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Justin and Painter recap Auburn football’s wild 39-33 overtime loss to Mississippi State. The guys discuss what all was different in the first game under interim head coach Cadillac Williams, why the Tigers were able to actually complete a second-half comeback for the first time all season and how some avoidable mistakes proved to be too much.

Then it’s a look over to the hardwood, as Bruce Pearl’s basketball squad opens its 2022-23 season Monday night against an intriguing George Mason team. They talk about what the Patriots are going to bring to the Plains, where the Tigers will have some clear advantages and what they want to see from the rotation in the first competitive game for the new squad.

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A lot of things happened in a few hours. Justin keeps his word and joins the boys.

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Justin and Painter open the show with the news of Auburn reportedly zeroing in on Mississippi State athletic director John Cohen. They discuss why Auburn might be going in that direction, what Cohen could bring to the table and how it can be hard to determine what makes a good or bad hire in college sports administration.

Then the discussion switches over to Auburn’s 41-27 loss to Arkansas, which snapped a six-game winning streak in the series. Bryan Harsin and the players don’t seem to have any answers for what’s going on, and neither do the hosts of this podcast. It’s a whole lot of the same.

Fortunately, the episode ends with some talk about Auburn basketball ahead of its exhibition against UAH on Wednesday night. The guys talk about how the lineup and rotation could be pretty unpredictable early and what they’re specifically wanting to see from the Tigers in their first action in front of fans.

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Dave, Josh and Painter talk about why Auburn is an outlier in its conference. They discuss the athletic director opening and briefly look at an LSU team that’s showing improvement.

In the second half of the show they talk about Auburn basketball’s win expectancy and home-court advantage.

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Justin and Painter recap Auburn football’s 48-34 loss to Ole Miss in Oxford. They discuss the Tigers’ historically rough day in run defense, the newfound explosiveness from its own ground game and how Lane Kiffin schemed his way to success over Bryan Harsin.

The guys also talk about Tennessee’s win over Alabama on Saturday and the new-look timeline for a decision on the future of the football program, including a new athletic director hire.

The episode ends with some discussion of the newly released KenPom projections for the 2022-23 college basketball season and why Auburn got a lot of love in them.

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Justin and Painter recap Auburn’s 42-10 loss to Georgia in Athens. The guys discuss just how familiar a lot of it felt for the Tigers — both inside Sanford Stadium and in the context of the 2022 season under Bryan Harsin.

They break down the biggest thing that separates Auburn from one of its biggest rivals and how that should affect the future direction of the program. They also talk about what Auburn’s defense well did early, why the offense was ineffective for yet another game, and how uncertain everything feels moving forward for Harsin and his staff.

The episode ends with a discussion of Chance Westry’s knee surgery and an early look at the big games on Auburn basketball’s nonconference schedule.

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Justin and Painter break down Auburn's 21-17 loss to LSU — another hot start, another cold finish and another wasted opportunity for Bryan Harsin's program.

The guys discuss Harsin’s decision-making on fourth downs, timeouts and the ill-fated trick-play interception from Koy Moore. They also talk about just how good Auburn’s defense was in defeat and why pinning the recurring problems on “execution” isn’t absolving the coaching staff of blame at all.

Justin preemptively apologizes for how he sounds during this podcast. Sinuses are the worst.

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Painter makes an important admission at the start of this episode. Justin tries to recap what happened in the final minutes of Auburn’s overtime win over Missouri.

The guys discuss what all continues to go wrong for the Tigers’ offense and why there’s little belief that things could change soon. They give their credit to Auburn’s defense for a winning performance and look at what the hosts did specifically to give themselves a chance to escape with a win.

The episode ends on a lighter note, as there’s a brief discussion of Bruce Pearl’s basketball roster and the eternal popularity of Charles Barkley.

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There’s no real need to get creative with this podcast description. Auburn football lost to Penn State by 29 points on Saturday. Justin and Painter are here to talk about all the Tigers’ problems during their big loss — both in the immediate future and within the big picture.

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This week’s podcast title comes directly from Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin in the wake of the Tigers’ very underwhelming 24-16 victory over San Jose State in Week 2.

Justin and Painter recap the lows and the very few highs of Auburn’s win, including a rough start on offense, a problematic pass defense, T.J. Finley’s post-interception rebound and the biggest thing that kept the Tigers from falling victim to Blood Week.

The guys break down what they’ve seen from Auburn through two paycheck games and what has to change — quickly — for the upcoming matchup against Penn State and the start of SEC play. They also take a look at what happened elsewhere in college football. (Note: This episode was recorded shortly before Nebraska announced it had fired Scott Frost.)

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