Once again, the DeLorean has floored it to 85 MPH and we're back to where we were once again when the allegations of Cam Newton's pay-for-play scandal emerged.
Auburn did go on to win the BCS National Championship and I said that alone was the genesis of the scrutiny of their accomplishment. Auburn fans told me to GFY and said it was over, get over it. As usual, they misunderstood my words.
Had Auburn lost to Oregon on that night in Glendale, would there have been any scrutiny outside the state of Alabama in this regard? I don't think so.
Since then, Auburn has fallen to the basement of the SEC and is ushering in a new era with Gus Malzahn.
When it seems The Plains were looking to move on from the Gene Chizik era, a dark cloud still hovers over the quaint small town in Lee County because of the lack of closure.
Why do I say lack of closure?, you might ask. The NCAA has already cleared Auburn of any wrong doing in regards to Cam Newton. My answer is simple, The NCAA cleared Auburn, the same NCAA that has raised questions of their integrity and competence since Mark Emmert took the reigns as President. (Ex., Miami, Ohio St).
Once again, we're back to square one. Selena Roberts (former NYT and SI editor) has recently dropped another bomb on Auburn stating the championship of 2010 is tainted and other corruption in regards to their football program. (i.e, money, changing grades, etc) Players like Mike Blanc, and Neiko Thorpe have been quoted in this article by Roberts, and denied the allegations via social media.
Roberts, an Auburn grad, stands by her story as she should. In interviews I've heard and read about today, she has said she taped interviews with all the former players quoted, and in another interview, she says "most".
When asked if she would post the audio of these interviews, she felt there was no need to.
If I have to ask "Why?". If anyone questioned the integrity of my reporting and I knew had something on them, I'd nail them to the wall with the audio and post it for the world to see.
I'm not saying that Auburn is 100% innocent in all of this, to believe that about any program is very naive. However, if you're going to drop a bombshell on a program, GO ALL IN!!!! We've been down this road with Joe Schad, Scott Moore, and Danny Sheridan. Yet, they never followed through because they want to protect their sources or their integrity.
I've got news for you, the masses believe the media has no integrity, unless it's something that agrees with their beliefs or opinions.
In conclusion, it's time to do one or two things, NAIL THIS PROGRAM TO THE WALL ONCE AND FOR ALL OR PUT THIS THING TO BED ONCE AND FOR ALL. The NCAA failed (as usual) to find anything, and no one else has evidence of wrong doing, and if they do, they don't have the balls to present it.
DO IT ALREADY OR LET IT GO!
