Penn State and Orgeon are locked in a defensive battle that would be sure to make any Big Ten purist smile. Their matchup in last season’s Big Ten championship game may have been a bit of an offensive explosion, but tonight’s contest in Beaver Stadium has been anything but so far. A scoreless first quarter was followed by a pair of field goals in the second quarter as defense has been the story of the night so far.

We’ll update this page with live updates, highlights, and more all throughout the game as it unfolds, so be sure to come back all evening for continuing coverage.

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Unsportsmanlike penalty backs Oregon up, leads to punt: Oregon 17, Penn State 10, 7:07 4th QTR

Dani Dennis-Sutton and Orgeon offensive lineman Alex Harkey got mixed up a little bit at the end of a play and the ref threw a flag on Harkey for trying to trip Dennis-Sutton. That penalty backed Oregon up to a 3rd and 21 situation, which led to a punt that gave Penn State the football at their 33-yard line. Penn State is down a touchdown with plenty of time to work with, but it may be now or never for the Nittany Lions to tie this one up.

Penn State touchdown! Oregon 17, Penn State 10, 11:09 4th QTR

If Penn State needed a jolt, they just got it. After digging a dreadful 17-3 hole, Kaytron Allen picked up a big run and Drew Allar took a deep shot to Devonte Ross to the end zone for the first Penn State touchdown of the game. That score was needed in a big way, but now the defense needs to come up with a big stop to keep the momentum swing in Penn State’s favor.

Oregon adds to lead, in full control: Oregon 17, Penn State 3, 12:25 4th QTR

On 4th and 1 out of a timeout, Oregon decided to put this game out of reach, so it would seem. An 8-yard touchdown run by Jordan Davidson up the middle of a gassed Penn State defense put the Ducks up 2 touchdowns. With Penn State’s offense unable to get anything going so far, things are not looking good for the Nittany Lions.

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Penn State gains 1 yard on ensuring drive: Oregon 10, Penn State 3, 2:22 3rd QTR

That was not at all the offensive series Penn State needed after going down by a touchdown. Penn State went three-and-out after getting dominated at the line of scrimmage and picking up just one yard of offense. The defense needs a big stop now, otherwise this game could get out of reach quickly with the way the offense is playing tonight.

Oregon takes the lead one play later: Oregon 10, Penn State 3, 3:16 3rd QTR

Immediately after the replay overturned a big turnover opportunity for Penn State, Dante Moore completed a pass to Dierre Hill for an 8-yard touchdown pass to give the Ducks their first lead of the night. The touchdown drive spanned 80 yards on 10 plays. Penn State’s offense must get something going now.

TURNOVER!!!!!! OVERTURNED!!!!!!

With Orgeon threatening to take the lead, possibly with a touchdown, Zakee Wheatley came to the rescue with a massive turnover. But after a replay review, officials determined Oregon was down before the ball came out. What a wild turn of events.

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Penn State opens half moving the football but punts into end zone: Penn State 3, Oregon 3, 9:11 3rd QTR

Penn State took the football to open the first half and put together the best drive of the day for the offense. But Oregon’s defense stood tall and did not allow Drew Allar to pick up some yards on the ground. That led to a punt by Gabriel Nwosu from the Oregon 36-yard line and the punt bounced into the end zone. A chorus of boos was directed toward the Penn State offense after the drive following some questionable decision-making.

HALFTIME: Penn State 3, Oregon 3

Penn State is going to have some work to do with the offense if they are going to find a way to capitalize on the performance of the defense this evening. Holding Orgeon to 3 points in the first half should be a major lift, but the Nittany Lions have just 69 yards of offense and are struggling to get much momentum against the stingy Oregon defense. Penn State will get the ball to start the second half.

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Penn State punts ball back after crossing midfield. Penn State 3, Oregon 3, 1:07 2nd QTR

Immediately after Drew Allar made a big play after slipping on the grass to pick up a first down, a false start penalty while trying to go up tempo put Penn State in a 1st and 15 situation. Allar then was off the mark on three striaght passes to force Penn State to punt the ball away to the Ducks late in the second quarter.

Oregon ties it up with a field goal: Penn State 3, Oregon 3, 3:42 2nd QTR

The Ducks finally got on the scoreboard late in the first half with a 42-yard field goal by Atticus Sappington. Oregon converted on 4th and 1 with a 20-yard pass to Dakorien Moore to get the football to the Penn State 30-yard line. Penn State’s defense tightened up after that to force another field goal attempt by the Ducks.

