how much of a bonus does cam newtons dad get for a win?


and everytime someone says WAR EAGLE at the end of a sentence reminds me of the chapelle show episode where he says WHITE POWER

1/11/2011 12:47:45 AM

lol

1/11/2011 12:48:40 AM

Yay auburn

1/11/2011 12:49:20 AM

Corso just called Urban "Peter North"

1/11/2011 12:55:47 AM

even though that was close and exciting I don't think it was a very good game, newton and the oregon offense seemed like let downs, i like defensive games too but it just seemed like the offenses weren't playing well

1/11/2011 1:08:23 AM

a month+ of not playing at game speed will do that to offenses

1/11/2011 1:10:12 AM

nvm

[Edited on January 11, 2011 at 1:22 AM. Reason : d]

1/11/2011 1:17:53 AM

how many 1st place votes do you think tcu will get in the final ap poll?

1/11/2011 2:43:30 AM

none


unless someone does it as an anti-BCS protest type thing

1/11/2011 3:05:36 AM

I personally think TCU would have beaten either of those teams last night based on watching the Rose Bowl and that game last night. I'd vote for them as number 1.

1/11/2011 8:17:51 AM

yeah I was also surprised at the offenses of these 2 teams last night.

Either it was the month off or the defenses showed up in a big way.

1/11/2011 9:03:06 AM

Seeing TCU look strong across both sides of the field and the sloppy game last night is exactly why it is the MNC game and not the NC game...

Quote :

"yeah... I have seen the light now... fuck this conference, give me the Big East!"

That's how I feel about SEC basketball. It's too fucking hard to have one of your team's play in the Big East in that sport. Sucks...

[Edited on January 11, 2011 at 9:22 AM. Reason : x]

1/11/2011 9:20:41 AM

Quote :

"I pulled for Duke, but it was more to spite my UNC friends than for conference pride."

1/11/2011 9:34:16 AM

I pull for Duke most of the time for this very reason.

1/11/2011 9:36:03 AM

Quote :

" I just checked & yes, Washington said "This is for all the Tostitos" right before he crossed the Delaware"

Quote :

"Julius Caesar: "Is est pro totus Tostitos.""

Quote :

"A million Tostitos isn't cool. You know what's cool? A billion Tostitos"

1/11/2011 11:49:44 AM

1/11/2011 11:56:22 AM

on both defenses, especially Auburn's it looked like they really tried to take away the running game and make Oregon beat them with the arm of the QB. They really stayed at home on those end arounds, misdirection plays

1/11/2011 12:21:23 PM

I know people give Auburn a lot of shit, but this is extremely fucked up:

http://ocm.auburn.edu/news/oaks.html

Long story short: Auburn has these really old oak trees near an entrance to the campus that are over 130 years old. The trees are similar to our belltower (as far as being a symbol of the university and of school pride).... Someone poisoned the trees and they most likely will completely die. Some dude called a radio show at the end of January saying he poisoned the trees, so just to be safe they sent samples to the lab... Auburn confirmed today that the dose of Spike was lethal. They're trying to find ways to save the trees but apparently that involves digging giant trenches and I guess trying to move them to different soil.

Considering these trees are central to big celebrations at Auburn and it was at the end of January, I'm going to guess this was in response to the championship... People are such assholes.


[Edited on February 16, 2011 at 11:11 PM. Reason : .]

2/16/2011 11:08:59 PM

celebratory poisoning?

seems reasonable

2/16/2011 11:26:42 PM

Apparently there's a chance it could have gone into the water supply

If that's the case, dude is extra fucked

2/16/2011 11:27:54 PM

Quote :

"Considering these trees are central to big celebrations at Auburn and it was at the end of January, I'm going to guess this was in response to the championship... People are such assholes. "

Right before hanging up on the Finebaum show (The Radio Show he called into) he said "Roll Damn Tide"

They don't fuck around in Alabama

2/16/2011 11:35:41 PM

ESPN said it was right after the Iron Bowl

Quote :

""The weekend after the Iron Bowl, I went to Auburn, Ala., because I live 30 miles away, and I poisoned the Toomer's trees," the caller told The Paul Finebaum Radio Show, saying he was at the Iron Bowl. Calling himself "Al from Dadeville," he said he used Spike 80DF, also known as tebuthiuron, and the trees "definitely will die." The caller signed off with, "Roll Damn Tide.""

2/16/2011 11:36:00 PM

^ Yeah but I guess people were holding out hope it was a fake.. until today.

Dude better hope he has a pretty hefty jail sentence or they don't release his info, because you aren't kidding about Alabama people (the state, seeing as everyone here is obsessed with football)... I would not be surprised in the slightest if a hardcore Auburn fan found the person and did some not so great things

But this really is heartbreaking I know how I would feel if someone fucked up the bell tower... This is going too far.

I hadn't seen it was after the Iron Bowl, my b

[Edited on February 16, 2011 at 11:42 PM. Reason : .]

2/16/2011 11:39:36 PM

it pretty much falls into First World Problems
BUT
i am extremely offended by this

2/16/2011 11:43:28 PM

I actually heard the call as I listen to Paul Finebaum on the way home from work on Sirius.

