‘Crying Northwestern kid’ perfectly captures how far the program has come

Progress is often defined by expectation.

If there’s one true barometer of how far Northwestern sports has progressed in the past few years, it’s this:

The Northwestern Basketball Fan Meme went from Guy Reading A Book During The NIT to Kid Crying During The NCAA's.

We're moving up. pic.twitter.com/b9n7EmQ4aC

— Rodger Sherman (@rodger_sherman) March 18, 2017 Obviously, there are other indicators too: This team set program records in wins (24), NCAA tournament appearances (1) and won the most conference games any Northwestern squad can boast since the Great Depression. Chris Collins is a Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year finalist and, in his first four years, already has the fourth most wins in…