What "cloud"? Sports writers invent a story about a young man and his family to tear down his season, and that's supposed to negatively affect his on-the-field accomplishments? The NCAA has cleared Cam and Auburn of any wrong-doing. There has never been the least shred of evidence that anything was wrong with Cam's recruitment. Sadly, if people read it in print or see it on ESPN, they automaticlly think it's true.
Two national championships, 50 TDs in a single season, playing the toughest schedule in the country - what else can he do? To put it in perspective, LaMichael James, Oregon's supposed Heisman contender, had 1682 yards rushing & 21 TDs. Cam had 1409 yards & 20 TDs rushing. Darron Thomas had 2518 passing yards, 60.7 %, 28 TDs, & 7 INTs. Cam had 2589 yards, 67.1 %, 28 TDs & 6 INTs. Cam Newton, by himself, has better stats than Oregon's two best players, one of whom was a Heisman finalist. I think that shows you how laughable this matchup is. Even Tim Tebow, who was worshipped by the college football world, didn't come close to matching Cam's stats.
I'll try not to let that upset me as I celebrate the Auburn's BCS National Championship win tonight.
On a serious note, I don't usually root for other SEC schools. In my mind, you just don't pull for your rivals (I enjoyed seeing Tennessee & Arkansas choke in their bowls). That being said, there's no doubt that the SEC is a differernt class of football than the rest of the country. 5 Championships in a row and 7 out of the 12 won by the conference. I don't think it's necessarily an SEC thing, though. It may be more a Southern thing, as every BCS Champion has been from a Southern state, except for Oklahoma in 2000, and Ohio St in 2002. Of course, that's not including 2004 (the BCS has said they will vacate the 2004 title after the appeal pocess has ended, "won" by USC - REAL and PROVEN cheaters).
I saw a news segment on the local TV station about Brian Jackson, an Oregon CB who is from Birmingham, AL. He is a huge Auburn fan, but wasn't recruited by either Alabama or Auburn. Although not good enough for the SEC, he was quickly grabbed by Oregon. He said on the interview that Auburn was still his favorite team, and he would definately wear an Auburn NC T shirt if the Ducks happened to lose. No disrespect to the kid, but that is a loser's mentality, and if is an indication of Oregon football as a whole, then they deserve the beatdown coming to them tonight.
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