Given the last 20+ years I think there is some question if the place you describe is present day Nebraska
Im not sure past (very distant) history and sell out streaks are top of the list for a candidate whose primary aim is to win at the highest level.
our biggest asset given the state of the program is cash
What other "blue-blood" program is going to hire Leipold? I don't see Ohio State, Michigan, USC, Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame, or Texas hiring him anytime soon. A great coach can absolutely still win big at a place that has the resources that Nebraska has. At Kansas, the ceiling is becoming what Stoops has done at Kentucky, winning 7-8 games a year but never competing for championships.