For one to say that there is very little talent in Nebraska I would have to disagree. The reason why Texas and all of your larger states have more athletes is first of all because they are bigger, and secondly for example Texas, is known for its H.S. football. They have tremendous coaches and take their high school football very serious.
You take a somewhat small state like Nebraska, there is tremendous talent there, RAW talent. There could be a whole bunch of athletes to come out of Nebraska but their talent rarely gets developed due to the lack of coaching. If you take a chance on a large number of these "no-named" athletes you are guaranteed, with good coaching, quite a few stud athletes that will contribute to our team.
For example, a majority of UNO's athletes come from Nebraska. They have decent coaches that know how to develop their athlete's talent. Although they haven't produced in the playoffs, they are considered a dominant force in their conference and are always near the top, while doing this with a roster nearly filled with homegrown Nebraska kids.