Two years ago, John Anthony, as part of the group that helps find teams for the game, attended a meeting of Big Ten athletic directors and other league administrators to pitch the event in five minutes or fewer.
"Even though it was somewhat like this -- a large room with 50-plus people -- you would've sworn I was a high school kid focused on one girl at the dance, because with 50 people there, I stared at Bill (Moos) the entire time," Anthony said. "I was so locked in on getting Nebraska for this for the first team from the Big Ten.