The I-5 Corridor's Traffic Report

A lot has happened in Aidan Schneider’s life in the last year. The former Oregon kicker has moved. He’s gotten married. And he’s lately found himself in the heart of Husky country as a new Seattle resident. After way too long of a layoff, Aidan rejoined the Traffic Report on Thursday to catch up, reminisce about playing in that Michigan State game from 10 years ago and talk about why he’s starting...

So, a bit has happened around Portland in the last week. The city landed a WNBA team, the Portland Diamond Project dangled its latest carrot and the Blazers announced they’ll be broadcasting their games over the air. Justin Myers and I got together to talk about it all in our latest Traffic Report. Then, it’s on to UCLA — a program that Myers says, much like Tuesday, has no feel to it. For more, l...

Really fun Traffic Report out today. I spent 40 minutes with UO broadcaster Jerry Allen inside the Hatfield Dowlin-Complex, diving into what this week’s game against Oregon State means, why he initially hated his “Kenny Wheaton is going to score” call and that time he got mad at Mike Jorgensen for hiding under a table. For more, listen to this podcast in the player above or find us over on Apple o...

In this week’s episode of The I-5 Corridor’s Traffic Report, Tyson and Shane recap Oregon’s opening weekend against Idaho, take a look ahead to Boise State and wonder what exactly happened to DJU down in Tallahassee. Then, it’s the Shane Hoffmann exit interview. Tyson grills Shane on his favorite stories, interviews, places to eat and moments in Oregon before his move down to Los Angeles later thi...

Andrew Greif saw Raygun happen in person. That should be good enough on its own to carry this week’s podcast, but our longtime friend of the pod stops by to share some of his other favorite moments from covering the last two weeks in Paris. Greif breaks down Cole Hocker’s win in the 1500m, Noah Lyles’ gold and silver medals and, yes, what exactly happened during that breakdancing competition. For...

In this week’s Traffic Report, Shane Hoffmann returns to the podcast desk to talk with Tyson Alger about Cole Hocker’s run to Gold, why he thinks college football’s regular season means more in the 12-team playoff and…his upcoming move to California. In more important news, Tyson gives his review of Twisters. For more, listen to this podcast in the player above or find us over on Apple or Spotify....

Justin Myers fills in for Shane Hoffmann in this week’s Traffic Report as he and Tyson Alger discuss the opening of football training camps across the state. The two talk about Myers’ time at Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis and then reflect on the first week of the Olympics. For more, listen to this podcast in the player above or find us over on Apple or Spotify. The I-5 Corridor is a reader-su...

The mic still works. Shane is back from Canada and the Olympic Peninsula. Tyson has finally recovered from his Africa jet lag. And after a couple of weeks away, the pair met up at The I-5 Corridor’s St. Johns’ office and shared stories of their travels for the masses (dozens) to hear. They also had plenty of sports to catch up on, like the NBA Finals, N'Faly Dante’s rejection and that Sophia Smith...

PORTLAND(ish) — We have some important news to break here on The I-5 Corridor: According to sources, Andrew Greif is “questionable” for the Media 400 on Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic. For longtime I-5 subscribers, you may remember the time Andrew and I decided to dust off the spikes to dash around Hayward Field at the 2022 Pre-Classic. Well, I’m out this year because I’m in Africa. And while...

This week’s Traffic Report has a little bit of something for everyone. We begin in the parking lot of the Timbers training facility out in Beaverton, where Tyson and Shane braved the elements to learn that Phil Neville is getting tired of the compliments. Then we talk the end of spring football, NBA Playoffs, What We Ate and Fallout before Brian Tovey joins the show to celebrate the end of The I-5...

Bill Oram had a take. The sports columnist of The Oregonian/OregonLive went to Reser Stadium on Saturday for Oregon State’s spring game, wasn’t impressed and wrote about it. If a spring football game exists only to get players live reps and to give coaches fresh film to obsess over until August, then  Oregon State  knocked it out of the park on Saturday. But if there is an opportunity at the end o...

We got a two-part Traffic Report this week. First, Shane Hoffmann and I begin with the Oregon State women’s hoops situation, then we check in after Timbers training before discussing what will undoubtedly be the story of the summer: The Big I-5 Corridor race. Then, Taylor W. Anderson of Building Salt Lake joins the show to explain why Salt Lake City has left Portland in the dust when it comes to a...

