What time tomorrow is Cam Newton going to make decision?
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Cam's father will come out of a cave somewhere in Georgia with a tablet and at the top of that tablet will be his school of choice followed by the ten commandments of "The Cam"
1. Though shalt not look The Cam directly in the face
2. Any girl approached by The Cam requesting a bj shall immediately give it as requested
3. December 22 shall be officially deemed The Cam day at that school where his jersey will be required to be worn in public
... you get the picture
1. Though shalt not look The Cam directly in the face
2. Any girl approached by The Cam requesting a bj shall immediately give it as requested
3. December 22 shall be officially deemed The Cam day at that school where his jersey will be required to be worn in public
... you get the picture
I hope we get the guy, and I'll be excited if we do, but I just won't have the rapid growth of wool that the majority of our fans will.
After all, We Are M - State.
After all, We Are M - State.
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<font color="#000080">AuburnSports.com</font></p> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" id="contentcontainer"> Five-star quarterback <font color="#000080">Cameron Newton</font> walked away from his official visit to Auburn Sunday with a big smile on his face … a big smile.
According to the 6-foot-6, 245-pound junior college standout, there were reasons, plenty of reasons, he was grinning from ear to ear.
Newton picked up a firm scholarship offer from the Tigers. He said he couldn't find anything bad about his visit. He enjoyed meeting the current Tiger players, the coaches.
"Everything went excellent," said Newton. "I'm on Cloud Nine right now."
Newton, ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 1 overall JUCO prospect in the country, arrived in Auburn Friday. He didn't have a dull moment while there.
"Auburn is making it hard on me," Newton said. "I'm going home not with just, 'hey mom and pops, they have this.' But 'they have this, that, they have all of this, you have to see this, you have to see that.'
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="middle"><font size="1">Newton will have a decision between Auburn, Oklahoma and Mississippi State soon.</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>"It's a major plus right now as far as recruiting and me committing. I really can't wait to get home to tell my parents what happened. I can't wait."
During his stay in Auburn, Newton was able to watch as the Tigers prepared for the Outback Bowl. During the Saturday practice, he saw the Auburn coaches in action, the players in action. He saw lead recruiter <font color="#000080">Curtis Luper</font>, receivers coach <font color="#000080">Trooper Taylor</font> and offensive coordinator <font color="#000080">Gus Malzahn</font> interacting with the players.
"My whole focus on coming to Auburn wasn't the glitz and glamour," he said. "It wasn't the parties. I wanted to talk football. I wanted to see the people they were talking about. Me seeing them practicing, I was like, 'man, this is real.' You got Coach Luper, Coach Troop, high-energy guys that you want around you that's going to keep your morale up as a player to perform at your best.
"You have Coach Malzahn, who honestly in my opinion, is one of the top up-and-up coordinators in the country. It's getting real big at Auburn."
Newton said he spent a lot of time with Malzahn, who doubles as Auburn's quarterback coach. Newton was very impressed with what he saw and heard from the Tigers' second-year man. The numbers Malzahn has put up, Newton said, don't lie.
"The offense is real different, but it's different in explosiveness," said Newton. "Coach Malzahn was telling me the statistics he's had, the accolades he's been given. There's not a question of if this offense works, if this program works. He's got statistics to back it up.
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="middle"><font size="1">Newton was all smiles following his visit to Auburn.</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>"Tulsa…boom. He has that. He goes and makes an average quarterback good. He told me he could make a good quarterback great. That's what I want to hear."
Newton's player host on the visit was former Lovejoy (Ga.) standout <font color="#000080">Mario Fannin</font>. Newton spent time with Fannin and several of the Tigers' players.
"Mario took me out Saturday and we had a blast, every single night, just talking," said Newton. "We are from the same part (of Georgia). He knows a lot of the same people I know. We talked. We talked about football half the time, but really just talked about life most of the time.
"Every night I was with the players. All of those guys talked to me about how I could make an impact coming into this program and make an immediate impact to this team."
Several of those players were receivers, Newton said.
