Be Honest, How Many of You Were Cam Fans When He Was At Auburn?

[Thanatos]

I was also an Auburn fan, so yeah. I was ecstatic that we got my favorite player in college on my favorite team in the NFL.

[Frizzy350]

I was iffy as I have very minimal interest in college ball.  My father is a rabid fan.  One day during the holidays I was asking about who was good and whatnot, he mentioned Auburn being undefeated.  I asked him how the heck that happened as Auburn was pegged pretty low in the BCS rankings before the season started.  He told me they had a quarterback who was like Vince Young, but was probably a bit better than him.

Fast forward to draft I still had the comparison in my head to Vince Young.  Other draftniks had that comparison.  I had felt VY COULD have had success in the NFL, but a serious of circumstances really stunted his ability.  People started saying the Panthers would probably take Cam anyway, so it was homework time to see for myself his game.

After a couple of youtube highlight videos (obviously the best method of scouting players lol), I could quickly tell he was not Vince Young.  No weird side arm mechanics and some semblance of a presence in the pocket.  I quickly began figuring he could scoot around as sort of a poor-man's Big Ben/Mike Vick hybrid.  All the running ability in the world, but could likely use it to consistently extend plays until coverage broke or a running lane opened.

I felt he'd become a stud player, but thought he'd struggle mightily in his first few years if forced into running a pro style offense.  Certainly did not expect the success to come so soon.

[usmcpanthers]

I'm a Bama fan and after I saw him come back on us from 24 down....I said that is who the Panthers need!  I love nfl far more than college. So yes I was mad for the comeback but I was very happy when the Panthers got him! I had been dying for a franchise qb for so long!

[tiger7_88]

7 hours ago, Johnny Fever said:

Never follow college football much, so I did not know much about him other than he won two different national championships and stole a laptop (like, who hasn't, am I right?).

To be factual, he purchased a stolen laptop.

Still a crime? Yes.  But not the same as burglary or theft.

[tiger7_88]

6 hours ago, teeray said:

I was.

I was born and raised in NC, and have lived here my whole life.  So when the Panthers came to fruition they were immediately my NFL team and was always a UNC fan.

But my father graduated from Auburn and so growing up I watched a lot of Auburn football and have always rooted for them, so I saw a lot of Cam Newton that year, and thought he was a unique specimen and thought his game actually would translate to the NFL because their wasnt many (if any) past QBs to compare him too.

 

Well, it has always been obvious that you got your smarts from somewhere.  Now we know. :P

And as for Cam, even before the draft I had near perfect confidence that he was going to be great in the NFL, because that kid was the best damn FOOTBALL player that I had ever seen (and being a season ticket holder at Auburn since 1985 (and a student since 1980 before that), I've seen a lot of damn good football players on the home and visitors sideline).

[ncsfinest21]

The thing is alot of people was iffy cause they didnt know Cam. He really came out of nowhere because he didnt get hardly no PT at florida behind The Golden Calf of Bristol.Then the laptop incident and then Blinn college and nobody hears anything from there. Then all a sudden boom Auburn goes undefeated behind Cam. If you look at the trend the guy worked his tail off to get back to competing on a high level and ran away with it. I was happy we drafted him first because anybody that can fight through adversity in their young adult college career and come back to win a BCS Championship and go undefeated at that has the heart of a champion. Yea his mechanics werent all that there but the guy had tremendous upside which we see now. I knew it would happen it was only a matter of time.

[w280sax]

I definitely wanted old neckbeard at the time but i was in agreement that cam was the right pick when we took him as i didnt like the other qbs and we desperately needed a qb.

Honestly, when he was at auburn, i thought he was fun to watch but i was sort of ambivalent towards him and auburn.  I just wanted sportscenter to talk about anything else than the negative cam stories.

[fitty76]

I've always said, "what if Cam Newton were a Cowboy?"  This board would be ripping him apart.  

[arieslibra1]

17 hours ago, RickyManningJr said:

I myself was pulling for Luck, but was intrigued by Cam Newton.  I honestly felt about as good about a consolation prize as you could.

When he was at Auburn I remember all of his cut back scrambles while Auburn was pulling out the tough SEC matchups and I watched the Natty, but I never thought he would be this good.  To be honest when he started his first game at Arizona I was expecting a stat line similar to his preseason games, 150 with a TD.

How did everyone else feel about Cam BEFORE he became our guy?

I always liked Cam. I'm so glad he went to AU instead of Oklahoma and Miss State. I went to the AU/ARK game in 2010. Cam vs. Mallet.

[pstall]

I said to get him around game 7 of their National Champ season in the college football forum.

This coming from a big Gamecock fan. 

I also said Luck just based on how easy he could just step in.

Glad it's worked out so far

 

[joeyxfresco]

I was in the minority that wanted Cam over Luck if Luck came out. I loved Cam at Auburn and the more and more we lost the happier I got because it meant we had a better shot at Cam. Regardless of where Cam went I would be a huge fan of him and would still have been my favorite NFL player. I'm so lucky I got my favorite player on my favorite team 

[Jackofalltrades]

I didn't even know who he was until he had the comeback game against Bama.

[iamhubby1]

If you have ever watched Cam play, you knew he was the best player on the field.

 

The ONLY drawback I had with him was his inexperience. I still would have taken him. I just would have thought it would take a couple of years for him to "Get it". The thing is/was. He was a fuging blast watching as he learned to "Get it". Now that has gotten it, he is a damm beast of the first rank.

 

 

[Kakarot]

I will forever be grateful for both Hurney and Rivera. They both had the nuts to pull the trigger on Cam. Most on here were either scared to make the move, or they didn't like Cam. I had expected the Panthers to play it safe, but they didn't. You can't do great things unless you make great moves, and at times you have to take a risk.