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Oregon field goal attempt sails wide left! Penn State 3, Oregon 0, 9:36 2nd QTR

Oregon got a drive started off well with a big run out to midfield but the Penn State defense held firm and forced ORgeon to settle for a long field goal attempt of their own. Atticus Sappington’s 47-yard attempt flew wide left of the goal posts, which gives Penn State some good field position for its next offensive series.

Penn State strikes first! Penn State 3, Oregon 0, 13:26 2nd QTR

Penn State has put the first points on the scoreboard with a 49-yard field goal by Ryan Barker. Penn State started trying to mix in some tempo on offense, but the Nittany Lions had to settle for a long field goal. The scoring drive was 11 plays and traveled 32 yards before kicking the field goal.

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Penn State and Oregon are scoreless after 1st quarter

In a stark contrast from their meeting in the Big Ten championship game last fall, Penn State and Oregon are scoreless after the first quarter has come to an end. Penn State has the football at midfield when the second quarter gets underway. It has been a rough start for the Penn State offense but this drive has already shaken off a bad start with a pass to Devonte Ross gobbled up in the backfield for an 8-yard loss.

Penn State defense makes fourth down stop! Penn State 0, Oregon 0, 3:22 1st QTR

Oregon’s offense has shown it will have no problem going for fourth downs early on. After picking up a couple of conversions already in the first quarter, the Ducks went for it on 4th and 3 from the Penn State 38-yard line but Dante Moore was stopped short of the first down markers on a run up the middle. Now we will see if the Penn State offense can start moving the football.

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Penn State goes 3-and-out on first offensive series: Penn State 0, Oregon 0, 9:12 1st QTR

Penn State could not do much on its first offensive series of the night. A 3-yard run by receiver Trebor Pena and a 2-yard run by Kaytron Allen was followed by a pass from Drew Allar being deflected at the line of scrimmage for an incomplete pass, leading to a punt.

Penn State defense forces an Oregon punt on the opening drive of the game: Penn State 0, Oregon 0, 10:52 1st QTR

Penn State won the coin flip and deferred the decision, giving Oregon and Dante Moore the first crack on offense. The Ducks picked up a couple of first downs and were prepared to go for a 4th-and-1 from the Oregon 45-yard line, but a false start penalty on Jamari Johnson backed the Ducks up five yards and head coach Dan Lanning elected to punt. Penn State will take over at the Penn State 15-yard line.

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This article originally appeared on Nittany Lions Wire: Live updates from Penn State vs. Oregon in Week 5

Editor’s Note: Keep up with Oregon-Penn State with our live blog, here.

Four full weeks into the 2025 college football season, the Big Ten has been arguably the sport’s best conference, with three of the top five teams in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll.

This weekend, two of those squads will face off.

No. 2 Penn State will host No. 5 Oregon on Saturday, Sept. 27 in a rematch of last season’s Big Ten championship game, with the winner of this year’s contest earning a crucial bullet point on its resume for the College Football Playoff.

Coming off a run to the playoff semifinals last season, where it narrowly lost to eventual national runner-up Notre Dame, coach James Franklin’s Nittany Lions are undefeated through three games, with lopsided wins against Nevada, Florida International and Villanova. Penn State needed explosive fourth quarters to pull away in the final two of those victories, as it led FIU 20-0 early in the fourth quarter and Villanova 31-0 by the end of the third quarter. The Nittany Lions are not only at home during one of their famed whiteouts, but are coming off a bye week, potentially making them that much more refreshed for what could be their biggest game of the season.

They’ll take on an Oregon team that has won its first four games of the season by a combined 166 points, a run that most recently included a 41-7 rout against rival Oregon State. UCLA transfer Dante Moore has thrived for coach Dan Lanning’s team at quarterback, throwing for 962 yards, 11 touchdowns and one interception in those victories. Since joining the Big Ten last season, the Ducks have yet to lose a conference regular-season game, with their only loss coming in last season’s playoff quarterfinals to eventual national champion Ohio State.

Here’s how to watch the Oregon vs. Penn State game during Week 5 of the 2025 college football season, including the TV channel, start time, streaming information and more:

What channel is Oregon vs Penn State on today?

