Correct if you don't go to PG combines you probably don't make that list.
You're right. If you don't attend a PG event; individual showcase, team tournament, special event invite, etc then there's less than a 1% chance you'll be in their database. And not to stick up for them, but it makes sense as how else, unless you're that rare talent, will they know about you? It's not like football where they can access a film database and evaluate from that.
Lance & Jeff attend PG & PBR events all over the country, sprinkled in with some other summer ball (Legion) while Will spends a lot of time inside Nebraska plus an occasional national event. They're in constant communication with not only the Prospects but also Nebraska high school coaches, former players that are still involved in the game plus a few "baseball guys" locally they have trust with. We haven't had this type of in-state focus & effort since the DVH era. (Anderson had success by default, not effort)
As far as your other comment about the 2022 class, I don't think it's as simple as you say. There may have been 1 guy we should've went after a little harder & that's Dalton Bargo from Westside now at Missouri. Others like Brayden Smith from Millard South need a full year of getting game reps & I feel confident our staff has a close eye on him - and 5 or 6 other JUCO guys from NE, not just from the '22 class.