NOTE: The Auburn Observer podcast is about to take a quick summer break. The next episode will be a premium one for subscribers on either July 3 or July 4.

Justin and Dan run down some of the latest news involving Auburn football and Auburn basketball in this freewheeling offseason episode. Topics include:

* Auburn football losing three commitments in less than two weeks

* why the Tigers might have cooled off on the recruiting trail

* how Auburn can’t sell early playing time and “potential” anymore

* the very different situation Hugh Freeze and his staff are about to find themselves in this fall, barring a big summer surge on the trail

* the increasing importance of getting it right on offense — specifically at quarterback — this fall

* the Auburn University Marching Band getting a prominent spot in CFB26

* a look back at CFB25 and what we’re hoping from the new game

* a discussion of whether CFB video games can create new fans in this day and age

* Johni Broome’s stock in this week’s NBA Draft

* Jabari Smith being teammates with Kevin Durant in Houston, at least for now

* Dylan Cardwell’s growing NBA hype

* a reader-suggested Top Four of favorite recent Auburn basketball dunks

* another reader-suggested Top Four of Auburn athletes we wished we could have seen in different sports

* Dan’s Top Four of favorite non-Auburn college football quarterbacks

* The New York Times’ ballot of the top 10 movies of the 21st Century

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Justin and Dan take a look at Auburn basketball’s home and road splits for next season’s SEC schedule, which turns into an impromptu look at the rest of the rosters in the league before some Top 4s. Topics for this subscribers-only podcast include:

* why Ole Miss, not Georgia, stayed on as Auburn’s second permanent home-and-home …

Justin and Dan take a look at the previous school year for each of Auburn’s varsity sports — with more time going to their areas of expertise — and project where the programs stand before the next campaign. Topics include:

* Auburn’s back-to-back top-five finishes in men’s track and a pair of event national titles

* Jackson Koivun’s weekend at the U.S. Open and the continued success for Auburn golf

* the work that Butch Thompson and Auburn baseball did to get back to contention

* a solid debut season for the Malveauxs and Auburn softball

* looking at Larry Vickers and the job ahead of him with women’s basketball

* the 2024-25 season and Johni Broome in the GOAT discussions for the men’s basketball program

* how Tahaad Pettiford’s return feels like the biggest offseason win in a long time

* why you should buy the potential of both gymnastics and volleyball next season

* the new coach in charge of Auburn soccer and why it was a major hire

* the backwards-ness of Auburn football’s rebuild under Hugh Freeze so far

* where the Tigers have to put it all together this fall on the gridiron

* how Jackson Arnold stacks up to the rest of the transfer quarterbacks in this cycle

* a Top Four of sports Justin and Dan would like to see Auburn add, including two that aren’t Division I offerings… as of right now

* a Top Four of comfort rewatch movies

* M&M lore

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Justin and Dan aren’t in the Wings 94.3 studio for this episode, but they’ve still got a lot to discuss when it comes to Auburn men’s basketball and Auburn football. Topics for this subscribers-only podcast include:

* Ian Borders’ promotion to assistant coach for Auburn basketball

* the importance of continuity for Bruce Pearl’s staff over the years

* looking a…

Justin and Dan break down the House v. NCAA settlement that was finalized over the weekend and Auburn athletics’ response to it before a couple of fun offseason Top Fours. Topics in this episode include:

* the fact that there is a lost recording of this particular podcast

* how Auburn is committed to maxing out its revenue-sharing salary cap

* what this means for On To Victory and the future of NIL

* John Cohen’s statement on the new era of Auburn athletics

* a sport-by-sport breakdown of how many scholarships might be added

* why Auburn baseball and softball might benefit the most from this move

* a Top Four from subscriber Vince (not McMahon) of the Auburn football and basketball players that Justin and Dan predicted to be stars before they blew up

* a Top Four from Justin on the must-do beach trip activities

* Dan’s announcement to run for the future mayorship of Destin, Florida

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Adam Cole of the Montgomery Advertiser checks in as the Observer’s official Auburn baseball correspondent to preview the Tigers’ first-ever home Super Regional against a dangerous Coastal Carolina team. This episode includes:

* a breakdown of how clutch Sam Dutton and Auburn’s pitching staff were during the regional round

* the top-t…

Jordan Hill from Dawgs247 makes his annual post-spring meetings stop on the podcast to talk to Justin and Dan about what he learned from the SEC’s power players in Destin. Topics in this episode include:

* where the SEC stands in the College Football Playoff expansion debate

* why coaches and ADs are split on the format moving forward

* how Greg Sankey managed to make a lot of people mad last week

* why Jordan thinks the SEC will go to a 9-game conference schedule soon

* how Auburn-Georgia could continue if the league stays at eight games

* the SEC vs. Big Ten scheduling idea

* Justin’s dumb idea for an outlaw college football (or basketball) team

* Dan’s question about the SEC teams that already play a power-conference rival

* Jordan’s outlook on Georgia football and Georgia basketball this offseason

* revisiting a couple of baseball-themed Pick Fours

* Jordan and Dan reviewing a Robert Altman movie, something we guarantee you won’t hear on any other sports podcast

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It’s a mega-sized episode with a ton of Auburn basketball discussion and this week’s mailbag questions from Observer subscribers. In this premium pod, Justin and Dan talk:

* Tahaad Pettiford’s decision to return to Auburn for a sophomore season

* the potential for Pettiford in a second year on the Plains

* how the Tigers could change with Pettiford as the focal …

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Alex Kirshner of Split Zone Duo joins Justin and Dan for his annual offseason episode. The guys pick Alex’s brain about the soon-to-be-implemented revenue-sharing model in college athletics and how close it is to coming together. They talk about the changes coming to NIL, the power the NCAA is trying to claw back and the possibility of transfers turning into the professional soccer format.

Then they take a wide-ranging look at a different type of SEC in 2025, headlined by questions at Alabama and Georgia and more confidence at places like Texas and… South Carolina? Alex gives his thoughts on Jackson Arnold’s transfer to Auburn and how it could work out for the Tigers this fall. They also talk hot seats across the conference and why paying players might have affected the coaching carousel.

Towards the end of the episode, the guys talk about the story of the week in college football: The strange and somewhat sad saga of Bill Belichick at North Carolina continuing with a book tour and a CBS feud. They conclude with Alex’s plans to come to Jordan-Hare Stadium for the very first time this season.

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With this being NFL Draft weekend, it’s a good time for an annual podcast tradition here at The Observer: A head-to-head snake draft of Auburn football players for the upcoming season.

Justin and Dan battle it out in this year’s edition, drafting a full offense and a full defense with a flex selection on both sides of the ball. Who went first overall? Who pulled the trigger on a quarterback first — and when? Does Justin regret every pick he made? Can anyone make sense of Dan’s offensive line?

The guys go through their selections and share their thoughts on each pick, looking at their value to both their hypothetical teams and the real 2025 Tigers. Let us know who you thought won the draft and who you thought should have gone earlier in the picks.

Here is a head-to-head look at the two teams.

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