this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2026
875 points (98.4% liked)

me_irl

7807 readers
2828 users here now

All posts need to have the same title: me_irl it is allowed to use an emoji instead of the underscore _

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 59 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Anyone remember that whole "athletic scholarship" scandal from a few years back, then Doctor Dre was bragging about his daughter getting into USC on her own...until someone pointed out he just donated millions of dollars to the school....

[–] Sergio@piefed.social 8 points 19 hours ago

that whole “athletic scholarship” scandal from a few years back

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varsity_Blues_scandal#Fabrication_of_sports_credentials

Athletic scholarships are legitimate. The scandal was that someone was bribing coaches to falsely identify athletic recruits.