We’re almost out of the doldrums, folks.

Yes, mid-to-late February can get a little slow for sports news. Luckily, there’s sun on the horizon.

Pitchers and catchers have long since reported to Arizona for spring training and March Madness is just around the corner — same with spring football and the start of the MLS season.

And here at the I-5 Corridor, Tyson and Justin have thawed out from last week’s snowstorm for a super-sized episode of the Traffic Report.

This week, we talk about the life the Oregon men’s basketball team is starting to show, the questions we still have for Oregon football in the run-up to spring football and whether it matters if All-Star games are good. Then we wrap with this question: What non-star athlete/celebrity would you get excited to meet in person?

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Welcome to The Replayables, where The I-5 Corridor’s Traffic Report hosts Tyson Alger and Justin Myers revisit one classic game in Oregon history every month.

Well friends, we sure hope you didn’t leave this one early.

Yes, Oklahoma was up 10 points with four minutes to go. Yes, the Sooners had the ball, in the red zone, with quite possibly the best run-out-the-clock running back in college football history — Adrian Peterson — in the backfield.

And yes, the No. 18 Oregon Ducks looked tired, beaten down and all but cooked in a matchup against a No. 15 Oklahoma team that would only lose one more game the rest of the regular season.

And while the Ducks managed to force the Sooners to kick a field goal to go up 13 with 3:16 to play, that was just a consolation prize. Right? Right????

Wrong.

In this episode of The Replayables, Tyson and Justin do a deep dive on what might be the wildest three minutes of football in Oregon history.

Then, we bring on Jason Kersey, formerly of The Oklahoman and The Athletic, to break down just how much this one stung for the fans from Norman.

Thanks for listening, everyone. Let us know in the comments what game we should replay next.

— Tyson Alger, The I-5 Corridor

Previously on The Replayables:

14 years later, Dyer still looks down

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The I-5 Corridor Traffic Report went for a field trip this week.

With the Super Bowl coming up on Sunday, I spent a couple of hours earlier in the week over at Lombard House, home of the North Portland Bird Watchers Society, where I sat down with owner Brian Koch and regular Nick Calcaterra — the older brother of Philadelphia Eagles tight end Grant Calcaterra — to talk about the big game, the Eagles, what it’s like to go to the Super Bowl as a sibling, Gardner Minshew’s bathrobe, that one time DJ Khaled opened up the Eagles’ post-Super Bowl loss party with an interesting choice of song and how this video of Nick celebrating Grant’s first career touchdown ended up on Jason and Travis Kelce’s podcast:

We also take a moment to remember Lynn Kindrachuk, an important figure of the Philadelphia and Lombard House community, who passed away earlier this week.

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Editor’s note: The Traffic Report’s next episode of The Replayables will be released on Friday.

Also, a note about this podcast: We recorded at the bar over a couple of drinks. There might be a swear word or three. I apologize in advance.

— Tyson Alger, The I-5 Corridor

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We have a bit of everything on this week’s I-5 Corridor Traffic Report.

We begin with a deep conversation about how very uncool it is to get injured doing athletic activities as you age, we move into talk about why it seems everyone hates the Kansas City Chiefs so much, we veer right into an inquisitive discussion about which sports conspiracy theories might actually be true, then we try to figure out how Tyson and Justin both got sucked into watching two hours of simulation golf on television thanks to the TGL.

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Bonus: We’re gearing up for our next Replayables podcast. This time, we’ll be taking a little stroll back to 2006, a time when Dennis Dixon and the No. 18 Oregon Ducks upset Adrian Peterson and the No. 15 Oklahoma Sooners 34-33 at Autzen Stadium.

Of course, there’s a little more to it than that.

Here’s a refresher:

And if you want to watch the full game, like we’ll be doing.

— The I-5 Corridor

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And with that, the 2024 College Football season has officially come to a close.

The Ohio State Buckeyes won the tournament. The Oregon Ducks won a consolation prize. And on this week’s Traffic Report, Tyson Alger and Justin Myers give their final thoughts on a historically different season of college football.

Then, they try to figure out how someone could justify leaving Ichiro Suzuki off of their Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.

