re: NCAA had no choice

"Cam was not ruled ineligible before the season though. He was just ruled ineligible by the NCAA on monday. Even in the bama case, Bama had to apply for reinstatement, the NCAA doesn't just reinstate people. At no point until this monday, had the NCAA advised AU to rule Cam ineligible because up until then, nothing substantial had been found."

Sorry, but that just seems WAY too convenient. Specific details of the Rogers, Newton, Bond conversations were pretty much public knowledge and were wildly debated on this very website AT LEAST a few days before the UGA game. I say AT LEAST because the NCAA, SEC, and Auburn knew the intricate details of the matter since this past summer at the latest. Either it was suggested to Auburn by the NCAA that they rule Cam ineligible a long time ago so he could be reinstated and for some stupid reason they didn't follow that advice or the NCAA basically said to hell with the reinstatement rule and every other member institution that has to follow it. We'll just let you play your quarterback regardless of the implications. If the first situation occurred, then Auburn compliance goofed up big time. If the latter happened, then the NCAA is totally incompetent and Auburn is the luckiest program on earth getting off an NCAA screw up. No way the NCAA could justify coming back and vacating wins if the second scenario happened.