Auburn Football All-Access Podcast

What went wrong in the Outback Bowl, and looking to 2020 Despite Bowl games which are not part of the college football playoff being, in some ways, not overly meaningful to a season, the manner in which Gus Malzahn’s Auburn team appeared unprepared and less motivated in the 31-24 loss to Minnesota unavoidably dims the … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 211, January 3, 2020 →

Auburn Tiger fans in the Christmas (and New Year’s Day Bowl!) spirit! Join cohosts Coach John Ray and Doug Dean for a spirited Christmas edition of the Auburn Football All-Access Podcast show! The stocking stuffers for banter include favorite Christmas movies, the very promising Gus Malzahn hiring of offensive coordinator Chad Morris, the outstanding group … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 210, December 24, 2019 →

Riding high off an epic 48-45 Iron Bowl win, the Tigers look to a New Year’s Day matchup with the Minnesota Golden Gophers For residents of the great state of Alabama, hailing in the Christmas holidays with Iron Bowl bragging rights makes spirits brighter and smiles bigger, to be sure. Having put the wraps on … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 209, December 11, 2019 →

In one of the more electric Iron Bowls of all time, the Tigers get it done! Epic, historic praise for the Iron Bowl rivalry is hardly anything new.  But are you kidding me?  An outrageous TEN lead changes, a mind-numbing THIRTY EIGHT points scored in merely the last 5:47 of the 2nd quarter between the … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 208, December 4, 2019 →

Can the Auburn Tigers wreck Bama’s college football playoff hopes? Sure, it’s Thanksgiving week, but here in the deep South, particularly in the state of Alabama, it’s IRON BOWL week, as the Auburn Tigers prepare to host 5th ranked Alabama in Jordan-Hare Stadium this Saturday, November 30th.  The game is very possibly a “play-in” game … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 207, November 27, 2019 →

Auburn’s offensive woes cost it another big SEC game Given the opportunity to take on # 4 ranked archrival Georgia in the rabid confines of Jordan-Hare stadium, the Auburn Tigers’ defense delivered a winning performance, stuffing Georgia with a remarkable NINE “three and out’s” on offense, and in the 4th quarter, suffocating the Bulldogs’ offense … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 206, November 21, 2019 →

Can the Auburn Tigers make November, 2019 a month to remember? Amen Corner, as former Auburn Coach Pat Dye dubbed the Georgia and Alabama rivalry games of late November, has arrived on the Plains in Auburn.  With the college football playoff committee’s ranking of LSU as the # 1 ranked team coming off of their … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 205, November 13, 2019 →

In the wake of the crushing loss in Baton Rouge, Auburn still has huge games ahead The Auburn Tigers turned in what would be considered one of the more brilliant defensive game plans and efforts in Baton Rouge, holding the juggernaut LSU offense to a mere 24 points, half of their eye-popping season average of 50 points.  … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 204, October 30, 2019 →

Auburn must be road warriors to end 20-year drought in Baton Rouge The stakes simply do not get any higher in a midseason SEC West tilt between the # 2 and # 9 ranked LSU and Auburn Tigers this Saturday afternoon in Baton Rouge. LSU is riding extremely high with the nation’s most potent aerial … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 203, October 24, 2019 →

How Gus Malzahn’s staff must use the Arkansas road game to ready for the brutal home stretch In the wake of the bitter – and entirely avoidable – 24-13 loss to the Florida Gators in the Swamp, what lies ahead now for Gus Malzahn’s 5-1 Auburn Tigers is nothing short of a bloody gauntlet which … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 202, October 17, 2019 →

How must Auburn use the open date to correct the problems exposed in The Swamp? Few football season open dates have come at a better time than this one for Gus Malzahn’s Auburn team, coming off the bitter “one that got away” against Florida in the Swamp, and dealing with the injury of bell cow … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 201, October 10, 2019 →

Here We Go Again, 25 Years Later: Battle of Undefeated’s in The Swamp In a curious twist of fate, the undefeated and 7th ranked Auburn Tigers will head to Florida Field in Gainesville, aka “The Swamp” to take on the 10th ranked and also undefeated Florida Gators. The last time this happened was exactly 25 years … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 200, October 3, 2019 →

