The Observer joins Split Zone Duo to talk football in Alabama
Justin breaks down Auburn and the rest of the state in football with longtime friends of the program Alex and Richard over on SZD.
Happy Thursday, everyone. Later this morning, we’ll have a guest column by Jerry Hinnen on Auburn basketball that will be sent out to all subscribers.
This week, I (Justin) joined longtime Observer friends Alex Kirshner and Richard Johnson over at Split Zone Duo to talk Auburn football and the rest of the state of Alabama heading into 2025.
This is a paid episode of SZD, but if you’re not already a subscriber: 1) The Auburn talk is in a free preview up on their website and 2) the guys are giving out one-week free trials right now.
Here’s the full show description from SZD, along with a link to listen to the podcast directly on their site.
Enjoy! Also, be sure to send your mailbag questions for tomorrow to the1andonlyJF@gmail.com.
2024 was a weird (read: bad) year for a lot of college football teams in the state Alabama. Justin Ferguson, publisher of the Auburn Observer and all-purpose ball-knower in the state, joins Alex and Richard to discuss the state of things in a state that now has six FBS programs.
How everyone’s feeling after the two Iron Bowl teams went a combined 7-9 in the SEC, tied for their worst joint record of the century
Why this will be an offseason of hope for Auburn, and why Hugh Freeze will have to deliver a lot early in the 2025 season
Alabama’s pivot away from in-state recruiting and Alex’s theory that the revenue-sharing era should be good to the Tide
UAB still has Trent Dilfer, and the Blazers coach is attempting the most blatant '“portal to save his job” maneuver that we’ve ever seen
South Alabama is at least a little interesting, if not quite “good”
Troy, however, is none of the above at the moment
Scott Cochran’s new Division II job makes waves
Jacksonville State nailed its FBS transition, won Conference USA, and has a new coach who can recruit
