nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try . 
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NNS nicks) (CC and) (NNP steinberg)) (VP (VBP match) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ own) (NNS creations)) (PP (IN for) (NP (JJ pure) (NN venality))))) (, --) (S (NP (DT that)) (VP (VBZ 's) (S (VP (VBG giving) (NP (PRP it)) (NP (DT the) (JJ old) (NN college) (NN try)))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NNS ) (CC ) (NNP )) (VP (VBP ) (NP (PRP$ ) (JJ ) (NNS )) (PP (IN ) (NP (JJ ) (NN ))))) (, ) (S (NP (DT )) (VP (VBZ ) (S (VP (VBG ) (NP (PRP )) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN ) (NN )))))) (. )))