Puffy Combs' son gets UCLA scholarship; People upset about it

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Lawrence Wright said:
You can't prove he received preferential treatment from UCLA.

Virginia was on the offer list too. Their academic standards are very high, yet they offered the kid a full ride. It speaks to the other half of the equation many here are leaving out....this kid was an excellent student and athlete.
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The scholarship isn't based on academics.
 
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Bassmanbruno said:
Where are his PAC-12 offers? UCLA is only second in tradition to USC in that conference. And they are down just like us - but they are still better off than most of that conference which didn't offer the kid.
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Yeeeaaah, no. Wazzu is the only pac12 school with a worse rap than ucla right now. Maybe colorado, but that's really about it.

CountVolcula said:
For aspiring Rap Moguls
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the "playboy, is that what's real in the streets? Your taxes?" scholarship
 
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milohimself said:
Yeeeaaah, no. Wazzu is the only pac12 school with a worse rap than ucla right now.
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I said second in tradition. UT isn't much better than UCLA at this point and our tradition is only a bit better. And no even with them being down they are in the middle of the pack. They have no trouble getting recruits usually so for them to reach for a prospect with such a bad offer list raises questions about if the kid really deserves it.
 
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therealUT said:
It is based on athletics and you cannot prove that the coaches at UCLA do not think he is a good enough football player to earn a scholarship and a spot on their roster.
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You are correct. But you also can't say without a doubt he didn't get special treatment. Romeo certainly wouldn't be on the USC bball team if not for his father if he's actually still there riding the bench and that's with the roster being absolutely terrible in his time on the team.
 
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therealUT said:
Romeo was a package deal with DeRozan. No way in hell Floyd offers Romeo alone.
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His dad has a bigger influence than you think. Kinda like how Tyler Summitt had no business being a walk on - except this is obviously on a higher level since Romeo actually was half way decent in HS in comparison to Summitt.

Romeo was going to be on the USC bball team regardless of where DeRozan went.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
You don't say....
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Yet you felt the need to point out that UCLA and UVA are more prestigious academically than the run of the mill BCS school. And that somehow would make him more deserving of a scholarship since he was a good student - both of those schools only care if the athlete meets the minimum for the school, NCAA, and conference in regards to academics like 99% of other BCS schools.

You should know that - UF is ranked pretty high academically for public schools - yet the dumb kids still get in and play basketball and football like every other school.
 
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Bassmanbruno said:
Yet you felt the need to point out that UCLA and UVA are more prestigious academically than the run of the mill BCS school. And that somehow would make him more deserving of a scholarship since he was a good student - both of those schools only care if the athlete meets the minimum for the school, NCAA, and conference in regards to academics like 99% of other BCS schools.

You should know that - UF is ranked pretty high academically for public schools - yet the dumb kids still get in and play basketball and football like every other school.
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The 3.7 GPA the kid earned in prep school speaks to his academic standing, in addition to being a scholarship-worthy D-1 college football player. Given equal athletic talent, give me the kid who actually gives a **** about being a college student....that was my point.

Bottom line is he earned the scholarship, and you want to discredit the kid because his father is famous. The Combs family owes UCLA nothing more than a thank you card for giving their son a free ride based on his accomplishments.
 
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DeepSpringsVol said:
Everyone knows Puffy was thrown a rope to get his hip-hop started. I feel he could do the same by allowing another good player to UCLA. I love his music and seems to be a fairly good guy. I would just like him to say Ill cover the expense for your education. If UCLA declines then cool at least he made the offer. Maybe Puffy did and thats how it happened and was left out of the article.
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Is this true? I thought he quit school and interned at a record company to earn stardom.
 
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Bassmanbruno said:
Romeo was going to be on the USC bball team regardless of where DeRozan went.
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Again, something of which you have absolutely no proof. DeRozan and Miller both signed with USC in November, 2007. Moreover, Floyd was offered both of them as a package deal by Percy:

Ask head coach Tim Floyd.

In the same article, Floyd told the WSJ, "Last April...Percy Miller called while driving both players from a tournament in Fayetteville, Ark. ... Percy Miller said, 'DeMar and Romeo are ready to make their decision, and would you like to have them both on scholarship?' ... I said 'absolutely.'"

This DeMar fellow that Floyd and Miller both mention?

Well, he is none other than DeMar DeRozan.

A 6'6" All-American forward.

In 2007, DeRozan was the fifth best player in the country and a five-star recruit according to Scout.com. Romeo Miller, on the other hand, was unranked, with one star. Romeo had no Division I offers other than USC.

Make 'Em Say Huh? Why Percy Miller Jr. Can Thank DeMar DeRozan for USC Spot | Bleacher Report
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Bassmanbruno said:
but did he? Offer list at the very least raises some questions and you can't deny that.
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There are players that have offer lists that are pretty awful, other than one major school; sometimes these players pan out and sometimes they do not. However, the coaches usually say that they saw something special that the other coaches and scouts must have missed.
 
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therealUT said:
There are players that have offer lists that are pretty awful, other than one major school; sometimes these players pan out and sometimes they do not. However, the coaches usually say that they saw something special that the other coaches and scouts must have missed.
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I don't disagree but that doesn't rule out the possibility. It just so happens to be an LA school.
 
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therealUT said:
Again, something of which you have absolutely no proof. DeRozan and Miller both signed with USC in November, 2007. Moreover, Floyd was offered both of them as a package deal by Percy:
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They would have never been a package deal if not for Romeo's dad.
 
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Bass and Deep,

So do you think his son shouldn't get a job later on in life. By your reasonings, Sean should just pay for everything, and his son would be taking a job away from somebody else, right?
 
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VolsFan4Ever-11 said:
Bass and Deep,

So do you think his son shouldn't get a job later on in life. By your reasonings, Sean should just pay for everything, and his son would be taking a job away from somebody else, right?
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Not the same at all only certain scolarships allowed period. Business owners have right to employ as many as they wish.
 
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DeepSpringsVol said:
Not the same at all only certain scolarships allowed period. Business owners have right to employ as many as they wish.
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Of course it is the same; he has earned a benefit (that could be converted into a financial sum) based upon his merit, yet his father has money and someone else might need that benefit more. Businesses are limited (due to scarcity of resources) in how many people they can hire; if lil' Diddy just worked for free, someone else could have a job, and he would be benefited that business that much more (as well as paying back some bull **** debt some people think Combs owes to society).
 
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