Will Chris Collins stay at Northwestern?
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Most likely.
I think CCC will stay, for whatever my 2 cents are worth.
If he wants to leave, it would be soon because of the transfer portal dynamics on both ends.
Collins’ teams have never accepted a postseason bid that wasn’t the NCAA Tournament.
Why is his contract only through 2028? Results from the last two seasons were great; I’d think he would’ve gotten extensions from that? Most Big Ten coaches have automatic extensions built in (e.g., get an extra year and $100k annual salary increase automaticallly triggered if a coach makes the sweet 16 or wins the conference). I’d think Collins would’ve at least triggered automatic extensions with an NCAAT berth?
It’s weird that his contract is down to 3 years remaining. That’s pretty unheard of in the big ten if a coach is successful and wanted.
It’s weird that his contract is down to 3 years remaining. That’s pretty unheard of in the big ten if a coach is successful and wanted.
If he was a faculty member, he'd have been given tenure by now. Six years in and the equivalent of 3 really major publications. Is he the type to stop being productive once rewarded? no. Is there someone out there we'd rather have? no. Extend and pay the going rate for his caliber.
Hope it’s just a leverage move for negotiating an extension at NU. Pay him his due — lots and long.
We need some new narratives to talk about that don't involve crushing anxiety about the coach or Nick or etc.
He's not staying forever. But I'm hopeful he gets a raise with a few more years tacked on so he can see this incoming recruit class through to Senior Night 2029. After that, I'd be more at peace with CCC leaving to chase a ring at a blue blood program.
Leaving now means our best ever recruiting class falls apart and we come to the cold realization than the Round of 32 at the NCAA's is our forever-ceiling as a program. A bitter pill indeed.
Leaving now means our best ever recruiting class falls apart and we come to the cold realization than the Round of 32 at the NCAA's is our forever-ceiling as a program. A bitter pill indeed.
Barring a change in admission standards … though we could have made the second weekend last year with a healthy Berry and Nicholson imo.
Pay the man already. The program is finally on very solid footing and seems to have a bright future. Letting Collins leave unless it’s his dream and NU can’t influence his decision in any way would just be crushing for the team. Unless they want a return to ground zero at Welsh Ryan our AD needs to do everything in his power.
We would have. I think about it often lol. Would have been a 6. And a 3 is beatable. We’ve beaten the equivalent several times in Big Ten play (Purdue, MSU, Illinois, etc.).
To be fair, during that period it was Gragg that was the AD and hard to say he was a big fan of CCC. Plus other actions did not indicate he was at the top of the game. The extension was done after the first tourney run and it was one year later for the second and Gragg was sidelined so no one to push anything through. After this season was likely the first time it could be addressed by Jackson. That said, because of the injuries, it was a somewhat dissappoiting end, So while it likely should be done this offseason, hard to say whether it will be
Go look at the teams that have made Sweet 16 (or better) in recent years… St Peters, UMBC, FAU, SDSU, Florida Gulf Coast, Butler, many others. Any team in the field can make it to the second weekend.
It’s criminal that he doesn’t have 5+ years left on his deal. I’m sure that will be addressed promptly. That’s completely out of sync with the rest of the conference. I’m guessing in the next day or so, an extension will agreed and in place.
True but those wins were at home while in the dance they would be neutral site matchups
What he did this year despite the injuries is why he should be extended yesterday. He’s finally built the program/culture he wants at NU and is starting to recruit on a higher level. Seems like a no brainer unless he just doesn’t want to be here
Not saying that he should not be, Just went into the reasons it likely had not been done