Bo Pelini notes from Big 12 Spring Press Conference

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  • On the close call in the Big 12 championship being a big motivator over Spring, Pelini said that it is what players want to use for motivation. It was close, and that was a big disappointment for many to get so close and not finish. He said that if you get that close, you get hungry to come back. As or himself, Pelini said he’s driven anyway, and he said they ultimately didn’t win, because they didn’t earn it.
  • On saying Nebraska is back and they are here to stay last year, Pelini said he meant he finally felt that Nebraska is at the position that they can compete with anyone. He said he felt then that as the season went on, he liked the position where they were even though they hadn’t won anything. He did say, however, you still have to earn it.
  • On Zac Lee’s health, Pelini said that he’ll be throwing soon enough. He said he’s leaving it to the doctors to dictate that. As to what he thought Lee got out of Spring, he said he hoped he progressed mentally and learned from the mistakes he made last year. But he did say there is no substitute for doing it yourself.
  • On Alonzo Whaley’s nine-tackle performance, Bo Pelini said that he has done some good things, but he has a ways to go.
  • On the North Division potentially evening up with the South, Pelini said that he said it changes year to year, week to week. He said the last few have gone to the South and until the North does something about it, they aren’t back.
  • About satisfaction against teams, Pelini said the only time he gets any satisfaction is when they win.
  • On the challenge of a three quarterback race, Pelini said it’s a good position to be in, because they feel three guys can contribute, and he hopes that the competition will bring out the best in everybody. He said however long the competition goes on , it does.
  • On the evolving offense, Pelini said there is interaction all the time, and they talk about putting in things on either side that the opposite side doesn’t like to face. He said it’s an on-going process.
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Some additional quotes from Pelini that's worth noting pertaining to the QB battle:

How great is his challenge this fall dealing with a three-quarterback race as opposed to it being between just two guys?
"No challenge," Pelini said. "I think it's a good position to be in because we have three guys that we feel are capable and are good football players. And competition will hopefully will bring out the best in everybody. I'm looking forward to the race and let the best man win. But it could possibly be a combination of guys. Fortunately, we have three, really a whole slew of talented quarterbacks, so I feel real good about that situation."

Is it necessary to have a defined starter by the opener or could the competition go into September?

"Yeah, it could go on for awhile," Pelini said. "I don't know how it's going to play out, but we're going to do what we need to do to win football games and be the best we can be, and how that's going to play out, I don't know. But I do like the group as a whole and what they bring to the table."

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