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Surprised: Dante Moore's ice cold demeanor. Indiana preparation: Get ready for a much more dynamic offense More sacks or QB pressures Running Back rotation: RB1 - Hill, RB2 - Davison, RB3 - Whittington

Dan Lanning is a once in a generational hire/coach, and Oregon nailed it.

I agree with much of this. Great post. Can you explain more about the Lupoi switch from 3-4 to 4-2? Was that a good or bad thing. I'm not an x's/o's person, so not sure of the implications, though it did seem that PSU's offense found some breathing room later in the game. Re: Franklin, I agree that the fanbase is more upset than they should be. PSU is always good and, if they get the right players and QB, they can be great. Hard to ask for more than that. If you're in contention every year, one of those years will work out.

After Dante Moore, my favorite player on the offense is Harkey. And re: his penalty, that was the poorest excuse for a call. The PSU player hits him in the face, and in retaliation Harkey uses the trip kick from our days in elementary school, hahahaha.

So much more to say, but I’ll leave it at this: I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, Dierre Hill is HIM.

PSU 38-20 1 0 250

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

Because no swag or colors are better than the green, yellow, black, white, cookies and cream, orange, silver, etc. of THE Oregon Ducks :)

For what it's worth, here's how Oregon's offense this year stacks up with prior years' stats from non-conference opponents only. Fun to see the patterns. The two darkest green rows in points-per-game are the two years the Ducks went to the national championship game.

I understand the transfer portal side a little more. For example, it would make complete sense to me if Austin Novosad decided he'd been loyal long enough to the Ducks and decided he actually wanted to play QB, and entered the portal. What I have trouble with are high schoolers that haven't even practiced/suited up for the job that, after committing to a school, say they're going to keep checking other places. I have no problem with the fact they're high schoolers making the first major decision in their life, but finish the decision making process before committing. If I'm not mistaken, both of the recruits on "flip watch" (Tank and Iheanacho) took valuable air time on The Pat McAfee Show to tell the world where they committed . . . to then immediately go on other school visits. My recommendation is get all those other visits out of the way first, then commit.

I know this is par for the course in our new Transfer Portal / NIL world, but I still don't have to like it. It's like two people getting engaged and one of them saying, "I'm committed to you, but I'm going to check out 'Name', 'Name', and 'Name' over the next few weekends to see if they have anything to offer that might change my mind . . . But still, so excited. Love ya!!" Unfortunately, it makes recruiting not worth following. I'll tune in at the end of signing day to see what happened, but don't bother me in the meantime. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks in Danger of Losing Five-Star Recruit to LSU...The Oregon Ducks are playing like arguably the best team in the country through the first three weeks of the college football season, as the program appears pri

Hill is the one that pops off the screen to me. His speed is visible. Hope he becomes the featured back soon.

Thank you for the stats on this. IMO, this shows that Penn St. isn't invulnerable in this environment, but the Ducks definitely have their work cut out for them.

Great post and topic! This will be the toughest that I can remember. I believe the Michigan / Tennessee matchups you mentioned earlier could be considered on par in terms of stadium capacity and number of fans, but the mystique about the "White Out"--plus the ranking of both teams--puts it over the top for me. I personally think the outcome of the game is irrelevant to the environment. The environment is the environment until you overcome it, or succumb to it. So excited (and nervous) for this game!

The definition: “A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).” Can’t think of a better title for a game against two organized teams within the same state. I think it’s creative and memorable. World history is replete with civil wars. US history is not the center of the universe. Can’t wait to win another Civil War against the Beavers.