PCTI Engagement Levels

As referenced by The Beast a few weeks back, PCTI is an open forum where people that don't say much are encouraged to, and the one's that say a lot are tuned out, but what can we do? Someone has to keep this thing going.  After my three week tirade over the difference between the "cool" and "uncool" team, I've finally cooled off enough to write a non-hate post... Thought it would lead to a good post to rank each players engagement level by tier... 1 being the coolest, 4 being the least cool.

"I'm Too Cool To Care About Anything"
Cool Level: 1.
Player: Smo Orr

Commentary: In a class by himself just how he likes it, Smo takes the lowest level of engagement for a variety of reasons... 1-He's missed a PCTI (reasons are irrelevant for this post), 2-He openly brags about how he doesn't play ball or train, 3-He doesn't blog, 4-He bad mouths PCTI and in true Smo fashion, targets the guys who try their best to keep it going.  Why would anyone want to be part of something like that?  Don't ask me, I'm not cool enough to understand.

"Everyone Knows I Love It, So I Don't Have To Show It"
Cool Level: 2.
Players: Sticky Van Horne, Scotty D, Smooth Cibotti.

Commentary: The beauty of PCTI's current state is the tier second to the bottom are filled with heart guys that truly do care... There are some blemishes that keep them from the top... Scotty has missed two PCTI's (yet again, reasons are irrelevant) but did put on a best in class host job, Sticky has attended 7 out of 8, and although he's one of PCTI's best side bar conversationalists he's not a poster and rarely puts his good ideas out for the group discussion. Also has a history of not committing himself in the offseason.  Had anyone but I put together this post, Smooth would be sitting right alongside Smo between the lack of blog/email activity and his now famous performance napping through Wednesday, but his love for film study and PCTI discussion saves him.  He also plays hard and shows his love for the game on the court.

"My Love For PCTI Means More Than Being Cool"
Cool Level: 3.
Players: Wilson, Abe, Sabin, Actor, TP, Spotlight, Juice.

Commentary: Once the highest level of uncool and arguably PCTI's most popular, Wilson has lost a notch in the past year due to a decreased level of engagement (and increased level of coolness) across the board... If only he knew how unpopular he's making his girlfriend among the PCTI brethren (someone has to be a scapegoat). Wilson, along with his buddy Abe are still in the perfect attendance club (along with Deuce, Beast, DTB, Hops, and Actor).  Abe is in this slot simply because he's not a big blogger (although great when he does), and has been my favorite PCTI member since year 1.  What would my metric system be if Sabin didn't get dinged for missing two years?  There's no question no one is less cool than him, and his work on the blog, stats, and email is second to none, but he has to be held back.  Actor has arguably brought more to PCTI than anyone (blog, podcast, uniforms) and has lead the charge for constant innovation... Act's tendency to go south on someone effects his engagement levels, as he is not known for a short memory and simply can't engage with people he doesn't like.  His love for discussing his PCTI retirement shows he does have a little bit of cool in him. Spotlight, Juice and TP were incredible additions that have added energy and likability across the board, only being held back by a lack of offseason blogging.  I'll forever have a soft spot for Spotlight's response to me last year when discussing commitment "I might be moving to London but it doesn't matter, I'll be there no matter what" was up there with Abe's PCTI1 comment "This is so awesome we are doing this" as my two favorite quotes in league history.  Juice's juicing has the ability to put him into the highest level in the future if he can figure out the blog thing.

"Give Me PCTI, Or Give Me Death"
Cool Level: 4.
Players: Beast, Beas, Hops, DTB, Deuce.

Commentary: The funny thing about this list is there are some actual cool guys that are able to exude enough confidence to be comfortable in their role as "cool" but living for PCTI.  Beas was on the brink of 3-4 due to a lack of posting, but overall he's very engaged, trains hard and will go the extra mile to make sure PCTI is at it's best.  Another member of the innovation team with Act, Hops has lead the charge since year 1 on the award ceremony, roster management, and the now famous PCTI Trivia Night... His master stat spreadsheet arguably is the biggest addition that anyone has brought to PCTI.  Then you have The Beast and DTB, two guys known throughout their friend groups for rubbing people the wrong way and taking heat despite their best efforts in making for a memorable experience.  These two are relentless bloggers that continue on knowing they have been tuned out for years.  The Brat's work on last years draft was a game changer and injected some life in a stale part of PCTI. The Boy spends more time writing posts, analyzing trends, and watching film than the rest of the crew combined.  There are no two guys less cool than those two.

Lastly, there is NO ONE in PCTI who has added more than Deuce, who deserved his own line in the post.  This year he managed to add an entirely new element with the cooking. I take a lot of pride in being the first person to ever call the Deuce Man UNCOOL.  Welcome to the club.