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	<title>Comments on: Cam Newton sees himself as football player, entertainer, icon</title>
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		<title>By: peanutbutter&#38;jelly</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/22/cam-newton-sees-himself-as-football-player-entertainer-icon/#comment-976469</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[peanutbutter&#38;jelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i think after he gets popped a few times from some of these fast hard hitting defenses around the nfl he&#039;ll either shut up and become a player or bust i lean more towards bust but we&#039;ll see.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i think after he gets popped a few times from some of these fast hard hitting defenses around the nfl he&#8217;ll either shut up and become a player or bust i lean more towards bust but we&#8217;ll see.</p>
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		<title>By: xmgmx</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[xmgmx]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 13:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He is t.o. #2. ME, ME, ME, ME!!
If the Vikes pick him, I&#039;m switchin&#039; teams!  WAIT, that sounds all wrong on two counts... Why am I a Vikes fan anyway, and no, my preference will still be women :)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He is t.o. #2. ME, ME, ME, ME!!<br />
If the Vikes pick him, I&#8217;m switchin&#8217; teams!  WAIT, that sounds all wrong on two counts&#8230; Why am I a Vikes fan anyway, and no, my preference will still be women <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: pftequalsgreatjournalism</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/22/cam-newton-sees-himself-as-football-player-entertainer-icon/#comment-975596</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[blkmanwtan says: Feb 22, 2011 6:33 PM

*He has awards to show*

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And he will likely join the following WHITE QB Heisman winners who never reach icon status in the NFL:
 
Ty Detmer 
Gino Toretta
Danny Wuerffel
Chris Wienke
Eric Crouch
Jason WHITE
Matt Leinart]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>blkmanwtan says: Feb 22, 2011 6:33 PM</p>
<p>*He has awards to show*</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p>And he will likely join the following WHITE QB Heisman winners who never reach icon status in the NFL:</p>
<p>Ty Detmer<br />
Gino Toretta<br />
Danny Wuerffel<br />
Chris Wienke<br />
Eric Crouch<br />
Jason WHITE<br />
Matt Leinart</p>
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		<title>By: shaggytoodle</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/22/cam-newton-sees-himself-as-football-player-entertainer-icon/#comment-974152</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[shaggytoodle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think with statements like this he is setting himself up for falling on his face.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think with statements like this he is setting himself up for falling on his face.</p>
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		<title>By: sdbengal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sdbengal]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#039;t have anything against Cam Newton.  I just hope the Bengals don&#039;t pick him in the draft if he&#039;s there.  We already had an earlier version of him: Akili Smith

That didn&#039;t work out so well.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t have anything against Cam Newton.  I just hope the Bengals don&#8217;t pick him in the draft if he&#8217;s there.  We already had an earlier version of him: Akili Smith</p>
<p>That didn&#8217;t work out so well.</p>
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		<title>By: lawyermalloy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[lawyermalloy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newton&#039;s statement re, &quot;icon/entertainer&quot; is, to me the biggest &quot;red flag&quot; that should concern a prospective owner.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Newton&#8217;s statement re, &#8220;icon/entertainer&#8221; is, to me the biggest &#8220;red flag&#8221; that should concern a prospective owner.</p>
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		<title>By: whatswiththehate</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/22/cam-newton-sees-himself-as-football-player-entertainer-icon/#comment-972915</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[whatswiththehate]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sure…it’s spelled Shaun…BTW.
Aaron Brooks, Charlie Batch, Jeff Blake…we could go all day. 

That has absolutely NOTHING to do with my comment, other than the fact that I THINK this guy will be the next big bust. Some would argue that Reggie Bush is somewhat of a bust and certainly has not lived up to his big shot stardom that he thought he’d have too. Blame it on his age, his meddling father, his agent, or anything else…he has already stepped on his first pile of crap. Instead of going out and doing your job and working at getting it done well, he’s popping off at things even beyond football….setting himself to be the next Ryan Leaf. That better, A-hole???
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Shaun it&#039;s clear u really  need  to STOP thinking. It really shows ur ignorance. Reggie got injured. My God...What&#039;s  with the attitude that these athletes are like the silly characters in your X-Box..They are humans and injuries are par for the course in football.

