I think Nebraska is finally taking advantage of having the lowest academic standards in a pretty prestigious academic conference. That is one positive thing for them going forward - becoming an ASU of the B1G. Outside of that, there is no reason to spend 3 years minimum in Lincoln when you can get to the NFL from practically anywhere. When Nebraska has recruiting classes ranked in the 20s, but struggles to win 4 games, you have to ask why those “4*s” are choosing Lincoln.
A) recruits like KJJ who picked Lincoln because he loved the twitter follows and the feel of being a celebrity. Is that a great football recruit? Someone whose mind is mostly on things outside football?
B) recruits who are risks - for whatever reason - and are dropped by big time schools.
That’s it. I mean, Derrion Grim arrived in January and left by March and told a 247 writer that the staff lied to him about stuff to do in Lincoln.
Until they prove they can win the division against peers who recruit “lower” in the rankings, then there’s no reason to believe Nebraska is actually recruiting at the level the sites claim they are.