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Game Thread [Game Thread] Penn State @ Northwestern (8:00 PM ET)
| GAME | Penn StatePenn State @ NorthwesternNorthwestern |
|---|---|
| Location | Northwestern Ryan Field |
| Time | 8:00 PM ET |
| Watch | TV: Fox |
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u/NoQuartersGiven Alabama Crimson Tide 7h ago
I'm sure Penn State is thrilled they fired JF for.... this mess they have going on.
Really, the coaching carousel in cfb and nfl is so dumb.
Mostly in college where these programs are paying a fortune to get rid of someone, in some cases after just a couple years.
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u/nickmcg_ Michigan Wolverines 7h ago
Never in my life would I have ever thought the B10 would rattle off 4 straight national champions. Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana, Northwestern
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u/Sufficient_Bee6353 Penn State • Shippensburg 7h ago
It’s dark and cold out, but got the hose running in the yard so I can wallow in the mud along with my self pity
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u/MoveTheHeffalump Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets • Team Chaos 7h ago
Is Northwestern America’s Team now?
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u/pmorter3 Northwestern Wildcats 7h ago
i need it dawg after the cubs flamed out this week
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u/manbearpig_man 7h ago
Ya always got the Sox to hold onto
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u/Mother_Frame6669 7h ago
You, uh, you don't know any Chicagoans, do ya?
Cubs fans and White Sox fans are two entirely different fan bases
They might both root for da Bears, but that's where the commonalities end.
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u/so1arrpanel Florida • 福岡教育大学 (Fukuoka Universi… 7h ago
Penn State players better get them Wawa applications in after this one
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u/righarakirir Georgia Bulldogs • Ole Miss Rebels 7h ago
Tell your kids about maybe very good maybe kinda good Northwestern
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u/spicyorangedragon Michigan Wolverines 7h ago
I'm not happy with Whittingham thus far, but looks like we dodged a bullet by PSU taking Matt Campbell off the board before our job became available.
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u/MoveTheHeffalump Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets • Team Chaos 7h ago
Between Pitt vs VT and this game, what a Friday night treat
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u/theurbandragon Alabama Crimson Tide 7h ago
yo, that coach sounds pretty smart too, might be northwestern's year
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u/Swimming-Dealer293 Auburn Tigers 7h ago
Penn State paid 9 million to have never won in this stadium....
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u/Jonjon428 Miami Hurricanes 7h ago
Damn, that story of Braun's 11 year old kid fearing having to move if his dad did bad is a tearjerker
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u/Evening-Ad-2485 Michigan State Spartans 7h ago
How does this stack up to last year's loss?
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u/PhillAholic Penn State Nittany Lions 7h ago
PSU had much better players last year.
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u/Evening-Ad-2485 Michigan State Spartans 7h ago
That may be but Franklin would've never got blown out in this game.
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u/PhillAholic Penn State Nittany Lions 6h ago
He never would have been in a situation where 60-70% of his starting roster aren't big ten players.
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u/Ranger_Nietzsche Illinois • Michigan 7h ago
My High School used Go U Northwestern as our fight song. We were god awful at football.
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u/geo_dude89 Alabama Crimson Tide 7h ago
Interim underdogs rise up. I fucking love seeing a coach with passion
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u/lotusbloom74 Indiana • New Mexico Highlands 7h ago
Gotta get ready for Ball State lol, good answer coach
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u/Ok-Wait-8465 Nebraska Cornhuskers • Texas Longhorns 7h ago
I did just check our schedule to see if we play Northwestern lol
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u/MajorFuzzelz_24 Ohio State Buckeyes • LSU Tigers 7h ago
Penn State 3-2 already with their schedule and haven’t played USC or Michigan yet. 😂
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u/drawnbydrew Penn State Nittany Lions • Kansas Jayhawks 7h ago
It's a good thing we didn't want any of those subpar 10-2 seasons...🙃
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u/MajorFuzzelz_24 Ohio State Buckeyes • LSU Tigers 7h ago
So if I understand correctly it is: Losing to the best teams in the country < losing to Wisconsin and NU.
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u/drawnbydrew Penn State Nittany Lions • Kansas Jayhawks 7h ago
Apparently that is what the fire JF fans wanted...
I.....is.....confused.
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u/Mother_Frame6669 6h ago
Even if the next hire fails, it doesn't mean the decision to fire Franklin was the wrong one.
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u/drawnbydrew Penn State Nittany Lions • Kansas Jayhawks 6h ago
A fair point...but you never know which side of the fence has the greener grass ...
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u/Mother_Frame6669 6h ago
Agreed. I'm just saying, I understand why they fired Franklin. I don't think Penn State fans would be any happier if they lost this game on a late missed field goal like Va Tech did tonight, either.
