Under Tom Osborne, the Nebraska Cornhuskers were a dominant program in the 1990s. Osborne coached the Huskers from 1973 to 1997 and won 83% of his games as well as three National Championships. That era seems like such a long time ago.
Since Osborne hung up his clipboard, three coaches have tried to fill his shoes and the latest one, Bo Pelini, seems to be just about at his wits end.
In seven years at Nebraska, Pelini has put up a respectable 57-24 record and has won at least nine games every season (the Huskers currently have eight wins with a bowl game looming). Nebraska has been "good" under Pelini but they haven't ever been great.
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