“Dream Big”: The story of a 1992 high school game, a 2017 goodbye and a fanbase that just wanted a winner

March 25, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

Northwestern guard Brant McIntosh drives around an Illini defender earlier in the season ( Sara Gronlek - Daily Northwestern

Northwestern guard Brant McIntosh drives around an Illini defender earlier in the season ( Sara Gronlek – Daily Northwestern

EVANSTON, IL – (Caleb Freidman – insidenu.com. Please Click to read the entire story. Here is an excerpt.) Northwestern is headed to its first NCAA tournament in program history. Under head coach Chris Collins, Northwestern has turned from historic underachievers to history makers in just four seasons. This is the story of how he got the program to where it is today through improving himself, stockpiling talent and changing a culture. Part II of this three-part series discusses the Northwestern fanbase and the atmosphere in Welsh-Ryan Arena. He envisioned it because he had seen it before. Chris Collins saw it on March 17, 1992. As daylight turned to dusk on that mid-March day, Welsh-Ryan Arena filled up, and filled up fast.

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