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I seriously doubt we lost Dorsey because not enough fans from Nebraska were tweeting him.

The way I'm seeing it, right now none of these kids want to be the first legit player to pick Nebraska. Nobody wants to be the guinea pig. At some point, we need a kid with legit offers from other major programs to say "you know what...I'll be the first of my kind at Nebraska" and go there. We can't sell sustained success, exposure or a pathway to the NBA. Probably 90%+ of the kids that are top-150 players believe that they have the ability to play in the NBA. It has been so long ago since we've had a legit NBA prospect that he's currently the highest paid assistant coach in the NBA...his career is long over. Even Minnesota (who hasn't had anybody drafted since 2004), or Iowa (nobody since 2007), beats us in the exposure department. At least, thats the perception these kids have. These kids want a stage for people to see what they can do. Right now, we have one current example of getting exposure for a great player. That's the first time in a LONG time for our program. Negative recruiting against NU right now would be easy. Other coaches are going to call last year a fluke. They'll point to the 16-year track record, the lack of national TV games, etc. And even with Terran...thus far we've shown the ability to create a scorer...but we haven't shown ourselves to be a pathway to the NBA (yet). TP led the Big Ten in scoring yet was projected somewhere in the mid-2nd round in the draft. I won't even get into the other means that schools use to get kids (money, other, etc.). Just from a merit basis...despite all our new positives, if I was the parent of an elite basketball player I would have a tough time sending them to Nebraska if I thought my son had an NBA future. Shoot, last year we weren't even the big story in our own state, other than for a couple of weeks at the end of the year. Imagine that you are Ed Morrow Sr. and ask yourself what you would want for your son. You can send him to programs that have made noise in the NCAA tournament before (where your kid will get great exposure), or you can roll the dice on Tim Miles and Nebraska. That's a real tough call...especially when Nebraska literally has never had their hands on a top-100 type player before...would we even know how to manage him? Promote him? Get the most out of him? These are questions that are being asked. So...until we get that kid & family that decide to try to forge that path for the first time at Nebraska...I feel like we are going to plateau. BUT...if a guy does take that shot (like Morrow), it could have a domino effect. Kids want to see that similar high-profile kids have also picked NU. They want to be a part of a good class. You don't want to be Glynn Watson and pick NU, and the rest of the players in your class heading to Lincoln are 2-stars and 3-stars. Then you wonder if you've made the right choice. Its not a lost cause though...kids pay attention to pedigree. Getting Moses Abraham to transfer here, even though he hadn't been an elite player at G-Town...kids are going to notice a that a former elite prospect picked NU. That is why Andrew White is potentially HUGE. This is a kid that has plenty of options, is a former top-50 player, and is coming from KU. If he picks NU...it will open eyes of recruits and parents across the country that yes, Nebraska is a legitimate place to consider. All we need is that first one. And like some have been saying...we need it to happen soon. The longer we go without a commit...that will make us less attractive to recruits also.

So, how long before Creighton offers?

Watched his mix tape again. He finishes so well around the rim. I can't remember a guy we recruited that was this good.

I am not getting my hopes up on Whitt. He is high on Arkansas as he has been close to Mike Anderson for awhile. High on Missouri as well. If KU offers, which they might, he will probably end up there.

Oh dude....I thought you had some inside information on recruits.

Oh good grief. We lost out on a four star, while in his top 3. Minnesota graduates their point guard next year. We signed one in 2014. We are in on some better than ever recruits. For those who are hoping for signs of a Tim Miles demise . . . this isn't it.

I'm concerned, but no panic yet. Really don't think Miles is going to be around here long if he cant recruit. He'll head out while the getting is good and find a job with a better basketball player population. I think A White is a pipe dream. Really hope Miles can sign Morrow. Recruits may leave Lincoln muttering,"Dude, be a fool."

With Vooch, you also have to factor in hitting two pair or three of a kind and the fact your opponent may have already hit a better straight than you can get. It's unlikely you'll end up with a better hand than your opponent AND for him to have a good enough hand to make the risk worthwhile, so we should probably go ahead and raise big here to take it down now or fold.

I feel like we lost this kid because he didn't make him seem like a big deal. When Cornish was available everyone wanted to know what he was doing and we were all waiting for his announcement. For Dorsey I haven't seen him discussed on twitter at all and no knowledge from husker fans.