TV channel : NBC

: NBC Live stream: Peacock ∣ Fubo (free trial)

Oregon vs. Penn State will air nationally on NBC in Week 5 of the 2025 college football season. Noah Eagle (play-by-play) and former Nittany Lions star quarterback Todd Blackledge (analyst) will call the game from the booth at Beaver Stadium while Kathryn Tappen will serve as the sideline reporter.

Streaming options for the matchup include Peacock, NBC’s subscription streaming service, and Fubo, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

Oregon vs Penn State time today

Date : Saturday, Sept. 27

: Saturday, Sept. 27 Start time: 7:30 p.m. ET

The game between the Ducks and Nittany Lions is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Sept. 27 from Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Oregon vs Penn State predictions, picks, odds

Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Thursday, Sept. 25.

Spread : Penn State -3.5

: Penn State -3.5 Over/under : 51.5 points

: 51.5 points Moneyline: Penn State -170 ∣ Oregon +140

Prediction: Oregon 30, Penn State 26

Franklin’s teams haven’t beaten a top-five opponent since the Obama administration. That run of agonizingly close losses in big moments will continue against a Ducks team that has looked much more impressive through the season’s first four full weeks.

This evening, there are two top-25 matchups to highlight this week. Next week, we will return with another Florida interstate matchup when the University of Miami travels north to Tallahassee to take on Florida State. Tonight, we have the #6-ranked Oregon Ducks facing the #3-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions, and the #17 Alabama Crimson Tide taking on the #5 Georgia Bulldogs.

Please use this evening thread to discuss this evening’s game, and as always, your Miami Dolphins. Remember to follow all site rules during the live threads, just as you would with any other post on the Phinsider. Personal attacks of any kind for any reason are not allowed. Additionally, please refrain from discussing politics or religion. Also, remember that sharing of illegal game streams is one of SBNation’s biggest no-nos, and requesting, discussing, or providing any illegal game streams could result in a temporary suspension or possible ban from the site.

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#6 Oregon Ducks (4-0) @ #3 Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0)

#17 Alabama Crimson Tide (2-1) @ #5 Georgia Bulldogs (3-0)

Smee asks: CJF said in Monday’s presser that, “I know a good portion of our fans like to sit down except for third downs and red zone and what they consider critical times of the game.” He then took all we fans to task by saying, “I’m challenging everybody. This is a four-quarter, one-play-at-a-time, first down, second down, third down, fourth down, punts, kickoff coverage, that we need to be on our feet, screaming a collective battle cry in the stadium.”

So, will you stand the whole game?

I’ve been a lifelong upper West sider so my seats no longer exits; this’ll be the first ever white out where no member of my family is sitting in the west stands. So while my default for any white out game is that I won’t be physically able to stand the whole game, and I don’t think that this will be likely to change this year in my new, other seats, I can’t say with any certainty. My back is already hoping that I sit down a fair amount during the game, though.

P_State asks: Will Oregon get a penalty or TO due to the White Out in the first half?

Minnesota, Iowa, and Washington all faired rather poorly in the White Out (including Illinois with White Out Energy). They weren’t great teams either, other than Illinois in the end, but we all saw that some point those teams were impacted by the White Out. Will Oregon crack the code?

I would be surprised if they are unaffected, since it’s not something that a team can ever really prepare for and even the best teams in the past (like 2014 Ohio State) are affected by it. In my opinion, the teams that are best able to “crack the code” are the teams that have played in a white out game before – namely, previous OSU teams. I also feel like it tends to be the teams who respect the white out who do better during it; the coaches whose teams tend to publicly downplay its impact have, at least recently, felt the impact most (like Bret Bielema and PJ Fleck, in my memory).

Smee asks: So, it appears that Oregon is not staying at the Ramada as most visiting teams do, and instead got swayed to stay in Altoona at the “convention center”. Couple that with the apparent timing of their flight from Eugene which doesn’t arrive in Harrisburg until 7:30 PM on Friday, meaning any walk-through they do at the stadium will be at 10 PM at night. Granted, that’s only 7 PM on their biological clocks, but then they have a 45 minute drive to the hotel. Will all this travel have an effect on Oregon? Maybe cause a slow start and a PSU jump out to a lead?

If PSU jumps out to an early lead due to an Oregon slow start, it probably will have more to do with Oregon starting slow in nearly every game so far this year and the aforementioned white out environment more than the fact that they’re staying in Railroad City.