"I sensed the vibe (from the receivers)," he said. "I could tell they were looking saying, 'C'mon.' It's funny, but at the same time you like that because you know you are important to them for them to even give you that type of attention."
The assistant coaches and players weren't the only people that impressed Newton. Head coach <font color="#000080">Gene Chizik</font> spoke at-length with him throughout the weekend including Sunday morning. Newton said he likes what the future holds for Auburn under Chizik.
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="middle"><font size="1">Luper is leading the charge for Auburn with Newton.</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>"Everything is on the up-and-up with Auburn football with Coach Chizik in full effect having control of this program," he said. "It's a positive thing as a recruit that you want to see.
"There are still a lot of things I have to get cleared with my father, who couldn't be with me because he's preaching, but I'm going home a happy guy knowing that the school I'm interested in is on the rise."
Newton has now taken official visits to Oklahoma, Mississippi State and Auburn. He said he would make a final decision between the three schools soon. Newton has graduated from junior college and would enroll at a four-year school in January with two years to play two.
"I'll make my decision probably next week or within the next 10 days, no later than the next 10 days," Newton said. "I really couldn't say I have a leader right now because at the end of the day I have to put it all out there. I liked what I saw at Mississippi State. I liked what I saw at Oklahoma. I liked what I saw at Auburn.
"As a player, as an athlete, my job is to make the best decision for me. I'm a junior college kid that has two years to fulfill my dreams as a college football player. Whichever team is giving me all of that, that's the team I'm going to ride with."
Newton wants to attend a school he could make an immediate impact. With the Tigers losing quarterback <font color="#000080">Chris Todd</font> to graduation, Newton said Auburn offers him that opportunity.
"No doubt I could make an impact (at Auburn)," he said. "I want to go somewhere that I'm competing to be the man. I'm going to train myself mentally, physically, in every which way, to be the man. When it comes game time, it's not a secret that success is brought upon by hard work in the offseason."
Now all he has to do is officially decide where he wants to do that. That shouldn't take long. </div>
<font color="#000080">AuburnSports.com</font></p> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" id="contentcontainer"> Five-star quarterback <font color="#000080">Cameron Newton</font> walked away from his official visit to Auburn Sunday with a big smile on his face … a big smile.
According to the 6-foot-6, 245-pound junior college standout, there were reasons, plenty of reasons, he was grinning from ear to ear.
Newton picked up a firm scholarship offer from the Tigers. He said he couldn't find anything bad about his visit. He enjoyed meeting the current Tiger players, the coaches.
"Everything went excellent," said Newton. "I'm on Cloud Nine right now."
Newton, ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 1 overall JUCO prospect in the country, arrived in Auburn Friday. He didn't have a dull moment while there.
"Auburn is making it hard on me," Newton said. "I'm going home not with just, 'hey mom and pops, they have this.' But 'they have this, that, they have all of this, you have to see this, you have to see that.'
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During his stay in Auburn, Newton was able to watch as the Tigers prepared for the Outback Bowl. During the Saturday practice, he saw the Auburn coaches in action, the players in action. He saw lead recruiter <font color="#000080">Curtis Luper</font>, receivers coach <font color="#000080">Trooper Taylor</font> and offensive coordinator <font color="#000080">Gus Malzahn</font> interacting with the players.
"My whole focus on coming to Auburn wasn't the glitz and glamour," he said. "It wasn't the parties. I wanted to talk football. I wanted to see the people they were talking about. Me seeing them practicing, I was like, 'man, this is real.' You got Coach Luper, Coach Troop, high-energy guys that you want around you that's going to keep your morale up as a player to perform at your best.
"You have Coach Malzahn, who honestly in my opinion, is one of the top up-and-up coordinators in the country. It's getting real big at Auburn."
Newton said he spent a lot of time with Malzahn, who doubles as Auburn's quarterback coach. Newton was very impressed with what he saw and heard from the Tigers' second-year man. The numbers Malzahn has put up, Newton said, don't lie.
"The offense is real different, but it's different in explosiveness," said Newton. "Coach Malzahn was telling me the statistics he's had, the accolades he's been given. There's not a question of if this offense works, if this program works. He's got statistics to back it up.
