And now, to the latest B$C$ story: Cam Newton.

If those two weren't enough, we can go to the college level too.

#2 BC$ Auburn's Heisman Hopeful, Cam Newton, has been the subject of several Reggie Bush-level stories this week already.

It all really started with this story a week ago that a former Mississippi State player shopped Cam Newton to Mississippi State for upwards of $200,000 (the second allegation article I'm going to link confirms this figure -- that the player said that other schools would pay $200,000 to get Cam Newton).

So that's one story. Cam Newton was definitely, as reported there, the top JUCO prospect.

But, then, the question came up as to why he was in Junior College in the first place. That leads to a second allegation against Newton four days later (three days ago). This allegation remarks that he was caught in acts of academic dishonesty when he was the University of Florida after a theft conviction and that he was going to be expelled from Florida and that this was the reason he enrolled in junior college.

Hmmmm... Now we're getting somewhere curious.

Then, a third story now claims that two sources from Mississippi State are claiming that the Newtons talked about this money situation, and that the amount of money involved would determine where Cam Newton was going to play.

I'm going to put this in very simple terms:

First, if anyone is actually legitimately believing that a college player is effectively for sale to the highest bidder, especially at upwards of $200,000, you have to believe that assurances are going to be made that this player is going to be:

• Either the winner of the Heisman Trophy or very close
• The leader of BCS National Champion
• and the NFL's next #1 draft pick (should there be an NFL Draft next April)

This basically means that, if you're going to make that kind of an (illegal) investment, there's got to be something on the table for that investment. So the fact that this is being alleged really should raise some red flags on the part of just about everybody.

At first, what you should be thinking is that this might be a fraudulent shyster who really doesn't have any position from which to talk. Then the story of the Florida situation comes out, and now people have to openly ask "What's really going on here?"

The NCAA needs to settle this, if it can, before BC$ Selection Sunday (three weeks from this Sunday). If it doesn't, it stands a real chance to have to nullify another BC$ "National Champion", and, at that point, I think it safe to say that you might finally see "outside influence" on the NCAA to get the power out of the BCS conferences and into a national (former) "I-A" playoff.

Because if Newton has to be declared ineligible, this probably leaves four realistic schools for the BCS title: LSU (which would become undefeated), Oregon, TCU, and Boise State. Here's a question for you: Do you think we're outside the realm of possibility that E$PN might be trying to keep this (in an official sense) quiet long enough to ensure the latter two are denied (their rightful) entry into the dance?