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SI.com-First impressions send Martinez, Bell soaring up Heisman Watch
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...tch/index.html
More good press for Taylor, he's up to #5 on SI's Heisman watch.
5. QB Taylor Martinez, Nebraska, Jr.
Last week: 26-of-34 passing for 354 yards and five touchdowns; six rushes for 10 yards in a 49-20 win over Southern Miss.
Watchman's take: Are we finally seeing T-Magic in full? It sounded ridiculous when Martinez said his completion rate goal for this season was "70 percent or above" -- Martinez had a 56.3 percentage last season and 59.2 as a freshman -- but maybe it wasn't so crazy. He was simply brilliant in the opener, hitting on 76.5 percent of his throws in totaling 364 yards of offense. He also matched his career-high with five touchdown strikes. Making it even more impressive, the outburst came largely without the aid of running back Rex Burkhead, who exited after the first three series with a knee sprain. Martinez has made appearances on this list over the last two years, but may finally be a factor for the long haul.
Next up: Saturday at UCLA
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz25X7nZOJf
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It's great to see him getting some love from the media. I just hope he can keep that love going into October this time.
If the offense can move like that against our big 10 opponents, then I will start getting excited.
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Red Shirt
 Originally Posted by Captkenny
It's great to see him getting some love from the media. I just hope he can keep that love going into October this time.
If the offense can move like that against our big 10 opponents, then I will start getting excited.
I think Martinez is on a mission this year. Hes got a chip on his shoulder, and baring any setbacks (injury). He could have a special season.
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now that's a good first impression
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It's only the first game against sub-par competition. If he stays on the list throughout the conference season, he will have an incredible year.
"Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns." John Leonard
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Could be a long season for MSU if they need Bell getting 40+ carries a game.
"Troubled childhood? Troubled childhood? Yeah, if you call being a 9 year old kid with a 35 year old girlfriend troubled." Chazz Michael Michaels
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Originally Posted by ThotDoc
It's only the first game against sub-par competition. If he stays on the list throughout the conference season, he will have an incredible year.
I half agree with you; it's only the first game.
Southern Miss did not look sub-par. A lot of those completions would have been knocked down or intercepted if they hadn't been on the money.
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Nice for him. But there is soooo far to go. I hope the coaches ban all reading until the end of the season. 
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Originally Posted by Bo Pelinis Gum
Lol, "Sorry guys, no more studying, reading is off limits till after the season, Im sure your teachers will understand."
But of course, for schools line Alabama, that would mean the have to be able to read first!  
Exactly. It puts us on a level playing field.
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Red Shirt
40+ carries will last about 3 games and he'll be worthless for the rest of the year.
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First impressions. We ought to know by now what they are worth.
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Originally Posted by Toby and Bruce
First impressions. We ought to know by now what they are worth.
A second look?
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America ' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.
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Originally Posted by huskernut
Nice for him. But there is soooo far to go. I hope the coaches ban all reading until the end of the season.
You bet. Listening and watching, too. Except during practice.
"Even hayseeds like ourselves get to put our 2 cents in now. Truthfully most of us could not coach ourselves out of a paper basket."
---Russian Red
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Originally Posted by ThotDoc
It's only the first game against sub-par competition. If he stays on the list throughout the conference season, he will have an incredible year.
Yup, I hope this is how the season goes as we will be nearly unbeatable. Time will tell
"If you are going to mess with the Kings, Queens, you better watch your Ace, Jack."
There are two kinds of fools, one says: "This is old, therefore it is good"; the other says, "This is new, therefore it is better."
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Originally Posted by USMC_BugEater
A second look?
Yup...at the end of the season. Or at least let us get past the non-con schedule.
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TM is NOT Heisman material. Wait'll he gets rushed early and often--he'll quickly regress. I hope I eat my words.
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Originally Posted by OmaHusker
TM is NOT Heisman material. Wait'll he gets rushed early and often--he'll quickly regress. I hope I eat my words.
I'll agree he wasn't tested by heavy pressure last week, and it's likely some pressure will cause him to regress if anything will. But until he faces it, I'm just going to wait and see. I underestimated how much he could improve once already.
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The last time he entered into the Hypesman conversation, he got hurt against Mizzou Then we had to listen to Ed Cunningham tell us it was a deep thigh bruise the rest of the game
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