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Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:16:05 +0000

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Alabama | MrSEC.com — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 13:26:54 +0000

[...] Radio Host Claims Newton Was In The Room When Papa Discussed Money2. Pearl In Serious, Serious Trouble At Tennessee3. Ah, ha! Another Alleged Auburn [...]

By: 02/26/11 Speak The Truth….or Make Your Peace Some Other Way! Price tag for Controversy? « On The Marks with Jason Marks

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:32:50 +0000

[...] Example #2 would be that John Bond has come from hiding again giving everyone a little “taste” of the tapes that he has in regards to Cecil Newton’s meetings with Mississippi St. Now, we’re hearing a middle man claiming to hear the tapes and now says Cam was present when Cecil was pimping him. [...]

By: Teresa

Teresa — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:59:54 +0000

I meant to add – but who knows with Kiffin. I don't know what TN booster would have given Kiffin money for a player, though.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:58:20 +0000

John, 2 insiders at UT say that when Cam came on unofficial visit, they asked him to draw up a couple of plays from a drop-back style & he couldn't do it. They say the coaches felt he couldn't run a drop-back fairly sophisticated offense so they didn't offer & went toward Simms instead. I don't believe Cecil if he even said it. Bargaining position maybe.

By: RJN

RJN — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:11:39 +0000

what? malzahn was from arkansas! he coached a high school program for several years there! he pulls guys like dyer and frazier because he's had coaching clinics for a very long time there and he knew multiple recruits from the years he did it. as for the louisiana mess if you read most of the info that's out there its because the coach cried foul (because he was an ex-lsu coach and he coached trovon and greg in high school). And if you read the latest on it that coach has even come out to say that it was the media making a big deal out of something that was not there. A lot of people are trying to light fires for entirely no reason and very few journalists covering the SEC write with facts anymore, and people then believe it

By: HSV_accountant

HSV_accountant — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:03:40 +0000

I've lived in Hunstville for the past six years and listen to sports radio almost everyday…….I've never heard of Scott Moore.

By: johnmrsec

johnmrsec — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:52:54 +0000

Story41…

The only reason I mentioned that aspect was the fact that the co-host is a former player. People in the media move around from time to time and I don't think media people necessarily cater to their local fans (many do, unfortunately). However, when a former player (for any school) in involved in a story — even tangentially as is the case here — I think it's worth mentioning. It's hard for a former player to separate himself from his school.

But your point is well taken.

Many thanks for reading (and writing),
John

By: Story41

Story41 — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:44:53 +0000

John please don't take that personally I just didn't think the connection to Alabama was strong enough to merit putting it in those terms(also i dont put you in their catergory if anything your anti those guys). If however as you would say someone can prove Tide fans or Alumni had anything to do with throwing Auburn and Tennessee under the bus then that's a big story as well. Remember how it turned out for Fulmer in the secret witness situation vs Alabama and I'm sure some fans of the Tide would be MORE than happy to return the favor and as for Auburn well that's too easy to understand the reasoning behind it. The last thing the volatile state needs at this time is anyone saying Alabama is involved with the possible downfall of Auburn, unless their is 100 percent truth to it. As always I respect what you do and the manner in which you do it.

By: Story41

Story41 — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:44:42 +0000

I definitely appreciate your reporting on this subject because like it or not it is news. Saying that I do feel that this will and has been kept quiet because of A) The money involved in paying for a player, and we aren't talking 200k I think we all would agree you would have to spread double that around in hush money alone not to mention funneling it to the player in the first place. B) The SEC NCAA both know this is a part of it and do not want to expose 3 SEC schools at the same time and chance ruining their cash cow and this will continue until like John pointed out somebody puts up or shuts up. I also want to mention Its not exactly fair to throw out an accusation that a former Tide player is the catalyst behind this Its a major story and any other school not involved, would be involved in getting this out in the open. I do admit that Tide fans definitely would be more diligent in uncovering these tapes and expose them for obvious reasons. At the current time the Scarbinsky's and Finebaum's in the world do a GREAT job stirring the pot in the state of Alabama.

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By: adam

adam — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:41:51 +0000

LOL malzahn is part of the new hampshire coaching mafia, he was in arkansas for a relatively short time, and would not have known the recruits there "from an early age". they are investigating recruiting practices in ar and la for pulling kids from areas that are notorious for being instate pipelines.

