Why do colleges give free full rides to recruits with questionable backgrounds?

• Diet Coke

  http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/feb/08/coaches-defend-ysu-wr-recruit/
• vball10set

  Just as battered women say of their abusive spouses, "they'll change"...smh
• Gblock

  redmond of the steelers is an example of a guy who got a second chance and made the most of it.
• gorocks99

  

  As Mr. Davis said, "just win baby." That's why.
• wkfan

  gorocks99;1079571 wrote:As Mr. Davis said, "just win baby." That's why.

  I thought that was the Kenton High School motto.....
  
  To answer the question...butts in seats and large donations for a winning program.
• queencitybuckeye

  "but I think Byron is a classic of a guy being at the wrong place at the wrong time."
  
  Sounds like he was in a series of wrong places at the wrong time.
• thavoice

  wkfan;1079573 wrote:I thought that was the Kenton High School motto.....
  
  To answer the question...butts in seats and large donations for a winning program.

  Well that is true...but they stole it from Oakland of course.
  
  
  Why? Because of a chance to win, that is why. They think they can change the player, or that he has grown out of it or it was a one time indescretion.
  
  Also, I bet ya these coaches have taken many, many players before with qustionable backgrounds and they did great for them and kept their noses clean.
  
  Some feel they can get a steal.......a great talent that some places may stay away from.
• Tiernan

  uh...maybe because most teams want some black athletes?
• 2quik4u

  

  if u dont win, u get fired
  
  that simple