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Episode 568: Recalibration
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Episode 568: Recalibration

Dan calls Justin from an airport to discuss Auburn falling short of the NCAA Tournament — but still accepting an NIT bid.
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Dan calls Justin from an airport to discuss Auburn falling short of the NCAA Tournament — but still accepting an NIT bid. Topics for this subscribers-only podcast include:

  • an explanation of why this podcast sounds different

  • the Selection Committee’s decision to pick Texas over Auburn

  • why the Tigers’ fate was mostly in their control this season

  • how the scale of the blow from this step-back campaign will be determined later

  • a funky South Alabama team in the first round of the NIT

  • perhaps the weirdest combo of a defensive scheme and a key offensive player

  • the split between the fan base about being NIT-bound

  • Justin makes a point about Auburn’s non-conference scheduling

  • Dan wonders if the Tigers will lean more on the potential returners

  • a few positions that stand out ahead of football’s spring practice start Tuesday

  • shoutouts to some big wins for Auburn track, tennis and baseball

  • a sincere thank you to the subscribers

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