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Newton's player host on the visit was former Lovejoy (Ga.) standout <font color="#000080">Mario Fannin</font>. Newton spent time with Fannin and several of the Tigers' players.
"Mario took me out Saturday and we had a blast, every single night, just talking," said Newton. "We are from the same part (of Georgia). He knows a lot of the same people I know. We talked. We talked about football half the time, but really just talked about life most of the time.
"Every night I was with the players. All of those guys talked to me about how I could make an impact coming into this program and make an immediate impact to this team."
Several of those players were receivers, Newton said.
"I sensed the vibe (from the receivers)," he said. "I could tell they were looking saying, 'C'mon.' It's funny, but at the same time you like that because you know you are important to them for them to even give you that type of attention."
The assistant coaches and players weren't the only people that impressed Newton. Head coach <font color="#000080">Gene Chizik</font> spoke at-length with him throughout the weekend including Sunday morning. Newton said he likes what the future holds for Auburn under Chizik.
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"There are still a lot of things I have to get cleared with my father, who couldn't be with me because he's preaching, but I'm going home a happy guy knowing that the school I'm interested in is on the rise."
Newton has now taken official visits to Oklahoma, Mississippi State and Auburn. He said he would make a final decision between the three schools soon. Newton has graduated from junior college and would enroll at a four-year school in January with two years to play two.
"I'll make my decision probably next week or within the next 10 days, no later than the next 10 days," Newton said. "I really couldn't say I have a leader right now because at the end of the day I have to put it all out there. I liked what I saw at Mississippi State. I liked what I saw at Oklahoma. I liked what I saw at Auburn.
"As a player, as an athlete, my job is to make the best decision for me. I'm a junior college kid that has two years to fulfill my dreams as a college football player. Whichever team is giving me all of that, that's the team I'm going to ride with."
Newton wants to attend a school he could make an immediate impact. With the Tigers losing quarterback <font color="#000080">Chris Todd</font> to graduation, Newton said Auburn offers him that opportunity.
"No doubt I could make an impact (at Auburn)," he said. "I want to go somewhere that I'm competing to be the man. I'm going to train myself mentally, physically, in every which way, to be the man. When it comes game time, it's not a secret that success is brought upon by hard work in the offseason."
Now all he has to do is officially decide where he wants to do that. That shouldn't take long. </div>
To answer your question, there are still a few rounds left...
I'm sure, somewhere out there, there's a kid who can/will be better than Cam.
What kid will want to come to MSU next year knowing that they will be bench material for at least 3 years? If I were a good enough QB that wanted or even thought I had a chance to go pro, I'd want to be able to show off more than one year. Yes, I'd want to play for Mullen, but 2-4 years of play time is better than 3 years of bench coaching.
Here's a serious question for the Pack:
How many NFL prospects has MSU produced that only started one year?
I'm sure, somewhere out there, there's a kid who can/will be better than Cam.
What kid will want to come to MSU next year knowing that they will be bench material for at least 3 years? If I were a good enough QB that wanted or even thought I had a chance to go pro, I'd want to be able to show off more than one year. Yes, I'd want to play for Mullen, but 2-4 years of play time is better than 3 years of bench coaching.
Here's a serious question for the Pack:
How many NFL prospects has MSU produced that only started one year?
How many NFL prospects has ANY school produced that only started one year? And honestly it's not really even a fair question to put MSU history all on one coaching staff. A better question would be: How many NFL prospects have these coaches led to the NFL. Now, I don't know the answer to that but I do know that our head coach has had a #1 overall pick/ Heisman winner and another Heisman winner. Honestly, I do hope that we can land Cam but he seems to have a me-first attitude that rarely ever works out. Also, just because he's a hyped recruit and has done well in JC, that doesn't mean he will do well in the SEC. See Brent Schaeffer.
I couldn't agree more... Don't get me wrong, I'm not putting MSU history on ANY MSU coaching staff. Reguardless of the coaching staff, I still believe it would be hard to produce prospects without playing time. And in the end, what "great" QB wants to go ride a bench for 2-3 years. That was part of the point.