Ur posting  reads  like a typical arrogant behind, who enjoys hating simple because everyone  else is. The fact  that ur hating on QB just because he didn&#039;t perform well enough for u, speaks volumes.

Cam is right...He  is &quot;an entertainer and an ICON.&quot; Judging by the many sports writers who simply incorporate his name into everything just to get folks like u to react and  help them keep a job. How dare him speak the truth..

But why should we be surprised, these sports writers actually make  folks like u feel  relevant by feeding ur weakness so they can  keep a job and feed their egos.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sure…it’s spelled Shaun…BTW.<br />
Aaron Brooks, Charlie Batch, Jeff Blake…we could go all day. </p>
<p>That has absolutely NOTHING to do with my comment, other than the fact that I THINK this guy will be the next big bust. Some would argue that Reggie Bush is somewhat of a bust and certainly has not lived up to his big shot stardom that he thought he’d have too. Blame it on his age, his meddling father, his agent, or anything else…he has already stepped on his first pile of crap. Instead of going out and doing your job and working at getting it done well, he’s popping off at things even beyond football….setting himself to be the next Ryan Leaf. That better, A-hole???<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br />
Shaun it&#8217;s clear u really  need  to STOP thinking. It really shows ur ignorance. Reggie got injured. My God&#8230;What&#8217;s  with the attitude that these athletes are like the silly characters in your X-Box..They are humans and injuries are par for the course in football.</p>
<p>Ur posting  reads  like a typical arrogant behind, who enjoys hating simple because everyone  else is. The fact  that ur hating on QB just because he didn&#8217;t perform well enough for u, speaks volumes.</p>
<p>Cam is right&#8230;He  is &#8220;an entertainer and an ICON.&#8221; Judging by the many sports writers who simply incorporate his name into everything just to get folks like u to react and  help them keep a job. How dare him speak the truth..</p>
<p>But why should we be surprised, these sports writers actually make  folks like u feel  relevant by feeding ur weakness so they can  keep a job and feed their egos.</p>
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		<title>By: whatswiththehate</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/22/cam-newton-sees-himself-as-football-player-entertainer-icon/#comment-972906</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[whatswiththehate]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Also Mr. Smith, why didn&#039;t u print the rest of what  Peter  King&#039;s tweet said about Cam...Oh yes, cause it  wasn&#039;t inline with ur agenda...FOOL

Here is  the rest of the tweet....&quot;Under Armour just made Cam Newton available to me by phone for 15 mins. Polite fellow. Hope to spend time with him for SI at Combine.&quot;

Wishing Cam much success in the NFL..It&#039;s clear way to many  of these sport folks are jealous of u and is doing their best to destroy your image  before u even get to the NFL...Don&#039;t think for a minute what they&#039;re doing to u and ur father wasn&#039;t intentional.

And always remember...what man  means for evil, God  will take it and use it for good.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also Mr. Smith, why didn&#8217;t u print the rest of what  Peter  King&#8217;s tweet said about Cam&#8230;Oh yes, cause it  wasn&#8217;t inline with ur agenda&#8230;FOOL</p>
<p>Here is  the rest of the tweet&#8230;.&#8221;Under Armour just made Cam Newton available to me by phone for 15 mins. Polite fellow. Hope to spend time with him for SI at Combine.&#8221;</p>
<p>Wishing Cam much success in the NFL..It&#8217;s clear way to many  of these sport folks are jealous of u and is doing their best to destroy your image  before u even get to the NFL&#8230;Don&#8217;t think for a minute what they&#8217;re doing to u and ur father wasn&#8217;t intentional.</p>
<p>And always remember&#8230;what man  means for evil, God  will take it and use it for good.</p>
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		<title>By: tryagainplease</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tryagainplease]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[rcunningham says:
Feb 22, 2011 8:40 PM
LOL everyone is so mad.

