re: Bo Pelini's Nebraska defenses in the Big Ten & Youngstown defenses in the MVC

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Uh. Might want to check those dates chief. He coached at Nebraska for 3-4 years while they were Big XII then they changed conferences... With that said, the point still stands, but of those 3, only Mike Leach would have been coaching in Big 12 at that time (at least as head coach)?

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I’m talking about before they were head coaches. Tom Herman was OC at Iowa State 2009-2011. Lincoln Riley was OC at Texas Tech in 2009. Although I’m not sure if he was the full year OC or just after Leach got canned.

Other offensive-minded guys that were in the Big 12 during Pelini’s Nebraska stint:
- Kevin Wilson (OU, HUNH)
- Mack Brown / Greg Davis (Texas, Colt McCoy team)
- Mike Gundy (OSU)
- Art Briles / Philip Montgomery (Baylor)
- Gary Pinkel (Mizzou)

My point was that it’s funny to hear “but the spread” from SEC folks when the guy coached in the Big 12 for 3 years and had good defenses at a bad program.