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Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Northwestern Defeats Penn State 34-13

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Penn State 0 7 0 6 13
Northwestern 10 14 7 3 34
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u/LyndalePothole Iowa State Cyclones • Wartburg Knights 14d ago

The thing is, there was a time when Rocco was being tossed around as an NFL hopeful. He has killed that with his own decisions.

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u/max_potion Penn State Nittany Lions 14d ago

Are you trying to imply that if he stayed at Iowa State that he would be headed to the NFL? Because that’s a wild claim….

If that’s not what you’re saying, then what “decisions” are you referring to?

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u/AHugeGoose Iowa State Cyclones • Florida Gators 14d ago

He was literally on track to break the passing records of the guy currently with the second best odds to be the NFL MVP. Not at all a wild claim that another solid season would give him a good chance to make the NFL.

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u/max_potion Penn State Nittany Lions 14d ago

How do you know he would have a solid season at Iowa State? There’s no evidence that he would.

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u/LyndalePothole Iowa State Cyclones • Wartburg Knights 14d ago

It’s obviously an educated guess man. He’d already led an 11 win season and an 8 win season and was going to be supported by almost the entire offense returning. There were very high expectations before everything crumbled.

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u/max_potion Penn State Nittany Lions 14d ago

But he wouldn’t have that entire offense returning even if he decided to return. He could either follow his coach and the rest of the offense or stay for a new coach and almost an entirely new roster.

I feel like none of the ISU fans in here are actually considering that Becht staying doesn’t mean that everyone else does. He had no say in if Campbell and his teammates left

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u/PENGUINSINYOURWALLS Iowa State • Illinois State 14d ago

The user in the previous comment is clearly talking about if Campbell and everyone else hadn’t left ISU, hence the “before everything crumbled” line.

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u/max_potion Penn State Nittany Lions 14d ago

Great, it’s still not relevant to this season and getting to the NFL

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u/AHugeGoose Iowa State Cyclones • Florida Gators 14d ago

I obviously don't know that. Clearly there's no evidence of a hypothetical scenario that will never happen.

All I said was that he was having a great career and had NFL prospects that would have continued with another solid season, not that staying at ISU guaranteed him one. Enjoy your new coach and team.

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u/max_potion Penn State Nittany Lions 14d ago

I know that’s all you said, but you said it defending the notion that going to Penn State somehow cost him an NFL career. Your comment does not exist in a vacuum, it’s part of the larger conversation and you clearly said it with that context.

And yes, I know there’s 0 evidence for this hypothetical situation, that’s my point. But yet you’re arguing with me instead of the guy pretending he does know how that hypothetical situation plays out.

Enjoy your new coach and team as well.