i think you&#039;re confusing nauseated with mad.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>rcunningham says:<br />
Feb 22, 2011 8:40 PM<br />
LOL everyone is so mad.</p>
<p>i think you&#8217;re confusing nauseated with mad.</p>
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		<title>By: whatswiththehate</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[whatswiththehate]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OH MY GOD...HOW  DARE  CAM HAVE AMBITION  OUTSIDE OF  THE NFL WHEN HE GETS OLDER. HOW DARE  HIM DREAM OF BEING AN ICON. LIKE I GUESS PEYTON MANNING ISN&#039;T AN ICON AND TO A CERTAIN DEGREE AN ENTERTAINER.  NOPE HE&#039;S SUPPOSED TO EAT, SLEEP, AND DRINK THE NFL OR HE&#039;S A &quot;BUST.&quot; AND U WRITERS WONDER WHY FOLKS ARE BEGINNING TO SEE THROUGH THE THINNLY VEIL COVER 
OF BLATANT DISCRIMATION TOWARDS THIS KID. 

OH MY GOD...VOID THIS  KID&#039;S TICKET TO THE NFL NOW...

So let me see if I get this straight, this Peter King guy has a phone interview with Cam. Then posted  on  his tweet of what  the kid said in what appears to be an attempt to set him up then Mr. Smith picks it up and repost the Peters tweet and tries to use to to sabotage this kid.

Mr. Smith, why are u and  your  sporting buddies  so treatened by Cam. Why are u intentionally &quot;Tiger Woods-ings&quot; this kid. Ur continual undermining of this kid&#039;s talent and scrutinizing of everything he does screams of elitist SNOBBERY. I wonder why??  

I guess only your 21 yr  old son should be quarterbacks and show ambition?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OH MY GOD&#8230;HOW  DARE  CAM HAVE AMBITION  OUTSIDE OF  THE NFL WHEN HE GETS OLDER. HOW DARE  HIM DREAM OF BEING AN ICON. LIKE I GUESS PEYTON MANNING ISN&#8217;T AN ICON AND TO A CERTAIN DEGREE AN ENTERTAINER.  NOPE HE&#8217;S SUPPOSED TO EAT, SLEEP, AND DRINK THE NFL OR HE&#8217;S A &#8220;BUST.&#8221; AND U WRITERS WONDER WHY FOLKS ARE BEGINNING TO SEE THROUGH THE THINNLY VEIL COVER<br />
OF BLATANT DISCRIMATION TOWARDS THIS KID. </p>
<p>OH MY GOD&#8230;VOID THIS  KID&#8217;S TICKET TO THE NFL NOW&#8230;</p>
<p>So let me see if I get this straight, this Peter King guy has a phone interview with Cam. Then posted  on  his tweet of what  the kid said in what appears to be an attempt to set him up then Mr. Smith picks it up and repost the Peters tweet and tries to use to to sabotage this kid.</p>
<p>Mr. Smith, why are u and  your  sporting buddies  so treatened by Cam. Why are u intentionally &#8220;Tiger Woods-ings&#8221; this kid. Ur continual undermining of this kid&#8217;s talent and scrutinizing of everything he does screams of elitist SNOBBERY. I wonder why??  </p>
<p>I guess only your 21 yr  old son should be quarterbacks and show ambition?</p>
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		<title>By: Deb</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@augradoo ...

Cecil Newton&#039;s asking price from Miss. State was $200,000 but he said he would knock off $20,000 because of his relationship with Dan Mullen. Then the Newtons paid a single visit to Auburn--a school not even on their radar--and Cam signed within two weeks. 

So their asking price was six figures. They were willing to give Mullen a $20,000 discount for old time&#039;s sake. But Cam inexplicably switched to Auburn after &lt;em&gt;one&lt;/em&gt; meeting ... &lt;em&gt;for nothing&lt;/em&gt;? Right.

Emmert has said the investigation is &lt;em&gt;ongoing&lt;/em&gt; and more people were questioned this week. In June, 10 defendants including two major Auburn boosters, begin trial on federal conspiracy, bribery, and fraud. If convicted, they face millions in fines and nearly 300 years in prison. A third booster took a plea deal and will testify against the others. Evidence includes 50 hours of 2,700 wiretapped phone calls. The FBI&#039;s probe is also ongoing, and the feds have indicated there&#039;s a link between their probe and Auburn recruiting practices. 

