Six Things That Shaped PCTI: #2

To kick off PCTI IIIIII I’ve decided to take a look back at the 6 moments that have shaped/changed PCTI into what it is today.

6. Dismissal of PWSNBN. (PCTI IIIII)

5. Arrival of Smo, Chase, and Donley. (PCTI II)

4. Sabin Turns Heel. (PCTI III)

3. Cramp Game. (PCTI I)

2. Arrival of Beas and Paco. (PCTI III)

After PCTI confirmed Dallas as the destination for PCTI III, the biggest elephant in the room became the once-heralded Chase. His disdain for anything social combined with catering to his girlfriend’s every need left a bitter taste in every member’s mouth. As a result, a replacement became the most urgent need for PCTI.

Shortly thereafter, Mike Hite, aka the perfect body and beloved scorer in PCTI, announced he would be stepping away from PCTI indefinitely due to travel obligations. The simple fix was to bring back Dawson Huff, who sat out PCTI II due to injury.

PCTI hit a homerun in its first expansion and with its first replacement player with Smo and Donley. The decision on the replacement player this time around was tougher and more people wanted to voice their opinions on the matter. There was a Beas camp with his Brentwood buddies getting his back, Sean Bridges (RIP) getting love from the Lipscum crew, and a guy named Haislip (I presume Marcus?) that the PWSNBN supported.

After a month of deliberation and some strong politicking between Krow and Hops, the decision had been reached: Beas was in. Beasley developed good rapport with virtually everyone in PCTI since his days at Tennessee University-Noxville, he enjoyed playing basketball, and was a culture fit.

PCTI was all set until a few months later, when Dawson Huff left PCTI due to a variety of factors. PCTI went back to the drawing board to find yet another replacement. Hops came back strong with Sean Bridges but ultimately, relative newcomer Patrick Higdon won out. He was a (best) friend of Krow, Doctor, and BC. On paper, he was a perfect addition to PCTI with his love of basketball and boozing.

The rest, they (I don’t know who “they” is) say, is history. Paco and Beas quickly endeared themselves to the PCTI faithful by sending more emails (read: 1) than Dawson, Hite, and Chase did combined. Paco even garnered a new nickname out of an email thread: Spotlight.

Why is this important? It was the first time in PCTI that everyone was engaged in the weekend. Top to bottom everyone threw in their two cents on just about everything with emails and the blog. PCTI hit a grandslam on the two newcomers who became instantly popular in the same vein as Scott and Smo from PCTI II. The only reason why they fared better than the PCTI II draft class is they batted 1.000 instead of .667. That’s pretty good numbers.

As for the basketball, both played great for PCTI III. Again, similar to Scott and Smo, they both came into PCTI playing hard and wanting to impress their teammates. They also cared about playing basketball unlike Chase. Also, like Scott and Smo, they came into PCTI making an effort to get to know everyone and hang out. They are now the most popular guys in PCTI and won't be relinquishing that throne for some time.