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I chalked the commentary up to familiarity. Todd Blackledge is a Penn State guy who grew up in Ohio. I can’t recall him ever doing many Oregon games before Saturday.

Full disclosure. I have 3 great loves when it comes to sports. Oregon football, Gonzaga basketball (hey, Mark Few was a Duck), and Texas Rangers baseball. Between 2010 and 2022 I watched all 3 go to the championship games/series two times each and they all lost. All were heartbreaking, but the 2011 World Series was the worst (one strike away in the 9th and 10th innings). All three teams went from being lovable losers to up-and-comers to contenders in a short amount of time relatively speaking. Being a fan of a contender is way more stressful than the other two. It’s harder to expect to win every game than it is to hope for an upset. While it’s hard to lose championship games, I would much rather hope for a championship than hope for an upset.

From many of the camera angles it looked like Ohio State had upwards of 15K-20K fans. That’s pretty impressive if it was that loud.

Did anybody see Jon Peters there?

Kiffin also choked one away in a heartbreaker if hating on Lane is still chic.

Don’t forget the three points that River Boat Dan refused to take when he decided to go for it on 4th and goal. Then again, the special teams have been pretty iffy inside 20 yards.

I bet his favorite part of the game was “A little bit softer now”.

Next weekend he’s playing against the coach who ran him off from Oregon. I wonder if he’s motivated to win?

Language Warning!!! You can mute the sound and still get a good feel for the average OSU fan.

I thought he learned his lesson last year in Seattle. I guess he figured he would get another shot at OSU if he lost, but he’s not the kind of guy I’m taking gambling advice from.

This is true. Purdue found their offense against a ranked Illinois team (49 points) on the road. I would hate for OBD to pull a “Bama” in West Lafayette on Friday night. I trust that DL will get them re-focused.

I live in NC and I can’t swing a dead cat around here and not hit somebody wearing Ohio State gear. I may throw on my loudest Duck shirt and head over to the Harris Teeter and pick up some victory beer.

Herbie rarely picks against his alma mater.

I was at the NCSU/Syracuse game tonight, but I was following this game. Nearly half of the Wolfpack fans left at halftime despite being down by a FG. Oregon fans may have done this in the Chip Kelly era when we were up by 4 TD’s, but I have never seen Autzen empty out during a close game. A conference doesn’t make the team

This is my 2nd time picking against the Ducks at home. I’m happy to be wrong, but I am also trying to win a contest. I’m glad all of the Buckeye fans at Autzen didn’t get their money’s worth.

He’s officially “questionable” for the game tonight. The injury seems to be more significant than they first thought.

I think the game will sell over 60K with standing room only. Ohio fans will probably be about 30-35%. The stands will look an awful lot like 2013 Tennessee and 2017 Nebraska.

Everyone is going to have to be extra loud. I’m hearing there will be upwards of 20-25K Ohio State fans at Autzen on Saturday.

Ohio State 27-14 0 TO's 2 Sacks 217 Passing Yards Word on the street is Burch was dinged up in practice yesterday and carted off. If he's not 100% the defense is less effective.

Oregon always wears black whenever Chip comes back to town. It's kind of a tradition now.

They may hold 102,000, but that doesn't mean that all 102,000 are screaming their lungs out. A stadium that large just makes room for the bigger "wine and cheese" crowds that seem to be so prevalent in the stadiums of blue blood programs.

But they went on to lose the next game to Pittsburgh.

How many players do you think snuck out on Friday night to go party? I feel like an away game that involves an overnight stay in Nashville against the long time conference doormat is entrapment.

I’m beginning to sense an uptick in trash talk from fuskie fans. However, I called this win. Not because uw is good, but because Michigan’s one dimensional offense.