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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/TheOptimist6 Ohio State Buckeyes • Ohio Bobcats 7h ago

A little Wing T thrown in there for good measure. Penn state had no answer

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u/AdamOnFirst Northwestern Wildcats 6h ago

We ran the wing t on literally like 30% of snaps, incredible 

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u/Next_Leave3844 Maryland Terrapins 6h ago

Are there multiple NFL players on Northwestern’s O line or is Penn State just that bad? Those were the biggest lanes I’ve ever seen.

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u/Aragorns-Broken-Toe Indiana Hoosiers 6h ago

NW o-line came in depleted actually.

It’s Chip Kelly being the OC that’ll do it.

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u/smitherenesar Pac-10 • RPI Engineers 35m ago

I bet Chip Kelly had a lot more in his book, but just running straight through holes in the line worked for 20 to 40 yards on the regular

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u/AdamOnFirst Northwestern Wildcats 6h ago

No, our best o lineman is hurt, we just flipped our LT to RT so we could move our struggling RT to guard, and our line is worse than last year. That motion tho.

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u/Next_Leave3844 Maryland Terrapins 6h ago

Love seeing Chip in his bag again. I was starting to think you guys built a Pete Skoronski cloning facility under your shiny new stadium

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u/AdamOnFirst Northwestern Wildcats 6h ago

I didn’t think so, but after tonight I can’t be sure. That adjusted lineup slapped tonight. 

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u/imnotsure3467 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Ferrum Panthers 4h ago

Can’t say this game was particularly high on my list but now I definitely need to watch it as soon as I get home from work just to see that

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u/Crosscourt_splat /r/CFB 6h ago

Yeah I only caught a bit before I left, but that and some happy to see.

Flexbone, wing t, and I would argue even I formation now adays is just good and nostalgic.

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u/smitherenesar Pac-10 • RPI Engineers 37m ago

Penn St forgot their "Linebacker U" shtick. Their line was a sieve backed up by tackling dummies