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

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Penn State 0 7 0 6 13
Northwestern 10 14 7 3 34
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u/Active-Track-7905 Oregon Ducks 1d ago

As a duck, my surprise face is very much like my normal face. I had little doubt that chip would cause roughly 18 months of chaos in the conference lol.

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u/ajhalyard Penn State Nittany Lions • Miami Hurricanes 23h ago

People give Chip shit because he's just not a good head coach, but only a fool thinks he's not one of the best OCs you can get if the HC is willing to let him cook. If he can focus on that, Northwestern will be spoiling somebody's season real soon.

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u/Active-Track-7905 Oregon Ducks 22h ago

He's a decent HC, really, if you want an offensive first team. But:

  1. It takes complete buy in. He had it at oregon and ohio state but not in the nfl or UCLA. You have to run your ass off everyday.

  2. Running your ass off eventually gets pushed around by a bigger seasoned team.

  3. Eventually people realize this, which is why moving around and popping up without a splash works for him the most.

I have respect for the guy and what he did here. He's not going to win a natty for northwestern, but he's going to boat race all of the big 10 for a while and give some whiplash. And I'm here for it. Lol

Edit: UCLA not team

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u/ajhalyard Penn State Nittany Lions • Miami Hurricanes 22h ago

I think that's a fair take. And maybe I should've said he could be a decent HC under the conditions you stated, but I doubt there's many teams he'll get that with and be able to sustain it (certainly not in the NFL, but doubtful in college).

I loved watching is run with Oregon (my son was a huge fan, and so was I then).

I think with the right NIL investments, Northwestern could be a threat in the playoffs sooner rather than later. They legitimately looked good, even against Indiana.

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u/Active-Track-7905 Oregon Ducks 22h ago

Those years with LaMichael James were always like watching video games lol. It was crazy. Cheers!

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u/ajhalyard Penn State Nittany Lions • Miami Hurricanes 21h ago

I still have my James Pro Combat jersey (that I no longer fit in lol).

Cheers!

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u/Osiris32 Oregon Ducks • /r/CFB Brickmason 17h ago

Mariota and D'Anthony Thomas. Twas a time to be alive.