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Bonus: The Traffic Report has been around for four seasons of Oregon football, and throughout that time this podcast has started with music from Alaska artist John Budnik. I always told him that if he had anything to promote to come on the show as a thanks for giving our pod some life. Well, John has a new album out, the fantastic Beginner’s Mind, and he joined the podcast for the last 15 minutes to talk about its release, making it as an artist in Alaska and what he would do with the Cowboys’ vacancy.

Apple Music

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Welcome to The Replayables, where The I-5 Corridor’s Traffic Report hosts Tyson Alger and Justin Myers revisit one classic game in Oregon history every month.

With the national championship coming up on Monday, we kick off this new series by transporting listeners back to January of 2011, when the Oregon Ducks and the Auburn Tigers met in Glendale, Arizona with all the Tostitos on the line.

The final score may have read 22-19 Auburn, but Oregon fans know there’s much more to the story. Listen in for stories about Chip Kelly, Brent Musburger, Dyer’s knee and the origins of the phrase “Natty.”

Then, tell us what game we should do next in the comments.

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Editor’s note: Our Traffic Report team suffered a loss last week, with Crash, Justin’s best buddy of a Pitbull, passing away after nine years together. After recording this month’s Replayables, Justin wanted to say a few words to remember a very good boy.

Thanks for listening and supporting, everyone.

— The I-5 Corridor

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Yes, there’s still plenty of football to talk around these parts.

The Oregon Ducks have been very active in the transfer portal, the College Football Playoff semifinals are this weekend and there’s still a bit of #Legacy talk to sort out.

However, after 14,000 fans came through Matthew Knight Arena for two quality Big Ten opponents last week, Tyson and Justin attempted to answer that age-old question: How do you make men’s basketball cool again in Eugene?

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PS: Yes, you have homework for next week. Justin and I will be rewatching the 2010 national title game before we record next. Here’s the link to brush up before we stroll down memory lane.

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And just like that, it’s over.

The 2024 Oregon Ducks are now a team spoken about in the past tense. This week on The I-5 Corridor’s Traffic Report, Justin Myers and Tyson Alger attempt to understand what that means.

Plus: Is Tez Johnson the best Oregon receiver ever?

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Bonus: I know nobody really wanted to see more Rose Bowl things on Wednesday, so I held off on my usual “Camera Roll” post. But a little time has gone by, so I’m including my favorite behind-the-scenes shots and videos from Pasadena below.

And away we go.

NYE after the Lakers game got out.

The media hotel.

Breakfast of champions.

Where we going Sean?

My favorite thing at the Rose Bowl: Walking through the colorless tunnel and coming out to technicolor.

Always fun to see the student paper kids get to experience something like this. Great season, Brady and Joe.

I don’t know how good of a football player Brady Breeze is anymore. But the hair game is as strong as it’s ever been.

The legendary Nick Krupke.

The jacket is one thing, but I really should have gotten a shot of Orlando Sanchez’s shoes. Flashier than Oregon’s helmets.

Just two Montana grads at the Rose Bowl.

The band came to play.

Do you think Urban is telling his friends that he rode an elevator with The Corridor?

When your Alaska friends tell you to Facetime them from the Rose Bowl, you oblige them.

That thing just sneaks up on you.

The one major venue/game I’ve been to that’s better in person than the TV presentation. If you ever get the chance, go.

Behind the Bowl.

About sums it up.

“The media shuttle is that way.”

Fin.

Thanks for reading this season, everyone. It’s been a trip. Have a great weekend.

— Tyson

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Well, folks, the Oregon Ducks have a game to play.

Four days from now, the No. 1 Ducks will face the No. 6 (8-seeded) Ohio State Buckeyes in a good-old-fashioned Pac-12 Big Ten vs. Big Ten showdown.

And after a week of pretty obnoxious college football discourse, Tyson and Justin can’t wait to get this Rose Bowl quarterfinal game underway.

The two preview the game in this week’s Traffic Report. They also get vulnerable with their Prime Rib takes.

What else could you want on a Saturday?

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Well, folks, the playoffs are finally here.

After all that talk, college football’s new 12-team bracket makes its debut Friday night with No. 7 Notre Dame hosting No. 10 Indiana with the temperature expected to plunge below freezing.

Justin Myers and Tyson Alger preview the playoffs in this week’s Traffic Report. They also discuss the Heisman Trophy, Oregon’s advantage at attracting high-level quarterbacks and the shakeup out on the Palouse.

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