Thursday College Football/NFL/Veterans Day Game Night Open Comment Thread

That claim by Rogers is stated here, however.

Most people with a measure of both objectivity and common sense know to keep from passing judgment on any allegations until solid, proven facts are known which substantiate the claims. One thing that’s hard to ignore, though, is how very specific Rogers’ allegations are. The following quote is from the CBS Sports link above:

Kenny Rogers told ESPN radio in Dallas on Thursday that when he and Cecil Newton met with two MSU coaches at a hotel in Starkville, Miss., last Nov. 27, one of the coaches said “no, no I don’t want to hear that,” when Cecil Newton asked about the payment for Cam Newton to attend Mississippi State.

I actually heard a clip of that interview, and not only did Rogers state the date, he also specifically said that it was the “Hilton Garden Inn at ____.” I don’t remember the exact location he mentioned… but when he’s naming specific hotels and dates… that’s a whole lot of specific facts for an unproven allegation that is a couple of weeks old (and has gotten a lot of play time already).

I predict that this will not end well for the Tiglesmen.

I meant to say, “Hello from the cheap seats.”

I was very excited when the Falcons announced the retro uniforms were coming back.

Anyone know why the helmet has the gold stripe on it??? (Easy question, I know)

Looks very close to the UGA black uniform with the red helmet, which I still love.

I was born in Atlanta in 1968, so the Falcons have been my hometown team my entire life, and it has never ceased to amaze me how many different ways the local NFL squad has managed to screw up red and black.

Looks like the NCAA might recommend Cam to sit based on this new development.

Rogers said he was referred to a Mississippi State booster named Bill Bell. Rogers said he left Bell a message telling him he was with Cecil Newton, who wanted to know if the deal was going to happen.

Bell, when contacted Thursday night by ESPN.com, confirmed Cecil Newton did ask for money in exchange for Cam Newton signing with Mississippi State. Bell said he was contacted by the NCAA about the matter and spoke to an investigator earlier this week.

“That’s all I want to say about it at this point,” Bell said.

It’s about to go nuclear on the Plains, folks. Auburn would be stupid to play Newton if the NCAA recommends sitting him.

… I’m going to go out on a limb (but only slightly) and say that with all the clouds around the Tiglesmen now, they could go 13-0 and they would still be no better than 3rd in the final human polls of the regular season. Even though they are currently #2, I highly suspect they would get “Georgia’ed,” and at least one team currently below them would move above them in the final rankings that decide the BCS.

/Human manipulation FTW

I’d’ve enjoyed hearing y’all whine about not having Chris Rainey after losing to Georgia in Jacksonville a lot more than I enjoyed going to overtime with a fully-loaded Florida squad and losing. The whining about Tim Tebow’s bum shoulder in 2007 bothered me not at all; if the Bulldogs beat the Tigers with Cam Newton sitting on the sideline, I will answer any snide comments from the other side of the aisle with the most effective retort in sports: “Scoreboard.”

If we beat them now (with Newton playing) it’ll be because he was distracted.