In may of 2014, we posed the following question to our staff: Which has a better future: Northwestern football or basketball? The response was nearly unanimous though. Football seemed to be the correct answer. But after Pat Fitzgerald and his team struggled through another 5-7 season, and meanwhile, Chris Collins put together another highly-rated recruiting class, has the answer changed?
Ben Goren: I think both programs will be in good places two years down the road, and obviously you can make a case for either one. But I have more faith in the football program and its for one simple reason: they've done it before.