Once upon a time, the nation's top high school and club gymnasts would flock to Lincoln to join Francis Allen and his Nebraska men's gymnastics program, one that churned out national championship after national championship.
Recruiting wasn't much a chore. The product spoke for itself.
"I used to bring in recruits in, and 'Oh, s---, I'm coming here. You're Francis Allen," Allen said. "You know Tom Schlesinger and Jim Hartung. S---, I want to be one of those guys.' "
And so they'd sign with Nebraska, and the Huskers would win more national titles.