Paul was like

"Do you believe that what you did was legal"

The guy said "Do you think I give a damn Paul? Roll Damn Tide! (click)"

I'm guessing if he would have known the shitstorm this would create...with the feds and all, he would have given more of a damn. Someone said on the Finebaum show today willfully killing any tree over 100 years old is a felony in Bama....no idea if it's accurate. Callers on that show don't necessarily peak out on the credibility/intelligence radar...

Seems like kind of an erroneous law to have on the books, but I've heard dumber ones

[Edited on February 16, 2011 at 11:45 PM. Reason : ]

2/16/2011 11:43:34 PM

Honestly, after living in Alabama I can certainly tell you I am not surprised at what the Bama fan said. I never thought I would say this, but they are truly worse than UNC Wal-Mart fans (or any bandwagon fan). They will cut a bitch over bad mouthing that team

I know they're trees and all that, but I think I'm mostly upset that someone was this mean spirited and destroyed a school's well-known landmark. I would feel the same way if someone fucked up the Old Well -- it's taking sports too far, and it's evil.

And, I wouldn't be surprised if that was a real law here

2/16/2011 11:51:24 PM

HI PAWL FUST TAHM CALLA LONG TAHM LISTNUH

2/17/2011 12:12:16 AM

The trees aren't dead because Cam Newton doesn't know the trees are dead. NCAA concurs.

2/17/2011 12:14:10 AM

They sent out a campus wide email about it today. You can "track" the status of the trees here:

http://ocm.auburn.edu/news/oaks.html

The city has cameras downtown and I think there might be a live feed of Toomers Corner (where the trees are). I know they have archived pictures of post game toilet papering after big games. I'm sure they are reviewing the tapes if that's the case. A Georgia fan tried to light it on fire after the game a couple months ago.

Someone went and overseeded the field by Bama's stadium with the score from the Iron Bowl (28-27). So now the score is green and the grass is dormant all around it. Killing the trees is a bit overboard though.

2/17/2011 1:03:24 AM

god i love the finebaum show....the unintentional comedy is off the charts

2/17/2011 1:09:06 AM

^^ do you have any pictures of that?

the score, that is.

also, <3 u.

2/17/2011 6:34:45 AM

This is pretty weak for a bama fan. Usually they beat up or kill an auburn fan.

[Edited on February 17, 2011 at 8:07 AM. Reason : Y]

2/17/2011 7:39:35 AM

I guess that's why it's nice not having a plant as the campus landmark.

Heck, here at NCSU they take pride in chopping down old trees. Anyone remember that one near the parabolic reflectors? That one was probably a hazard though.

2/17/2011 7:56:57 AM

killing a tree is a felony?

next thing you know not paying taxs on dog fighting will send you to jail

2/17/2011 8:31:13 AM

^^ Second that

They should just go ahead and cut down the trees and use the wood to build something lasting before it dies so at least you get to hold onto part of the history and that guy doesn't completely win.

[Edited on February 17, 2011 at 8:40 AM. Reason : .]

2/17/2011 8:39:51 AM

^^Would it be more of vandalism?

2/17/2011 8:46:35 AM

Dan Patrick just said they arrested a 62 year old man named Harvey Updike in connection with the poisoning.

2/17/2011 10:15:28 AM

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/02/harvey_updike_arrested_in_toom.html

Now that the sacred trees are dying, what cherished campus institution will they toilet paper?

[Edited on February 17, 2011 at 10:27 AM. Reason : -]

2/17/2011 10:25:50 AM

http://www.myfoxal.com/Global/story.asp?S=14048891

2/17/2011 10:45:21 AM

Quote :

"Wednesday, Auburn University announced the oak trees at Toomer's Corner had been given a lethal dose of herbacide. "

Something about this sentence made me laugh pretty hard

2/17/2011 10:48:35 AM

"roll damn tide"

i'm interested to see what the "war damn eagle" retaliation will be

2/17/2011 10:59:34 AM

I'm not sure I'd really find myself sympathetic to the situation if this was a Carolina landmark instead, so...

2/17/2011 1:47:56 PM

well, congrats on being an asshole

2/17/2011 1:57:11 PM

np

2/17/2011 1:57:57 PM

imagine how pissed off UNC fans would be if someone poisoned the trees at "BKS" (Beautiful Kenan Stadium)

then it would be aluminum seats without the terrorizing pine trees which strike fear into opposing teams

2/17/2011 2:26:56 PM

On his show today Wes Durham said that back in the day some State fans stole Ramses (or whatever the fuck his name is) and skinned him



Anyone know about this?

2/17/2011 4:24:47 PM

Wes Durham is wrong

in 96 one of the rameses was killed, but it was by some drunk looking for food (really)

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/147395/ - initial story
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/160077/ - arrest made
http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/sportanimalcruelty.html - espn bit on animal cruelty that confirms the guy plead guilty and it wasn't rivalry related

2/17/2011 4:46:23 PM

No, he said it was when he was growing up in the Triangle, which would have been late 60s/70s

2/17/2011 4:49:22 PM

i've never heard of that

2/17/2011 4:53:01 PM

I hard that some GT fans one jerked off into UGA's food

2/17/2011 5:08:29 PM