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Episode 494: The States of the Programs
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Episode 494: The States of the Programs

Justin and Dan look back at Auburn athletics in 2024-25 and take stock of how each program is doing heading into a new year.
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Justin and Dan take a look at the previous school year for each of Auburn’s varsity sports — with more time going to their areas of expertise — and project where the programs stand before the next campaign. Topics include:

  • Auburn’s back-to-back top-five finishes in men’s track and a pair of event national titles

  • Jackson Koivun’s weekend at the U.S. Open and the continued success for Auburn golf

  • the work that Butch Thompson and Auburn baseball did to get back to contention

  • a solid debut season for the Malveauxs and Auburn softball

  • looking at Larry Vickers and the job ahead of him with women’s basketball

  • the 2024-25 season and Johni Broome in the GOAT discussions for the men’s basketball program

  • how Tahaad Pettiford’s return feels like the biggest offseason win in a long time

  • why you should buy the potential of both gymnastics and volleyball next season

  • the new coach in charge of Auburn soccer and why it was a major hire

  • the backwards-ness of Auburn football’s rebuild under Hugh Freeze so far

  • where the Tigers have to put it all together this fall on the gridiron

  • how Jackson Arnold stacks up to the rest of the transfer quarterbacks in this cycle

  • a Top Four of sports Justin and Dan would like to see Auburn add, including two that aren’t Division I offerings… as of right now

  • a Top Four of comfort rewatch movies

  • M&M lore

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