Auburn Football All-Access Podcast

The Good and Ugly of the Clemson loss, and the “Fix” for the AU Offense The dead horse that was the Auburn offense versus defending national champion Clemson deserves just ONE more severe beating, and Coach John Ray and Doug Dean are up to the task! With expected “cupcake” opponent, Mercer, up this week, the … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 151, Sep. 15, 2017 →

In what most consider the biggest game of week two of the 2017 college football season, both Auburn and Clemson will field well-coached, suffocating defenses. If so, which team will find the right offensive strategy and execution to avoid critical mistakes, and be productive enough to claim what would be a pivotal early season victory? … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 150, Sep. 7, 2017 →

The lead-up to the 2017 Auburn football season has been marked by fairly high decibel optimism, resulting largely from the arrival of potentially elite QB, Jarrett Stidham. But the upbeat expectations – some coming from within the Auburn program, not merely pundit love – extend beyond Stidham to the belief that the Auburn defense will … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 149, August 31, 2017 →

When defensive minds like Coach Nick Saban and Coach Kirby Smart pronounce it as a waste of time to work to scheme to try to stop the vaunted “RPO” (run-pass option) attacks of the day, then it becomes difficult for Auburn fans not to be upbeat about the possibilities with the 2017 AU offense under … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 148, August 24, 2017 →

With the Auburn football 2017 season opener a mere 16 days away, Coach Gus Malzahn posted possibly his most significant tweet since 2013 on Monday, announcing Baylor transfer QB Jarrett Stidham as the clearcut starter. The announcement surprised no one, but is good for this Auburn team in that it allows three good weeks of … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 147, Aug. 17, 2017 →

Notwithstanding the challenge of accessing reliable information in its real time “context” from Auburn and most every SEC fall camp, reports appear to point to roughly one-third worries for the Auburn coaching staff, and two-thirds excitement as to how the team is shaping up with the season opener just 23 days out. Not an abnormal … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 146, Aug. 10, 2017 →

With a mere two days until the start of Auburn football Fall Camp, there is a buzz around the Loveliest Village surrounding numerous questions about the 2017 season. Emotions among fans probably run the continuum from skepticism to exuberance, given the past two years, yet the emergence of potentially elite talent in probable starting QB … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 145, July 29, 2017 →

While Spring A-Day games are notoriously unreliable in gauging talent and results for the coming football season, there were certain observations in Auburn’s April 8, 2017 Spring scrimmage that were undeniably optimistic. At the top of that list would be the performance of heralded transfer QB, Jarrett Stidham, who is all but ordained the Auburn … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 144, April 11, 2017 →

Coach Gus Malzahn landed his next Auburn offensive coordinator to succeed departed OC Rhett Lashlee, Chip Lindsey, who leaves Arizona State after one year. Although the search for an OC took over a week, it appears Lindsey was Malzahn’s first choice from day one as the ideal fit to solve Auburn’s offensive inconsistency in 2016. … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 143, Jan. 23, 2017 →

While it does not compare to a college football four-team playoff in terms of national championship implications, the Sugar Bowl matchup pitting the Auburn Tigers vs the Oklahoma Sooners is arguably the second most important SEC team Bowl game. Join Coach John Ray and Doug Dean as they tackle an in-depth analysis of this matchup, … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 142, Dec. 23, 2016 →

Christmas has arrived two weeks early for Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn, as 5-star Baylor transfer QB Jarrett Stidham announced this weekend that Auburn would be the fortunate winner in the fierce competition for Stidham’s signature. Then, on the heels of that outstanding news, Malzahn also got a boost at the running back position for … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 141, Dec. 12, 2016 →

Join Coach Ray and Doug Dean as they take one quick look in the rear view mirror at Auburn’s 30-12 loss to Alabama in the Iron Bowl, and what appeared to be missing in the missed opportunity for an upset. With Auburn, quite surprisingly, the second highest ranked SEC team, the Tigers appear headed to … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 140, Nov. 30, 2016 →

Despite well-worn cliches about throwing the record books out in the Iron Bowl series between bitter arch-rivals Auburn and Alabama, the favorite has tended to win this game more years than not. With Vegas pegging # 1 ranked and undefeated Alabama an 18.5 point favorite, it does not appear to point toward a major upset … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 139, Nov. 23, 2016 →

With a ton of implications on the game with Georgia, including the opportunity to make the November 26th Iron Bowl matchup with Alabama a winner-take-all for the SEC West, the Auburn Tigers managed to produce their worst offensive performance of the year, making zero first downs in the 2nd half in a 13-7 loss. Where does … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 138, Nov. 16, 2016 →

In the aftermath of the September 17th 29-16 loss to the Texas A&M Aggies, it would have taken a Lee County, Alabama all points bulletin to locate a single fan willing to lay hard earned money that head coach Gus Malzahn would go on to put the Auburn Tigers entirely in control of their own … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 137, Nov. 10, 2016 →