r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 3h 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/BobbysSmile Alabama • Alabama A&M 2h ago

Man what happened to MSU? I used to love watching you play but its just sad now.

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u/jimmy_three_shoes Michigan State Spartans • Team Chaos 2h ago

Mark Dantonio checked out his last couple seasons, and had a bunch of coordinators he just shuffled around so the program stagnated. Decided in February that he was retiring, so they scrambled and hired Mel Tucker. Tucker had one good season, then got fired for masturbating on a call with a vendor. Program scrambled again after firing him for cause and hired Jonathan Smith from Oregon State, who was ass. Fired him and now we have Pat Fitzgerald.

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u/KushDingies Northwestern • North Carolina 2h ago

And that one good season was basically entirely due to Kenneth Walker. That dude was unbelievable

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u/bluespartan8 Michigan State Spartans 1h ago

You're underselling the talent on that team. K9 was a massive part of it, no doubt, but our receivers that year were Jayden Reed, Keon Coleman, and Jalen Nailor. No, they're not Jeremiah Smith but K9 plus three nfl-caliber wide receivers (and Connor Hayward) was too much for even Mel Tucker to mess up.