Comments on: Notes from the Beat: Hawthorne leaves, Cam Newton, etc.

By: Google surveys the recruits: Cameron Newton | The War Eagle Reader

Google surveys the recruits: Cameron Newton | The War Eagle Reader — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:23:34 +0000

[...] Speaking of TWER, you can chart Newton’s arrival at this here blog from “oh, hey, they’re probably going after the ex-Gator kid” to “whoa, the interest is both intense and mutual” to “sweet, he’s [...]

By: 500 Days of Rollison: Alas poor Tyrik – we hardly SuperPoked ye | The War Eagle Reader

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:21:37 +0000

[...] Auburn wide-receiver Tim Hawthorne announced his departure in similar fashion and Mario Fannin’s live USTREAM parties, though bangin’, will likely force retirement [...]

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By: WarBlogEagle

WarBlogEagle — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:53:36 +0000

Brandon, glad to hear the scouting report.

As for your request, do you mean 2009 or 2010? I’m going to sort of do an overview of where the 2010 class stands soon. 2009 I think is too early to review–guys like Eguae and Aycock haven’t even played yet and it’s too early to say how much guys like Benton or Gulley or even Jon Evans are going to play in the future when the depth chart’s going to be more crowded.

By: Notes from the Beat: Smith, Newton, etc. | The War Eagle Reader

Notes from the Beat: Smith, Newton, etc. | The War Eagle Reader — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:21:35 +0000

[...] As I discussed last Friday, Newton’s carrying some pretty serious baggage with him. Model citizen since the laptop [...]

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:50:17 +0000

I lived in Gainesville during the Cam Newton era, and I got to see him in the orange and blue game prior to the 2007 season. Granted, it was only a scrimmage, but he looked every bit as good as Tim Tebow. The thought of having him in Gus Malzahn’s offense gives me a football boner the size of the statue of liberty. He’s big, strong, athletic, and can throw the football. He’s everything we thought Kodi Burns would be, and more…I remember seeing him playing mop up duty in a game, and laying a bone-crushing hit on a linebacker that sent the Swamp into a frenzy…been meaning to check youtube, but can’t remember the opponent. As for the off-the-field stuff…he was caught with a stolen laptop. It’s not like he was arrested for armed robbery or possession with the intent to distribute. The kid made a mistake, and from the looks of it is just trying to put it behind him. I think he deserves a second chance, and I don’t believe that giving him one would hurt our reputation. At least we’re not recruiting suspected rapists like Tennessee. I like Neil and Kodi too, but dammit landing Cam Newton would be a truly awesome Christmas present to the Auburn family.

This may sound silly, but thank you for taking the time to notice the difference in spelling between Moseley and Mosley. My last name is Moseley, and it has always been a huge pet peeve of mine when people jack up the spelling.

P.S. I know you’re a busy man, and all, but I was wondering if sometime during the offseason you could do a review of the 2009 recruiting class and break it down for us loyal readers?

Merry Christmas and War Eagle!

By: TrackinTiger

TrackinTiger — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:34:33 +0000

Philip, to say I’m dumbfounded by your comments is an understatement. Don’t get me wrong, this is no personal attack on you, just utter confusion as to what happened to you while you were at auburn that soured you so. I had my fair share of bad grades, broken hearts, and everything else that happens to a young man while away at college, but auburn is always in my heart and I go back as often as possible and live 5 hrs away. Even better is the fact that I have some friends there that never graduated (unfortunate for them) and I get to see every time I go. I’m truly sorry that you can’t enjoy going back. Those were some of the best years of my life and I’d love to be able to do it again, homework/tests or not!

By: Wes

Wes — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:12:22 +0000

GET NEWTON IN just make sure Rollison doesn’t get butt hurt about it and look around because we need to keep him, he just needs more time to bulk up or he will look like that Michigan Frosh QB: a 5th grader playing high school ball. Passing on Newton if he wants to come is a tuberville era move that got us into the current depth emergency we are facing and adding as many bodies as we can is what we need. If those bodies happen to be rated a five star out of high school AND THEN GETS BETTER in JUCO then you would have to be moronic to say ‘weeeeeell I don’t think our coaches can control him’ and he goes to Miss St and burns our ass for 2 years, because that is where he will go if we don’t get him. Fulmer Cup be damned, the kid is straight, get him in.

By: Roman Berry

Roman Berry — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:26:05 +0000

On Cam Newton and coaches taking chances, I have two names for you to remember: Pat Dye. Otis Mounds.

I don’t know for what happened with Newton at UF in that case. But he’s apparently kept his nose clean, done what he needed to do and the issue (at least the legal part of it) has effectively gone away.

I say that if Chizik, Malzahn, Trooper and Luper are OK with giving the young man a chance, AU fans in general should be OK with it as well. Might it blow up in their faces? Sure. But just about any kid can blow up in their faces. Maybe Newton has learned from his experience and maybe the coaches see that. I dunno. But if they want him, I hope that he signs with AU.

By: tiger7_88

tiger7_88 — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:56:52 +0000

Wow, Philip… I must say I cannot in any way fathom or sympathize with how you felt then.

I LOVED Auburn. Still love it with all my heart to this day.

I was proud as hell to earn my degree. Eager as hell to begin my Navy career.

But to LEAVE AUBURN? It ‘bought broke this sailor boy’s heart. As I pointed out in my feeling above, I can certainly understand being eager to move on with your life. But “happy to get out of Auburn and at at times had no intention of going back”??!??!?! MADNESS.