I think it's been really poor talent evaluation more than anything.
My opinion but:
A. the whole keeping kids in state thing like TO used to in his opening presser was lip service to fire the fans up, because they're probably batting somewhere around .500 there, and you can't go 0fer with in state kids like we did last year
B. Scott thinks the "Nebraska brand" means more than it actually does right now, and that Nebraska kids will line up to play for the N like they used to just because they're in state kids, so he doesn't have to recruit them as hard.
I could be wrong, but just what my opinion has formed in to. Atleast get Flores in as a PWO and a solid NIL deal to make it worth it.