The Auburn Observer

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.com Justin, Dan and Painter break down both sides of the ball for Auburn's potentially season-shifting matchup against Mississippi State on Saturday. The guys look at how the Tigers’ struggling offense matches up against the Bulldogs’ defense and why Auburn really needs to have true balance in a game like this. They l...

Justin, Painter and Dan try to make sense of Auburn’s offense after the 28-21 loss to Ole Miss on Saturday night. They look at the ineffective quarterback carousel and ask if the Tigers could benefit from some tempo on offense moving forward. The guys also break down what they saw from Auburn’s defense, which rallied from a slow start to give the offense chance after chance to succeed. They look a...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.com Justin, Painter and Dan preview Auburn’s home matchup against Ole Miss. They talk about the return to the practice field for Keionte Scott and Austin Keys and why getting back into Jordan-Hare Stadium could be just what the Tigers need on defense. They switch over to the offense, where they look at how Auburn migh...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.com (NOTE: This episode contains language which may not be suitable for all listeners.) The boys discuss a tough three-game stretch for Auburn. They talk about where things have been most frustrating and what, if anything, might be done at quarterback. Plus, why there is still room for optimism, starting with a massiv...

Justin and Painter check in from Baton Rouge to give their in-person view of what happened in Auburn’s 30-point loss to LSU in Death Valley. Dan brings his perspective from back on the Plains. The guys break down another rough offensive performance away from home and how it feels like Auburn has been unable to figure out who it is on that side of the ball. They look at the Payton Thorne vs. Robby...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.com Justin, Painter and Dan return from the off weekend to preview Auburn at LSU. Painter might have inadvertently given away his location in the intro. The guys break down what looks so off about LSU’s defense so far this season — but why Auburn isn’t guaranteed to enjoy the same amount of success against the Bayou B...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.com As is tradition during Auburn football’s off week, this premium podcast episode is dedicated to Auburn basketball talk and previews the Tigers’ upcoming 2023-24 season — which starts in just a month. The guys look at reasonable expectations for the new-look roster and what offensive upgrades might be in store afte...

Justin, Dan and Painter talk about how Hugh Freeze and his team gave Kirby Smart and Georgia everything they wanted despite Auburn not playing particularly well in several areas. They discuss the gap in the passing game, acknowledge that Brock Bowers might be the best player in college football and once again point out that this team can lean on its defense for the foreseeable future. Note: Our ne...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.com Former Auburn reporters Jordan Hill and Ben Wolk, now of Dawgs247, make their annual return to the podcast to preview the Auburn-Georgia game. Jordan and Ben break down what they’ve seen from the Bulldogs during their first four games of the season — from the play of new starting quarterback Carson Beck to some su...

Justin, Dan and Painter recap Auburn football’s 27-10 loss at Texas A&M in College Station. Most of the episode is spent dissecting the woeful offensive performance from the Tigers, who looked overmatched at quarterback and couldn’t seem to get anything going consistently — even in a better-than-expected running game. The guys talk about why Auburn’s talent gap with Texas A&M only explains some of...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.com Justin, Painter and Dan preview Auburn football’s SEC opener at Texas A&M. They talk about the massive “second quarter” the Tigers are about to face and Hugh Freeze’s brutal honesty when it comes to what his team is up against over the next few weeks. The guys break down what Auburn needs to do to pull off the ups...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.com (NOTE: This episode contains language which may not be suitable for all listeners.) The boys look back at a fun first three weeks of college football and turn their attention to a loaded weekend that could provide some clarity about who is actually good. Pablo talks about his Twitter bucks. Dave gently disparages...

Justin, Dan and Painter discuss what they learned from Auburn football’s 44-13 Homecoming win over Samford to close the first quarter of the 2023 season. The guys look at Payton Thorne bouncing back from a rough start to put up some big numbers on the ground and through the air. They discuss the receiving threats who stepped up Saturday night, break down what went wrong with the rest of the runnin...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.com Justin, Dan and an invisible Painter get you ready for Auburn football’s homecoming matchup against in-state FCS opponent Samford. The guys open by discussing what the Bulldogs will bring to the table, why there’s much more potential on one side of the ball and how Auburn can get a lot of things right on offense t...

Justin, Dan and Painter recap Auburn football’s 14-10 heist of a win against Cal. The guys praise the defense for a surprising and game-winning performance before switching over to a brutal offensive showing — save for the late, go-ahead touchdown drive in the fourth quarter. They discuss what made things look so rough for Auburn on offense and what might need to change for the Tigers to have any...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.com Justin, Painter and Dan preview Auburn football’s Week 2 trip to Cal. They discuss how Cal’s offense looked much better than expected in Week 1, where the Bears might want to attack and why the Tigers need to improve in one big way on the defensive side of the ball. Then the guys look at Auburn’s offensive matchup...

Justin, Painter and Dan break down what they saw from Auburn’s 59-14 season-opening win over UMass. The guys talk about how impressive it was for Auburn to cover the spread on a day when plenty of first-year coaches — and other clear-cut favorites — struggled. They look at Robby Ashford and Payton Thorne playing off of each other in their first game together, how effective the Tigers were at rotat...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.com Justin, Dan and Painter celebrate the start of the Observer’s fourth football season. Painter wonders if he’s seen an excitement level to a season opener quite like this one, which prompt Justin and Dan to dig into the history books. The guys spend the majority of the episode looking at what UMass will want to do...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.com The most frequent non-sports question we get at The Auburn Observer goes something like this: “I’m coming to Auburn for the first time in a while. Where should I eat?” Justin and Dan are here to answer that question with their official recommendations that span a dozen categories: * Auburn Classics * Lunch Spots *...

Justin, Dan and Painter discuss the newly released Week 1 depth chart for Auburn football — and Hugh Freeze’s comments about the value of said depth chart. Justin tries to give proper context to what the two-deep represents. Dan makes a point about why Freeze said what he said. The guys then run through each position group on the depth chart and look at the final questions for the units ahead of t...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.com Nathan King of Auburn Undercover joins Justin and Dan to discuss a long list of Tigers football topics with just one week to go until the start of the season. The guys give their takes on Payton Thorne and his first interview session since arriving on the Plains. They explore some parallels to Bo Nix and what make...

Justin and Dan give their thoughts on what they heard from Auburn football’s second scrimmage of fall camp inside Jordan-Hare Stadium. Painter makes a good point about the popularity of SportsCenter these days. The guys talk about Shane Hooks’ big day, Robby Ashford’s role in the offense, a potential massive change on the offensive line, the dilemma for coaches when the one side really clicks in a...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.com Justin, Dan and Painter open the show by discussing Auburn’s decision to name Payton Thorne as the new starting quarterback. They talk about the timing of the move, why Thorne stayed in front the whole way and what Robby Ashford and Holden Geriner can still do for the Tigers in 2023. Then Justin unloads the notebo...

Justin, Dan and Painter open the show with a discussion of Flory Bidunga’s unpredictable recruitment and decision to go to Kansas instead of Auburn. They discuss what this means for Auburn basketball moving forward and break down the newly finalized non-conference schedule for this upcoming season. The bulk of the show is spent discussing Auburn football’s first scrimmage of fall camp and the “mix...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.com Justin, Dan and Painter open the show talking about tunnels and obeying the rules. Then they discuss what they learned from Auburn football’s defensive assistants and a busy sixth practice day of fall camp. The guys preview Saturday’s scrimmage and talk about naming conventions before switching over a growing and...