Bruce Rasmussen, and the Nebraska men's basketball team, would both seem to be in unique positions as the Huskers continue their work to build a case for inclusion in the NCAA Tournament.
Nebraska, with four wins in a row and six in its last seven games, continues to inch further into the discussion of bubble teams with Selection Sunday still more than a month away.
And they do it knowing that, an hour up the road, the guy in charge of the NCAA Division I selection committee is very familiar with the product Nebraska puts on the floor.