Thank god Troy State and Utah State were on the schedule. 9 wins is a myth, Nebraska was blasted by every good team they faced down the stretch thanks to an absolutely inept offense. The mistake was in not immediately promoting Pelini or Gill.
6-6 (now 7-6) Marshall beats Ohio
'Spose you could say thank god for Fla. Atlantic, Arkansas St., and La. Lafayette then, right? I suppose our 9 wins this year are a myth then, as well. Are all of Osborne's 9+ win seasons myths because he had patsies on the schedule?
The mistake was firing Solich, plain and simple. It basically ruined one of the longest and richest traditions in all of college football.
Nebraska couldn't even beat teams like Utah State/Troy State like they beat the teams you listed this season because Solich's offense sucked so bad. It took a monster performance by Demorrio Williams and the rest of the defense to hand NU's offense the ball at the goal line for his worthless QB left/QB right/QB draw pop-up playbook to get the ball in the end zone those games. Also, with the exception of TTU, Nebraska didn't get run off the field by the good teams they faced this season, and damn near BEAT Texas and VT. As soon as you let me know how Joe Dailey and Allan Evridge did after their transfers, I'll tell you how Nebraska's offense was going to do if Solich had been retained. As if 122 total yards against the nation's 80th ranked defense this afternoon isn't a big enough hint.