Will Chris Collins stay at Northwestern?
There is a lot of smoke swirling around Chris Collins as a candidate for coaching jobs. We assess the situation.
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.
Will Chris Collins stay at Northwestern?
There is a lot of smoke swirling around Chris Collins as a candidate for coaching jobs. We assess the situation.northwestern.rivals.com
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.
