Martinez said he thought the play was over?
As he was fighting for yards and driving his legs and the whistle hadn’t blown, that’s his excuse for being stripped of the ball?
I thought the play was over?
that’s like Charles White in the 79 rose bowl saying he thought he had scored so he let the ball go when he actually fumbled at the 2, M recovered and they awarded him a TD anyway.
people that can’t accept they blew it and own their mistakes make me ill.
eff Martinez
freaking liar
October 11th, 2021 at 8:21 PM ^
Was the whistle blown? No? Then the play wasn't over. It's that simple
October 11th, 2021 at 9:54 PM ^
Does he not realize the game was televised and we can see him pumping his legs and still trying to push forward when he loses the ball.
October 12th, 2021 at 10:03 AM ^
A woman and I were chatting
I said something that made her laugh
She leaned in and touched my arm
I decided more laughs would be good so I told a dirty joke
She got up and walked away
I yelled at her departing back, "Forget the joke. Only the first part counts. The play was over!"
October 12th, 2021 at 5:55 PM ^
The rest of the world, outside of Nebraska, thought Martinez was full of shit
October 11th, 2021 at 8:21 PM ^
"I was standing there just like I'm standing here now".
That's just entirely untrue. Nothing else to say about it; a flat lie.
October 11th, 2021 at 8:26 PM ^
Yeah... "standing"
October 11th, 2021 at 8:30 PM ^
Does Martinez always stand with 4 guys stripping something off his hand? What kind of a life is that?
October 11th, 2021 at 8:34 PM ^
Adrian, we are men of action, lies do not become us.
October 11th, 2021 at 9:48 PM ^
He gained nearly 3 yards just standing there.
October 11th, 2021 at 10:53 PM ^
Standing, while moving one's legs, is called walking. I guess this is what happens at a non-AAU university.
October 12th, 2021 at 12:14 AM ^
Hutch goes for the wrap around the legs to stop them from driving.
October 11th, 2021 at 9:11 PM ^
LOL. Let's say it's 4th and 3 instead of 4th and 1. The offensive runs the same play, the defense does too. It progresses exactly as our reality did except that the yards to go were 2 higher and I'll add one more difference: Brad Hawkins doesn't go for a strip. Can you imagine the shit storm that Nebraska would be having if they blew the whistle dead in that moment, assuming this happens before he gets a first down? Can you picture how justifiably irate they'd be about blowing a play dead where forward progress wasn't even close to being stopped and nobody's knee was down? It would basically be as mind numbingly stupid of a ref move as 'JT was short.' Martinez, Frost, and Nebraska's fans are being complete and total jackasses about this play.
October 11th, 2021 at 9:17 PM ^
does it surprise you? players learn from their coach.
October 11th, 2021 at 8:22 PM ^
He thought wrong - and that wrong thought was costly. Well done Brad and go blue!
When Scott frost is your leader, excuse-making and moral victories are the norm.
October 11th, 2021 at 8:22 PM ^
Michigan won, why get so rattled over this…but I watched the Nebraska postgame show where they review film with Scott Frost and he was very matter of fact and said Martinez needs to take care of the ball better period. So no excuses on that end
October 11th, 2021 at 8:33 PM ^
Well, if he sticks to that kind of attitude with his players and on himself, success is on the way. Good on him.
October 12th, 2021 at 10:52 AM ^
Yeah, I am not a fan of the guy, but if you watch all of his post-game stuff, he was pretty rational about it all. He wanted more calls to go his way but didn't seem to make excuses. Everyone wants every call to go his way. He is probably a pretty good fit for that program and is likely to have some solid seasons if Nebraska is patient enough with him. It is unlikely a change in head coaches would improve their prospects any, unless Saban develops a sudden corn fetish.
October 11th, 2021 at 9:07 PM ^
Frost’s reaction immediately after the fumble happened showed that he knew it was a clean fumble. He wasn’t running around screaming “his forward progress was stopped.” Just like Martinez’s awful interception in OT vs MSU, he realized his team just squandered an amazing second half and a chance for his first signature win in 4 years
October 11th, 2021 at 8:22 PM ^
Boo hoo. Play to the whistle. Probably not worth a post.
