With the exception of a few early game trip ups, newly hired Nebraska football Bo Pelini's defense shined on the national stage against the Ohio State's offense in last night's BCS Championship game. The LSU Tigers dominated the Buckeyes 38-24. Bo Pelini left LSU with a championship, praise and a large task ahead of him at Nebraska.
LSU players doused Bo Pelini's signature gray sweatshirt with a cooler of ice water shortly before the game ended. This gave the TV announcers time to talk about what a great hire Nebraska made with Bo Pelini. And after seeing Pelini's LSU defense dominate, it made me, and I'm sure a lot of Husker fans, feel a lot more comfortable about the hire.
Now Pelini will have to trade in his gold and purple for scarlett and red for the 2008 Nebraska football season. Pelini heads back to Nebraska today to get started again with Husker work. His biggest task ahead: a recruiting mess that sees the Huskers getting as many good players committing as there are players de-committing.
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