It is quite odd how late they’re arriving, though. Just because their bodies will think it’s three hours earlier doesn’t mean that they’ll be unaffected by the time change.

Fudd, Elmer J asks: Winning vs. losing on Saturday depends whether PSU can run the football and play decent defense. Playing from behind with Allar at QB probably doesn’t end well.

Listen, I’m not going to say that Drew Allar has been the savior of PSU quarterbacking that so many anointed him prior to his arrival in Happy Valley, but the narrative that he can’t play catch up just isn’t true. He’s done it a few times; even against Oregon last year in a game no one (including myself) thought we’d be very competitive in, PSU found themselves down three scores in the second quarter before Drew was responsible for two scores to bring the Nittany Lions within striking distance. There were other games where PSU was down that Drew won for us – a big one being the game at USC, which wouldn’t have happened without Tyler Warren (of course), Julian Fleming (surprisingly), and, yes, Drew Allar.

Beezy44 asks: The media seems to have jumped on the “Drew is a bum” bandwagon. While I think he hasn’t reached his ceiling, I’m getting a little defensive of our guy (cue up the “That’s my quarterback” TO meme).

Am I crazy, or can Drew be our hero?

Bonus: does it matter because PSU defense is a juggernaut at all 3 levels.

Same! It’s like the narrative of “Franklin can’t win the big game” is getting stale, so they have to have a new negative story to latch onto. Again, I’m not trying to say that Drew has been a statistical world beater – far from it. But he’s not been as bad as so many (including Dan Lanning) appear to be implying. He’s not like QB14, but he’s not been Kerry Collins. He’s been fine. And it’s not all on him.

BehrendYaleofBranchCampuses asks: When do you predict the first “Fire Franklin!” and “Beau is better” in the game night thread?

Are you sure they’re not there already? I know the thread isn’t up yet but I wouldn’t put it past some of those commenters to somehow get the comments up early enough to defy logic.

PSU1979dude asks: This is a bellweather game for the fandom. Win and we may have some new usernames here with us, lose and well that’s all folks

Isn’t this the case with every big game, every season? There’s a reason why I stay off of the boards after losses (and after close or disappointing wins). There’s too many bellwether games, and the goalposts shift all the time to whatever most preconceived notions are – positive or negative (and I’m certainly not immune to this either).

RWReese asks: So is this a ‘big game’? The narrative is that CJF “wins the games he’s supposed to”, and PSU is picked to win by a narrow margin. So, if PSU wins, is this shrugged off as, “Well he was supposed to win so – even though he won – he still can’t win the ‘big game’.” However, if he loses, will it be said he “still can’t win the ‘big games’, even though it may not be a ‘big game’ since he was picked to win? If he loses, is it by default a ‘big game’? Does PSU have to be the ‘dog’ for it to be considered a ‘big game’? Hating on CJF gets confusing.

It’s super confusing, and the narrative shifts all the time. Except for the “big game James” narrative, that’s always going to be there. No matter what, there’s going to be an asterisk to everything Franklin does just because some people won’t ever like him. And that includes press.

LBU_409er asks: Imagine it’s Sunday morning and we wake up remembering that PSU hammered Oregon 45-17. Drew went 25-30 with 280 yards and 3 TD’s with no turnovers. The team ran for 250+. How will the fan base turn that into a “we’re actually not very good/Franklin will still never win a game when it matters” conversation?

I have confidence that the subsections of our fanbase will find something to complain about, and some way to turn the narrative into Penn State still not being very good. It’ll likely be something as easy as downplaying Oregon’s football team (because they obviously couldn’t be a top team if Penn State beats them, naturally).

Smee asks: So, Oregon will be wearing glow-in-the-dark cleats for the game. Should the production crew at the Beav turn the lights out when Oregon runs onto the field pre-game so we fans can get the full effect?! 😁

That would be pretty cool but also I don’t want us to give credit to any opponent pregame. The nature of the white out is so fascinating, because there’ve been so many visiting fans (not neutral ones, either – fans actively rooting for Penn State’s white out opponent) who purposely wear white so that they can participate in the white out. And that’s simply so cool to hear, that our event has become a cultural touchstone.

I agree with the commenter that said that the Beaver Stadium crew should turn off the lights when Oregon is on offense, that would be dope.

