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Bob Stoops, Bo Pelini reunite

 
By Berry Tramel | Published: November 1, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment

NORMAN — Bo Pelini often thinks of his Youngstown days. Those families and coaches and teachers who made that rusty patch of Ohio so special. Made it Mayberry North.

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Nine men have coached at both OU and Nebraska:

→1. Biff Jones: head coach at OU 1935-36 (9-6-3) and Nebraska 1937-41 (28-14-4).

→2. Gomer Jones: assistant at Nebraska 1946 and assistant at OU 1947-63, head coach at OU 1964-65 (9-11-1).

→3. Bill Jennings: assistant at OU 1947-53 and assistant at Nebraska 1956, head coach at Nebraska 1957-61 (15-34-1).

→4. Pete Elliot: assistant at OU 1950-55 and head coach at Nebraska 1956 (4-6).

→5. Dee Andros: assistant at OU 1952 and Nebraska 1956.

→6. Jerry Pettibone: assistant at OU 1971-77 and assistant at Nebraska 1980-81.

→7. John Blake: assistant at OU 1989-92, head coach at OU 1996-98 (12-22) and assistant at Nebraska 2004-06.

→8. Bo Pelini: assistant at Nebraska 2003, head coach at Nebraska 2008 (5-3) and assistant at OU 2004.

→9. Jay Norvell: assistant at Nebraska 2004-06 and assistant at OU 2008.

By Berry Tramel

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The Nebraska football coach often thinks of the father of his pal, the father of his rival today on Owen Field. Pelini often thinks of Ron Stoops Sr.

You rarely catch Bob Stoops in a reflective mood. But he’ll usually make an exception for his hometown, and tonight’s Youngstown Bowl, a Big Red matchup of coaches from Cardinal Mooney High School, offers more tales about the people and place that so impacted Oklahoma.

Pelini, 40, grew up friends with Mark Stoops, the youngest of the brothers.

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