Good game to win, yet point out our flaws to work on.

The development of many of our freshmen, is encouraging and promising for later in the season, and the future.

Run D still a weakness, even before the 2s and 3s gave up the one at the end. Lots to work on before the Penn St game, or else it will be a very bad day in Happy Valley for the Ducks

Overall I would give us a C, we only out gained Northwestern by about 60 yards, which is not a top 5 performance. Line play was very average.

You can tell Lanning is PISSED at the performance, we didn't play even close to our potential. We have to bow up on the line, we will get demolished against PSU if we play like that in the trenches, it was kind of pathetic at times how much they getting pushed around. We were opportunistic, caused some turnovers which was good to see, but it should be a major wake up call that B1G football is going to be a lot tougher than beating up on a BAD Okie St. team.

Secondary can improve, LBs were okay, just need more consistency.

RBs were decent, WR the same, not a lot to digest there I think.

I thought Dante was very good until that last throw, I really don't understand pulling him after that play, I don't get it, I especially don't get putting a 4th string QB in for a series, Moga should be getting those reps.

Sleepy start ... Moore took a while to warm up. Even his pitch to Limar on the touchdown was a bit off target Limar caught it around his head.

Ducks got rolling in the middle.

Lanning and company took their foot off the gas too early. The 79 yard touchdown was a gut punch to an otherwise solid game. Pulling Moore after his interception instead of putting him back in to rack up another touchdown for the team felt too early. The Ducks should have had their foot on the gas for one more series before pulling the starters.

I also get that Lanning doesn't care so much about the final score as he is preserving his players for a LONG playoff schedule but with so many new faces I couldn't help but feel Dante Moore could have just used another series on the road.

My take away is we won by 20 in a dead environment with a 9am start against a B1G roster and didn’t seem to have any injuries. Every year we’re going to have a few workman like games and some of OBD fans will analyze it…a lot.

In my rearview mirror personally.

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166 yds of NW’s 313 came on NW’s last two drives

In the last 11:27 of the game:  9 plays 75 yds, 3 plays 91 yds

With a 34-14 final, Ducks do not cover the spread. Would have at 34-7,

Agree that Moore was pulled a little too early.

Whole team looked pretty meh all game.

Props to the Wild Cats who seemed much more fired up.

I think the Ducks showed up with a just take care of business mentality and it showed. Lanning will have plenty of things to see on film to work on.

I’m hoping both lines getting pushed around was more meh than signs of trouble.

It was 34-0 in the 3rd and they took their foot off the gas. It goes to show how talented the team is to play that badly yet still be in control. I’ll take the W over an upset loss any day.

Hughes?

No penalties! Team plays with discipline. They’re not likely to beat themselves. Watching Penn State and they have great speed plus play very fast.

Effort overall looked sleepy and lackadaisical...especially in the trenches. It gave me vibes of the Texas Tech game a couple years ago where the OL/DL struggled to take control of the LOS consistently.

seems like the early start with pregame downpour had more effect on OBD than i thought it might.

Hughes?

The box score has him with 1 carry for 5 yds.

If I counted correctly, 66 players participated. I think 74 traveled.

5-96 Hill

11-39 Limar

3-25 Harris

4-8 Davison

1-5 Hughes

2-1 Riggs

2-5 D. Moore

1-2 Moga