Chris Collins makes hilarious faces as NCAA statement is read to him (Video)

March 16, 2017; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Northwestern Wildcats head coach Chris Collins reacts while watching game action against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the first half of the first round of the NCAA tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

Chris Collins didn’t seem to care about the NCAA statement following his loss

Chris Collins was not happy following a missed basket interference call against Gonzaga. Northwestern was charging back into a game they were down in and looking to pull off the upset. For a second it looked like they were going to get their chance to earn a spot in the Sweet 16. Then disaster struck. The refs missed the basket interference call, Collins lost his mind, and a technical foul was given to Collins further extending Gonzaga’s lead.

Following the game, the NCAA had a statement about the missed basket interference call. Collins asked to have the statement read to him during media availability. His reactions to the statement throughout felt very “genuine” and full of “agreement” at how the call was missed. He also appears to have a scratch on his face or something, because he keeps making faces throughout the statement being read.

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Collins … pretty clearly didn’t agree with the basket interference call. His reaction to the NCAA statement about is almost in a “well duh” sort of tone. Yes, he knew the basket interference call was missed and this statement is merely pointing out the obvious to him. There is probably some part of him deep down that is happy to hear the NCAA recognize that a mistake was made, but at this moment he’s more frustrated about the loss than anything else.

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The statement is necessary, and Collins knows that, but it’s not going to change the result of the game which is where the majority of his frustration resides. As always in these cases, improved reffing to avoid situations like this would be much preferred than an “I’m sorry, we’ll do better next time” statement from the NCAA, but that’s easier said than done. One step taken in that process might be for the NCAA to start hiring their refs full time instead of expecting them to balance full time jobs with major college basketball games.

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