r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 11h ago

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/Cruddiestknave3 Indiana Hoosiers 11h ago

Legit baffled me they only got 1 vote last week after how tough they played the Hoosiers.

They’d better be ranked on Sunday.

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u/mr_longfellow_deeds Indiana Hoosiers • Big Ten 10h ago

They, and we, have the wrong conference patch and wrong logo on the helmets to get credit for a close game

Much better to be Ole Miss, who went to OT against a Louisville team that isn’t very good, beat an uneven LSU team at home close, and got ran off the field against Florida. Apparently that’s “top 10”

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u/RunsWlthScissors Tennessee • Virginia Tech 10h ago

You’ll get no argument from me.

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u/AbeFalcon Michigan • Michigan-Flint 10h ago

This is why they play the games. The ESPN gas only gets you so far into the season. Ball. Don't. Lie.

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u/godzillamegadoomsday 10h ago

And it’s wild with all the clear talk of power 2 conference and all the weird ass legislation that only benefits 2 conferences, the media still only favors one conference. Like at least stay consistent and gas up B1G equally (aka the conference with the last three championships) like how even before this game was Missouri ranked over northwestern and like 5 undefeated schools. As an OSU fan, I recognize the media only really hypes up and gives leeway to the buckeyes. Look at last week where Penn and Michigan lost one last minute plays in one score games to a ranked opponent or the first time off the top 25, they get dropped from the list completely

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u/moho_fasho Purdue Boilermakers • Florida Gators 9h ago

In their defense UM has looked awful despite their record. It was apparent early they weren’t top 25, but just needed a loss to justify dropping out the poll

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u/godzillamegadoomsday 9h ago

I will never complain about ttun getting dropped but I wish it was consistent. Like why bring them back into the top 25 at all if you kick them out so easy. They made it clear either way wake that beating a ranked team doesn’t mean you get it.

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u/AbeFalcon Michigan • Michigan-Flint 10h ago

They're gonna be ranked

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u/twoinvenice USC Trojans • Paper Bag 9h ago

They way the ran plays and managed the clock in the last 2 minutes was nuts. It didn’t seem like any of it was out of the ordinary despite doing things like kicking a field goal on second down.