We are less than two weeks away from the start of the college football season, and Auburn is doing everything it can to divert attention away from its current team. That should tell you everything you need to know about the administration's confidence in Hugh Freeze and the direction of the Tigers' program.
Early on Monday, Auburn announced it would be retiring Cam Newton's jersey. An understandable decision, and one that probably should have happened already. Even this Alabama fan can admit when he sees greatness, regardless of the colors that greatness chose to wear. Newton is the greatest singular force I've ever seen in college football, taking an otherwise pedestrian Auburn team to a National Championship.