30Duck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted yesterday at 09:43 PM Oregon is starting a brand new QB, behind a new OL, he'll be handing off to new runningbacks, throwing to new receivers, and the defense will be new too. But an objective floor for Oregon is 10-2. Penn State has a returning QB, returning RB's, two returning LB's. They won't have their all-American TE, or edge rusher back, but it looks like it will be happy time in Happy Valley. Is the biggest factor that Lanning returns at Oregon and Franklin at Penn State? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 2 Share Posted 23 hours ago The game at PSU is one of the two games OBD plays against the preseason top 25. The other being in Autzen two weeks later against Indiana. However, the games at Iowa and home against USC could be top 25 matchups. And UW in Seattle could be a top 25 matchup. Jedd Fisch has not lost a home game in Husky Stadium. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JabbaNoBargain No. 3 Share Posted 22 hours ago It’s difficult to imagine 10-2 in the B1G not making the playoff. 9-3 will eventually happen 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatOrlando No. 4 Share Posted 16 hours ago On 5/16/2025 at 2:43 PM, 30Duck said: Is the biggest factor that Lanning returns at Oregon and Franklin at Penn State? I think this matters most. At most you have a starting QB for three years. Nick Saban lost QBs, coordinators, and everybody else just about every two years. He was the cog, Alabama was the rehab stint for guys like Kiffin, Sarkasian and O'Brien. He was the launching point for Kirby, Locksley and MacElwain. Lanning is going to go through the same thing if he continues winning ten plus games every year and wins at least one big game a year. Who has come off a James Franklin coaching tree and been successfully? Joe Moorehead at Mississippi State? What big games has Franklin won in his tenure? 2016 when he beat Ohio State and Wisconsin to win the league. He didn't even finish that year off as he lost to Clay Helton in the Rose Bowl. Lanning had more big wins in one year and has as many conference titles as Franklin already. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notalot No. 5 Share Posted 11 hours ago An analyst I listen to, Walt Deptula, predicts PSU v Clemson in the Natty. PSU is going to be tough this season and should be within the Top-5 in national rankings through season if they live up to the pre season hype. The Ducks have the talent to contend for the championship though they are somewhat young and need to gel quickly into a synchronized unit early in the season. The game against the Nittany Lions at Happy Valley looms large on the horizon. Can the Ducks avoid being shot down, and propel into the championship conversation by defeating Penn State? Every game counts, but Oregon at Penn State in 2025 will be huge. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 6 Share Posted 5 hours ago The Schedules Say Both PSU and OBD are in the 2025-26 PO. These teams are basically gifted a spot in the College Football Playoff in 2025 SATURDAYBLITZ.COM Not every College Football Playoff run is created equal. Some teams have to claw their way through brutal schedules, dodging top-10 matchups week after week jus But 12 games have to be played, and no one knows how an oblong object will bounce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