Perhaps nothing will come of it. Or as with USC, it may be years before all the info is released. Say what you want publicly, but at least prepare yourself.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@augradoo &#8230;</p>
<p>Cecil Newton&#8217;s asking price from Miss. State was $200,000 but he said he would knock off $20,000 because of his relationship with Dan Mullen. Then the Newtons paid a single visit to Auburn&#8211;a school not even on their radar&#8211;and Cam signed within two weeks. </p>
<p>So their asking price was six figures. They were willing to give Mullen a $20,000 discount for old time&#8217;s sake. But Cam inexplicably switched to Auburn after <em>one</em> meeting &#8230; <em>for nothing</em>? Right.</p>
<p>Emmert has said the investigation is <em>ongoing</em> and more people were questioned this week. In June, 10 defendants including two major Auburn boosters, begin trial on federal conspiracy, bribery, and fraud. If convicted, they face millions in fines and nearly 300 years in prison. A third booster took a plea deal and will testify against the others. Evidence includes 50 hours of 2,700 wiretapped phone calls. The FBI&#8217;s probe is also ongoing, and the feds have indicated there&#8217;s a link between their probe and Auburn recruiting practices. </p>
<p>Perhaps nothing will come of it. Or as with USC, it may be years before all the info is released. Say what you want publicly, but at least prepare yourself.</p>
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		<title>By: 6250claimer</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[6250claimer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The QB position is all about leadership and what&#039;s between the ears, and we&#039;re getting a clear picture of what goes on in Newton&#039;s noggin, and it&#039;s delirious.  Some chump GM is going to pick this knuckler in the top 5, and live to regret it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The QB position is all about leadership and what&#8217;s between the ears, and we&#8217;re getting a clear picture of what goes on in Newton&#8217;s noggin, and it&#8217;s delirious.  Some chump GM is going to pick this knuckler in the top 5, and live to regret it.</p>
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		<title>By: averyconnor1</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[averyconnor1]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[anyone who says there is too much hate on here has to get it through their thick skull that people are sick to death of one showboating big mouth college kid after another who hasn&#039;t proven squat on the field, walking into the league and poisoning it with their &#039;tudes! Just play and shut up, make a real name for yourself first. Dont follow in the footsteps of T.O., Ocho, Vince Young, and any other guys who are just popular for having diarrhea of the mouth and s**t in their brains.  Winning championships isn the goal, right?  Not doing back up on a 50-Cent album. MAN!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>anyone who says there is too much hate on here has to get it through their thick skull that people are sick to death of one showboating big mouth college kid after another who hasn&#8217;t proven squat on the field, walking into the league and poisoning it with their &#8216;tudes! Just play and shut up, make a real name for yourself first. Dont follow in the footsteps of T.O., Ocho, Vince Young, and any other guys who are just popular for having diarrhea of the mouth and s**t in their brains.  Winning championships isn the goal, right?  Not doing back up on a 50-Cent album. MAN!</p>
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		<title>By: nfl4ever</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[nfl4ever]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cam&#039;s wonderlic score, over/under 10, I say under.

Thumbs up if you say under 10, thumbs down if you say over 10.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cam&#8217;s wonderlic score, over/under 10, I say under.</p>
<p>Thumbs up if you say under 10, thumbs down if you say over 10.</p>
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		<title>By: rcunningham</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rcunningham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOL everyone is so mad.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LOL everyone is so mad.</p>
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		<title>By: augrad00</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[augrad00]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ravensfan4life you apparently are the only person with common sense on here that examines the facts.  Of course we could be intellectually bankrupt morons and live in rumor and innuendo.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ravensfan4life you apparently are the only person with common sense on here that examines the facts.  Of course we could be intellectually bankrupt morons and live in rumor and innuendo.</p>
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		<title>By: augrad00</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[augrad00]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The kid has a plan for life after football not sure why you can hate on him for that.  He wants to be known more then just being a football player.  Not sure why that is a sin.

You know its funny those that knew him best last year, a lot better then any nimrods on this board, mainly his teammates and coaches loved the guy.  Anyone remember his teammates putting him on their shoulders after the SEC Championship game?  
Guess they didn&#039;t find him a me first egotistical self centered player.

Also Its good to see those on this board know more then then NCAA President when you continually say Cam was paid, NCAA President  Mark Emmert “There was no evidence that money had changed hands and there was no evidence that Auburn University had anything to do with it,” Emmert said. Hello!!! 

