r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 3h ago

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

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team 1 2 3 4 T
Northwestern 3 7 3 11 24
Michigan State 7 7 0 7 21
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u/MrRichStarfish Northwestern Wildcats 3h ago

Smash the ball endlessly into the middle of the line ✅

Come out flat against a HC with a massive axe to grind ✅

Bring no pressure whatsoever to help out your undermanned secondary ✅

Sure seems like Braun/Chip wanted to intentionally lose this game but the team just wouldn’t let them

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u/Training-Skill-868 Northwestern Wildcats 3h ago

very confused how the Oline was getting dominated by MSU's Dline today. We couldnt block to save our lives and had them all over the backfield the entire time. Chiles was running for his life

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u/Mr-Cantaloupe Michigan State Spartans 2h ago

We surprisingly have a good defensive line and a great interior. That’s it though, the rest of our team is MAC level outside of special teams.

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u/Ancient-Book8916 Michigan State Spartans 1h ago

Yeah I can complain about a lot of things on this team but the D Line is not one of them. It's legitimately decent

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u/Mr-Cantaloupe Michigan State Spartans 1h ago

It gives me hope that the staff actually has decent talent evaluation. Coenen has been awesome, with more money next season we could actually put together a squad.

Next year is playoff or bust, especially with it moving to 24 teams. I think we can do it, we need better QB play though.