Hey all,

We’re a bit backloaded here this week on The I-5 Corridor, but I promise there’s a payoff. We kick things off today with the latest episode of The Traffic Report, where Shane and I give our thoughts on this weekend’s top-10 matchup in Seattle.

Then keep an eye out later today, tomorrow and Saturday for:

A Home-and-Home with Christian Caple.

A conversation with Mike Bellotti.

A story from Shane on how Oregon can have a better chance against Michael Penix Jr.

A former Ducks’ guide to living behind enemy lines.

Then on Saturday, we’ll have coverage from Shane and myself, along with photos from JJ Anderson up in Seattle. Going to be a doozy. Thanks for coming along for the ride.

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— Tyson Alger, The I-5 Corridor

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In this week’s Traffic Report, Tyson and Shane break down the good (lots) and bad (not a ton) of the Ducks at the bye, while also touching on Oregon State’s big win over Utah and Shane’s story on chef Ricky Bella.

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Dame.

After months of rumors, it’s finally happened. Damian Lillard is…a Milwaukee Buck. Tyson and Shane break down the move in this week’s Traffic Report before putting a final bow on the battiest week in recent Oregon football history.

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We got some big football games to talk about on this week’s I-5 Corridor Traffic Report. Tyson and Shane preview Colorado vs. Oregon, Oregon State and Washington State and wonder if anyone can stop Michael Penix Jr. up in Seattle.

That and more on this week’s episode.

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The Pac-12 may be over. But after a 13-0 start, we’re falling in love again.

Tyson and Shane discuss on this week’s I-5 Traffic Report.

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On today’s episode of The I-5 Corridor’s Traffic Report, Tyson and Shane celebrate the second birthday of the Corridor. And after Tyson’s hour-long monolog listing all of his accomplishments, they return to talk about the weird reaction to the Bo Nix billboard from local media and why Dan Lanning seems to be so peeved at pretty basic questions.

Then: Our final drafting of Pac-12 teams for the season. There’s dinner on the line and Shane’s got the first pick.

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Well, it’s been a week.

And while there are still a million questions swirling for Oregon State, Washington State, Cal and Stanford, I wanted to bring on two of the best reporters I know — Andrew Greif of the LA Times and longtime Oregonian sportswriter Ken Goe — to help us sift through the wreckage of the last week for the Pac-12.

We talk about what happened, what comes next and reflect on some of our favorite memories covering the Pac.

Plus, with Micah Williams joining the football team, I figured I’d use the opportunity to ask one former track star (Greif) and one track reporter (Goe) about some of the fastest players they’ve ever seen.

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1. Caleb Williams

1B-1D. Bo Nix, Michael Penix Jr. and Cam Rising.

That’s the generally accepted hierarchy of the Pac-12’s quarterbacks heading into camp this week, right? The Heisman Trophy winner followed by some ordering of the conference’s other very accomplished signal callers.

But is that how things will look come December? On this week’s Traffic Report we take an August look at the Pac-12’s quarterbacks, the must-watch games and more.

Also: What should Justin Herbert buy with his mountains of cash, Month 2 of Blazers purgatory and the Sports Cliches Draft.

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— Tyson Alger, The I-5 Corridor

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Hand up: I missed the boat on the Homefield Apparel thing. For the last two weeks, college football fans have been going bonkers all over social media celebrating the clothing brand’s landing of Oregon gear.

Apparently they didn’t have Oregon. Now they do. And people, like my pal Justin Ferguson of The Auburn Observer, have been out celebrating in the streets. The shirts are, admittedly, pretty sweet. But I had to get Justin on this week’s Traffic Report to figure out why this was such a monumental event in sports history.

Then, we look back at the Bo Nix/Robby Ashford swap between Auburn and Oregon.

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— Tyson Alger, The I-5 Corridor

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USA Today’s Dan Wolken thinks Damian Lillard is the most annoying player in the NBA. We disagree.

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