The starting QB has been named and Palko and Getsy can now talk to the media. Palko remains extremely confident about Pitt being a winning program and capable of being a national power. I’m glad he’s confident and even a little arrogant about what he expects from himself and the team. He has to be. Realism, cynicism, and even pessimism is the realm of the fans and sports writers.
Luke Getsy, on the other hand, is extremely down on not getting the starting nod. It isn’t just idle talk from fans and writers about whether he’ll transfer. Getsy, himself, acknowledged that it is an option he is actually considering.
“It has been difficult, no doubt. I wanted to get my chance but the time is just not right now,” Getsy said. “I love this university but I have a lot of options and I am just going to think about the situation, weigh it out and see what goes on. As long as I am here I am going to bust my [butt] for this team because you never know what is going to happen.”
He said he wasn’t “sure what the rules are” on pursuing a transfer. “I don’t know how quickly I have to act, but those are things we need to find out and I’ll sit down and figure it out.”
According to the rules, if he wants to transfer to another Div. 1-A school and play in 2005, it must happen by the 12th day of that school’s fall semester. For a school like the oft mentioned Akron (where former Offensive Coordinator J.D. Brookhart is now the head coach) he would be able to play the first 2 Pitt games before deciding.
I don’t know what he’s going to decide. I do know that Pitt needs him to stay. Not to stockpile talent, so much as my deep belief that this O-line is going to get Palko knocked out for at least a game. Bendel noted that his reading between the lines of Coach Harris is that Harris is very worried about Getsy transferring.
Bendel’s notebook notes that Pitt will play a mock game under the lights tonight and then the team is off on Sunday.
Puff piece on likely 3 time academic All-American Vince Crochunis by P-G columnist Ron Cook, who also uses the piece to take some shots at Coach Walt Harris. I think Harris may punch a columnist before the season is over at this rate.
