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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 Corridor’s Toll-Free month.
That’s right: The paywall is coming back, baby.
But, one more time for good measure, let’s plug the guy who has helped us reach a wider audience this April than in any years past.
Even without the paywall, this April generated more paid subscriptions than April 2023 and saw our page views jump from 30,000 to 100,000. Heck, I don’t even think I sold out on content too much. Ok, maybe The Masters thing.
Thanks again to Brian, and thanks to everyone who has read and supported The I-5 Corridor over the last two-plus years — it’s your support that allows our state here in Oregon to have a sports section that knows the difference between OU and UO.
Go Water Birds, Go!
— Tyson Alger, TheI-5 Corridor
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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 of spring practices to energize your fanbase, build excitement and tell your story, well, it was a whiff.
That column had mixed reviews in Corvallis. Naturally, Oram doubled down, writing on Wednesday that Oregon State needs to start thinking a little bit like Oregon.
My advice to Beavers fans — and, more important, the people calling the shots — is to stop being so proud that you can’t admit something needs to change.
And, well, guys like Bret aren’t handling that one well.
I was at Oregon State’s spring game, too, and had similar thoughts as Oram. We discussed them on this week’s Traffic Report.
Then, Kevin Palmer stops by to let us know what he wrangled out of the Augusta gift shop.
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On Deck: I’ll have a report from Eugene following Oregon’s Saturday spring game.
— Tyson Alger, The I-5 Corridor


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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 attracting professional sports franchises.
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— Tyson Alger, The I-5 Corridor
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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 p.m.
The Beavers begin Friday against Eastern Washington at 5 p.m.
Join us for some talk about the hoops, Oregon’s spring football practices and the Portland Timbers’ new signing, Jonathan Rodriguez.
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— Tyson Alger, The I-5 Corridor



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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 off next week. For more, listen to this podcast in the player above or find us over on Apple or Spotify.
And if you want access to our coverage of UO spring football, please consider a paid subscription to help foot our gas bill up and down The Corridor.
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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 little R&R. So in this week’s Traffic Report, Tyson and Shane preview Shane’s trip to the Oregon Coast, recap our weekend spent at our second home (Gill Coliseum) and work our way through a True Detective finale therapy session.
Then as a bonus, Shane interviews OSU’s assistant director of integrated communications, Andrew Goodwin, about how his job has changed since the OSU women’s hoops team has become the hottest ticket in the state.
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