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

Most recent travel estimate:

2:40 pm PT wheels up in Chicago

6:40 wheels down in Eugene

The Beavers are still in a weather delay in Lubbock which will mean a later arrival back in Oregon than they planned. Next game for them isn't at home, but down the road about 43 miles.

"66 players participated. I think 74 traveled"

In addition to the 6 RBs with touches, I believe Whittington was on the sideline.

Donte insured the win for us IMHO.

Most Surprised By: The lack of push from our offensive line. With guys like Sadiq and DM bringing the blocks no matter the circumstances, you would think the 6'5" 330lb road graders could shove someone smaller and weaker off the ball simply because they want to. Not sure what to make of that showing today.

OBD - TCB in CHI 😍

This game was exactly what we needed. Better competition from what seems to be a well coached team. We took a 34-0 lead while not playing our very best.

Mistakes at the end give the coaches material to coach hard with.

We probably anointed the offensive and defensive lines a bit early

I need more and more of Moore and Moore

The last time these players would have played at 9am was peewee football. And in a stadium with no stands on their side. A weird vibe for sure.

I have 3 takeaways of future interest.

#1 Dante Moore is him. I've been a bit "I'll believe the efficiency when I see it", but I'm seeing it consistently. The amount of times he dug us out of a hole with excellent decisions and really good throwing that is like Nix was doing in his second season.

#2 We are really struggling to bring down RBs after 1st contact. I know some of that is the way the Northwestern RBs run the ball, and are likely taught to run the ball (never go down). But it seems like we are just tackling too high in the front 7 every game.

Every tackle is a bear hug 1st, where they get drug for an extra couple yards due to lack of leverage. Those extra couple of yards each run are the difference between 3 and out, and an extended drive where we can't get off the field. It's tough for the DL when they are 6'5" and trying to shed a blocker to grab a 5'10 RB that is hunched over. I'm not a position coach, so I don't know how to fix it.

#3. When our Tackles are trying to slide past the OL into the backfield to be disruptive it can leave some gaping holes for the RBs and frees up an OL to block the LBs. I guess we are good with the safeties coming downhill in a hurry before the RB breaks a big one, but it's scary. Again maybe that is just the cost of being disruptive.