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SI article on Bo Pellini returning to P5 football

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Most of it is fluff, such as favorite Baton Rouge restaurant, but this is good: "The last time he sat in such a chair, Pelini coached Nebraska from 2008–2014, leading the program through an arduous transition from the Big 12 to the Big Ten while winning nine games a year. In those seven seasons, the Cornhuskers were 66–27, had zero losing seasons and never finished worse than third in their division. In five seasons since Pelini’s firing, the Cornhuskers are 28–34, have had four losing seasons and never have finished better than third in their division. He never lost more than four games, never won less than nine and his winning percentage (70.9%) is one of the best in FBS history among fired head coaches. In fact, during Pelini's seven seasons, only three FBS programs won at least nine games over that stretch: Alabama, Oregon and Nebraska. “Hopefully now people have some sense of appreciation for what we did there,” Pelini says, “because it’s not easy.”

Pellini is the kind of guy that most ACC schools need to take a chance on. He clearly is not beloved by big money ADs, or by big money boosters at big time programs. But can you imagine how thrilled Pitt or Syracuse or BC fans would be to have 7 consecutive seasons of at least 9 wins?

When was the last time Miami had a streak of 7 consecutive seasons with at least 9 wins?
 
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