Whistle Stops

So... Cam Newton's dad, Cecil, demanded between $100K & $180K from Mississippi State in return for his son signing a scholarship offer from the school.  Although Auburn maintains that Cam is still eligible, expect some serious backlash from this very soon.  Let's see... Cam Newton played for (and plagiarized at) Florida as a freshman, was nearly sold to Mississippi State and is now leading the Heisman race for #1 Auburn.  What do all of those schools have in common?  Wait... one second... Yes!  They're all in the SEC (Surely Everyone Cheats).  This is the conference that gets all the accolades, all the respect.  This is the with the #1 team, the highest ranked 1-loss team (#5 LSU), the highest ranked 2-loss team (#12 Alabama) AND the highest ranked 3-loss team (#22 Florida).  Stand there with a straight face and tell that the BcS doesn't favor the SEC, intentionally or not.  Everyone would be that proficient if they could partice in the sunshine 12 months a year.  Flush 'em all away.  Sanction the whole conference.  This former judge running the show should just take his teams out of BcS contention for a year and wait for the dust settle.  It would be the best year ever.  And the chicks are hot.

TP swears that he'll be back on campus for his senior year.  I would assume any "superstar" college quarterback who has no hope to play position at the next level would do the same.  Terrelle has also made it clear that he won't ballin' with basketball team, ever.

According to my Magic 8-Ball, all signs point to the Tigers signing Victor Martinez.

The White Sox are shopping Gordon Beckham and the Indians are in the mix.  If Antonetti can just talk Kenny Williams into trading within the Central, Beckham would be sight for sore eyes at third.