GOONx19;1186537 wrote:I think you're about the only one. PTI is the best show on ESPN. Top 3 at worst.

+1

GOONx19;1186537 wrote:I think you're about the only one. PTI is the best show on ESPN. Top 3 at worst.

Ahead of first take, nnl, and SportsNation? Not saying much at all.

karen lotz;1186552 wrote:Ahead of first take, nnl, and SportsNation? Not saying much at all.

around the horn derp

I like these debates that the "public" thinks about athletics and its involvement in higher education (or education in general).

Sometimes, I could care less on how the kid earns his scholarship. I am not against giving a scholarship to someone "rich and famous" because the school is likely to benefit from MORE than what the scholarship involves.

They (the public) look at the money first and foremost. They don't look at how much money the administrators are making. They don't look at how much money some professors are making. They want things to be cut out of athletics -- initially and mostly. They don't understand there are A LOT of worthless positions at state-schools (any schools really) that could be cut. They think just because someone CAN pay something, they SHOULD be paying it. I'll echo what's been said before, if he earned it...so be it. There's so much more to higher education and its costs outside of the "scholarship money."

This whole debate comes right on the heels of me finishing a research paper on the ethics of athletics and academics being structured together. Gotta love business ethics, MBA program, and going to class well into the summer months! Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

I didnt even know PTI was still on.

Commander of Awesome;1186504 wrote:[video=youtube;KJAgGB7jKZU][/video]

Disagree.

You must not have seen his dumbass "black power" thing at the all-star game

like_that;1186466 wrote:Based on his other offers, he earned it. Also let's not kid ourselves. Even if he didn't earn it let's not act like he is the first non blue chip athlete that received a scholarship due to connections.

Because the offers were all over the place, and his HS record wasn't great. He's a 5'9" (at most) 175 lb (at most) corner who played in a lousy league and looks like he's 14 years old.

If he turns out to be a great UCLA corner, I'll be the first to eat crow.

BORIStheCrusher;1186513 wrote:UCLA can most likely get that back plus a lot more if Ditty make contributions to the school since his son is playing there.

This. It's all about getting a return on their investment, and the ROI on this kid will be substantial. Kudos to UCLA.

i have to sde with others that like these shows...i try to catch pti and around the horn everyday.....

Diddy's son in Cali? The kid's gonna get shot. They're still mad about Pac.