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Posted on 12/25/25 at 9:19 am to bisonduck
Posted on 12/25/25 at 9:19 am to bisonduck
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Tech played that miserable schedule of Pine Bluff, Ok St, Oregon State, Kent State.
Northwestern wasn’t a bad team.
Northwestern was 6-6 and lost to Tulane and a 5 loss Nebraska, while finishing 11th in the B1G.
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Didn't mean to get in the middle of your argument with IrishDave, but simply saw your comment that Northwestern was not a bad team and it shocked me. I guess it is relative at what a bad team is and what the definition of a bad team is. What would you say would be considered a bad team?
This post was edited on 12/25/25 at 9:26 am
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Posted on 12/25/25 at 10:07 am to DawgsLife
Northwestern is 7-5 (and favored to end up 8-5) and doesn’t belong in the list with Oregon State, Okie State and FCS programs.
I wouldn’t brag about beating Northwestern
I wouldn’t brag about beating Northwestern
Posted on 12/25/25 at 10:31 am to DawgsLife
I do think this year’s playoff will be more telling.
Boise State, ASU and Oregon all seem to come to life in the 2nd half last year.
Oregon vs Tech will be the most telling because on paper it’s a pick’em.
Boise State, ASU and Oregon all seem to come to life in the 2nd half last year.
Oregon vs Tech will be the most telling because on paper it’s a pick’em.
This post was edited on 12/25/25 at 11:12 am
Posted on 12/25/25 at 10:39 am to Goalpost
I think the lack of a run game is going to bite them in the arse at some point and I think it could be this game
Posted on 12/25/25 at 10:57 am to bisonduck
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Northwestern is 7-5 (and favored to end up 8-5) and doesn’t belong in the list with Oregon State, Okie State and FCS programs.
Had to double check. northwestern is 6-6, and they play Central Michigan in their Bowl game. They try to get as even a matchup as they can for Bowls, so them being paired with central Michigan tells you all you need to know about Northwestern.
They lost to:
Tulane 23-3
Oregon 34-14
Nebraska 28-21
USC 38-17
Michigan 24-22
Illinois 20-13
Not sure where you saw them at 7-5. And yes...they were not good. They may not be 2-10 or 1-11, but they are a bad team.
Maybe not horrible, but they certainly are bad.Posted on 12/25/25 at 11:05 am to bisonduck
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Boise State, ASU and Oregon all seem to come to like in the 2nd half last year.
Boise and Arizona State did not belong in a 12 team playoff last year. They were not very good.
12 teams are just too many. There are not 12 teams that could reasonably win the championship in any given year. 6 at the most, and most often 4 could reasonably win the title.
Posted on 12/25/25 at 11:10 am to DawgsLife
Yes, they’re 6-6.
They don’t belong in the same list as the OP.
West Virginia, UCF and Kansas are lower on Sagarin’s than Northwestern. If you think they’re “bad” than sure
They don’t belong in the same list as the OP.
West Virginia, UCF and Kansas are lower on Sagarin’s than Northwestern. If you think they’re “bad” than sure
This post was edited on 12/25/25 at 11:13 am
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