Perhaps Bo Pelini saw it all coming — all the painful Saturdays that left Nebraska football fans feeling cold, literally and figuratively.
During the months leading to Nebraska's first season in the Big Ten in 2011, legions of Husker fans anticipated the change with a sense of excitement. Most welcomed with open arms the idea of stability and prestige during an unstable period in college football. But there also was the novelty factor — new opponents and destinations, some more appealing than others.
Behind the scenes, Pelini wasn't exactly thrilled about the change — he barely wanted to talk about it at all — mostly because Nebraska's defense at the time was ill-equipped for the physical, ground-oriented offenses in the Big Ten.