Cdog923 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Last week, we looked at the best wins and worst losses during the Mike Riley era of Nebraska football. It sparked some good discussion, and we have 3 and a half more months of the offseason, so this week, let's take a look back and discuss the best wins of the Bo Pelini era. This list wasn't as difficult as the Riley list was, since there were actually more than two quality wins to pick from. Game 1- 2009 Oklahoma: one of the most dominant defensive performances in program history. A nice response to the thrashing we took in 2008 - ESPN Summary: http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=293110158 - Youtube highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iITLr4V0X10 Game 2 - 2010 Kansas State: the national reveal of Taylor Martinez. Absolutely crushed KSU in prime time on a Thursday night. - ESPN: http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=302802306 - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVI64Yih2Ug&t= Game 3 - 2011 Ohio State: helped by an injury to Braxton Miller, the offense answered the bell in the 2nd half, and it includes one of my absolute favorite Rex Burkhead moments. - ESPN: http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=312810158 - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD3Zzbm8xKA&t= Game 4 - 2012 Wisconsin 1: Another comeback on national TV. Ignore the uniforms and marvel at the backfield combo of Martinez, Burkhead and a young Ameer Abdullah. - ESPN: http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=322730158 - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXqAbjsJRzI Game 5 - Miami 2014: "Bloodthirsty" is the best way I can describe this game. We FINALLY got Miami in Memorial Stadium, and the old girl (and the team) rose to the occasion. - ESPN: http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400547789 - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qdiH53SzOY Voting will be open for a week, and if there is a game which you think fits the bill better, please vote "Other" and describe it in a post. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share Posted May 17, 2018 1 minute ago, Nebfanatic said: Michigan State 2011 Not a bad choice; MSU was #11 at the time, and we held them to 3 points. Leveon Bell only had 58 yards rushing, and Kirk Cousins was held in check as well. 3 Quote Link to comment
Nebfanatic Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 1 minute ago, Cdog923 said: Not a bad choice; MSU was #11 at the time, and we held them to 3 points. Leveon Bell only had 58 yards rushing, and Kirk Cousins was held in check as well. Yep, a great defensive performance under the lights in Lincoln. Didn't mean a whole lot, but a very good win nonetheless 2 Quote Link to comment
KazLongDrives300 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 2009 Oklahoma was one of the best and loudest games I've been to. Honorable mention to 2013 win at the big house. One of the few times in Pelini's latter years where Nebraska overcame adversity, and didn't melt down. 2 Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 39 minutes ago, Pedro Guerrero said: Yeah, the shutout of Arizona came right after the close loss to Texas and also was the last game of the season allowing great off-season optimism. Pelini never got close to that again. 1 Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Bruh... you didn't even link my youtube video of the NU vs OU game... https://youtu.be/ohZpi0W8iBQ /Sad 1 Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 23 minutes ago, The Dude said: 2010 Missouri. That was a good one. Quote Link to comment
NUinID Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Cdog923 said: Not a bad choice; MSU was #11 at the time, and we held them to 3 points. Leveon Bell only had 58 yards rushing, and Kirk Cousins was held in check as well. Yep followed up by a terrible loss to Northwestern the next week. 1 Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Nebfanatic said: Yep, a great defensive performance under the lights in Lincoln. Didn't mean a whole lot, but a very good win nonetheless It was daytime, lol. 4 Quote Link to comment
NUinID Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, Saunders said: It was daytime, lol. yeah it was, I was at the game it was an 11:00 AM start. Quote Link to comment
Nebfanatic Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 28 minutes ago, Saunders said: It was daytime, lol. Must have managed to get so drunk in 2013 I forgot we lost and subbed this win in its place lol 2 Quote Link to comment
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