GSAPS asks: We’re having our anniversary dinner this weekend and the duck entree really sticks out to me. No question there other than, well, I have to, right?

Absolutely! Even if the meal itself isn’t as great as you would otherwise want it to be, the odds of that happening this week just feels slim so you’ve totally got to lean into it.

LarzLion asks: What is the name of Oregon’s duck mascot?

1.) Scrooge McDuck

2.) Lucky Duck

3.) Ronald Duck

4.) Donald Duck

5.) Mr. Webfeet

5b.) Narduzo-Duck

Colloquially, it used to be called “Puddles” which is the funniest, least intimidating mascot name ever (though I know your question was mostly in jest). But it might be apropos for a mascot who’s so quick to lose his head.

Smee asks: A good bit of the visiting team’s fans sit in NLU and NKU. Our seats are nearby, which means we run into these fans in the concession lines. If it’s teams like OSU or Michigan, we maintain a stoic outward cordiality while silently despising them. However, we do not have enough history with Oregon to have any strong emotional feelings towards them. Any suggestions on how to generate some fake hate before we go into the stadium Saturday night?

I’m not sure you’ll need to generate fake hate when the Oregon fans seem to be so convinced that they’ll blow us out of the water (just like a majority of Penn State fans, tbh). I’d love nothing more than for many of them to keep thinking the white out means nothing and that it won’t be anywhere near as loud as Autzen.

Not to denigrate Autzen – it’s supposed to be super loud and a fantastic environment, but don’t downplay the white out. It’s a seminal event.

afields16 asks: Which venue is best for College Gameday… Hub Lawn, Old Main Lawn, or outside BJC?

I really enjoyed when they did it at Old Main. Hub Lawn was great as well. BJC was the OG, but feels like it lacks some of the campus charm. Thoughts?

It’s at Old Main this year, and I think I like that the best (though I agree, Hub lawn was cool too – but Old Main is iconic, so I’m happy with the choice. And selfishly, as someone who tailgates early (while gameday is on the air), I prefer it to be farther away from the stadium so it disrupts our flow as little as possible.

Smee asks: According to the Beaver Stadium Guide, these are the “unique” concession stands in the Beav. Do you have a favorite, and if so, which one?

Caliente Pizza – near sections EC & ED

Chickie & Pete’s – near sections EJ & NL

Panini’s – near section EJ

Philly Pretzel Factory – above Gate B

Scott’s Roasting – near section NH

We Are Inn – near section NC

Wing Kitchen – near sections WF & WG

Probably Chickie & Pete’s – I’ve never gotten it at the Beav (I generally fill up at the tailgate and don’t buy food in the stadium) but I love the crab fries at the BJC. We Are Inn is fantastic itself, though (their actual restaurant and inn is in Philipsburg, and I definitely recommend it) – so I definitely recommend anyone patronize their location too, which has been in Beaver for a few years now, though it’s in a different location this year than in years past.

PSU1979dude asks: So far in the transfer portal era – what positions are least likely to portal? Perhaps ChatGPT can rank them in occurance %

It seems as though the positions that require more care and time to develop into high profile players are the ones that transfer less – ie, non-skill position players. Particularly, offensive linemen seem to be less likely to transfer than most of the players that actually score. The one exception might be kickers – kickers and punters seem to be less likely to transfer as well

Homer Ozzie & The Straw asks: Breaking news (literally): John Mateer needs hand surgery and will miss a month. The new Heisman betting favorite is…the Indiana Hoosiers QB?!?!?! My question is: What the $#!+ kind of world are we living in?

I say this about things other than the Heisman race, too.

But really, it’s kind of ridiculous how the Heisman has become an award for the most flashy quarterback on a playoff team. Because inevitably, those teams are that good because of the talent that they’ve been able to surround the quarterback with – not just because of the quarterback himself. And because of that, he’s likely far less impactful than players on many other teams – especially teams that win games almost solely because of a different skill position player, like a dominant running back (like Jeanty last year) or, to a definite lesser degree, Barkley for us in 2016. Obviously last year’s winner wasn’t a quarterback, but I feel like Travis Hunter is the exception that proves the rule – the finalists and the inevitable winner has so much to do with marketing, not actual play ont he field or importance to the team or the games’ outcome.

Gerry Dincher asks: True or False: Penn State and Puma missed a golden opportunity to join forces.

The connection is obvious in my opinion.

