The Auburn Observer

Apr 11 2025 377 ep. 51 mins 40

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Justin Ferguson and friends take you inside the stats, strategies and stories of Auburn basketball and football.

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Episode 476: It's A Mailbag, For Your Ears

Apr 11 2025 1 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.comInstead of a written Mailbag on this Friday, Justin pivots towards a mailbag version and enlists Dan to help him answer subscriber questions. Topics for this episode include…* Priorities in the transfer portal for Auburn basketball* Who the Tigers might go after in the frontcourt and at point guar

Episode 475: The Road Ends Here

Apr 07 2025 101 mins

Justin and Dan break down Auburn’s Final Four loss to Florida. The guys look at what changed between the first half and the second half for the Tigers and how Walter Clayton Jr. felt virtually unstoppable for most of the game. They talk about fatigue playing a role in the performance, along with the cooled-off 3-point shooting and the injuries to Johni Broome toward the end of th

Episode 474 + FOTP: Business in the Front, Party in the Back

Apr 05 2025 150 mins

In this special two-part Final Four episode, Justin and Dan lead off by giving the official Observer podcast preview of Auburn’s rematch with Florida in San Antonio.Then, in the second half of the show, Dave, Pablo and Painter give you their thoughts in a new edition of Friends of the Program.Two podcasts, one episode. If there was ever a time to do this, it’s right now. Enjoy.

Episode 473: All Four Auburn

Mar 31 2025 50 mins

NOTE: The original version of this podcast had some technical difficulties. Those have been fixed in the new file. Justin settles back home on the Plains briefly as Dan calls in from North Dakota to discuss Auburn basketball’s nearly wire-to-wire Elite Eight win over Michigan State to punch a return trip to the Final Four for the second time in school history.The guys start by di

Episode 472: Being The Elite

Mar 29 2025 2 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.comJustin checks in from Atlanta as Dan gets ready to head to North Dakota. The guys discuss Auburn basketball’s massive comeback win over Michigan in the Sweet 16, led by the outstanding shotmaking from Tahaad Pettiford and Denver Jones.They start by looking at why things were going so poorly for Au

Episode 471: Kaiju Battle

Mar 27 2025 3 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.comJustin and Dan preview Auburn basketball’s Sweet 16 showdown with Michigan. They start by making a point about the success for this team before the second weekend begins and how they’ve positioned themselves strongly with what should be a familiar and favorable atmosphere in Atlanta. The breakdo

Episode 470: Too Sweet

Mar 23 2025 74 mins

Justin and Dan break down Auburn's hard-fought win over Creighton to punch its ticket to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2019. The guys discuss how the Tigers spent the 48 hours after the Alabama State game calling each other out and how they showed from the opening tip that things would be different.They talk about how Auburn’s defense weathered the storm in the first half

Episode 469: No More Runway

Mar 21 2025 3 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.comJustin and Dan break down Auburn basketball’s underwhelming NCAA Tournament win over Alabama State. The guys start by discussing how the effort and energy just wasn’t consistently there from everybody for the Tigers — and how that prompted Steven Pearl and others to be quite direct with their

Episode 468: Dance or Die

Mar 17 2025 87 mins

Justin and Dan open the show by looking back at Auburn basketball’s SEC Tournament semifinal loss to Tennessee. The guys discuss why there’s no need for the No. 1 overall team in the NCAA Tournament to panic after losing three of its last four — but why the Tigers must get better from their final two weeks of the season.Justin breaks down the two-edged sword of the free-throw

Episode 467: Lethal Weapon 4

Mar 14 2025 2 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.auburnobserver.comJustin calls in from the media work room at the SEC Tournament in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena to break down Auburn basketball’s quarterfinal win over Ole Miss.The guys talk about how the Tigers were able to win with defense and clutch playmaking late from a number of key guys — most of all,