r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 7h 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/copydex1 Northwestern • UConn 7h ago

Classic Pat Fitzgerald loss. I've felt this hundreds of times before, MSU fans.

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u/roguebananah Michigan State Spartans • Paper Bag 5h ago

This is the stuff I’d always witness when Fitz was at your school and why I was pissed when it was rumored he was the front runner.

Anyone than him I said. It’s looking like I’ve never been more right in my life

“He needs time!”

Yeah? Did Indiana, UCLA, Oklahoma State…etc. need time? Oh… okay. Then let’s get rid of him.

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u/Extra-Place-8386 Michigan • Slippery Rock 2h ago

The crazy thing about the fitz hire is that despite the way he ended at northwestern, he also could bring nobody with him. You’ve always needed to build momentum when taking over a down program in CFB, and fitz is literally starting from ground zero. Most coaches nowadays can get a little bit of a head start and he couldn’t