r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 10h ago

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Northwestern Defeats Michigan State 24-21

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Northwestern 3 7 3 11 24
Michigan State 7 7 0 7 21
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u/MrJusticeDouglas Alabama Crimson Tide 10h ago

How are NU fans feeling??

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u/rockstaraimz Northwestern Wildcats • Big Ten 10h ago

A W is a W, but I'm not feeling great about it.

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u/hesperoyucca Northwestern Wildcats 10h ago

I felt bad initially, but then thought to myself about how rare it is to see such an ugly crazy game, and then appreciated it. Definitely an Alonzo Mourning GIF kind of game.

And hats off to NU for some legit clutchness from the defense and offense side, closing with a nice drive at the end. The Braun teams seem to have a frequency of clutchness the Fitz teams lacked (not to say the Fitz teams had none; there's the 2018 Holiday Bowl and that come-from-behind win against Nebraska for that one win of that season, of course). Definitely not calling that last drive ugly, cool cat stuff from Chiles, the line, Komolafe, and Wilde.