Show me the evidence, where is it? The NCAA can&#039;t find it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The kid has a plan for life after football not sure why you can hate on him for that.  He wants to be known more then just being a football player.  Not sure why that is a sin.</p>
<p>You know its funny those that knew him best last year, a lot better then any nimrods on this board, mainly his teammates and coaches loved the guy.  Anyone remember his teammates putting him on their shoulders after the SEC Championship game?<br />
Guess they didn&#8217;t find him a me first egotistical self centered player.</p>
<p>Also Its good to see those on this board know more then then NCAA President when you continually say Cam was paid, NCAA President  Mark Emmert “There was no evidence that money had changed hands and there was no evidence that Auburn University had anything to do with it,” Emmert said. Hello!!! </p>
<p>Show me the evidence, where is it? The NCAA can&#8217;t find it.</p>
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		<title>By: getweird4u</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ICON...really 14 games and he is an icon,wow i think this kid is overstateing his stock in most peoples eyes,as far as entertainment football is passion not entertainment it does entertain but i just want my team(the bungles so i know a thing or two about clowns who think they are more than football players) just play and from the looks of it less talking by u equals more money,dont think anyone is confusing you with a rhodes scholar]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ICON&#8230;really 14 games and he is an icon,wow i think this kid is overstateing his stock in most peoples eyes,as far as entertainment football is passion not entertainment it does entertain but i just want my team(the bungles so i know a thing or two about clowns who think they are more than football players) just play and from the looks of it less talking by u equals more money,dont think anyone is confusing you with a rhodes scholar</p>
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		<title>By: chapnastier</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@ alltimeballa 

The only people who are saying this is about race is the obvious people that are black. I specifically referred to Tim Tebow and Jimmy Clausen to make a point. I could also referr to Tim Couch, Ryan Leaf, Kevin Kolb, David Carr, Alex Smith  etc etc. in terms of QB busts. 

While I cannot speak for everyone I ASSUME he will be a bust because of his off field issues. People throw around racism too much in todays world. As a result it casts a shadow over real racist acts that still occur and deserve real attention.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ alltimeballa </p>
<p>The only people who are saying this is about race is the obvious people that are black. I specifically referred to Tim Tebow and Jimmy Clausen to make a point. I could also referr to Tim Couch, Ryan Leaf, Kevin Kolb, David Carr, Alex Smith  etc etc. in terms of QB busts. </p>
<p>While I cannot speak for everyone I ASSUME he will be a bust because of his off field issues. People throw around racism too much in todays world. As a result it casts a shadow over real racist acts that still occur and deserve real attention.</p>
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		<title>By: Deb</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@lucky5927 ...

Thank you. Despite the rivalry, nothing personal in saying I think Auburn paid. Just don&#039;t believe he&#039;d have played for free. No program is squeaky clean.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@lucky5927 &#8230;</p>
<p>Thank you. Despite the rivalry, nothing personal in saying I think Auburn paid. Just don&#8217;t believe he&#8217;d have played for free. No program is squeaky clean.</p>
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		<title>By: mywifegavemecrabtree</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hopefully the rookie salary cap falls in place to limit this goofball from baggin&#039; 30 million.]]></description>
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		<title>By: bigdogg34</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[bigbigodnarb says:
Feb 22, 2011 4:30 PM
purpleisreallypinkyouknow says:
Feb 22, 2011 4:12 PM
Yeah…this guy will be a bigger version of Mike Vick…or Vince Young…or Shaun King.

