EagerFan said:

Absolutely he can improve the program even more.

A lot hangs on the success of this new recruiting class and the older statesmen coming back, but Collins has been turning NU into a respectable program, and all the interviews and 'The Journey' stuff is big (haha) PR about a coach that respects, loves, and fights for his players and his players reciprocating. That kind of stuff could turn NU into a primary destination for the kinds of players he wants.

I think Collins has his eyes set on a championship, and I think that barring the injury bug he has had a couple of teams in the last two years that were at least sweet sixteen material - and I think he knows it. He wants more, and he can get it at NU even with its baggage.

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Davidgolds5 said:

Realistically can Collins improve the program anymore than he already has here at NU? Is the ceiling the tournament #8 seed?

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Purple Pile Driver said:

The conference has won a Natty in two decades.

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phatcat said:

Realistically, it may be. A fully funded NIL may help. The conference is ridiculously hard now tho.

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phatcat said:

Realistically, it may be. A fully funded NIL may help. The conference is ridiculously hard now tho.

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Deeringfish said:

Didn't he just sign a very talented and well rounded class? Some have said it is potentially the best class he has ever signed. The current roster has a lot of well regarded talent as well, which was not the case when he landed the original Big Dance class.
I don't think he is going anywhere but he has to play the renegotiating game every chance he gets or soon the players will be making more than he is.

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Davidgolds5 said:

Is the ceiling the tournament #8 seed?

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Davidgolds5 said:

Are we to assume it is 100 percent about the money? Realistically can Collins improve the program anymore than he already has here at NU? Is the ceiling the tournament #8 seed? Who knows that motivates the guy. Too bad his son graduated! That seemed to ensure he wasn’t going anywhere.

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Davidgolds5 said:

Are we to assume it is 100 percent about the money? Realistically can Collins improve the program anymore than he already has here at NU? Is the ceiling the tournament #8 seed? Who knows that motivates the guy. Too bad his son graduated! That seemed to ensure he wasn’t going anywhere.

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Vassar69 said:

It’s a parody of the Defense Readiness Condition (DEFCON). On that scale, 1 is the highest level of alert (nuclear war imminent) and increasing numbers mean decreasing level of alert.

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IMC Cat said:

Isn't our new AD from Nova? Seems like he'd be pretty clued into the offer Nova would give to Collins. And in turn be able to match with a slightly more lucrative extension to stay here.

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