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5 questions for Oregon Ducks to answer ahead of Week 12 game vs. Wisconsin
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Oregon went on the road earlier this year and played against the Michigan Wolverines in The Big House, and had zero problems with 110,000 fans in the stadium. So by comparison, 80,000 fans at Camp Randall shouldn’t be an issue for the Ducks. However, it is a night game in Madison in the middle of November. Temperatures are expected to get down into the high 30s, and it will certainly be loud.
If Oregon can take care of business early and get out to a lead in the first quarter, it will have a big part in taking the crowd out of things. They will also need to try hard to stay ahead of the chains, succeeding on first and second down so as not to give the Badgers’ faithful an opportunity to get loud on 3rd down.
While the Ducks should be sizeable favorites on paper, crowds and momentum can play big roles in a game like this. Lanning and his staff need to make sure that they can nullify that impact early in this one.