Notre Dame and PSU give me a lot of hope. NIL and the portal narrows the gap between the top 20-30 programs in college football and widens the gap between those programs and the rest of college football. If we ever stop losing 1 score games, Nebraska has the ability to be right in the thick of it for a playoff spot. The simulation may have other ideas, but theoretically Nebraska can be right there. Especially if they go to 14 or 16 for the CFP.