I’m not saying I’m scraping at this point (I’m saving that until early June), but there isn’t a lot out there.
So, the Matt Hayes column I mentioned the other day. It got a weird letter and better response.
You’re joking right? Call Pitt what you want — a brash quarterback, a tough-guy coach and a name reverting back to old-time success will not win games in an era when even Utah is bigger, faster and better coached than anything we have seen around here in years. Unless they start taking it serious again, Pitt will struggle to be a fit for a MAC slot.
Rick Krull, Pittsburgh
Rick:
So Pitt sucks because it lost to Utah? The Utes would’ve given USC a better game in the Orange Bowl than Oklahoma. The Utes, on a neutral field, could’ve beaten anyone other than USC last season. Now go shine your Bobble Head Joe doll.
Heh.
Meaningless lists time. Over at CollegeFootball.com, a couple of their writers were compiling their 100, yes that is correct, Heisman possibilities for 2005.
First Pete Fiutak has Palko:
23. QB Tyler Palko, Pittsburgh
Palko is like a college version of Brett Favre with the attitude and talent to carry the Panthers to a huge season. He’ll have plenty of nationally televised moments to show off.
And then deeper on the list Greg Lee.
65. WR Greg Lee, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh has its latest Biletnikoff Award candidate/winner with Lee poised for a national breakout season. With Tyler Palko back to get him the ball, Lee should build on is 68-catch, 1,297-yard, ten touchdown season.
Richard Cirminiello is a little more on the Palko bandwagon.
13. QB Tyler Palko, Pittsburgh – Even more is expected of Palko in 2005 after last year’s 24-touchdown, 3,067-yard opening act. He and Greg Lee form one of the most lethal pitch-and-catch combos in the country.
He puts Greg Lee near the same spot that his collegue did.
67. WR Greg Lee, Pittsburgh – Lee is not Larry Fitzgerald, but at times last fall, his stat lines had very Larry-like looks to them.
They obviously didn’t get the memo that it is Pitt damn it.
