Auburn Oregon showdown

Recently we found out that Auburn will face Oregon in the BCS National Championship on Monday January 10, 2011. This is exciting for many college football fans across the country because both teams are undefeated and have had great seasons, however it disappointes many fans as well. Almost everyone would like to see a BCS Playoff system so every team in the country has a fair chance. TCU for example went undefeated as well but they only have the chance to play in a BCS bowl and not for a title. It would be nice to see a playoff system but it seems like the NCAA isn't headed in that direction. Either way it appears the best two teams in the country will be playing for all the marbles and it should be a good one. I'm looking forward to the game because of the stars on each team and the high powered offenses they both have. It should be an exciting one.

Star Shines on the field, but faces trouble off

Allegations surrounding Cam Newton have been the main talks around college football for a few weeks now. The front-runner Heisman Trophy Quarterback from Auburn is all over the media and facing investigation because of people accusing him of his college choice being a matter of money. He claims he didn’t do anything wrong along with his father and they have obtained a lawyer. However, illegal recruiting is one of the most deviant acts in sports today and is hidden throughout many big-time division one programs. I saw it happen first hand when I went to WVU my first three semesters. So many big time athletes want a little extra when they are making a college choice. We also discussed earlier in the semester that illegal recruiting is one of the top abuses in intercollegiate sports. Newton was also accused of academic cheating when he went to school at Florida. All of this recent negative attention has society looking at Newton as a bad person and cheater. In the chapter about deviance in the book it discusses academic cheating. It suggests that athletes cheat more often because they have to obtain certain grades to stay on the team. I believe this is very true and Cam Newton directly relates to this because he was caught three times at Florida.