October 11th, 2021 at 9:21 PM ^
Play to the whistle is not accurate. The whistle rarely causes the ball to become dead in football (unlike basketball). The results of the play do. So sometimes officials may wait on a whistle to make sure the players knee really was down etc., because having a delay is far better than having an inadvertent whistle. Not hearing a whistle does not give a player justification to go in and unload on a player when it is clear the play has ended. So it is possible to have forward progress stopped and the play dead, but still have a delayed whistle. Unfortunately for Martinez, this was not the case, and he looks like a whiny douchbag.
October 12th, 2021 at 8:53 AM ^
If the refs want the players to stop playing, they need to signal this to them, in a way that will be clear and perceptible above the chaos of the game... Say, maybe with a whistle?
October 11th, 2021 at 8:22 PM ^
Unless of course he had broken loose for a TD and then he would say it wasn’t over.
Protect the ball son.
October 11th, 2021 at 8:23 PM ^
Went back and watched it. You can clearly see his legs churning when Haskins stripped the ball.
October 11th, 2021 at 8:31 PM ^
Hawkins.
Haskins is the guy that leaps over people in a single bound.
October 11th, 2021 at 9:12 PM ^
tall people in a single bound.*
October 11th, 2021 at 8:31 PM ^
*Hawkins. But yeah, he was still moving forward and fighting for yards.
October 11th, 2021 at 8:28 PM ^
It appears we “outhit” Nebraska? Did I do this right?
October 11th, 2021 at 8:33 PM ^
Is Nebraska aware of this? If so, are they just aware, or are they fully aware?
Someone help Scotty Frost when he hears about this craziness.
October 11th, 2021 at 9:00 PM ^
Based off of this post I am assuming they are not aware. Funny.
October 11th, 2021 at 8:30 PM ^
Just covering his tracks. He’s still pumping his legs trying to gain yardage when Hawkins strips him.
October 11th, 2021 at 8:30 PM ^
Many is the time we have seen a ball carrier try to plow forward for extra yards despite believing that the play was over and being unaware of their forward momentum, merely for the the purpose of getting an extra couple yards after the whistle that never blew. Who among us hasn't been in THAT situation before, right?
October 11th, 2021 at 8:31 PM ^
His feet were still moving when the ball came out
October 11th, 2021 at 8:32 PM ^
Meh,
They would have found another way to blow the game. It's what they do.
October 11th, 2021 at 8:32 PM ^
What else is he going to say?
October 11th, 2021 at 8:36 PM ^
My bad. Should have done better. Onward?
October 11th, 2021 at 10:42 PM ^
“I was fighting for extra yards and the dude stripped it’” or something.
October 11th, 2021 at 8:32 PM ^
He sounds a lot like his coach.
October 11th, 2021 at 8:34 PM ^
LOL b00 h00
October 11th, 2021 at 8:35 PM ^
After the way our running backs kept driving their legs and getting extra yards there's no way the refs were going to stop plays early. Its a sorry excuse for costing his team.
H/T October 11th, 2021 at 8:41 PM ^
He was still pushing forward when the ball came out.
October 11th, 2021 at 10:42 PM ^
that's what she.. um.. hmmm.
October 11th, 2021 at 8:43 PM ^
Here is the question to Nebraska fans. After the last push he breaks free and scores the winning touchdown. Does any Nebraska fan or player say that shouldnt count? Yeah I thought so.
October 11th, 2021 at 8:44 PM ^
Hell, if refs blew the whistle that early, Haskins would get no yardage.
October 12th, 2021 at 12:20 AM ^
True. How many times has he broken out of what looked like a standing still stack.
October 11th, 2021 at 8:46 PM ^
I don't care what level of sports you play...all the way back to elementary school sports you are taught to play until the whistle. What a pathetic excuse, and shameless lie. Hold that L all the way into the new week buddy.
October 11th, 2021 at 9:07 PM ^
Blake say, "hold my corn": 
October 11th, 2021 at 8:51 PM ^
His legs are moving and so are his lips...double lie. I've lost all respect for Martinez. Fuck him.
October 11th, 2021 at 8:52 PM ^
Excuses are like assholes, man-up corn boy.
October 11th, 2021 at 8:55 PM ^
You play until the whistle blows.