chattanooga on Saturday, Newton again professed his innocence.

"I haven't done anything wrong," Newton said. "I'm an Auburn athlete, and I'm still playing for Auburn. I love Auburn, and that's all I've got to say."