Surging 4-0 Auburn Tigers return home to settle score with Miss. State The consensus pundit opinion of Auburn’s stunning 28-20 victory over the Texas A&M Aggies last Saturday was that Gus Malzahn and his staff flat out laid the wood to Jimbo Fisher and Co in the coaching department.  It was as problematic a loss … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 199, September 26, 2019 →

Undefeated Auburn takes its show on the road to College Station As both Auburn and Texas A&M enter SEC league play this week, this game is considered the prime time headliner in the CBS 2:30 p.m. CST spot, as it promises to be contested deep into the fourth quarter.  While it may at least technically not be considered a “must … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 198, September 19, 2019 →

Auburn Tigers are sitting pretty at 2-0, 8th in the nation . . . or are they? Ah, such is the reality of college football, right?  Is that spectacular glass of Cabernet half FULL?  Or are my eyes fooling me, and it’s half EMPTY in merely week two of the 2019 college football season? Metaphorically, … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 197, September 10, 2019 →

Coach Gus Malzahn’s Auburn Tigers Start the 2019 Campaign with a Bang While it is usually ill-advised to open your college football season against a top-15 opponent, if you find a way to escape with a win, it can inject a big dose of confidence for your team. That was exactly the case as the … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 196, September 4, 2019 →

Are you ready for some football? As in, the huge Auburn vs Oregon matchup? For most college football coaches, the textbook wisdom would hold that you schedule the Fighting Sisters of the Poor as your opening game to avoid a blemish on your record right out of the gate. So what does Auburn do for … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 195, August 29, 2019 →

Fall camp heats up as Auburn prepares for the Oregon Ducks In an August 31st game which is clearly the most significant prime time opening weekend game, the Auburn Tigers and Oregon Ducks will face off in “JerryWorld”.  While the game may not be technically a “must win” for either head coach, Mario Cristobal or … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 194, August 14, 2019 →

On a Saturday night, Memorial Day weekend, May 25th, 2019, tragedy struck in a two car accident, taking the lives of Auburn legendary play-by-play announcer Rod Bramblett, and his wife, Paula. Join show cohosts Coach John Ray and Doug Dean as they fondly remember the life and brilliant impact of Rod Bramblett, the “voice of the Auburn … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 193, May 30, 2019 →

Join Coach John Ray and Doug Dean with an in-depth discussion of the apparent strengths and weaknesses for Gus Malzahn’s 2019 Auburn football team. While the focus among fans is naturally the competition at QB, there appears to be an embarrassment of riches at a few other positions.

After an absolutely obligatory tip of the hat to Auburn Coach Bruce Pearl, and the 2018-2019 Auburn basketball team’s historic Final Four run, Coach John Ray and Doug Dean take a sneak peak at a few of the key findings from Coach Gus Malzahn’s spring work for the coming football season. With Auburn’s A-Day game this … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 191, April 12, 2019 →

Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode190, February 7, 2019 Breaking down the Auburn 2019 Signing Class Ah, the twists, turns, and 12th hour drama that is college football recruiting!  On the “second wave” of signing day, February 6, 2019, the Auburn Tigers landed several critical targets including 4-star DL Charles Moore, and top 100 running back … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 190, February 7, 2019 →

Will Auburn finish strong in recruiting? Coach Gene Chizik said it well – college football recruiting is a lot like shaving, if you go one day without doing it, it starts to show. Join cohosts Coach John Ray and Doug Dean for discussion of important developments in college football and Auburn football, with a particular … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 189, January 18, 2019 →

There is always a danger in reading too much, or alternatively, too little into a dominating Bowl win in terms of what it may portend for the following football season. For example, the 2003 Auburn Tigers ended that disappointing season with an impressive 28-14 Music City Bowl win over Wisconsin, and in 2004, ran the … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 188, January 1, 2019 →

