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Top homefield advantages

The 10 best homefield advantages, comprised by combining recent rankings from The Sporting News and Rivals.

1. LSU's Tiger Stadium: Hard to beat the Tigers in Death Valley on a Saturday night.

2. Florida's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium: The Swamp forces foes to go to a silent snap count.

3. Oregon's Autzen Stadium: Wild and obnoxious fans at the Autzen Zoo.

4. Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium: Remoteness of Blacksburg, Va., scares off visiting fans.

5. Ohio State's Ohio Stadium: The Horseshoe is on the National Registry of Historic Places.

6. Texas A&M's Kyle Field: Aggies have all kinds of traditional rituals.

7. Florida State's Doak Campbell Stadium: At least Chief Osceola doesn't plant a flaming spear anymore.

8. Penn State's Beaver Stadium: Fans go nuts during pregame bull-in-the-ring drill.

9. Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium: It's come a long way; Jordan-Hare opened in 1939 with 7,500 seats.

10. Wisconsin's Camp Randall Stadium: Visiting teams must walk through the Badger student section.

The five biggest non-conference foes to play at the University of Oregon:

1. Notre Dame: Irish tied 13-13 in 1982.

2. Michigan: Wolverines lost 31-27 in 2003.

3. Ohio State: Buckeyes won 30-0 in 1967.

4. Wisconsin: Badgers lost 31-28 in 2001.

5. Iowa: Hawkeyes lost 40-18 in 1994.

By Berry Tramel

5 things that make it tough

1. It's a true bowl: Autzen is one concrete structure. Once sound is made, it stays trapped inside the stadium. You'd have to yell up to get it out. And even then, it'd be loud.

2. The Autzen Zoo: Oregon fans pride themselves on being out-of-control noisy. Kind of like Oklahoma State fans in Gallagher-Iba.

3. No Prefontaine here: Autzen doesn't have a track circling the football field. That puts Duck fans right on the field. The fans' proximity to the action makes them a part of the game.

4. Late night at the Fog: The state of Oregon is notorious for its weather. Never uncomfortably hot and never uncomfortably cold. But this time of year, the Williamette Valley is all kinds of wet. It never really rains in Eugene. It's more of a drizzle-fog. There's a 30-percent chance of precipitation for today's game.

5. The game of the century: The Ducks have been looking forward to hosting Oklahoma for a long time. Today's game marks one of the biggest non-conference games in Oregon history. The Sooners are 6-0 against the Ducks, but they've never played in Eugene. Will the Autzen factor be enough to make it 6-1?

By Blake Jackson