Kevin Gorman at his Trib. Blog has the latest on Pat Bostick, and it’s good news.
“There’s probably a high likelihood he’ll be there as early as this weekend or early next week at the latest,†Pat Bostick Sr. said when reached at his Lancaster home by telephone this afternoon.
Bostick Sr. declined to elaborate on his son’s unexpected departure, other than to call it a “non-football-related issue†and ask that the family’s privacy be respected.
“It has nothing to do with homesickness or missing his girlfriend,†Bostick Sr. said, rebuffing rumors that circulated on the Internet Tuesday. “He wouldn’t have elected to leave, I can guarantee you that. He was very excited for camp for many reasons. Physically and mentally, he was ready for football.â€
That jibes to some degree with the earlier news from Lancaster — at least as far as not being a deeply serious issue.
Deep breath. And relax.
…Maybe it’s just because ESPN is pissed that the Big 11 Network is going to take some of their games?
“He wouldn’t have elected to leave…” and “Physically and mentally, he was ready for football…”
So he was forced to leave for a not physical or mental reason? What was it then, a metaphysical concern? Did someone steal his lunchmoney or somthing? I’m totally lost here.
No, football related panic attacks are what PITT fans have.
Hmmm… just what we need, another QB that underthrows EVERY deep ball…and from what i’ve been reading that is what Stull has been doing in practice…
Too bad for Stull there won’t be a Fitzgerald on this team to make him look decent – he’s going to have to do that on his own. Absent Larry, Rod would have been benched after 1 game and Palko would have been in.
I found it some what incredulous that some posters found that so offensive. You have a right to think out loud, search for answers, and speculate. I believe that is part and parcel of this great site you have so freely given to us.
The backlash you experienced is nothing more than “PC Policing” personified. I say to those who jumped on you, derided you/your blog, and were so insulted by your supposedly insensitive comments…….”May your freaking flat screens come to life and bust you in your PC illiterate heads!!!”
Chas you keep speaking your mind, which includes speculating likely hypothesis, until you cannot type anymore. If some don’t like it or better still call you out, hey it’s a free internet…..BLOG SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!
See Miami 2003. IMO opinion that is a game that Rutherford cost us.
I remeber him fumbling late in the game and missing a wide open Yogi Roth in the end zone.
Big difference in losing to Miami at the Orange Bowl versus losing at Ohio U. by throwing two interceptions for touchdowns to the same defensive back. Palko cost Pitt more than a few football games. Rutherford’s junior and senior year were much better than Palko’s. No question about it.
How many of those AMAZING Fitzgerald catches were him slowing down, having to let 2 defenders catch up to him, or coming back to an underthrown ball?
No answers to Larry making him look good…interesting. If Larry wasn’t on the team, this wouldn’t even be an argument. EVERY terrible throw was caught. The guy was inaccurate and underthrew anything more than 10 yards.
I’m sure we can go back and each find games one QB or the other lost – the Miami game above missing a WIDE OPEN WR in the end zone. And against Virginia in the bowl game: “The Cavaliers also sacked Rod Rutherford on fourth-and-10 near the end of the first half, and forced him into a costly fumble that basically sealed the game.” Pitt was supposed to be a top 10 team that season.
I think you people are lost on the fact that Pitt had better “teams” those years and ended with better records than when Palko was playing. What games did Palko screw up as a senior? When you put up 45, 27, 24, and 23 points you assume you’ll win at least 2 or 3 or even 4 of those games, not 0 because of your lousy defense.
What about setting the record at ND? You tell me underthrow Rod would have done that?
I must not know about Rod’s records – can you tell me which ones he set?
Imagine if Palko had Fitzgerald to throw to. This wouldn’t even be an argument.
The thing is, Palko was a nice kid and I’m glad he played at Pitt. However, Rutherford was the superior quarterback and the best we have had for quite some time.
What can you say about Fitzgerald? He was awesome. I do remember him saying he wouldn’t trade his QB for anyone in the country on more than one occasion. I wonder what he would say if you asked him about Rutherford now.
Exactly. That play summed up Rod’s ability for me. Poor kid. If I were any of his receivers I’d have hated him, underthrowing me and getting me killed play after play…
How do you figure Palko’s arm is “garbage”? When was he getting his receivers layed out like that? He was smart, accurate, and had a high completion percentage. I’d still take him over Rod any day of the week. And, once again, if he’d had Fitzgerald, we wouldn’t even be having this discussion. That kid would make Morelli look good.
As for Rutherford vs. Palko, I agree Rod had some flaws. However he was better than Palko and Stuart proved it with his post of their statistics. Rutherford did almost as much as Palko with one less year on the field. Rutherford losing to ND when Jones went crazy isn’t as bad as losing at Ohio U. by throwing the same interception twice. There is no excuse for that loss. Palko blew it in that game, he simply blew it.
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