Over at the Sporting News, they've named Cam Newton their Player of the Year in college football. That's certainly understandable. He had a fabulous regular season.
But what is over the top is that their tagline reads "the only question is where Newton ranks among the greatest of all time" Whaaaat?
He had a great season, but he hasn't even completed one season of Division I college football. Let's see if he can win a bowl game, and survive an NCAA inquiry, before he's mentioned in the same breath with Bo Jackson and Red Grange, and a host of other great players that completed three and four seasons.
Muhammad Ali was the Greatest of All Time. Wayne Gretzky was the Greatest of All Time. Michael Jordan was. Jim Brown and Willie Mays were. Cam Newton had a marvelous 13 games in the SEC. He'd have to win two national championships and two Heismans to be mentioned in this company, and there's a good chance he's one and done as a college football player.
Besides that, he still hasn't passed his toughest test. Here's a bold prediction: Nick Aliotti is going to scheme the heck out of Cam Newton, and Oregon's defense will hold him to his worst performance of the year. They'll contain his running, make him pass, and he'll suffer three turnovers and three sacks. Here's an early peak at the final score: Oregon 35, Auburn 28.
OK, if that plays out, I see a lot more than 35 for the Ducks! I hope you're right about our ability to rattle him.
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