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ESPN Recruiting people like Pitt’s in-state recruiting.

I can’t seem to figure out why Bostick has not received more national attention as one of the best pocket passers in this class. Coach Dave Wannstedt might have his quarterback of the future here, and I believe Bostick should have been included in this year’s class of Elite 11 quarterbacks.

I feel he is a better quarterback prospect at this stage than 2006 Notre Dame signee Zach Frazer (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) was a year ago. Bostick is a better athlete, is a better ball handler and might have more upside down the road.

He has some of the “it” factor you hear coaches talk about when describing quarterbacks in terms of feel for the game, presence and, most important, accuracy. In Bostick, Pitt offensive coordinator Matt Cavanaugh is going to get every bit the competitive player Tyler Palko is without the risky decision making.

When did Palko’s competitive fire suddenly become a negative (Trevor Matich, the hideous color guy on the Friday night telecast, echoed the same thing)? I’m beginning to wonder if someone is whispering behind Palko’s back.

Penn State and Pittsburgh are dueling it out for the state’s best, with West Virginia making its presence felt early on, as well. However, Pittsburgh has done an excellent job thus far on offense, particularly filling needs in the offensive front.

The Panthers have three commits so far on offense, and all three — Bostick, OG Chris Jacobson (Pittsburgh/Keystone Oaks) and OT Dan Matha (Erie, Pa./McDowell) — rank among the state’s top 16 overall prospects.

H.B. Blades took home Big East Defensive Player of the Week Honors. Last week it was Sessions. Two in a row for Pitt. Kinder made the “Honor Roll.”

Even Kirk Herbstreit is starting to sing the praises of the Big East.

I’ve been very critical of the Big East, but I really think the improvement this year of Pitt and Rutgers, to go along with Louisville and West Virginia, gives this conference much more depth than what they had last year. There’s no question, the loss of Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College has had a negative impact on this conference. Look out for Rutgers this year…I think they’ll get to eight wins. They’re for real.

Now if only Syracuse could do something than run the back-up fullback against a goal line defense 4 times, maybe they’d get some love.

No one’s sure. The Spartans struggled to eke out a 27-17 win against the Idaho Vandals (who were blasted the following week by Washington State 56-10), and then the win against Eastern Michigan caused just as much head scratching.

It was like three games in one — a blowout early for Michigan State, a stunning rally by Eastern Michigan and then a blowout late for Michigan State.

The Spartans took a 24-3 lead before the Eagles scored 17 points right before and after halftime. But it was all Michigan State after that as it reeled off 28 straight points to finish a 52-20 rout.

What a shock. Michigan State uneven, unpredictable and potentially explosive. All in one game. Game. Season. History. All kind of the same.

By Sunday morning, Michigan State should have returned to reality. Strip away the excitement of Trannon’s outing and the display of firepower after halftime and you still have a group that hasn’t shown evidence of being the much-improved team it claimed to be in the preseason.

What does it say about the Spartans when they need an expletive-filled halftime speech to fire them up against a team that historically has been one of the worst in the Mid-American Conference? Yes, the Spartans responded, but it has to be unsettling to MSU fans to know that coaches and team captains had to light a fire under certain players to get them going in only the second game of the season.

Apparently, they aren’t that unsettled.

It’s only 2 weeks into the college football season and bizarre statements are flying faster than ever. In this random statements of the uninformed, I saw this nugget.

Tyler Palko may be the best QB that nobody is paying attention to. His stats have not been great and he has been helped a lot by a stellar receiving corps, but he’s got Pitt on the verge of the Top 25 and could make the Big East very interesting.

Now, I’ll agree about the first part and the stuff after the “but.” The part in the middle has me scratching my head. Here’s why:

The poster boy for the flop that was the 2005 Tennessee season, Ainge currently leads the nation in passing efficiency with a 226.6 rating; over 12 points higher than the number two man, Pitt’s Tyler Palko…

Yes, it’s true. Palko has the #2 QB rating. I admit, the QB rating stuff confuses the hell out of me since I don’t study the formula closely. Still the stats look good. 65% completion, 6-1 TD-INT and 550 yards (it would appear that yards/completion is a big factor). Seem pretty good numbers to me.

And how the hell did the receiving corps go from question mark (at best), to stellar?  They have been great, not knocking them. It’s just a little early to remove the question marks and proclaim their greatness.