See, this is what I don't understand. We are supposed to feel good about going 9-3, just because the team was a dumpster fire last year?
Bo and his staff got fired for repeatedly having 9-3 regular seasons, and falling short of expectations. So, why are we supposed to lower our expectations after Riley's terrible first year?
This is where you are wrong. Bo got praise from the national media for the consistent 9-3 efforts. Where he got canned was the way he treated the people within Nebraska.
As long as we are flogging the deceased equine, it was that Bo Pelini embarrassed the University and the state by his infantile sideline behavior and having his teams pants repeatedly on national TV. Not counting his first year for which it is not fair to judge him, his teams lost by 21 or more points 7 times usually on ABC. Plus, his teams lost by 20 points once and 17 once. That's NINE three score losses in six years. That included the 39 point loss to a 5 loss Wisconsin team. It included giving up the then most rushing yards ever to as single player 405 freaking yards on 25 carries. 16 yards per carry!
"It included giving up the then most rushing yards ever to as single player 405 freaking yards on 25 carries. 16 yards per carry!"
This! I was at CR and had to sit through this disaster. If I never have to do that again it will be too soon.
Losing a respectable game at Wisky and tOSU and even one other to end up 9-3 will be a huge improvement over what Bo was consistently doing. He was fired for going 9-3 with huge blowouts where the team just gave up (and thats on him) and looking like an a$$hat while doing it. My hope is Reilly has this team mentally strong enough to deal with difficult games like what Wisky and tOSU have the potential of being and they show the strength and guts that they have been showing all the way to the last whistle!