By: Dan D

Dan D — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:38:58 +0000

This stuff makes me appreciate what we have in Mark Richt, records over the last few years-be-damned.

By: johnmrsec

johnmrsec — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:19:04 +0000

RJN…

I fear overzealous boosters will absolutely pull the roof down on the league's head. It happened in the SWC. It could happen in the SEC, too.

Thanks for reading,
John

By: RJN

RJN — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:47:17 +0000

being an Auburn student I love coming to this site more than most other sites SEC-related. it seems within the last few months all he** is going to break loose on Auburn for the Cam situation, and for recruiting in places not in Alabama. If the NCAA is investigating recruiting in Arkansas they most likely wont find anything except for Malzahn is from Arkansas and that he knew several of our high recruits from an early age. As for the Newton part of this article, I love a UA affiliate making accusations against Auburn….again. But I've been saying this a lot lately that if media members keep for backing one school keep digging on another school they're probably going to open a can of worms on several schools and eventually bring the whole league down.

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Alabama | MrSEC.com — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:39:36 +0000

[...] Radio host Scott Moore of WZZN-FM 97.7 in Huntsville, Alabama will be making the rounds today. That’s because yesterday he revealed that he has heard Kenny Rogers’ audio tapes regarding Cam Newton’s recruitment.“There are tapes. There is some very incriminating, damning things on those tapes.”Moore also said there are text messages that Rogers has kept that also shine a bad light on two programs in particular — Auburn and Tennessee.“The bottom line is these numbers that we keep hearing about — this $150,000 offer from Tennessee, this $180,000 from Auburn — those came from Cecil Newton (to Rogers on the tapes). They didn’t come from Auburn or Tennessee, they came from Cecil Newton. He’s the one that said these offers were made to him.”Moore said that he never heard anything on the tapes “that would implicate Mississippi State.”“What I’ve heard is offers… (Newton) saying on these tapes that these offers were from Tennessee for $150,000 and a $180,000 offer from Auburn. I heard him say that, I’ve seen the text messages. And they exist, that’s the bottom line.”Interestingly, Moore said there are “several tapes” from “several different people.”First things first, once again, we’re hearing someone talk about the tapes and not the tapes themselves. Is Moore going to make this up? You certainly wouldn’t think so.Second, we have to wonder if the tapes are real. It’s hard to imagine why Kenny Rogers would manufacture false tapes unless he plans to sell them off at some point in the future. It’s unlikely he would go to such lengths, but I saw a recent, poorly done documentary claiming the whole 1960′s “Paul is dead” ruse was real… just the other night. There are nuts out there who will go pretty far to make a buck. But the odds that Rogers (and others) faked phone calls and text messages? Tinier than tiny.Third, until we hear the tapes and see the messages, we have to wonder if Newton is simply talking big. Just because he said it, it doesn’t mean it’s true.As Moore says: “You get back to Cecil Newton coming to these guys in Mississippi and saying, “Hey, I got an offer from Tennessee for $150,000… I have an offer from Auburn for $180,000… Hey, Mississippi State, what are you gonna do?’”It’s certainly possible Newton was trying to drive up a price from Mississippi State, the school his son wanted to attend in the first place.But that’s enough of the “possible explanation” stuff. If Moore is correct, this sounds awfully damning for Auburn and Tennessee.Which is why one has to wonder just how much the NCAA has talked to — or attempted to talk to — Rogers. The NCAA has been looking into Auburn but has yet to send a formal letter of inquiry announcing an investigation. (There’s usually preliminary digging before the investigation is made official, but still, the NCAA hasn’t found/heard enough yet to dive in with both feet.) The NCAA also just wrapped an investigation into Tennessee and Lane Kiffin. Judging by the accusations they’ve shipped off to LA, it’s clear that the NCAA would love to get their hands around Kiffin’s neck. If they had access to or knowledge of credible information showing that Kiffin made a $150,000 offer to the Newtons, it’s quite likely UT’s letter of allegations would have been considerably more brutal.UPDATE – One more quote from Moore in summary:“(Newton) went to Mississippi State and said, ‘Hey, what can you guys do for us?’ I mean that’s a fact. That’s what he did. And you know Mississippi State came back and said, ‘Listen, we’re not gonna do anything for you, but if you go to Auburn, we’re gonna turn you in.’ And that’s what happened.”ANOTHER UPDATE TO THE STORY HERE. [...]