Best Win of the Pelini Era
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Ohio State at home 2011.
That and setting off the chain reaction to get Scott Frost here.
That and setting off the chain reaction to get Scott Frost here.
The Dude
Heisman Trophy Winner
That 2010 Missouri team was better than any team in the poll options, and we won big. It was also effectively a division championship game so it was more significant in that regard as well.
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Cdog923
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BigRedBuster
International Man of Mystery
I picked Miami. Not because it was such a significant game. But, I was there and I have honestly never witnessed or experienced a Nebraska crowd like that in Memorial Stadium. It was truly a strange experience.
The Dude
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Guy Chamberlin
Heisman Trophy Winner
Beating a very solid Arizona team on both sides of the ball in the 2009 Holiday Bowl might have been the most complete game of the Pelini Era, demonstrating great scheme, strategy and coaching. It created a very good vibe for Bo's third season.
The 2008 win against Colorado might still be the most fun, and that counts for something.
The 2011 win at Penn State just days after Paterno was fired was Bo Pelini's most impressive performance as a coach and representative of the University.
If you want the game that probably impressed non-Huskers the most, it's still the 2009 loss to Texas.
The 2008 win against Colorado might still be the most fun, and that counts for something.
The 2011 win at Penn State just days after Paterno was fired was Bo Pelini's most impressive performance as a coach and representative of the University.
If you want the game that probably impressed non-Huskers the most, it's still the 2009 loss to Texas.
RedDenver
Heisman Trophy Winner
That game and the Pelini bros reaction after that game summed up the Bo era pretty well.
Guy Chamberlin
Heisman Trophy Winner
Ohio State 2011 is an odd choice.
It was the greatest comeback in Husker history, but it came against a .500 team that dominated a lifeless Nebraska in the first half, and tanked when they lost their star quarterback in the second half. Ohio State was still a brand name, but the game meant little that year. OSU lost to Purdue a couple weeks later.
And if it was the best win of the Bo Pelini era, Bo Pelini sure wasn't feeling it. That was the game that resulted in Tapegate #1, where Bo went off on the fans and said he wanted out of Nebraska. I really don't miss that douchebag.
It was the greatest comeback in Husker history, but it came against a .500 team that dominated a lifeless Nebraska in the first half, and tanked when they lost their star quarterback in the second half. Ohio State was still a brand name, but the game meant little that year. OSU lost to Purdue a couple weeks later.
And if it was the best win of the Bo Pelini era, Bo Pelini sure wasn't feeling it. That was the game that resulted in Tapegate #1, where Bo went off on the fans and said he wanted out of Nebraska. I really don't miss that douchebag.
MichiganDad3
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0.01 may have been Pelini's best win, even though it was not official. Blame it on the refs, or the combination of the best kickoff specialist kicking the ball out of bounds along with a boneheaded personal foul, but either way, the Huskers had that game won.
Toe
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Even if they weren't ranked as high, 2009 vs Missouri in the rain was a good one, too. Gave us some great pics, like the Suh-plex (crack!):
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Making Chimichangas
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I picked the Missery game when Roy Helu racked up 3 bills plus rushing the ball. Bonus: Seeing the defense absolutely dominate that punk Blaine Gabbert. (Side note: What kind of loser parents names their kid Blaine?) 