It may be obvious, but in a serious response (because there’s little I like more than providing a serious response to a joking question, or a joking response to a serious question), there’s no way that Puma is a big enough company to equip an athletic department of our size. I’m still a little worried that Adidas won’t be able to handle it, and they’re exponentially bigger than Puma. Adidas has some work to do to make me believe they’ve got our non-revenue sports covered, though.

SeawolvesTruther asks: I’m going to the game with my dad and brothers, then I’m waking up early on Sunday to drive to NJ to look at houses with my wife. One of my top criterion when looking at houses is “Is this a good spot to watch college football?” What do you look for when finding a solid spot to lock into a full Saturday slate of games?

A couple things – setup (or capability for a setup) of multiple tvs is a great thing to look out for, and also the room for a key surround sound system. There’s also something to be said to have room for a fridge or pantry within commercial distance of your setup, so you won’t miss key plays refilling your coozie – and same goes for a bathroom nearby as well, for those with weak bladders like myself.

swift_retribution asks: Not football related, but what is one TV show you watched based on critical acclaim or just word of mouth that you found very disappointing.

For me, don’t kill me, it was The Wire. I’m not sure if it’s because I watched it almost 20 years after it was on, but I just did not enjoy it. I still watched every episode because I finish what I start.

I’m generally a good judge of what I think I’ll like and what I won’t, so it’s very rare that I start watching a show that I later drop because I’m not into it or find it disappointing. One of the ones that, years ago, I was encouraged to watch because I’m a woman, and women just love it!, was Sex and the City, which I watched some of (not the movies or the reboot, though) and just didn’t get the appeal. I find the characters vapid and annoying, and not sympathetic at all. Also, is it supposed to be funny? Or dramatic? Or both? Because I found it neither, just pretty much a meh use of my time.

I do still love some shows that others ultimately became disappointed in, though, if only because I tend to do a pretty good job of lowering my expectations (coming from being a disappointed sports fan all of my life, most likely). I still will rewatch shows that others hated the endings of, like Lost; even I can’t defend the ending of Game of Thrones, though.

EagleLionSly asks: Cari, what winery or wineries do you prefer to visit when in the Happy Valley area?

Mount Nittany

Seven Mountains

University Wine Co

Happy Valley Vineyards

Juniata Valley

I actually don’t drink anymore (I picked quite a year to stop, let me tell you) but back when I did, I did enjoy Seven Mountains and Happy Valley Vineyards. University Wine Company has a trivia night that I’ve been threatening to go to for quite a while, so we’ll see if I eventually get there for it.

Back when I did drink, though, I limited most of my drinking to beer and sparkling wine, instead of most other wines, so I’d gravitated away from most wine tastings.

NittanyPUMA asks: As a World Campus student . . . how bad of a foul is it for my prof to schedule office hours at 5PM EST on Saturdays during fall semester, and then not be there when I had a question? It was bye week, but still.

As much as I appreciate the academic side of our fine institution, I have one thing on my mind on gameday, and data mining is not that thing. Do we need to send the faculty to remedial football training?

It is very bad any time a professor publishes scheduled office hours and doesn’t show up to them with no warning. That seems incredibly disrespectful to me – regardless of whether the office hours were on a weekend or weekday, at night or day, bye week or the white out, they should adhere to the hours they’ve previously detailed, unless they can provide an alternative in advance. Otherwise, it’s a waste of your time – and possibly theirs, too – and shows they don’t respect your time.

UTmountainlion asks: Tonight UTmountainlioness and I went to see Melissa Etheridge in concert and wow can that lady wail. She’s 64 and her voice is still raw and powerful and she shreds on guitar. It got me thinking about great live music I’ve seen and also some horrible act. So, what is the worst act you’ve ever seen live? For me it was the Mission UK opening for the Psychedelic Furs at the Spectrum in 1988(ish).

Most of the concerts I’ve been to have been pretty ok. I do remember seeing Gavin DeGraw around 10-15 years ago when he was super drunk and not fantastic, though. That’s the only one that stands out to me as being ultimately disappointing.

I’ve had far more instances of a concert where I went in not expecting to love it, and the show ended up being fantastic though – such as Kendrick Lamar, a specific Aerosmith show at then-Nissan Pavilion like 20 years ago, and a very memorable show by ‘NSYNC in 1997 prior to them hitting it big.