Tyler Palko’s post-game commentary made it to the ESPN weekday punditry shows yesterday. Around the Horn put it up against the Anna Nicole Smith drunken presetntation at the American Music Awards show the other night as to which was “worse” — Anna Nicole, easily. Pardon The Interruption had it as part of the “mailbag” segment. Neither Kornheiser or Wilbon had a real problem with it. Wilbon, actually used the instance as another reason to blast at the stupidity and uselessness of the immediate post-game interview feature which never actually provides useful information.

Hopefully this will be the last day it is even a topic of discussion. Ron Cook defends Palko and follows Wilbon’s approach of condemning shoving a microphone in someone’s face after a very emotional moment.

It was also a topic, it seems in the mornings.

Shock jock Howard Stern jumped on the Tyler Palko bandwagon Monday after witnessing the Pitt sophomore quarterback’s off-field performance at Notre Dame Stadium two days earlier.

Stern, never one to shy away from menacing the FCC, supported Palko for the expletive he used in celebrating the Panthers’ victory when being interviewed by an NBC sideline reporter.

Minutes after becoming the first quarterback in history to throw for five touchdowns against the Irish, Palko said, “I’m so proud of our (bleeping) football team.”

I don’t bother listening to Stern, so if anyone who listens can e-mail me their impressions, I’d be happy to post them.

Even the Irish mascot Regis Philbin apparently wanted to mention it on his show. Unforutunately, the article doesn’t tell us what Philbin had to say about it. I won’t insult anyone, by assuming they watch Regis and Kelly.