Gill Coliseum

It's going to be at Moda Center.

It should be at Gill Coliseum.

But we're all going to go.

Cam's going to go with us.

I will say I'm not picking them last.

I'll give that teaser away.

Obviously, the Sharpie game is Gonzaga will be at Gill Coliseum.

It's sort of disorienting that they're just playing every team twice.

... by far.

I even say to the, you know, still think that af- afterwards, after being in this, in Gill Coliseum for that g- game in particular that I'm referencing.

But I, [sighs] I really am just intrigued to see how Justin Joiner does in his first year.

Um, I love the roster construction, the talent that he's going after, just the way that he's assembled his coaching staff too, and kind of what they've done now with Josiah Lake of not having him have to be the guy so often in, in scoring, right? Like, that to me, uh, really just shows not only, you know, growth from Lake as a, as a player, 'cause I never really kind of viewed him at, i- in that, in that light as being kind of a first option.

The hopper is inside an OnPoint Community Credit Union in their Albany branch, located right inside of Fred Meyer, just as you enter the grocery entrance near where we're set up.

The hopper will, uh, be open for the following prizes: two pairs of tickets to the San Diego State game, volleyball tickets for the matches this weekend at Gill Coliseum.

We have corn maze passes.

We have Highland Bowl passes.

We're gonna be here until 1:00.

And we've already been blessed to see a couple of, uh, gentlemen who, it's just amazing to me, uh, the love for Oregon State Athletics over the years, from one of them in particular, and Harley Brenneman, who just walked by.

Harley was at the Bill Russell, Casey Jones, Ron Robbins, uh, game at Gill Coliseum when Gill was, uh, the, the best theater, the best stadium, the best arena in the country for that 1955 classic NCAA tournament game between the Beavers and Bill Russell's Dons, and an escape act for Bill and USF en route to its first of consecutive national championships.

Bill Russell and the Dons were at Gill Coliseum in 1955, and Harley Brenneman was there with his father.

And I hope some calls and texts about your experience of the game over the weekend, your thoughts about what the Beavers did in El Paso, the challenge ahead in Fort Collins as Pac-12 football gets underway.

The Beavers have their first official victory in the new Pac-12 and In volleyball, that's the first victory for an Oregon State team, and the person who helped lead the way will join us after a quick timeout, an incredible match, I'm told, Saturday afternoon here at Gill Coliseum.

A.C. Fralick joins me in the Jack and Ginny Wilborn media room in the Valley Football Center.

We'll meet her and then get to more open phones and texts thereafter.

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think you experienced on Saturday part of the reason why You ended up coming here.

A great program and culture in Gill Coliseum.

From what I understand, I was in El Paso with the football team, but I was getting reports about the incredible atmosphere and just an amazing match that you guys pulled out in five sets against Washington State.

We have tickets to the volleyball match against Washington State to open volleyball's conference slate tomorrow.

at Gill Coliseum Saturday at 1 o'clock.

And on that note, we'll visit with the Pac-12 Setter of the Week, Jackie Matias, coming up later in the show today about 12.30. At 12.05... to talk to us about beaver game day at the square in downtown portland i like the idea and i hope that some of you might if you're in the portland area we hope that you definitely will and even if you're in here make the quick drive up to gather with beaver nation you don't necessarily have to fiddle around to try to get that subscription to mountain west plus This is going to have an almost an old-fashioned kind of feel come Saturday in terms of many of you choosing the radio option out of, well, I don't need another subscription service.

I know I could get the free trial, but I'll forget.

Pat involved with the team with the best record in baseball.

And then he says with a follow-up, if the Beavs don't take care of business Saturday, I think I would not want to be at practice with Coach Shepard who would hold inside the Sun Bowl right after the game before allowing the team to fly home.

Yeah, I mean, there have been situations like that where if not necessarily practicing in the opponent's venue, as soon as you get off the plane and get home, getting off the bus and going into Parker Stadium, Pro Throw Field, Gill Coliseum.

I've heard of stories along those lines, Dave.

We'll visit with A.C. Fralick, Oregon State Volleyball home.

Tomorrow night, 6 o'clock against Portland State at Gill Coliseum, then traveling down the road Sunday to Matthew Knight Arena for a 1 o'clock match.

A.C. Freilich is having a tremendous debut season, the first of now two.

She has another year of eligibility coming.

Bill Oram at 12.05 to reflect on many of the things we're talking about here, as well as the Blazers and the Grizzlies and Bulldog reporters and the Jamarcus Shepard era underway and life at Nistaka High School, where he went.

All of that with Bill coming up.

at 1205 but it is a pleasure to welcome as the beaver volleyball team coming off some really competitive matches in which they played very well in los angeles last weekend colorado and arizona good teams the beavers played toe-to-toe with them they'll be home tomorrow night to portland state at gill coliseum at six o'clock then down the road sunday one o'clock against oregon a transfer from Louisiana State University, a hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana.

Way out here now is a beaver.

I don't know.

What are they building? Does anybody know? Can anybody tell me what they're building right there in front of Gil Coliseum? That road has been shut down for a while, and it was opened up for the regular block zone party and what they do for game day.

But they're working on beautification, I suppose, for something in front of Gill Coliseum.

I'd love to know what that's going to be.