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Geo, likely a good call. But GameDay was in Norman for the Sooners vs. Wolverines game, and I think they may be saving Athens for the Texas or Ole Miss visit.

Very interesting and well written article sir. The topic of rivalries , both new and old is a great topic to explore. Penn State is like the third wheel in most of it's B1G matchups. Oregon came in with Washington, but there's always room for more.

Thank you, Charles. Great stuff! A tip of the hat to Penn State grad Todd Blackledge. He was informative and at no time showed bias except for acknowledging before kickoff that he was excited to be back for a White Out. Some really nuanced and in-depth comments, including picking up the OBD OL communication as shown above. Todd was generous at the conclusion of the 2nd OT with his praise for Dante Moore and Dan Lanning. I think he did a much better job with this game than he did in Autzen last season, covering the Ohio State game. The odds shown above now favor Indiana ahead of Penn State. 🤪 Amazing. Indiana will be well prepared for the game in Autzen on 10/11. Cig acknowledged that his team was humbled on both LOS in last season's road losses to Ohio State and Notre Dame. He picked the portal perfectly to improve both LOS. And Mendoza is an improvement at QB over the very good Kurtis Rourke. The man has lost two football games at Indiana. One against the 2024-25 National Champion and the other against the 2024-25 runner-up, Notre Dame. Humble the Hoosiers! Put Out That Cig!

Me too!

BTW....on his podcast--Colin Cowherd declared that, "Dante Moore is the Best Quarterback in America." Soak it up my Duck-Buddies....things change, but this is FUN!

How do you negate the impact of 111,000 people? With GREAT coaching and preparation; simply elite.

This throw, and this catch is just MONEY. Strong hands by Dak to secure and retain the catch, and leading the throw perfectly while on the run by Dante? Whew!

Probably fair. But in terms of some of these rivalries getting some extra juice there is still the possibility of playing Penn State 2 more times this year..somewhat as t unlikely but possible.

"It was like some sort of crazy torture in the movies. How do people do that so long without taking a breath? I think my ears are still ringing." — Adrian Peterson, former Oklahoma Running Back Beaver Stadium was an impressive sight, especially for a white out” and the pageantry was top notch but my wife and I both thought Autzen (and Husky Stadium when they are playing Oregon) are louder. Of course, we were not on the field so it would be interesting to hear from those who were. Then there is this quote from someone who coached in both stadiums: “"That's the loudest stadium I've ever been in." — Lloyd Carr, former Michigan head football coach

Love the article and the follow-ups in this thread. Hey, it’s the Wild West and there are no rules, so I’m going to invent a rule that a team has to play at Autzen 5 times before they can be considered for rivalry membership.

I think 12:30 is absolutely the best time for a college football game. I think we have hit the jackpot so far this year

Ducks in the final two for five-star Tajh Ariza, son of NBA Trevor Ariza 5-star Tajh Ariza down to two schools, Oregon Ducks among them

QB was the difference, as Moore made a number of incredible plays, and in the end....who looked more like the three year starter, and who looked like a newly starting QB? If Moore was a 'Lion...they might be walking away as victors? But this also comes down to the assistant coaches, and Lanning has been superb at finding a-diamond-in-the-rough in Stein, that nobody heard of, (only a couple years out from coaching high school? That a jab at his hiring) but has become one of the best OCs in the nation. Small differences that show up at big moments...

Plus, longest regular season games at 23 and regular season league games at 17.

Hopefully you can during the second half.