Nebraska Football Recruiting: Will Proceed to Huge Ten Hurt Huskers' Texas Pipeline?

Nebraska's official move to the Large Ten is on July 1, but when fan sentiment is any suggestion, the Cornhuskers are already creating themselves comfortable as members. Encyclopedias are being rifled through with regards to traditions from the Huge Ten. Plans are now being devised on how fans will jam their traveling hordes into each and every new opposing stadium. When there is a bleeding-edge facility 50 feet underground someplace in Lincoln studying the movements of each and every returning Large Ten football player, it might come as no surprise.

With each a conference switch and new hires, there's a topic worth revisiting that's essential to the Cornhuskers' good results. Will Nebraska still be in a position to successfully recruit in the state of Texas? Cornhusker fans are no doubt really familiar with incoming recruits Jamal Turner and Aaron Green. Both are natives of the Lone Star State. They're coming compliments of Tim Beck. In Green's case, Ron Brown lent some help. Offensive lineman Givens Mordi Cost calls Houston property. Credit Beck once again, as no coach on the Nebraska roster has much more ties towards the city.

Looking back twelve months, Beck's name appears repeatedly. Brown and John Papuchis, both remaining members of Pelini's staff, also are responsible for good results inside the state. Since Bo Pelini had become the head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 89 recruits have been signed. Twenty of those had been from Texas comprising about 22 percent of recruits signed. Ron Brown, John Papuchis and Barney Cotton have all chipped in, but half of those 20 Texans were signed, sealed and delivered by Beck. Nebraska doesn't show any sign of slowing down with double-digit delivers already designed to Lone Star prospects with this cycle.

Even though it might be tempting for many prospects to stay inside the Large 12 due the house state-heavy conference slate, the Cornhuskers hold some trump cards. Nebraska includes a somewhat less complicated road towards the BCS by being in a conference that has a championship game. This enables the Cornhuskers some leeway should they choose up a loss in their division. Some recruits like to be inside the spotlight. Unless they prefer to get a Longhorn, that's not most likely to come about almost as much within the Large 12. The Cornhuskers will be featured prominently on the Huge Ten Network. Years ago, games early on Nebraska's schedule had been usually relegated to pay-per-view status because of contracted Huge 12 networks not picking up the contests. The Huskers don't have to worry about that any longer with the Large Ten's several media outlets.

An additional key point of contention is stability. It's all well and good that Texas is a member of the Big 12 now, but what happens if/when the conference crumbles? Will the Longhorns go independent and play whomever they need? If so, a guaranteed yearly in-state schedule goes up in smoke. The Cornhuskers are going to be members from the nation's oldest, and possibly most stable conference. The Big Ten is also putting in framework to pump millions into every single member school on the yearly basis.