we'll get a bunch Feb. 2 through 5...it keeps us on pins and needles until then...
The reason is that there are a lot of good recruits for whom we are a safety school. If the offer doesn't come from Nebraska (ok, bad example, let's say Miami) then we are still a solid choice. We have demonstrated that kids can get to the NFL from here and as much as people want to posture to the contrary, every kid who is on the scholarship radar beleives he will play in the NFL. The fact that we can get kids that the leading programs consider but either don't offer or don't have the position available is great. They just come a little late to us. A lot of them become great contributors to our community and really embrace their time at MU.
All the same, I'd feel a little better if we had a couple of 300 pound run stuffers committed.