When it was said on Wednesday by Guy Thomas' high school coach, Tim Harris, that even he didn't know where the defensive end was going until the final hour, the mind wandered to what someone like John Parrella was thinking the night before.
Try to put yourself in a coach's polo shirt in that situation. You build a connection with a recruit, dine with him, maybe already have nicknames for each other. You have had him on your commitment list since Aug. 7. And now, there's a haze. Good luck finding sleep.
But as Nebraska head coach Mike Riley pointed out at his National Signing Day press conference, Parrella wasn't doubting Thomas.