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01-12-2011, 08:14 AM | |
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Cecil Newton attends BCS Title game after agreeing with Auburn to stay away
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...n=ncaaf-306263
Cecil Newton didn't see his son Cam quarterback Auburn to an SEC title or win the Heisman Trophy. And he wasn't supposed to see him play in Monday night's BCS Championship Game either. It was all part of a punishment restricting the elder Newton to "limited access" to Auburn's football program after it was discovered that he shopped his son to Mississippi State for $180,000 during his recruiting process. Yet, after Cam led Auburn to a thrilling 22-19 victory over the second-ranked Oregon Ducks, father and son were captured on camera in a joyous embrace in the stands. The photo, captured by Vasha Hunt of the Opelika-Auburn News, was snapped moments after Newton was seen looking for his father in the crowd at University of Phoenix Stadium. Earlier in the day, Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs said Cecil Newton wouldn't be attending the national championship game. It was a "mutually agreed upon" decision, Jacobs said. Evidently no one told that to Cecil, who managed to stay unseen during the game, sitting away from his family and out of the view of ESPN cameras. He wasn't on Auburn's ticket list and the university later denied giving him admission to the game. Though we shouldn't begrudge Cecil the right to see his son play in the biggest game of his life, the incident is a slap in the face to Auburn. The school was misled about the father's plans and then had to do damage control hours after the greatest win in school history. Cecil Newton put Auburn through enough agita over the past two months. The least he could have done was spared them more on Monday night. |
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01-12-2011, 08:15 AM | #2 |
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Paid to play in the SEC.. Thats how they roll.
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01-12-2011, 08:31 AM | #3 |
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Obviously Auburn said he was not attending so ESPN wouldn't have a camera on him the entire game.
It's ridiculous to expect any father to not be in person when their son wins a national championship. He did the right thing for the Heisman ceremony, but I wouldn't have had a problem if he attended it too. |
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01-12-2011, 08:43 AM | #4 |
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He shouldn't have been there and neither should his son. Period
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01-12-2011, 08:48 AM | #5 |
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Agreed I'm looking forward to all the parents of grade A recruits running their children on Craigslist (without their knowledge of course) to see what they can get for attending a school. Horrible precedent.
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01-12-2011, 08:49 AM | #6 |
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He'll have to flip a coin to see if he watches his son on Sundays, next season. Better look west to get the preachin' and watchin' in on the same day.
Old Al will give him a chapel.
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01-12-2011, 08:53 AM | #8 |
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01-12-2011, 08:55 AM | #9 |
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01-12-2011, 09:03 AM | #10 |
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The NCAA gave Auburn permission to play him.
Good for his dad. I would have pissed on that "agreement" with the NCAA aswell. |
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01-12-2011, 09:28 AM | #11 |
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Agree with the don't have a problem with his dad being there but Cam shouldn't have been.
He better enjoy it while he can. Reggie Bush and USC part II. |
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01-12-2011, 09:31 AM | #12 |
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01-12-2011, 09:39 AM | #13 |
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yeah, but if any of it makes him fall in the draft...
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01-12-2011, 09:41 AM | #14 |
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I remember a buddy of mine was paid in Ti-82's when he went out for the MIT baseball team.
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