[Husker] Big XII Suspends Eric Martin for Mizzou Game

[Borer Steve CAA]

I agree with your points Mike.  As I watched the video, it looked to  
me like he did lead with his helmet.

Having been on the field/sidelines as a player, coach and now as an  
athletic administrator, I have seen the seriousness of helmet to  
helmet hits and resulting concussions.  My own son still has no  
recollection of an entire day during his junior year of HS football as  
the result of a very severe concussion.  His injury wasn't even the  
result of helmet to helmet contact -- just a good clean, legal hit.   
That happened almost 9 years ago last week.

I am curious if anyone from the Big 12 office actually talked with or  
interviewed Martin(or anyone else from Nebraska) before the suspension  
was levied.  Just wondering what the entire process consisted of and  
whether or not every Big 12 game film is analyzed for these type of  
hits?

I am also certain that other players should have been suspended for  
similar types of hits, but as Mike said, "timing is everything!"

Chalk it up as a lesson learned(with no injuries to either player) and  
learn from it!


Steve

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On Oct 27, 2010, at 7:43 PM, Mike Nolan wrote:

>> 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.
>
> I just watched it on a large screen HDTV several times, including a  
> frame
> by frame review, and it sure looks to me like Martin lowered his  
> head into
> the hit, which is both improper and dangerous, for BOTH players.
>
> Whether the shoulder pad hit first isn't really important (though I
> don't think it did), because the top of Martin's helmet definitely hit
> the other guy's helmet solidly, and nearly knocked his helmet off.
>
> It probably deserved a penalty flag, which would have nullified the
> touchdown and possibly changed the course of the game, but the  
> officials
> can't see everything.
>
> Whether or not the suspension is deserved is somewhat more arguable,  
> but
> timing is everything in life, and in this case Martin had three timing
> factors going against him.
>
> 1.  The impact (pun not intended) the play had on the game sinced the
>    officials didn't flag it.
>
> 2.  The juxtaposition of this play with others, notably in the NFL and
>    the Rutgers game.
>
> 3.  The fact that Nebraska is leaving the Big XII, which means that it
>    isn't going to get the benefit of ANYTHING from the Big XII office.
>
> Another factor is that the announcers are DEFINITELY feeling their  
> oats
> these days, with ESPN having played a major role in getting a coach  
> fired
> last season.  However, ABC only showed the play twice, once from two
> different angles.
> --
> Mike Nolan
>
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