Nebraska has stunk ever since.
''This is the best job in the country, and anyone who doesn't want to win the national championship shouldn't bother applying for this job,'' Pederson said at a news conference in Lincoln, Neb. ''I understand we aren't going to win the championship every year, but I believe we should be playing for or gaining on the championship on a consistent basis. I don't feel that currently we are playing for or gaining on the championship.''
''I refuse to let the program gravitate into mediocrity,'' Pederson said. ''We won't surrender the Big 12 to Oklahoma and Texas.''
"The byproduct of excellence in every area of your program is winning, and I don't apologize for having high expectations," Pederson said.