There was something very familiar about Nebraska's 2016 season.
The Cornhuskers were in the running for the Big Ten West Division title until the final weekend. But they also got blown out in two of their biggest games (Ohio State and Iowa) and lost the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl game to Tennessee by two touchdowns.
The final tally was 9-4 ... which was basically the same record Bo Pelini put up every single year before he got fired. Of course, it sure beats last year's 6-7 mark in Mike Riley's debut season.
Is Nebraska forever destined to have four-loss seasons and come up short in the conference race?