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Doug Collins was living and dying with Northwestern in March Madness

The pressure of March Madness isn’t for everyone.

Ricky O'Donnell
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.

We’ve seen Doug Collins do this before. The long-time NBA coach has been a fixture at Northwestern games this season as his son Chris Collins has led the Wildcats to their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance. If Chris mostly seems cool and calm on the sidelines, his old man is exactly the opposite.

Northwestern and Vanderbilt played the most heart-stopping game of the tournament so far, with the Wildcats winning in the final seconds after a terrible foul by Vandy. Collins could barely watch from the stands:

This is the face of a man who is not enjoying the intensity of March:

The good news: Collins eventually calmed down after the game.

He even posted for a very good selfie with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols:

With Northwestern moving on to play Gonzaga, we get another chance to see Doug Collins lose his mind. It’s only a game, my dude.

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