The Rundown, Ep. 653 (9-23-24)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Henry Patton, Caleb Jones, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene in the Old Football Complex to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on the Tigers' loss against Arkansas and all the consternation that goes with it. That includes: • Hank Brown bottomed out. That was fast. • Payton Thorne was decent in relief. • What in the world is going on with 3rd-and-long? • What's going on with Keionte Scott? • How bad do we ALL feel about Champ Anthony's situation? • Why is Hugh Freeze having all this trouble right now? His team is listless. • Does it all...
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The Rundown, Ep. 652 (9-16-24)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Henry Patton, Caleb Jones, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene in the Old Football Complex to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on the Tigers' win over New Mexico and Hank Brown's excellent work during his first college start. Also: • Camden Brown had a nice redemption arc. • What about Brandon Frazier's injury? • New combinations along the offensive front worked out fairly well. • Speaking of redemption arcs, what about Bradyn Joiner! • What's up with Kayin Lee? • Kaleb Harris sure is playing a lot! • New packages for Malcolm Simmons and...
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The Rundown, Ep. 651 (9-9-24)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Henry Patton, Caleb Jones, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene in the Old Football Complex to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on the Tigers' stunning, 21-14 loss to the Cal Golden Bears. • What happened to Payton Thorne? • Why did they stop running the ball during the second half? • Is Hugh Freeze accepting enough accountability here? • Does Freeze regret not ponying up for a big-name portal quarterback? • The offensive line is a serious issue, too. • Are there solutions in the secondary? • What will it take for Auburn to hold this excellent...
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The Rundown, Ep. 650 (9-2-24)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Henry Patton, Caleb Jones, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene in the Rane Room to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on the Tigers' comprehensive, 73-3 victory over Alabama A&M in their season opener. • Payton Thorne was the biggest benefactor of the team's most obvious upgrade. • Those freshman WRs are really something, huh? • Tyler Johnson, welcome to the show. • Defense had their share of standouts, too. • The future of SEC Injury Reports. • Who will commit next? Deuce Knight? Melendez? Kromah? Offord? The show ends with a tidy supply of...
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The Rundown, Ep. 649 (8-27-24)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Henry Patton, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene at VooDoo Wing Company discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on the depth chart heading into the Alabama A&M game. Is Percy Lewis part of the problem or part of the solution along the offensive front? Is the staff reluctant to made Caleb Wooden their ride-or-die guy at safety? What about DJ Durkin naming 37 defensive starters? The guys then delve into their season predictions. Six wins? Seven wins? Eight? More? Caleb then jumps in to discuss the Tigers' newest commit, DE Nate Marshall from Illinois, who was...
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The Rundown, Ep. 648 (8-20-24)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Henry Patton, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene at VooDoo Wing Company discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on a MASSIVE news dump from Hugh Freeze during "Tiger Talk" on Monday night. He said Hank Brown will be the team's QB2. He said D-Wade is moving back to tackle and will replace Percy Lewis, who is now moving inside. That unexpected. The guys also discuss injuries to Keionte Scott and Austin Keys — two of the squad's most important defensive players. Will this new offensive braintrust actually yield more points per game this fall? The guys have...
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The Rundown, Ep. 647 (8-13-24)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Henry Patton, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene in the Rane Room to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on the BIG (WEEKEND) SCRIMMAGE and the Tigers' second week of fall camp. The offense was just so-so in the scrimmage. Is that a big deal? Not really. Plus, the young wideouts really were terrific and the defense, well, it played well — at least the first- and second-team guys — from start to finish. All in all, that's what you'd expect at this stage. We're starting to get a picture of which "new" players are in the mix...
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The Rundown, Ep. 646 (8-6-24)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Henry Patton, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene at VooDoo Wing Company in Auburn to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on the FIRST WEEK OF (FALL) PRACTICE. It's early. They're not even in full pads yet. Still, it's becoming clear that the freshman wideouts are a special group and that a somewhat forgotten interior OL is making a bit of a splash so far. Bottom line: Is this all going to help Payton Thorne be better this season? Or will he be best? The staff deliberates these questions. Auburn added three more commits since our last show. Caleb...
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The Rundown, Ep. 645 (7-30-24)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene at VooDoo Wing Company in Auburn to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on BIG CAT WEEKEND. Or should we call it THE BIGGEST CAT WEEKEND? Auburn used its premier recruiting event of the year to land EIGHT commits — including a number of four-star players on the precipice of a jump to five-star status. There was a little bit of everything: Two Alabama flips, a franchise safety, a franchise cornerback, two outstanding young edge defenders plus a linebacker and a punter. Hugh Freeze is FILLIN' UP THE GROCERY...
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The Rundown, Ep. 644 (7-23-24)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Henry Patton, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene in the Rane Room to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on our views of the football team's strengths and weaknesses heading into the 2024 season. What's interesting is that we had five panelists and four different answers on weaknesses. Could that be a good thing? We also break down the pressure on Hugh Freeze. He's definitely not on the hot seat, but a poor season this fall could put him on a hot seat. It's time for substantive progress on the field. Let's be real about it. Caleb then breaks...
info_outlineBryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene at Voodoo to discuss the important happenings in and around the Auburn program, which includes the first week of spring football and the end of Auburn's Under Armour era?
Spring ball resumes Tuesday (today), so what will we be looking for? Quarterbacks, of course. It's always quarterbacks. There are some other guys worthy of regard, too.
Apparel deal? Auburn is closing in on a deal with Nike, but don't get ready to buy those new Bo Barkey Big Hurt Jordan XIIs just yet. The university's deal with Under Armour runs through June 2025.
The guys also take a look back at Bruce Pearl's entire regular season of work and marvel at the progress shown in several areas. This team's new-found ability to work inside-out may be a game change. B-Matt has raised his expectations as a result.
Coach Jonnie's girls are on the NCAA Tournament bubble, but Caleb thinks they're in.
Baseball had a mostly successful weekend while softball struggled a bit more. Sunday events were good on both fronts, however.
The show ends with a juicy slab of commendations and shoutouts for the most outstanding members (this week) from The Bunker community. It's only been a few days since our last show, but the Bunker Never Stops Giving.
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