02.04.10
In the weeks before the 2008 pep up, Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini mentioned to reporters one model of a well-rounded defense: Not just 11 competent starters, but 22 of them.
Two unfathomable at every position. A full set of Blackshirt batteries. What Nebraska’s offense once enjoyed under Tom Osborne, as waves and waves and waves of repulsive linemen, crack-backing split ends and tanks dressed as fullbacks scorched the adversary’s end zone.
Ask defensive coordinator Carl Pelini now, as he surveys his defense, whether NU’s at the end of the day reached that 22-man goal - and he, like his brother and other defensive colleagues, goes one excel.
“More, honestly,” he said. “Yeah, I feel that way. We’re astute. There’s not a big difference now when our 2s on the field and our 1s are on the field. It’s hard to tell who the 2s are and who the 1s are right now.
“They’re both playing well. They’re both making mistakes. It’s still spring.
Source: Nebraska StatePaper.com