In this week’s Traffic Report, Tyson is back from Miami to debrief Justin on the Orange Bowl before the two dive into this week’s Peach Bowl, the rematch with Indiana and where this 2025 Oregon Ducks season now stands in the UO pantheon of time.
It's a quick episode this week, but Justin wanted to check in with Tyson in Miami, where he's spent the last two days following the Ducks around in preparation for Thursday's Orange Bowl.
On this week's Traffic Report, Tyson and Justin preview Saturday's College Football Playoff game between James Madison and Oregon before taking a stroll down memory lane after Tyson's visit to McArthur Court.
Yes, there is plenty of 2025 football to talk about on this week's Traffic Report. Tyson and Justin share their thoughts on the bracket, on James Madison and the first home playoff game in Autzen Stadium history. But really, we're all here for the 2007 Sun Bowl Replayables, right?
We missed a week and boy do we have a lot to catch up on. This week on the Traffic Report, Tyson and Justin go over the Washington win, catch up on the news of Will Stein and (maybe) Tosh Lupoi departing for head coaching positions, take a look at the playoff picture and then try to put this 11-1 Oregon Ducks regular season into context.
So much is different in this era of college sports. But for the 2025 Oregon Ducks, their playoff hopes rest in two games against the very familiar:
Hello, USC.
Hello, Washington.
When the rain started pouring and the wind began to whip around Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, everything was playing into the Hawkeyes' hands.
Right? Right??
Wrong, as this week Tyson and Justin dissect another instance of the Oregon Ducks wiping out another Big Ten Bully.
On this week's I-5 Corridor Traffic Report, Tyson and Justin take a look at the first College Football Playoff rankings and see how the Oregon Ducks stack up as they enter the final month of the season.
Is Saturday against Iowa a must-win? We think so.
This week on The I-5 Corridor's Traffic Report, Tyson and Justin talk about the 18-innings of baseball madness in the World Series, dry out after Saturday's monsoon at Autzen, catch up on what happened with Chauncey Billups and the Blazers and dive into the state of Oregon's backup QB position.
(Sorry for the late Wednesday posting, folks. Got tied up today.)
This week's I-5 Corridor Traffic Report begins with the heartbreak of the Mariners' Game 7 loss to Toronto in the ALCS.
It ends with talk of the Grateful Dead, Tie-dye and whether or not we just don't get it.
And in the middle, the two dissect Oregon's 56-10 beating of Rutgers.
The Oregon Ducks are undefeated no more. After a disappointing loss to Indiana last week, Tyson and Justin take a look at the challenging road ahead for a team that still has everything to play for.
Plus: Tyson's review of Game 3 of the ALCS and the two talk about a wildcard of an Oregon State coaching candidate.
The No. 3 Oregon Ducks beat Penn State, flew back home to Oregon, rested during the bye and are welcomed back to football with the No. 7 Indiana Hoosiers coming into Autzen for another top-10 matchup.
This week, Tyson and Justin voice their concerns about Indiana’s offense, try to figure out what happened to Penn State against UCLA and enjoy the moment of an unexpected Mariners’ playoff run.
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(Video note: I screwed up the autofocus on this one. Will be better next week.)
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Well, that was a fun one.
I’m back from State College after a whirlwind weekend, and Justin and I didn’t think it would be right to wait any longer to dive into Oregon’s win over Penn State in this week’s Traffic Report. Listen for our thoughts on the game, the experience at Beaver Stadium and a review of Pittsburgh — a great American city.
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— Tyson Alger, The I-5 Corridor
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Well, we’ve largely said what we’re going to say about this Oregon/Penn State matchup.
At least that’s what I thought until friend of the Corridor Shane Hoffmann gave me a ring. With the No. 6 Ducks and the No. 3 Nitnay Lions kicking off tomorrow, I caught up with my old pal for a few final thoughts about Oregon and Penn State before the White Out sets in over in State College.
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— Tyson Alger
It’s No. 6 Oregon and No. 3 Penn State with College GameDay in town, a White Out planned, Big Ten bragging rights on the line and playoff implications aplenty.
What more could you want?
After getting off to a 4-0 start, Oregon’s first true test of 2025 is here: an experienced Penn State team, coming off a bye, looking for revenge after its 2024 Big Ten Championship Game loss. It’s as big of a road game as Tyson and Justin can remember for the Ducks. They preview the game, give their predictions and catch up on the Mariners in this week’s episode of the Traffic Report.
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The game is coming back.
The Oregonian reported earlier this week that Oregon and Oregon State have struck an agreement to resume their annual rivalry game beginning in 2027 — meaning we’ll only have a one-year hiatus after Saturday’s 129th meeting between the two programs.
But on this week’s I-5 Corridor Traffic Report, Tyson Alger and Justin Myers wonder just how much of a rivalry will be left to resume.
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— Tyson Alger, The I-5 Corridor
No, Oregon hasn’t played anyone.
No, we’ll probably not know anything until Penn State.
But through two weeks, could the Oregon Ducks have looked any better? Tyson and Justin get together on this week’s Traffic Report to talk about Oregon’s 2-0 start, preview the Northwestern game and wonder just how good this Oregon team could be.
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— Tyson Alger, The I-5 Corridor
One game down, and there are no apparent issues for an Oregon Ducks football team that thumped Montana State 59-13 on Saturday in the season opener.
Tyson Alger and Justin Myers break down what they liked, what they still need to see and more in this week's episode of The I-5 Corridor's Traffic Report.
Then they dive into the comment war between Mike Gundy and Dan Lanning and close with Justin's big question: When did guys stop wearing mouth guards?
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— Tyson Alger, The I-5 Corridor
Ladies and Gentlemen, we’ve made it.
Eight long months have passed since the Oregon Ducks’ football season came to an end in Pasadena. In the time since we’ve seen portal additions, headlining returns, position battles and a new mantra from a team that spent half of 2024 ranked No. 1: Double Down.
Do we think the Ducks can run it back in 2025? Tyson and Justin discuss on this week’s I-5 Corridor Traffic Report.
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Looking for Oregon Ducks coverage? Lookout Eugene-Springfield is the new home for Tyson Alger’s coverage of University of Oregon athletics.
— Tyson Alger
The I-5 Corridor Traffic Report is back to break down the biggest sports story in Oregon this week — OK, so maybe we recorded this before the Blazers news dropped on Wednesday.
However, Tyson and Justin do touch on the changes happening here at The I-5 Corridor, share their thoughts on college football coaches’ injury policies, recap Ichiro’s Hall of Fame weekend in Seattle and then Justin shares an update on Starbucks Tipgate.
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And remember, you can find my Ducks content over at Lookout Eugene-Springfield.
— Tyson Alger