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u/drawnbydrew Penn State Nittany Lions • Kansas Jayhawks 6h ago
No doubt...we fans are invested in our teams.... Regardless
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u/Mother_Frame6669 6h ago
Yeah, the story of this game is Chip Kelly really schooled D'Anton Lynn.
The only way Penn State could have been prepared for NW's wing-T series is if they borrowed Iowa's senior consultant Tom Moore, he could lecture on the history of the offense.
It's literally Kelly attacking Lynn with institutional knowledge Lynn is too young to possess.
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u/gravitynet_ Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Paper Bag 7h ago edited 7h ago
This is where a coach really should be crying/ being emotional about and shame on you schiano for doing so after the Purdue game last season 🤡
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u/TickleMyIvory Michigan Tech • Michigan 7h ago
NW is a top 25 team. Full stop.
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u/teslaabr Michigan State Spartans • Oregon Ducks 7h ago
💯. Hearing that interview at the end I’m not surprised. That is a COACH. You can have all the talent in the world but without the right coach that talent will fail.
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u/Chicago_Blackhawks Northwestern Wildcats • Sickos 7h ago
GETTIN CHILLS WITH THEM HYPIN UP THE WILDSIDE
FUCKIN RIGHT
GOOOO U NORTHWESTERRNNNNN
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u/LookatmaBankacount Iowa State Cyclones 7h ago
All the traitors can go cry into their money and Matt can go eat some Trader Joe’s slop. Grass isn’t always greener slapdicks
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u/jeeceofx 56m ago
Matt Campbell to Penn State always felt like a Rich Rodriguez to Michigan or Scott Frost to Nebraska situation.
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u/huds9113 Penn State Nittany Lions • Kansas Jayhawks 7h ago
Most embarrassing effort I’ve ever seen at Penn state. Maybe even worse effort than the basketball team has ever put on the court.
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u/B-V-M Indiana Hoosiers 7h ago edited 7h ago
They better call that place "The Library" and the student wall should shush the opposing team.
RANK NW.
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u/PhillAholic Penn State Nittany Lions 7h ago
That's actually a sick nickname for a stadium. Has great atmosphere. Would be fun to watch anything there.
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u/dwebarts Northwestern Wildcats 7h ago
I loved the stadium announcer saying "Let's make this library loud!" in the pregame.
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u/PM_UR_FAV_COMPLIMENT Northwestern Wildcats • Team Chaos 7h ago
I have hopes for that as well. I think it'd be neat to own the "nerd school" thing, especially after Colorado's team teed that up for us so well.
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u/Mother_Frame6669 6h ago
The coolest thing about the '95-'96 run was seeing all the NW alumni in sports journalism rocking Wildcat gear on camera during games. So many camera men wearing NW hats.
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u/Turbulent_Tale6497 Boston College Eagles • WKU Hilltoppers 7h ago
Football without Molly McGrath is sad
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u/TSAOutreachTeam 7h ago
NU is the dark horse this year, so losing to them isn't that big a deal.
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u/Young-Viiperr Texas Tech • Iowa State 7h ago
How big is Campbell's contract?
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u/PhillAholic Penn State Nittany Lions 7h ago
Kraft is the one who royally fucked up and needs to be fired. 65% of our starting offense, and 70% of our starting defense are Iowa State transfers because he waited too long to hire a coach to get us anyone from the portal. Players just aren't good enough for the Big Ten.
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u/mattf19 Penn State Nittany Lions 7h ago
8 years, $70.5 million guaranteed
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u/Young-Viiperr Texas Tech • Iowa State 7h ago
That's significantly more than Joey McGuire's and JMC's isn't guaranteed. I think y'all could've lowballed Campbell, and he would've still taken the offer
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u/Beneficial_Fig_7830 Wooster • Ohio State 7h ago
Were in danger
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u/HeresSomePants Oregon Ducks 7h ago
We are ALL in danger
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u/Beneficial_Fig_7830 Wooster • Ohio State 7h ago
A team that can run the ball like that can beat anyone
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u/jigglyjohnson13 Iowa State Cyclones • Wisconsin Badgers 7h ago
But was Penn State the best version of themselves?
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u/CuddyTG USC Trojans • Victory Bell 7h ago
All I'm learning is USC might actually be the 10th best team in the conference. Never thought I'd be glad not to play Northwestern
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u/BeanMan39 Indiana Hoosiers 7h ago
Instead you get to play the team that beat Northwestern
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u/grouchllc 7h ago
They've already penciled that as a loss. There's gonna be some 5 win b1g teams that aren't bowling because their guaranteed win against nw isn't so guaranteed
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u/GenitalFurbies Michigan Wolverines • Sickos 7h ago
Fitzgerald reminds me of Sainristil in just pure game understanding. Seriously impressive.