It’s March 20, and in this episode we’re previewing Oregon’s first-round opponent in the NCAA Tournament. Just like we all expected, right? OK, so before diving into the brackets for the Oregon men and the Oregon State women, Tyson and Shane take a moment to try and figure out how, exactly, we ended up in the most unexpectedly-expected place yet. The Ducks tip Thursday against South Carolina at 1...

Happy Friday all, Got a new Traffic Report today from Shane Hoffmann and myself that we recorded yesterday afternoon for you all. We start with the thrilling state hoops tournament down the street at the Chiles Center, we detour through the wreckage of the Oregon women’s basketball season, then we end up with some Dune 2 talk. We also start getting ready for Oregon Ducks spring practice to kick of...

We’ve been putting some mileage on the cars lately. Between trips to Eugene, Corvallis and out to Beaverton, The I-5 Corridor 2.0 has been doing its part in burning precious fossil fuel to bring you, in our biased opinion, some of the best sports coverage in the Northwest. Not all Substack writers are heroes. And really, we don’t need more applause. But dang it, at least one of us has earned a lit...

It’s a monster weekend for basketball in Corvallis with two top-25 games on the women’s side and one pivotal showdown between the Ducks and Beavers with the men. The I-5 Corridor will be at Gill Coliseum for coverage on Friday and Saturday, but first Tyson and Shane had to sit down and discuss the important things, like which program we’re going to lead into the future on EA Sports College Footbal...

Happy signing day, for those who celebrate. Yes, the Ducks got another 5-star (Idaho WR Gatlin Bair, whose arrival to Eugene will be delayed by two years with a church mission) and yes, it’s still an important time for teams across the country as they put their final touches on their rosters before spring practice. But ever since the early signing period in December came into play late last decade...

Don’t expect Dana Altman to send Wayne Tinkle a Christmas card any time soon. After Oregon State’s upset of Arizona Thursday night, the Oregon State coach sent the Wildcats to Eugene as a team hellbent on making up for a rare loss. And boy did the Wildcats take it out on the Ducks. Is it time to start worrying about an Oregon men’s team that’s now lost three of its last four games? Tyson and Shane...

The good news: we’ve had sightings of that blue stuff up in the sky the last few days. The bad news: the temperature of the Oregon men’s basketball team has seemingly swung in the opposite direction. Tyson and Shane check in after UO’s 0-2 road trip through the mountain schools, preview this weekend’s series against the Arizona schools, discuss Tyson’s trip to a Rip City Remix game and dive into t...

With the storm settled here for the time being, Tyson and Shane regrouped to recap college football’s hurricane of a weekend. The Washington Huskies have a new coach, Arizona needs to find one and Dan Lanning’s stock continues to soar as the Big Ten era is officially upon us. The two discuss this, along with Oregon basketball’s win over Cal and the first episode of True Detective season four in th...

Hope everyone is settling in for this storm.  Then again, with no plans to hit I-5 for an interview with a Heisman hopeful this week , you can likely expect clear skies and moderate tempts.  Now that was a trip. Some say he’s still stuck out there on the Corridor.  Anyway, a little different podcast this week. Shane and I recorded a Traffic Report on Wednesday, right before the collective college...

Turns out, Oregon might have been pretty good in 2023. Unfortunately, the cost of figuring the Ducks’ standing out among its national rivals is coming at the cost of Washington potentially winning the national championship. The Huskies are four days away from a day that not only could be program-changing up on Montlake, but will have ramifications all the way down the I-5 Corridor if the Huskies m...

We got a doozy of a Traffic Report to close out 2023. Tyson and Shane begin with a review of the last week of transfer portal action, then it’s on to The Traffic Report’s Best of 2023 Awards.  We give out our awards for Story of the Year, Duck of the year, Beaver of the year and more.  For more, listen to this podcast in the player above or find us over on Apple or Spotify. You can also watch The...

In this week’s Traffic Report, Tyson and Shane share their final thoughts on the Pac-12 Championship game, take an early look at Oregon’s movement in the transfer portal and review the hot start to the Oregon men’s basketball season.  For more, listen to this podcast in the player above or find us over on Apple or Spotify. — Tyson Alger, The I-5 Corridor This is a public episode. If you would like...

The Ducks are 11-1. The Huskies are 12-0. On Friday, the two teams meet in Las Vegas with a (probable) spot in the College Football Playoff on the line. Tyson and Shane preview the Oregon/Washington rematch, review Friday’s win over Oregon State and talk about Jonathan Smith’s departure from Corvallis in this week’s Traffic Report. For more, listen to this podcast in the player above or find us ov...