As No. 5 Oregon and No. 1 Penn State gear up to play in tonight’s NCAA Tournament semifinals, fans of both factions have taken to Twitter to show their support.

Im tryna watch those volleyball games later on. PENN STATE goes too hard!!
— Lyles John Paul (@Lyles_John) December 13, 2012

Penn State women’s volleyball team has been good as long as I can remember… — God’s Product ™ (@ASAP_Lanky) December 13, 2012

Just saw the penn state volleyball team walking on the side walk next to me #starstruck — Amanda Riebe (@aaamanda08) December 13, 2012

Good luck to Oregon volleyball tonight!!
— raphaela dyer (@raffidyer) December 13, 2012

Can’t wait to watch the Oregon ducks volleyball team tonight in the final 4!! #GoDucks #beatPSU
— Jacy Hermens (@jacy_hermens) December 13, 2012

Meanwhile, behind enemy lines, Penn State’s student publication Onward State has published a list of five things to watch for during the teams’ matchup. Among the items, the revenge factor:
“The last time these two teams played, it did not end well for Penn State, as the Ducks snapped an NCAA-record 94 match home winning streak at Rec Hall. The two teams are different now (All-American Micha Hancock was not even our setter at that point last year), but it will be interesting to see if this affects either team.”
ESPN published a profile on Oregon outside hitter Liz Brenner this morning, detailing the exploits of Oregon’s four-sport athlete. In it, Brenner talks about wanting to play football, when she’ll join the women’s basketball team and her little brother Doug, who’s committed to play O-line for Oregon’s football team next fall.
The same article predicts the results of tonight’s semifinals games. ESPN picks Texas to overpower Michigan and Penn State to dispatch Oregon:
“Penn State has won 12 matches in a row since that loss in Lincoln, Neb., nine of them sweeps. Oregon does have some experience with beating Penn State, though; the Ducks defeated the Nittany Lions in their 2011 season opener, and a lot of the current players from both teams were involved in that match.
“What I do remember of Oregon is they have terrific talent,” Penn State coach Russ Rose said. “They have a very fast system that most teams are not familiar with.”
Oregon/Penn State begins at 9 p.m. Eastern time on ESPN 2.