2016 Gaelic football season has had its share of shocks and romance

He just may be the most realistic dreamer or the most idealistic realist in Gaelic football.

When Colm Collins took over Clare in the autumn of 2013, he inherited a county that had been stuck in the bottom division for 10 years.

But instead of setting a goal of just getting out of that division, he told his team he wanted to aspire to being a top 16 team in 2014.