With Auburn Coach Gus Malzahn having survived apparent opposition to his continued tenure as head coach in 2019, the focus moved quickly to the critical early signing period in recruiting.  The Auburn staff is to be commended for holding the 2019 signing class largely intact to this point. Join Coach John Ray and Doug Dean … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 187, December 19, 2018 →

Sorting out the mess: How secure is Gus Malzahn as Auburn head coach? In the wake of a frankly embarrassing 7-5 regular season which included blowout “Amen Corner” losses to archrivals Georgia and Alabama, Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn has arguably his lowest level of fan base support since 2013. The lack of confidence in … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 186, November 30, 2018 →

As a 24 1/2 point Iron Bowl underdog, the 2018 Auburn Tigers certainly have the table set for what would indisputably be college football’s most stunning upset of the year, should they find a way to navigate the admittedly narrow path to victory in Bryant-Denny stadium this Saturday. Join Coach John Ray and Doug Dean … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 185, November 22, 2018 →

As Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn tries to pick up the pieces from yet another embarrassing loss to archrival Georgia in Athens, a very disappointing 2018 season result of 7-5 looms as likely with the remaining two games including a likely win over Liberty this Saturday, followed by what appears a near impossible road game … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 184, November 16, 2018 →

Riding the wave of a stunning 10 point come from behind victory over the Texas A&M Aggies, Gus Malzahn got words of confidence from AD Allen Greene that he will return as head coach for 2019. Join Coach John Ray and Doug Dean for the discussion, covering a look back at the win over the … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 183, November 8, 2018 →

While in no way impacting the SEC West race standings, this Saturday’s Auburn vs Texas A&M game at Jordan-Hare stadium has major implications for the head coaching future of Gus Malzahn at Auburn. It is not an overstatement to term it “must win”, most likely. Join Coach John Ray and Doug Dean for the discussion!

It certainly seemed that going on the road to Oxford, MS last Saturday was the right medicine for an Auburn team, and head coach, Gus Malzahn who were under considerable fire after playing so poorly in a loss to the Tennessee Vols. Auburn played superb defensively, largely shutting down the explosive Rebels offense, and the … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 181, October 25, 2018 →

Coach Gus Malzahn on Perilously Thin Ice Objectively, sixth year Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn has gotten himself in an extremely treacherous position in terms of his job security going forward. While that may sound odd to the casual observer given Malzahn’s agent Jimmy Sexton leveraging an insane $32 million buyout last December, the ardent … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 180, October 18, 2018 →

For all realistic purposes for the Auburn Tigers, the 2018 season’s hopes to contend for the SEC well into November went up in smoke in a miserable performance in Starkville last Saturday night, as the Tigers lost 23-9. The heat level on head coach Gus Malzahn, including from his own fan base, is palpable, as … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 179, October 11, 2018 →

Auburn looks to find offense on the road in StarkVegas Although the Auburn Tigers sit in the enviable position of a lofty 8th national ranking despite the loss to LSU, there is still a frustrating vibe among Auburn fans because of an offense that is largely anemic five games in. And conventional wisdom is that … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 178, Oct. 4, 2018 →

Missing Link: The Auburn Offense It’s treacherous and often “bad karma” to complain about any 34-3 decisive win against an SEC opponent. But nonetheless, Auburn fans are rightly confused and frustrated that despite fielding a terrific defense, and explosive special teams, the offense simply has not found an identity and SEC caliber production as yet. … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 177, September 25, 2018 →

In most any competitive SEC West game, if you hold an opponent to 122 yards rushing, and 14 of 42 passing (33% completion rate), you’d fully expect to have won the game, especially at home. But that was not the case for Auburn last Saturday, thanks to a potpourri of mistakes and blown opportunities. In … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 176, September 18, 2018 →

Gus Malzahn’s Auburn Tigers are 7th ranked, undefeated, and sporting what usually wins you big games – a deep and elite defense, and a proven veteran quarterback in Jarrett Stidham. It also bodes well for Auburn that this Saturday’s matchup against 12th ranked LSU will be in the rabid confines of Jordan-Hare stadium, where Auburn … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 175, September 12, 2018 →

