Nebraska Quarterback Taylor Martinez Speaks to Media, Makes News

(Taylor Martinez, not at a press conference, a common sight in 2010)

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And what's the most exciting thing we can cover to jump into our look at Nebraska football? Why, a spring practice press conference!

But it's not just any press conference. Taylor Martinez, the Heisman candidate-turned-internet rumor generator spoke with the local media after practice. Admittedly, having the starting quarterback for a football team that is the center of the universe for its' fans speaking to the media shouldn't sound like news. But it was, given Martinez's reluctance to speak in cliches to reporters on deadlines last year.

So why was Martinez pretty much interview-free last year? He said it was in deference to then-senior quarterback Zac Lee, who had been demoted to third string. That revelation gave the Hotwire a lot of insight into then-sophomore quarterback Cody Green, who was also younger than Lee, but would chase reporters into the parking lot after the press conference he spoke at for twenty minutes wanting to talk more about the game next week and his new chili recipe.

Who knew Green had such disrespect for Lee?

Martinez said that there was never any truth to the rumors that he was planning to leave the program, as well. He also confirmed that Barack Obama was born in Hawai'i, and that the e-mail you got from the Nigerian prince with $1,000,000,000,000 waiting for you probably isn't legit.

With the Spring Practice They Keep Score At And Charge Admission coming on April 16, the Hotwire joins its' journalistic brethren in anxiously awaiting some actual football to discuss. Although, in fairness, the Real Journalists that actually cover the game will be working hard to provide insight and analysis, while the Hotwire staff will just be hoping not to get mustard stains on its' replica jersey.

BEEONEGEE CONFERENCE RELOCATION

With Nebraska preparing to enter the Big Ten Conference (which has been rebranded as the B1G conference, and apparently pronounced "BeeOneGee"), the Husker Hotwire will be covering Nebraska's new conference with gusto. We will keep track of the You Must Not Have Much Leadership division, in which Nebraska will play, but we will also keep an eye on the You're Apparently Not That Legendary Division as well.

And we will keep you appraised of what Commissioner James E. Delaney and the other amazingly self-satisfied suits running the BeeOneGee Conference have in store for the upcoming football season. 

FROM THE REST OF THE HOTWIRE NETWORK

Tiger Hotwire (the one in Alabama) says that Auburn probably shouldn't be spending a lot of money on trophy cabinets, as between the Cam Newton debacle and this story about Auburn players being paid by boosters, Auburn might not be needing one for their 2010 season. 

Buckeye Hotwire lets us know that, even though head Buckeye Jim Tressel played his star quarterback and four other players after he knew they were almost assuredly ineligible, and that he didn't tell his boss or the NCAA but did tell his quarterback's mentor (even though it was all super-confidential and hush-hush, which is why he couldn't tell the NCAA compliance folks), everything is just fine now. Because he's really, really sorry.

BC$ Hotwire has shattered our faith with the revelation that the Fiesta Bowl, one of the cornerstones of the BC$ and protectors of student-athletes and the integrity of college football from the scourge of a playoff, has been spending its' revenues (much of which came from tax-deductible charitable donations) on strip clubs and vacations.

The Fiesta Bowl's status in the BC$ is apparently in question, which has led Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to volunteer the Cotton Bowl (hosted in the ginormously new Cowboys Stadium) as a replacement BC$ site. You know, because the last big event in Cowboys Stadium went off without a hitch.

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