When I first interviewed to become PPP’s managing editor, I was a little apprehensive about the position. I kind of resented what PPP was at the time — the thunderdome, the antagonism.
But I wanted the position badly. I wanted it because I desperately wanted a challenge and a project, but also because I wanted to get a head start on a career in journalism. And I told Travis Hughes, our resident boss here at SB Nation, as much throughout the process. And Travis believed in 19-year-old me (which meant the world).
In the three years since, I have grown to love PPP more than I could have imagined.