NEB also won two games in the BTT Think they would have made it in without those wins? 5-15 gets no one anywhere and that would be the equivalent of what it took to get into a minor bowl. In fact I think there are even provisions for teams with losing records to get there now. Doesn't happen in BB in the NIT and NCAA. I was not the one that brought up the comparison with Fitz But I am one to say that in about the same period Fitz also had a downturn just like about every other successful HC in both FB and BB. Somewhere around year 7 +-1. Happened to Barnett, Walker was headed there and likely would have had a losing record the year he died, Fitz, and Carmody.I'm not disagreeing with you on this part of the question. Collins does need time to work his way out of this situation, and it's entirely possible that he will do so. I'm just taking issue with the Fitz comparison.
(Also, 6-14 got Nebraska into the NIT)