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Shuan King? Any other black qbs you want to list, you stereotyper?
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Wow!  If your black its time to give up on the racism thing, nobody cares anymore.  If you&#039;re white then you are just a pathetic little dweeb that wants everyone to see how not racist he is.. which makes you even more racist.  I don&#039;t really care what you are dude, I&#039;m just sick of this race war crap, its getting really old.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>bigbigodnarb says:<br />
Feb 22, 2011 4:30 PM<br />
purpleisreallypinkyouknow says:<br />
Feb 22, 2011 4:12 PM<br />
Yeah…this guy will be a bigger version of Mike Vick…or Vince Young…or Shaun King.</p>
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<p>Shuan King? Any other black qbs you want to list, you stereotyper?<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>Wow!  If your black its time to give up on the racism thing, nobody cares anymore.  If you&#8217;re white then you are just a pathetic little dweeb that wants everyone to see how not racist he is.. which makes you even more racist.  I don&#8217;t really care what you are dude, I&#8217;m just sick of this race war crap, its getting really old.</p>
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		<title>By: johnnyb216</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow! This guy produced a quote which in turn produced positive feedback for a pervy comment! He&#039;s already an icon as far as I&#039;m concerned!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow! This guy produced a quote which in turn produced positive feedback for a pervy comment! He&#8217;s already an icon as far as I&#8217;m concerned!</p>
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		<title>By: terumiarai</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having confidence is good, but being overly conceited? Can&#039;t wait to see you go down.]]></description>
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		<title>By: norcalraider510</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[uh oh jamarcus russell alert]]></description>
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		<title>By: bigbigodnarb</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[purpleisreallypinkyouknow says:
Feb 22, 2011 5:14 PM
bigbigodnarb says:
Feb 22, 2011 4:30 PM
purpleisreallypinkyouknow says:
Feb 22, 2011 4:12 PM
Yeah…this guy will be a bigger version of Mike Vick…or Vince Young…or Shaun King.

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Shuan King? Any other black qbs you want to list, you stereotyper?
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Sure…it’s spelled Shaun…BTW.
Aaron Brooks, Charlie Batch, Jeff Blake…we could go all day.

That has absolutely NOTHING to do with my comment, other than the fact that I THINK this guy will be the next big bust. Some would argue that Reggie Bush is somewhat of a bust and certainly has not lived up to his big shot stardom that he thought he’d have too. Blame it on his age, his meddling father, his agent, or anything else…he has already stepped on his first pile of crap. Instead of going out and doing your job and working at getting it done well, he’s popping off at things even beyond football….setting himself to be the next Ryan Leaf. That better, A-hole???

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Sorry for misspelling his name. I hadn&#039;t heard it in years because he&#039;s not really relevant. He still isn&#039;t. I wonder what a short QB like King has to do with Newton. Oh wait... they are both black.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>purpleisreallypinkyouknow says:<br />
Feb 22, 2011 5:14 PM<br />
bigbigodnarb says:<br />
Feb 22, 2011 4:30 PM<br />
purpleisreallypinkyouknow says:<br />
Feb 22, 2011 4:12 PM<br />
Yeah…this guy will be a bigger version of Mike Vick…or Vince Young…or Shaun King.</p>
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<p>Shuan King? Any other black qbs you want to list, you stereotyper?<br />
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<p>Sure…it’s spelled Shaun…BTW.<br />
Aaron Brooks, Charlie Batch, Jeff Blake…we could go all day.</p>
<p>That has absolutely NOTHING to do with my comment, other than the fact that I THINK this guy will be the next big bust. Some would argue that Reggie Bush is somewhat of a bust and certainly has not lived up to his big shot stardom that he thought he’d have too. Blame it on his age, his meddling father, his agent, or anything else…he has already stepped on his first pile of crap. Instead of going out and doing your job and working at getting it done well, he’s popping off at things even beyond football….setting himself to be the next Ryan Leaf. That better, A-hole???</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p>Sorry for misspelling his name. I hadn&#8217;t heard it in years because he&#8217;s not really relevant. He still isn&#8217;t. I wonder what a short QB like King has to do with Newton. Oh wait&#8230; they are both black.</p>
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		<title>By: roxtar10</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Basically. Let’s be honest here. There are a ton of white NFL fans that, for some reason, want him to fail and do nothing more than stereotype him.

