Greetings from Corvallis. I’m here on the Oregon State campus finishing up the last two days of the High School Journalism Institute camp.
The kids seem like they’re going to be all right.
I’m back full-time next week and will be heading to Vegas on Tuesday for Big Ten Media Days. To get a jump start on the week, let’s get some mailbag questions rolling in. Football is just around the corner, the Timbers are struggling and, well, we should probably talk about the whole Fire thing.
Ask away in the comments, and I’ll answer the best in a column upon my return.
— Tyson Alger, The I-5 Corridor
I think the question on everyone's minds is what do you think the Timbers should be targeting for the summer transfer window?
Hey Tyson, in your last pod, Justin continued his campaign to improve wifi in Autzen. I used to wholeheartedly agree. But the more I think about it, the more I realize not having wifi is probably a good thing. Ohio State fans were famously floored by the noise of Autzen. Does that happen if fans have a rock solid phone signal? I would guess they have good wifi at the Shoe. In fact, I would imagine all the stadiums with the new fancy LED light shows are very proud of them. But how much distraction do we fans need? What happens on the field is what really matters. Not trying to be a curmudgeon, but maybe the one thing we do keep traditional is the in the stadium experience and keeping it about football. Especially in a place like Autzen. So yeah, I guess not a question as much as a rant. But your thoughts are appreciated. Cheers!