You can always sell a kid on a university. You think Ameer Abdullah or Ndamukong Suh ever really thought about Nebraska as a school for them before visiting? It never hurts to take a chance and see if a kid wants to take a closer look.
Did you read what I wrote? Did you see the other schools that have offered him? It's not like we're up against Rutgers here, oh wait....
But seriously, I consider Nebraska to be a big time name, our HC got canned, very VERY publicly, yet this kid didn't even know it. Do you really think he is considering us?