The Auburn Observer

Justin and Dan open the show talking about their psychotic fantasy baseball league. The actual sports conversation starts at 15:07, as the guys talk about Auburn basketball’s SEC/ACC Challenge matchup at Duke. They look at what the game means for the program and what a showdown between two very different rosters might look like in December.

Then they switch over to football, where Eric Winters’ commitment leads off a conversation about the hot summer for recruiting. They talk about the local flavor of the top of the class, how Auburn is taking advantage of the changes at Alabama and why the rebuild is more than just talent acquisition.

The episode ends with Justin wanting to talk about peanuts and Painter putting out one of his best closing questions to date.

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The guys open the show by going through some listener feedback on the latest Auburn football trivia episode. Then they look at how the Tigers took home a national title in track and field and nearly grabbed another before looking at how the athletic program did from top to bottom in 2023-24.

They also dissect the big basketball news of Dan Hurley turning down the Lakers — which means that, yes, Bruce Pearl will not be the next head coach at UConn. There’s also a discussion of Auburn and Alabama’s basketball rosters for next season, how much respect the rivalry should get on the hardwood and the confidence levels coming out of both camps.

Towards the end of the episode, the guys talk about Jabari Smith coming back to Lee County for his youth basketball camp and his pitch to Auburn’s top recruits. Dan also starts casting his new FX original miniseries “JetGate.”

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In The Observer’s first — and hopefully not last — trivia showdown episode, Painter tags Pablo in to face Dan in Justin’s journey through Auburn football facts.

Who will prevail in the matchup between Big Pants and Medium Pants? What answers will make Pablo lose multiple hours of sleep? How does Dan know all of these athletes personally? And why did Justin second-guess the way he wrote several of these questions?

Play along at home or enjoy listening to the head-to-head challenge. If you enjoyed this episode, let us know, and we might make this a recurring feature.

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Justin, Dan and Painter open the show with a look back at early 2000s music that somehow becomes kinda relevant to the theme of the day.

They start by talking about Auburn football’s past weekend of official visits, headlined by 5-star wide receiver Caleb Cunningham. The guys talk about the Tigers’ ability to recruit elite wideouts early in Hugh Freeze’s tenure, despite not having the big on-field results just yet. How much pressure do the Tigers have to produce through the air in 2024?

After a salute to the most interesting recruit in the 2025 class, they turn their attention to Auburn basketball and the recruiting efforts to land Carmelo Anthony’s son — more than 20 years after the fateful Sweet 16 showdown.

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Matt Cohen of AL.com makes his first and last appearance on the Observer podcast. He joins Justin and Dan to talk about Auburn men’s golf winning the national championship and his insight from John Cohen (no relation) on the Nike deal.

Matt breaks down why the Tigers were so dominant on the links this season, what makes Jackson Koivun a golfing machine a…

With Dan on vacation, Rich Silva of the Montgomery Advertiser tags in to talk Miles Kelly’s transfer to Auburn basketball and preview SEC Spring Meetings in Destin.

The guys break down Kelly’s game and how he fits into Auburn’s plans for next season. They look at how the Tigers were able to add a proven scorer from a power conference and continue to add more versatility for the SEC championship push.

Rich talks about what he wants to hear from Auburn’s leaders during spring meetings, and Painter holds him accountable for his controversial food opinions.

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Justin, Dan and Painter discuss the news of a landmark college sports settlement that will pave the way toward schools directly paying athletes.

The guys talk about the importance of the news and why they believe it’s the right thing to do — even if this is just the beginning of legal hoops to jump through for all parties involved.

Somewhere in that discu…

Justin, Dan and Painter discuss a wide range of Auburn basketball topics, headlined by the signing of transfer Ja'Heim Hudson. They talk about Hudson’s reptilian nickname, what he brings to the table for the Tigers and why Bruce Pearl went with fit over numbers in the frontcourt.

The second half of the episode tackles the topics of Auburn’s hunt for another guard in the transfer portal, the talk of the toughest non-conference schedule in the Pearl Era and how Johni Broome never considered the transfer portal.

For more on Auburn basketball, check out The Stretch 4 newsletter from Monday afternoon right here.

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Christian Clemente of Auburn Undercover makes his return to the show to break down Auburn football’s recruiting in the Class of 2025.

Christian gives his insight on the Tigers’ chances at 5-star quarterback Julian Lewis, the other big-name recruits on the board, the in-state targets to watch and Auburn’s plans at several key positions in this cycle.

The g…

Blake Lovell of Southeastern 14 (soon to be 16) joins the show for his annual offseason tour through SEC basketball.

The guys talk about JP Pegues, Johni Broome’s return and the returning player Blake thinks could be in for a huge season. They also look at the roster overhauls at Kentucky, Arkansas and elsewhere in the conference while looking ahead to Texas and Oklahoma’s additions. Painter asks an important question.

The episode concludes with an early look at Auburn basketball’s SEC opponent breakdown and a petition to visit the Houston County Farm Center.

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