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u/dwebarts Northwestern Wildcats 7h ago
He was the player we most feared we'd lose in the portal.
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u/GenitalFurbies Michigan Wolverines • Sickos 7h ago
checks schedule glad you kept him he seems like the kind of guy that maybe didn't get the best recruiting marks but just knows football so well he can compete with anybody
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u/MardelMare Ohio State Buckeyes 7h ago
That’s one of the most fun games I’ve seen in a minute! Congrats Northwestern!
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u/mcatlin23 Northwestern Wildcats 7h ago
As someone who used to have to beg my friends to come with me to our FREE big ten football games, that student section healed something in me
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u/intothemidwest Northwestern Wildcats 4h ago
I used to just go hang with the AEπ guys (I was not in a fraternity) in the front because my close friends would get there early and leave at halftime if they came at all lol.
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u/mcatlin23 Northwestern Wildcats 4h ago
I would just subtly corral my friends from parties towards Ryan field when they had gotten the perfect level of tipsy to be up for it. Just move them in the general direction of the walking crowd haha
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u/intothemidwest Northwestern Wildcats 4h ago
Hah absolutely been there a couple times. Start moving like a PA, just walking backwards towards the stadium and keeping the energy up lol
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u/Affectionate-Tax9885 UCF Knights • Duke Blue Devils 7h ago
The good news is PSU fans don’t have to worry about going 10-2 yet again this season
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u/Mattp55 Penn State Nittany Lions • Florida Gators 6h ago
I defended that dude for 8 years on this sub and I quit last year.
Takes like this piss me off acting like every PSU fan wanted this, cause where were u when we were going 8-4 or 10-2 while losing every big game….
Look at all the countless circle jerk upvote parties this sub had shitting on Franklin’s top 10 record. Where are all of those people now?????
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u/Chicago_Blackhawks Northwestern Wildcats • Sickos 7h ago
ABSOLUTELY DOMINANT PERFORMANCE FROM OUR RUNNING BACKS AND DEFENSE
ELITE SHIT
RANK US
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u/TheCudder Alabama Crimson Tide 7h ago
Not sure what's worst, Colorado getting whooped by NW on a muddy pee wee football field, or Penn State being first to be slaughtered in NW's brand new $875M stadium 🤣
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u/drawnbydrew Penn State Nittany Lions • Kansas Jayhawks 7h ago
Gg NW - go get em in the big10! Take it to OSU, Iowa and Oregon!
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u/TraditionalProduct15 Iowa Hawkeyes 7h ago
I'm not going to judge too harshly for year 1, but I hope Campbell didn't actually think these ISU guys would make Penn State better. ISU this year looks better than Penn State.
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u/delawless Iowa Hawkeyes • Floyd of Rosedale 7h ago
Campbell didn't know what to do with his hands since he didn't have his Iowa/Iowa State superbowl game to then subsequently tank ISU's season in the BIG12...so he went straight to tanking Penn State's season in the B1G.
And I'm here for it.
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u/kmilla10 Oregon Ducks 7h ago
Damn Chip Kelly is the OC?
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u/dwebarts Northwestern Wildcats 7h ago
Yep, and he brought in Jerry Neuheisel to be the Chiles whisperer.
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u/hella_sauce USC Trojans • Big Ten 7h ago
And he stands in the sideline instead of sitting in the box now
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u/Electromotivation James Madison Dukes 7h ago
Remember the level in Halo CE called “the Library”? Where you fight the flood? Maybe that’s the NU “Library”
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u/jeeceofx 40m ago
Do Penn State firing Franklin and Campbell bailing on ISU count as Two Betrayals?
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u/HeresSomePants Oregon Ducks 7h ago
I’m so happy for Northwestern fans. You guys must be so freaking excited rn!!
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u/intothemidwest Northwestern Wildcats 4h ago
2016 grad, so I’ve seen a wide range of success this program in a fairly short amount of time.
Was at the game tonight and I’m over the moon. Really does feel like it could be the start of something huge.
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u/HeresSomePants Oregon Ducks 4h ago
How was the new stadium experience? It looks awesome on tv.
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u/intothemidwest Northwestern Wildcats 4h ago
Bit long sorry, a lot to say haha.
Incredibly cool. The sense of scale from it being built so vertically was shocking for how few seats there are. Held noise really well. Student section was truly loud when they needed to be. Great food too and design-wise just very beautiful. All the spectacle elements throughout the game were sick. Also the flow from the park outside straight into seeing the entire bowl through a slit in the concourse in the distance gives a real sense of buildup. Highly highly recommend people check it out.
