![]() ![]() You go from being a regular guy to being a role model for so many people, people you may never meet but they know everything about you,’ he said a couple days ago. But a lot of signed up people aren’t really committed to living the lifestyle, a very private lifestyle. “I have embraced this whole role because it is something that everybody signed up to be. He’s also aware that he must act according to a higher standard than your average everyday person because of his larger than life status. I wasn’t ready to play football during the time I was at Florida,” he said. And I was too naive to even think that way, but now I’m looking back at it. I will be the first person to say I wasn’t ready to play football at the time. “I was very immature during my early career playing college football. Read his statement here to see why.Īnd Newton the Younger knows his past troubles haven’t helped him influence people and win friends. Vitriol against Newton runs so deep that his father refused to attend his son’s Heisman ceremony. Newton hatred is so strong partially because most collegiate gridiron experts thought he would be ruled ineligible, yet here is he playing for the big prize. (My business colors are blue and orange too!)Ĭlearly, some Ohio State fans have an inferiority complex because the Tigers are in the BCS and they are not. The blue and orange is really more Illinois Fighting Illini and Chicago Bears colors than anything, but to keep this confusion from happening in the future, I had the domain name pressed on the scarf. the Michigan Wolverines, a drunken buffoon on the street yelled “AUBURN FAGGOT” at me. The next day, when I was walking over to Ohio Stadium to cover the Buckeyes vs. Detroit Red Wings, a security guard at Nationwide Arena asked me “Is that an Auburn scarf?” Upon signing in to cover the Columbus Blue Jackets vs. I wore my non-affiliated and non-insigniated blue and orange scarf to Columbus at the end of November. I’ve personally experienced Auburn hate, even though I’m an Illini fan, and possess no strong opinion of Auburn either way. But, you know, watching them play this whole season has been something that motivates any college football team.”Īnd you know Alabama fans despise him as well. “everybody in TCU is going to just hate me. Newton mentioned one such school that hates him on Thursday: Or maybe you’ve seen the graphic of the “Camburglar,” which depicts the Heisman winning QB as the famous McDonald’s Hamburglar character, except he’s heisting a lap top instead of hamburgers.Īt BCS Championship game media day, a reporter brought up how Auburn was not greeted very warmly at the airport AU Coach Gene Chizik blatantly dodged the question by bringing up the Tigers’ die-hards that were on hand.Īnd it’s true- Auburn has plenty of fans but man oh man, do they have their detractors too. Some will even ask you to write about “Scam Newton” (or better yet, $cam Newton) instead of the topic you covered. Write any piece about scandal in college football these days, and you’ll inevitably hear from somebody who gets offended and then relates the situation to Cam Newton. ![]()
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