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.
