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On3's J.D. PicKell unpacks why this Oregon Ducks team is Dan Lanning's best team to date ahead of their matchup with Penn State.

Dang Charles thats a dam bummer! If anybody should be there wearing the Oregon colors it should be you!!. So sorry man.---GO DUCKS!.

Yeah, back pain is no joke. Hope you feel better soon.

Thank you for all the great tips! If you were to guess, what is most likely kickoff time? I wish I could take the Cascade train but looks like the return wouldn’t work.

I would love to do a bucket-list of Big-10 Baseball parks, as I understand that Penn State has HUGE crowds for their baseball, and is also quite the home-field advantage. But I have no idea if they have "Baseball-Whiteouts" as they do in football!

Charles, Back pain is no joke. I feel for you and am sorry you are going to miss the game. Hopefully a Duck victory will help ease the pain a little. I won't be at the 2025 game either (for other reasons) but will see you at Beaver Stadium in 2028!

As ugly as PSU unis are I love to see plenty of yellow and green

I think we have had one sack. It was in the 3rd quarter against Oregon State. I remember thinking when it happened, "Oh well, get the first one out of the way." With the one exception of the Rose Bowl last year against Ohio State (8 sacks), Oregon has had an unprecedented run of protecting the quarterback. 2022 - 5 sacks (#1 in FBS) 2023 - 5 sacks (#1 in FBS) 2024 - 13 sacks (#10 in FBS minus 8 sacks vs. Ohio St. We also gave up 3 sacks to Idaho, and 4 to Boise St.) 2025 - 1 sack (#2 in FBS)

Sucks that you can't make the trip (I wish I could too!) but your health is more important. Get well soon!

And all the Big-10 teams that made the top 15? Oregon No. 1 Ohio State No. 2 Indiana No. 3 USC No. 5 Penn State No. 8 Michigan No. 14 Damn....this doesn't get any easier for us! (and THAT is why you have to build the trenches in the B1G!)

Charles, I'm so sorry you won't make it to the game. I know you had to have been looking forward to this for many months. Praying for the pain to quickly subside and for increased mobility. I so appreciate all the work you do for this forum.

I cannot copy the whole article, but below is what they wrote about the Ducks... (Wasn't there some doubt written this week about our O-Line?) The Athletic's Top 15 CFB Offensive Lines Through Week Four The plan is to check back in on these rankings in another month, then again at the end of the regular season. These rankings consider not only weekly game tape, but also the following metrics: sack rate, pressures allowed per dropback, percent of plays resulting in negative yards, percent of possible yards, EPA/rush attempt, yards before contact per rush, rush success rate, yards per designed run and strength of schedule. If there is a metric you feel should be added to our project, hit me up in the comments. (Note: EPA stands for “expected points added”) 1. Oregon Record: 4-0 (1-0) | AP rank: No. 6 | Stats: 523.8 yards per game (8.09 yards per play), .38 EPA/play (2.3 EPA/drive) The Ducks haven’t played the most difficult schedule, but they’ve been truly dominant in three of four wins (and pretty overwhelming in the fourth, a lopsided road win at Northwestern). Oregon’s O-line has not allowed a sack in 118 dropbacks, and the offense has gained 75 percent of all possible yards with an EPA/rush attempt number of .31. Oregon is ranked inside the top four nationally in all three of those metrics and inside the top 10 in seven of the categories covered here (sack and pressure rates, percent of negative plays, possible yards, rush EPA, rush success and yards per designed run). Junior center Iapani Laloulu, fifth-year tackle Isaiah World and fifth-year guard Emmanuel Pregnon all are legit 2026 NFL Draft prospects. I had a first-second round grade on World (6 feet 8, 309 pounds) before the season, and Laloulu is one of the best young interior linemen in the class. Let’s also give kudos to O-line coach A’lique Terry for also getting first-year starting guard Dave Iuli and talented Texas State tackle transfer Alex Harkey up to speed. Oregon also boasts Kenyon Sadiq, probably college football’s freakiest tight end.

Well, bad news and good news. After putting a ton of work into our great get-together at Penn State, (Although NJDuck did so much more!) it turns out that I had to cancel my trip. I have had a ton of trouble with my lower back over the years, and I made progress, then it got worse. Bottom line...this morning I could only walk half a block before my back is killing me, thus I could not handle the trip yet. I have recently begun a massive new regimen between diet, exercises to strengthen, stretching, Chiropractic work, deep tissue massage, updated orthotics, and physical therapy. I cannot start up my Charitable Giving Workshops again until I get this improved, so while I've made recent progress...I have a long ways to go, especially with pain management. For Those at the Tailgate? Please pull your phones out and take pictures! And know that I am thinking of you, and hope to be there in 2028 when Oregon returns to Beaver Stadium. Those of you who are there are such good people that I wish I could give a hug to, and many of you go a long ways back with me. Good News... For the first time in 14 years and hundreds of games....I was denied a photo credential at Penn State. (Bastards) So when we win...I was in a world of hurt with our wonderful FishDuck writers...and no pictures. But this morning I was notified that the student photographer (Max) who shoots for ScoopDuck, was just granted a photo pass for the game on Saturday, and he will be sharing pictures with me as he does at Autzen. I admit...we are a smaller independent site, and ScoopDuck is part of On3 and their massive network, hence higher preference. And the fact that every media outlet for many states wants to be there on the sideline as well. What a great weekend...I send my Duck-Love to the tailgate group!

Good take Darren. It’s good to remember that this is the first real test for both teams. Big time away games where the home crowd wears their emotions on their cuff can work to the away team’s advantage if they can keep it close through three quarters. If they do, it begins to sew the seeds of doubt, and all that panicked urgency washing over home team coaches and players alike can make some funny things happen.

For sure, joining B1G made the Ducks' national recruiting even stronger. Good point.

Like last year at Wisconsin, Lanning’s approach to dealing with super charged atmospheres is to limit the emotional affect of color, and go with the business suit (white shirt, black suit) look that keeps the focus away from appearance and the team’s mental focus on execution.

Good points. We'll find out who the Ducks' true gamers are on Saturday.

Agree, our qb over theirs. Ours has a much higher ceiling, but theirs does have experience. We'll see!

And no all-world tight end this year! Will be exciting.

Yep, could be a roller coaster ride.

Penn State offense' kryptonite is a bend don't break defense with a bias against the run. I think we try to make Allar and the WRs prove they can beat us then go from there.

See you at the tailgate. Are you going to the ESPN game day?

I'm fine with this. I don't understand the blending in with the fans in the stands thing. The fans are up above. Subconsciously it will seem all those people in white are cheering for us, because just like at home, the fans are wearing the color of our team's uniform. There are lots of people that claim the whiteout is more intimidating than a regular game, but I'm not sure. I think it amps up the away team to see such a clean beautiful atmosphere AND have them wearing your color.

Not in love with the uniform. Glow in the dark? When will the lights go out?

Our freshman, and RS freshman corners come from Maryland, and thus a benefit of being in the Big-10 and being able to tell their parents about the games at Penn State, Rutgers, Northwestern, etc. that they can easily travel to instead of coming to Eugene. And now...this game is a step up for these newbie corners, and I believe they will acquit themselves well. (Penn State wanted Finney bad) Brandon Finney Jr.