Key takeaways from Auburn’s huge win over # 6 ranked Washington When December arrives, it’s entirely possible that Gus Malzahn and his coaching staff will look back on their huge 21-16 win over the Washington Huskies as critical to a selection by the college football four team playoff selection committee. Obviously, with arguably the nation’s … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 174, September 3, 2018 →

Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Classic Auburn vs Washington September 1, 2018 Auburn vs Washington Scouting Report As legendary Auburn head coach, Pat Dye, was fond of saying about Thursday of big game weeks, “. . . the hay is in the barn.” If the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Classic, featuring the SEC’s # 9 ranked Auburn vs the PAC … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 173, August 30, 2018 →

Game strategy and critical matchups in the Auburn vs Washington opener Merely days remain for the coaching staffs at Washington and Auburn to put the final touches on what many consider a likely “elimination game” for the College Football Playoff. As odd as that sounds being the two top 10 ranked teams’ season opener, both … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 172, August 24, 2018 →

Join Coach John Ray and Doug Dean as they analyze the critical elements of Auburn’s Fall Camp preparations as the team is a mere two weeks from the challenging season opener versus the Washington Huskies.

Quite literally, the sound of “BOOM” can be heard across college football practice fields now as Fall Camp is underway with college football less than 24 days away! Coach Gus Malzahn and staff are focusing heavily on two critical question marks – a reliable starting five on the O-line, and a 2-3 deep running back … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 170, August 7, 2018 →

With the kickoff of the long awaited 2018 college football season a mere 38 days away, the anticipation becomes palpable across the nation, with even greater fervor in the deep South! Join cohosts Coach John Ray and Doug Dean as they discuss with special guest and best in class prognosticator, Phil Steele, what the season … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 169, July 25, 2018 →

Spring football work is at once extremely important to the coaching staff while being nearly useless in terms of objective forecasts of the coming season for fans and pundits. But that’s “what we’ve got” in April, and let’s face it, in the deep South, football is already occupying minds. Join Coach John Ray and Doug … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 168, April 9, 2018 →

No Slow Season in Auburn with a new Athletic Director, recruiting, and a red hot basketball team As a college football fan, you can always look forward to a little R&R after the January Bowl games, since the news grinds to a halt, right? Well, No, not this January at Auburn University. In the news … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 167 →

Coach John Ray and Doug Dean break down the Auburn vs UCF Chik-Fil-A Peach Bowl All good things got to come to an end, be it podcast show seasons, or football seasons. And for the Auburn Tigers, “very good” is perhaps an apt descriptor for the 2017 season, though not great, having come up one … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 166, Dec. 28, 2017 →

Auburn looks to capitalize on Big Six Bowl momentum While missing the college football playoff scene with a loss in the SEC Championship game, Gus Malzahn’s Auburn Tigers have the enviable position of playing in a New Year’s Day “Big Six” Bowl game against the only undefeated team in the country, UCF, in the Chik-Fil-A … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 165, December 18, 2017 →

Taking stock of a wild, rollercoaster 2017 Auburn season Although every major Power Five conference football team sets their sights on a conference or national football championship in the preseason, once the dust settles, a 10+ win season and New Year’s Bowl berth is considered a success. Such is the case for the Auburn Tigers, … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 164, Dec. 5, 2017 →

Can the Auburn Tigers continue surging in SEC title game rematch with Georgia? After thrashing No. 1 ranked Alabama 26-14 in a game which could have been an even bigger margin for Auburn, the Tigers have positioned themselves for what amounts to a play-in game for the four-team playoff. Are in-season rematches really “tricky” for … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 163, Nov. 30, 2017 →

Auburn makes case as America’s hottest team in a dominant win over Alabama With almost every SEC football poker chip pushed out on the table set in Jordan-Hare Stadium this past Saturday, Gus Malzahn’s Auburn Tigers played almost every hand brilliantly, putting away archrival Crimson Tide by the score of 26-14. The Tigers held a … Continue reading Auburn Football All-Access Podcast, Episode 162, Nov. 27, 2017 →