We all know what happened to the streak of 33 straight nine-win seasons. It went kaput in 2002 with Frank Solich in charge.
We all know what happened to the streak of 35 straight bowl appearances. It went belly up in 2004 with Bill Callahan running the show.
As the draft reached its conclusion, former Nebraska athletic director Steve Pederson crossed my mind. Yes, there's at least one glaring piece of irony in the Huskers failing to have a player drafted: It's just one factor among many, mind you, but when Pederson in 2003 decided to take NU football in a vastly different direction, it was largely because he wanted the program to be geared toward producing NFL players.