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What???? Where did the race card come from?? My only judgment has to do with who he, and his family, are already proving themselves to be. Black QB, White QB, Orange QB - this guy&#039;s an egotistical douche and a media hound. It&#039;s THAT reason people rally behind wanting him to fail. We&#039;re all sick of these guys who get this incredible opportunity to PLAY A GAME for a living at MILLIONS of dollars and show a lack of respect and gratitude for the opportunity at every turn or with every comment. It&#039;s the fact he&#039;s entitled - not that he&#039;s a black QB.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Basically. Let’s be honest here. There are a ton of white NFL fans that, for some reason, want him to fail and do nothing more than stereotype him.</p>
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What???? Where did the race card come from?? My only judgment has to do with who he, and his family, are already proving themselves to be. Black QB, White QB, Orange QB &#8211; this guy&#8217;s an egotistical douche and a media hound. It&#8217;s THAT reason people rally behind wanting him to fail. We&#8217;re all sick of these guys who get this incredible opportunity to PLAY A GAME for a living at MILLIONS of dollars and show a lack of respect and gratitude for the opportunity at every turn or with every comment. It&#8217;s the fact he&#8217;s entitled &#8211; not that he&#8217;s a black QB.</p>
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		<title>By: Deb</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@alltimeballa ...

Wait a minute. Bad behavior is bad behavior, and that has nothing to do with race. And you can disapprove of bad behavior without wanting people to fail.

I think Newton is a shrewd, savvy, egotistical guy who&#039;s first priority is Cam Newton. That&#039;s not unique in professional sports. I&#039;m certain Auburn paid for his services and that he was in on the deal but will never face punishment. As always, those who&#039;ll suffer most will be future Auburn students who had nothing to do with it but will live under the sanctions. 

But despite all the double-dealing, Cam&#039;s talent is real, and I&#039;m anxious to see how it translates to the NFL. I have a skepticism about spread QBs, but that has nothing to do with race. I&#039;ve never been more skeptical about anyone than Tebow. But Newton has the arm if he can learn to hang in the pocket. I hope he doesn&#039;t go to Buffalo because I&#039;d like to see him on a more visible team. I don&#039;t particularly care for him personally, but I can&#039;t stand Brady and there are few QBs I&#039;d rather watch than Captain America. Newton is an amazing talent. If you love the game, you have to be excited about watching that kind of talent progress.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@alltimeballa &#8230;</p>
<p>Wait a minute. Bad behavior is bad behavior, and that has nothing to do with race. And you can disapprove of bad behavior without wanting people to fail.</p>
<p>I think Newton is a shrewd, savvy, egotistical guy who&#8217;s first priority is Cam Newton. That&#8217;s not unique in professional sports. I&#8217;m certain Auburn paid for his services and that he was in on the deal but will never face punishment. As always, those who&#8217;ll suffer most will be future Auburn students who had nothing to do with it but will live under the sanctions. </p>
<p>But despite all the double-dealing, Cam&#8217;s talent is real, and I&#8217;m anxious to see how it translates to the NFL. I have a skepticism about spread QBs, but that has nothing to do with race. I&#8217;ve never been more skeptical about anyone than Tebow. But Newton has the arm if he can learn to hang in the pocket. I hope he doesn&#8217;t go to Buffalo because I&#8217;d like to see him on a more visible team. I don&#8217;t particularly care for him personally, but I can&#8217;t stand Brady and there are few QBs I&#8217;d rather watch than Captain America. Newton is an amazing talent. If you love the game, you have to be excited about watching that kind of talent progress.</p>
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		<title>By: hrmlss</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[football player, entertainer, icon, and bust.

He&#039;ll fall to the 32nd pick and the Packers will...... trade the pick to the Vikings so they can draft him.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>football player, entertainer, icon, and bust.</p>
<p>He&#8217;ll fall to the 32nd pick and the Packers will&#8230;&#8230; trade the pick to the Vikings so they can draft him.</p>
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		<title>By: blkmanwtan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last time I&#039;ve seen a lot of mad people, it was when Barack Obama won the election.

Football players are entertainers and that what he is.  Is he an icon? Yes, he is an icon in College football.  *He has awards to show*

You guys need to get your panties out of a bunch. 
You didn&#039;t hear the whole conversation, so stop assuming.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last time I&#8217;ve seen a lot of mad people, it was when Barack Obama won the election.</p>
<p>Football players are entertainers and that what he is.  Is he an icon? Yes, he is an icon in College football.  *He has awards to show*</p>
<p>You guys need to get your panties out of a bunch.<br />
You didn&#8217;t hear the whole conversation, so stop assuming.</p>
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