It'sNotAFakeID
All-American
You know it's never a good day when you have more turnovers than points. And to think that team was a few seconds and 30 yards away from a Big XII championship.
The Most Absurd Play (or Game) in Husker Football History
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You know it's never a good day when you have more turnovers than points. And to think that team was a few seconds and 30 yards away from a Big XII championship.
It was, I was at the game, it was a surreal nightmare. ISU had like 125 yards of total offense in the game.
knapplc
International Man of Mystery
At the 26-second mark the lineman goes down while trying to catch that lateral. The Huskers let up at that point thinking it was an incomplete pass or something. I was screaming "THAT'S A LIVE BALL!" and about panicked when he got down to the 30 yard line or so. At least the safety guy on that play never let up, despite everyone running on the field.
GSG
Assistant Coach
F**k Mike Tirico: "There should be a flag on the field for Nebraska players, etc etc"
Did he not see the Michigan coaches and players right in the middle of the freakin' play?!
Redux
Assistant Coach
I remember being in the car, racing to get home to watch on TV. 1st play Helu gives them the ball with an ugly fumble. I remember thinking how awful this game was going to be. Never imagined there would be another 5 fumbles and 2 back to back interceptions.
knapplc
International Man of Mystery
F**k Mike Tirico: "There should be a flag on the field for Nebraska players, etc etc"
Did he not see the Michigan coaches and players right in the middle of the freakin' play?!
There was SO MUCH bitching about Nebraska being on the field, not just from Tirico but on ESPN, on message boards, etc. I took a screen shot of the video and counted all the Michigan players & coaches on the field at one point to shut some guy up about it. I couldn't understand why it was NEBRASKA on the field that everyone was jawing about. Both teams were on the field.
ColoradoHusk
Heisman Trophy Winner
Paul wasn't "strolling into the end zone", he was running down the sideline, got his foot hit by a diving defender, and it caused him to lose his balance. After Paul lost his balance, he fumbled, around the 5 yard line.
If you want to bring up a player who just dropped the ball heading into the end zone, let's talk about the Colorado fullback who was running in the open field against Nebraska in 1988. He broke open and was headed for a sure touchdown and he just dropped the ball. CU didn't score that play or that drive, and NU won 7-0.
knapplc
International Man of Mystery
knapplc
International Man of Mystery
Niles Paul had no reason whatsoever to fumble that ball. He kinda became the focal point of that loss, unfairly since everyone stunk that day, but losing his balance doesn't explain why that ball came out.
Maybe there was some voodoo curse on Nebraska that day. That would be a more likely explanation for that game.
ColoradoHusk
Heisman Trophy Winner
Yes, it was a fluky fumble and it shouldn't have happened, but lets not act like he was running down the field with nobody within 10 yards of him and he dropped the ball.
Redux
Assistant Coach
Even if the minimal contact the defender made with NP was enough to trip him, which it must have been, the inexplicable fumble is damning because he loses it while falling and trying to reach the ball across the endzone still 2-3 yards short from the looks of it.
knapplc
International Man of Mystery
It was a drop, entirely on Niles. I'm not trying to pile on him, but there's no excuse for that fumble. He was carrying it away from his body.
He's guilty of trying to score, and some bad ball security. That's really all.