Look, it’s already a different kind of week. The Iron Bowl and the first two basketball games of the season are on three consecutive days. Auburn hoops has already had two different bombshells come out before Monday night. There’s an actual holiday coming.

This is no time for normal Mailbag protocols. No, we need a special Tuesday edition — one that will tackle the big questions about Gus Malzahn’s Tigers and the constantly shifting situation around Bruce Pearl’s Tigers.

There was a lot to get to in a short amount of time this week, and I wanted to save room at the end of this one for a special message. Let’s go.