I knew he had issues with antics on the field and off the field. However, I saw wins over Ohio State, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, etc. in his records.
Sounds like the off-field stuff got him in more trouble.
His last year, they were 9-4 but I see what you mean, he lost to Iowa, Ohio State, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. His only big win was Oregon.
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The one OSU win was 2011, which was the Fickell year. They were not very good. Even the Wisky win was over a very meh 8-6 team. He did have a nice win over MSU in 2011
Also, that picture you posted was from a Mike Riley coached team, not Pelini.