[Husker] Big XII Suspends Eric Martin for Mizzou Game

Wed Oct 27 19:30:43 CDT 2010

I don't know about all this conspiracy stuff, but it was not a legal hit.  Look at the video starting at 1:34.  That is Eric Martin at the bottom middle of the screen.  He started sizing this guy up about 10 yards away, he tracked him, and then he came in high, with his head down, and put his helmet right into the guy's grill. No shoulder about it.  It is not legal because:
1. It is illegal to hit a guy in the head
2. It is illegal to lead with your helmet
3.  You sure as hell can't do both at the same time and Martin did.

Look, we all know this is the hottest of hot buttons, and Martin got caught on national television.  Then they showed him laughing on the sideline with one of his boys while the other player was still down on the field.  Looked pretty bad.

So if you want to think that the conference used this as an excuse to stick it to us, go ahead.  But if you are on bad terms with the powers that be, and then you give them a reason to screw with you, well guess what?  bohica

Dave

--- On Wed, 10/27/10, Jon Johnston <cornnation at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Jon Johnston <cornnation at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Big XII Suspends Eric Martin for Mizzou Game
> To: "David Strong" <gbrlist at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Husker List" <husker at tssi.com>
> Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 7:44 PM
> Was it a clean hit? Yeah, if you ever
> played football, and you played on the kickoff team, you
> know you have to keep your head on a swivel because some
> other SOB is looking for you. 
> 
> What's he supposed to do if the guy's head is turned the
> other way, hit him softly? Tap him to get him to turn his
> head and then try to take it off because he's looking. 
> 
> The Big 12 suspends a player for the first time in it's
> history for this, during the week of a game that will
> determine the Big 12 North, a player that's one of our best
> on special teams, the week after Missouri returns a kick for
> a touchdown. 
> 
> Dan Beebe can kiss my ass. If he ever wanted to stoke the
> fires of a conspiracy against Nebraska, he couldn't have
> done a better job than this. 
> 
> Jon Johnston
> Corn Nation
> 
> On Oct 27, 2010, at 5:53 PM, David Strong wrote:
> 
> > You guys are joking right?  You think that was a
> clean hit?  Man, you homers would be screaming bloody
> murder if that was done to one of our guys.  The link
> is right here:
> > 
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5qRVeRMhso
> > 
> > It's caught on video guys...you're gonna deny it
> anyway?  Dirty hit, good suspension.  Leading with
> his shoulder? You guys crack me up.
> > 
> > Dave
> > 
> > --- On Wed, 10/27/10, Skylar Dodds <sklarbodds at cox.net>
> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: Skylar Dodds <sklarbodds at cox.net>
> >> Subject: RE: [Husker] Big XII Suspends Eric Martin
> for Mizzou Game
> >> To: daehlins at christensen.com,
> husker at tssi.com
> >> Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 5:54 PM
> >> He also just tweeted:
> >> 
> >> Andy_Staples
> >> "Just watched the Eric Martin hit. Sure looked
> like he led
> >> with his
> >> shoulder. Maybe the conference office had a better
> angle"
> >> 
> >> I agree Andy.  Big XII bias is in plain
> sight, IMO.
> >> 
> >> --
> >> Skylar
> >> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com
> >> [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com]
> >> On Behalf Of
> >> Scott Daehling
> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:34 PM
> >> To: husker at tssi.com
> >> Subject: RE: [Husker] Big XII Suspends Eric Martin
> for
> >> Mizzou Game
> >> 
> >> Heck no it wasn't justified. 
> >> 
> >> He hit him with mostly shoulder and a little
> helmet. 
> >> 
> >> Rule #1 on special teams folks....KEEP YOUR HEAD
> ON A
> >> SWIVEL. 
> >> 
> >> Scott Daehling
> >> Customer Service Representative
> >> Joe Christensen, Inc.
> >> 800-228-5030
> >> 
> >> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com
> >> [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com]
> >> On Behalf Of
> >> jschlechte at usfamily.net
> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:31 PM
> >> To: husker at tssi.com
> >> Subject: Re: [Husker] Big XII Suspends Eric Martin
> for
> >> Mizzou Game
> >> 
> >> Here's the press release on Big12sports.com
> >> 
> >> http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205019783&DB_OEM_ID=1041
> >> 0
> >> 
> >> I didn't see the game...  so was this
> justified?
> >> 
> >> GBR,
> >> 
> >> Jay
> >> 
> >> Quoting Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com>:
> >> 
> >>> Just in from Andy Staples
> >>> 
> >>> The Big XII conference has suspended Eric
> Martin for
> >> this weekend's game
> >> in
> >>> response to his hit on the kickoff last
> weekend.
> >>> 
> >>> Mike Jaixen
> >>> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
> >>> http://www.cornnation.com
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
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