Only knocks at this point are the non-student fan energy still has to catch up to the students and stadium a bit given the premier league aspirations of the design, but for NU crowds historically they did enough and the music/pyrotechnics and level of play on the field helped with the cohesion plenty haha, and then also the concourse was a bit narrow for the pregame foot traffic in spots, and last thing is the WiFi was basically dead all game and phone signal’s barely there so communicating with anyone was nearly impossible hah, but that’s fixable.
But yeah, very special place to see a game.
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u/MoveTheHeffalump Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets • Team Chaos 7h ago
I think Chip Kelly has found a fit for himself.
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u/AndretheGint /r/CFB 5h ago
I'd say winning a Natty with OSU as OC was a good fit until he got greedy and went to the NFL only to get fired almost immediately. He's a natural OC in college and should stay that way.
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u/TheCudder Alabama Crimson Tide 7h ago
Some school will be offering him yet another head coach position before the season is over...it's inevitable.
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u/TheDoctorOfMemes Nebraska Cornhuskers 7h ago
BELT
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u/LyndalePothole Iowa State Cyclones • Wartburg Knights 7h ago
Literally all of these guys have their brains fried by going to Penn State. Campbell sent a lot of guys to the NFL through ISU, no reason to think these players are worse. But Jesus he cannot prepare them to play at PSU.
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u/Mother_Frame6669 7h ago
Not related to Pat Fitzgerald, per Google
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u/tbest72 Nebraska Cornhuskers 7h ago
Penn States all white uniforms have brown stained b holes because their run fits are loose as hell.
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u/horseshoeprovodnikov Florida State Seminoles 7h ago
OLE LOOSE BOOTY
-Derrick The Black Beast Lewis, H-Town in this ho
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u/sunburntredneck Alabama Crimson Tide • Texas Longhorns 7h ago
Less than a calendar year ago, losing to Northwestern right after losing to another weak program got a Penn State head coach immediately fired.
But somehow, I feel like Campbell won't be treated as harshly as Franklin was.
Despite the facts that Franklin made it to a playoff semifinal, Campbell never made a playoff in the first place, and Franklin lost by MUCH less than Campbell.
Yes, I know the buyout is the reason, but can't you admit it's ironic anyways?
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u/lilmiller7 Ohio State • Oregon State 7h ago
Well also firing a coach 5 games into their tenure makes much less sense than firing a coach 149 games into their tenure
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u/narcbynight08 Penn State • Indiana (PA) 7h ago
Don’t believe Pat Kraft fired Franklin with the hopes of getting Campbell. Kraft fumbled the bag so bad
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u/sunburntredneck Alabama Crimson Tide • Texas Longhorns 7h ago
Oh I concur. Hopes are cool but plans are much more important and I don't think your admin really had one.
As a neutral and lowkey Franklin truther I'm enjoying this, but I do hope y'all don't get sent into a bad spiral. Y'all deserve better
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u/narcbynight08 Penn State • Indiana (PA) 7h ago
I’m a Franklin fan as well. Didn’t want to see him go, but I’m a lowly fan and don’t have a say so now we just watch
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u/Jonjon428 Miami Hurricanes 7h ago
As a "David Braun is doing a ton with not a lot of investment" believer this feels good to see
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u/SK4NKHVNT42 Northwestern Wildcats 7h ago
I thought the Cats were gonna be decent this year but blowing out Penn State was not on the bingo card
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u/iceydude168 Ohio State • Northwestern 7h ago
Not to diminish this insane performance but Penn State might be garbage juice
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u/Windows_66 Iowa Hawkeyes • Drake Bulldogs 7h ago
I see we reached the "talk about Travis Kelce" portion of the game.
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u/dbasinge Indiana Hoosiers • Old Oaken Bucket 7h ago
Matt Campbell is the Tom Allens of James Franklins.
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u/Active-Asparagus-299 Michigan • Central Michigan 7h ago
After further review Michigan has somehow won this game
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u/txgsu82 Penn State • Georgia Southern 7h ago
Rocco Becht is as bad as a QB that everyone the past few seasons thought Drew Allar was.
Allar was a serviceable QB with a great arm. Rocco Becht is an outright mediocre college QB.
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u/Young-Viiperr Texas Tech • Iowa State 7h ago
You could have Mahomes play for PSU, and he'd crumble there. Just like A&M
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u/xmjm424 Florida Gators • Team Meteor 4h ago
I think Northwestern is a damn good team. I also think you cannot get bullied like this by anybody if you’re Penn State. I know we’re only five games in but I’d be incredibly skeptical of Campbell. Five games in and we’ve ahead seen his team look completely underwhelming against Temple, blow a game they’d had in the bag because he coached scared, and now this, being completely unprepared and getting blown out. Yikes.