 NU reached the semifinals of the conference tournament for the first time since winning the Big Eight Tournament in 1994.With another losing record pending, Collier abruptly resigned in early August 2006 to take the position of athletic director at his alma mater, Butler University, ending his career at Nebraska with an 89–91 record.The late job opening created by Collier posed little challenge for Nebraska as one week later, Doc Sadler was introduced as the 26th head coach in program history.