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The other reason this could have been no called is the unspoken make up call rule. It was near that same spot on they ruled Whittington not down due to contacting blades of grass which resulted in a major swing. This targeting call would have given us first down at the 1 yardline instead of it being 4th and 1. It was perhaps a bridge too far to give us two major calls to keep our drive alive and cost them one of their starters. A separate note, is targeting was intended to take the head out of tackling, but PSU defenders didn't get the memo. The consistently were making significant contact with their helmets all through the game. I really would prefer not to play them again for that reason.

I feel like they are our new Stanford, where every season we are capable of ruining each other season. Honestly coming into the B1G I thought our best comparison was PSU, not Michigan or Ohio State, but Dan Lanning's performance has me questioning that.

#1 Because the player made a football move he wasn't defenseless, despite the fact he was been restricted by another tackler. This is a major oversight of the rule that can and should be fixed. #2. The region of his helmet that made contact was just outside of what is considered the crown of the helmet per the current rule. On a reddit game thread evn the PSU fans were asking about why it wasn't targeting. The rule is still a work in progress and I expect the Ducks football program is going give the B1G offices heck for fixing the rules so players don't get hurt in this situation that clearly meets the intent of what the rule is trying to prevent, yet rules it acceptable.

Every year we can dream, but this year we can really ponder. We need to keep improving and adapting to our strengths through the rest of the season.

More thoughts: Dan Lanning's reaction to winning was priceless, and his comment was notable: " These players have an elite level of focus". Bookmark that. Dante's reaction after winning was very interesting, he wasn't happy as much as it was pure relief and exhaustion. I think he final put those UCLA demons in the rear view mirror. I haven't seen so many plays with an RB lead blocking since the death of the I - formation. Davidson saw the most snaps of any RB for this purpose. Hill is our best running back with the ball in his hands, and everyone knows it. As soon as he gets to be reliable in pass blocking he'll be RB #1. Raise your hands if you didn't know that the top of the blades of grass are considered "down". I sure as heck didn't. Prior to ultra high definition tv slow motion replay it wasn't relevant either. Maybe Dwyer was actually down and technology wasn't good enough to capture it I also didn't know kicking someone's foot to make them trip over themselves was a 15 yard penalty. The yard duties strike again. I could do just fine without playing a Knowles' led defense ever again. 17 points at the end of regulation and I thought our offense played great. That defense is up there with the prior Ohio State and Michigan defense.

I guess I was primarily paying attention to the ends, backers and safeties.

I agree. I think this was the best coached game Lanning and company have ever had.

I agree. It seemed like we didn't sub anyone the defense for nearly the entire game. They didn't need to pass the ball again after their last drive in regulation, but they did and it cost them.

Northwestern in the fight of their lives against UCLA.near the end of the game. How many mistakes did they have to make for that to happen?

Husky don't have the horses on the lines to complete with the big dogs. They are still a puppy.

Oregon 27-23 2 to 2 sacks 247 yards I'm hoping PSU has to settle for one more field goal than we do. I almost never am close to the under, but I think PSU's offense isn't good enough this year, and their defense is better enough for a no Tez Johnson Ducks offense to get us off the field more often.

We appreciate the support. With a little luck, Jedd Fisch and Demond Williams will be Gators next year, something we'd all be happy about.

It's a real mixed bag of opinions. Some analysts and fans from other teams think it is one of the most intimidating environments in college football. I'm of the opinion that only predators in the great rift valley find the color white intimidating. White is a light, bright airy happy color, appropriate for Happy Valley. As I've said before, white is literally the away team's color, so they are dressed up in solidarity with the away team. Not exactly intimidating. It will be exciting, it will be 120+ dB loud, but the white out part is not intimidating. Virginia Tech's entrance to Metallica's Enter Sandman with the fans jumping in a frenzy, THAT'S intimidating. An then there is Dan Lanning and his sidekick sports psychologist's led team that can convert any aggressive atmosphere into motivational energy to play their best, like some kind of alchemy. The real impact of a white out is PSU's players showing up hyper motivated and playing up to the occasion (something everyone agrees they have to do since they've sucked to this point in the season).

The PSU OL to this point has been like a stationary wall. They don't get much push (low yards before contact), but don't let much get past them (low negative yardage plays) against poor competition. I take that to mean they are fundamentally sound, but not very athletic, or the running scheme has been a Mario Cristobal special. It's a bit of a conundrum to this point. I think PSU will want to run outside more against us like they did last year, but Oregon is much better at setting the edge this year than prior years. I wonder if we don't just put 5 down linemen and play single high safety and man coverage. Bottle up the run and make the QB beat us with his arm or scrambling.

I stayed up until 10:30 last night helping my high school freshman daughter prepare for her math test, so I'll pass on the number crunching. So my answer is the ball will get there faster than the DB thinks is possible.

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.

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.

Yeah, most of the B1G YouTube analysts think that to this point Oregon has been the significantly better team and the narratives that PSU has been holding back on play calling and Aller is sucking on purpose and the hone field advantage is huge aren't enough to change their mind.

The most important player will always be the QB, so I certainly hope Dante is the player of the game. My second choice is Jerry Mixon. If we can't generate some disruption, turnovers, or even just get off the field on 3rd down, there aren't going to be enough opportunities for Moore to beat this PSU defense. I think linebackers are key to this and Jerry can do special things when he's around the ball.

I think Hill is significantly stronger and bigger than Riggs. But he hasn't learned how to pass block at the level needed to be an every down back. I expect to see Hughes get more touches against Penn State than any other game to date. Davidson will be short yardage, Noah and Jayden will be RB2 and 2. I think by the end of this season Jayden will be getting very few touches, and Riggs will have transferred out. And then after all that I forgot about Jay Harris, who I feel could be our most effective back at getting 3+ yards each carry against a Penn State front 7.

He made it to Tuesday. I guess it took a little bit to get all the ducks in a row. Ducks are certainly a problem for OkieSU..

Do you guys realize why PAC12 after dark games always were crazy is because strange things happen when you are playing your heart out physically around your usual bedtime. Mental and emotional regulation drops. These players don't have the luxury of staying up late like most students. To physically recovery at a elite level requires a good night sleep. Like 8.5 hours plus, and with full schedules they can't sleep in, so they have to go to bed at a reasonable hour. Oregon doesn't have to adjust to the new time zone. Go in your hotel room after sunset and stay up until your usual time. Let 7:30 feel like 4:30 for the game start, and then you don't have any reverse jet lag on the way back.

I'm curious about who gets play time as well. I don't expect to see as much run for Limar. I don't think he does as well in tight spaces as most of the others, and PSU's DL will keep spaces tight.

This. The Big House isn't listed as a very difficult place to play despite it's size. I think the white out atmosphere is likely more exciting than intimidating to the away team. Sure it's always tough on OLine communication like any loud stadium. Also I believe the start time is to our advantage. It'll be 4:30pm to our guys while 7:30 for PSU. Their players might be looking for a cot by the 4th quarter, having not played this late in about a year. So much like the bye week issue, the home field advantage issue isn't necessarily the big advantage it would seem on the surface. It could be a liability.

Our schedule difficulty looked pretty easy this year, but it could very well end up being harder than 2024. Penn State, IU, USC, Iowa and UW will all likely be ranked at the end of the season, with 3 of them in the top 15.