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Nebraska's preparations for the biggest series of the Big Ten season began long before Michigan arrived in Lincoln looking to maintain its mark of conference perfection.
A test like three games in late April against the Wolverines was part of the reason the Cornhuskers played one of the nation's toughest schedules in February and March.
It's why they lost a close one against California and a not-so-close one against Oregon, why they played Oklahoma three times and handed their former Big 12 rival its first loss of the season in the process. Those games bolstered the postseason résumé, yes, but they also gave young players the closest thing to postseason experience that's possible to get. The result was a team that won two out of three games against Michigan in what felt like a super regional.
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