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The Auburn Express

The War Rapport || Mike G • B Wil • Ike Jones • C-Dubthewarrapport.com
Your #1 source for Auburn Sports content. The Auburn Express is your place to hear comprehensive commentary on Auburn Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Gymnastics. In the SEC, sports are king and The War Rapport delivers a unique sports commentary experience in spades. Show hosts, Ike Jones, Ceasear Walker, B Wil, and Mike G. chop it weekly about sports happenings around Auburn University and the SEC. Visit thewarrapport.com for more Auburn sports coverage and content.
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Episodes

Samford: First Reactions

After a shaky start, Payton Thorne zeroed in and had an impressive night on the ground to propel Auburn to a rout of Samford. The offense looked better, but Payton Thorne still made questionable decisions and turned the ball over. The crew reacts to the last trial run before Auburn hits the road for SEC play. Original broadcast: Sunday September 17 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/thewarrapport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 18, 202340 minEp. 519

The Samford Preview Pt 2

The Samford preview continues with expectations about passing reps for the game. The crew continues discussion regarding whether the QBs or WRs are holding up the passing game. Original broadcast: Wednesday September 13 at 8pm ET, 7pm CT on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/thewarrapport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 15, 202331 minEp. 518

The Samford Preview Pt 1

The crew voices their displeasure with how the offense has looked so far this season and questions the likelihood that it will hit full throttle by the time Auburn visits Texas A&M. Original broadcast: Wednesday September 13 at 8pm ET, 7pm CT on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/thewarrapport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 15, 202328 minEp. 517

The Morning Drop: Auburn vs Samford Key Preview

The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. Mike G. and Ike Jones discuss what Auburn has to do against Samford to prepare for SEC play. Original broadcast: Wednesday September 13th at 10am ET, 9am CT on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/thewarrapport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 14, 202340 min

The Morning Drop: Coach Hugh Freeze addresses the media leading into the Samford game

The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. Ike Jones and Mike G discuss the upcoming game against Samford and react to statements from Coach Hugh Freeze to the media leading into the game. Original broadcast: Monday September 4 at 10am ET, 9am CT on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/thewarrapport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 13, 202348 min

The Morning Drop: Auburn Football needs to improve the pass game

The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. Ike Jones and BWil discuss the upcoming game against Samford. What things does Auburn need to do to be successful. Ike feels like the key will be getting the pass game in order and finding ways to get on the same page with QB and WR. Original broadcast: Monday September 11 at 10am ET, 9am CT on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/thewarrapport Learn more about ...

Sep 12, 202346 min

Cal Game Reactions

Auburn traveled across the country to face Cal and came away with a narrow 14-10 win. Eugene Asante and an improved run defense got the most praise, but a mistake filled offensive outing is giving the fanbase reason to worry. The crew reacts to the highs and lows of the game, including what appears to be going on at QB. Original broadcast: Sunday September 10 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/thewarrapport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 11, 202339 minEp. 512

The Auburn vs Cal Preview

The crew previews Auburn Football's matchup against Cal on the West Coast and Cal's star RB gives the Auburn defense - and the Auburn fanbase - some bulletin board material before the game. Original broadcast: Wednesday September 6 at 8pm ET, 7pm CT on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/thewarrapport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 08, 202333 minEp. 511

Previewing Auburn vs Cal with Spencer McLaughlin

Spencer McLaughlin (Smalls_55), the host of Locked on Pac-12, comes to give the insight on the Cal Golden Bears. He is optimistic about the outcome and thinks that Cal has a chance to pull the upset against Auburn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 07, 202341 min

The Morning Drop: Hugh Freeze talks to the media as he previews Auburn's matchup with Cal

The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. Hugh Freeze talks to the media as he previews Auburn's matchup with Cal. Freeze talked about improvements that needed to be made as well as things he was pleased with. He critiqued his QB's and coaches as well. Original broadcast: Tuesday September 5 at 10am ET, 9am CT on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/thewarrapport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...

Sep 06, 202343 min

The Morning Drop: Auburn Football will need to limit explosive plays by Cal

The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. Ike Jones and BWil discuss the upcoming game against Cal. What things does Auburn need to do to be successful. Ike feels like the key will be limiting the explosive play and making Cal be methodical. Original broadcast: Monday September 4 at 10am ET, 9am CT on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/thewarrapport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Sep 05, 202338 minEp. 507

UMass Beatdown: First Reactions

Hugh Freeze's first game as Auburn's HC went swimmingly, as Auburn dismantled UMass 59-14. Offense looked easy again, though not perfect, as the Tigers showed plenty of strength in the run game. The passing game, while much more effective than last season, left plenty to be desired as miscues were still present when the QBs took to the air. The whole crew gives their reaction to the first Auburn win for Hugh Freeze. Original broadcast: Sunday September 3 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT on YouTube at https://w...

Sep 04, 202346 minEp. 506

Boss It Toss It Loss Mike G. and Memes Edition

Mike G. and Auburn Memes discuss Auburn Football's schedule in our yearly Boss It Toss It or Loss It Schedule. Auburn Memes shares his reasons for games he thinks Auburn will absolutely win or lose as well as games that may be too close to call. Last year's segment ended badly for all who participated so this year Mike and Memes hope to outperform last year's predictions. What will Hugh Freeze deliver in year one? The team discusses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 01, 20231 hr 8 minEp. 505

Jake Crain talks about what fans should expect from Auburn Football under Hugh Freeze in week 1.

Jake Crain talks about what fans should expect from Auburn Football under Hugh Freeze in week 1. There will be a lot of questions about thee offense identity of the team, depth on defense, and of course QB1 Payton Thorne. Is Jarquez Hunter suspended? How much will we see Robby Ashford. Jake covers it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 01, 202325 minEp. 504

The Morning Drop: How Auburn Roster Matches Up With UMass

MIke G. and Ike Jones breakdown Auburn's team Captains selections and review Auburn's starting lineup for game one vs Umass. This is The War Rapport's weekly roster matchup discussion to preview the upcoming games key players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 31, 202341 minEp. 503

Previewing Auburn vs U-Mass with Nathan Strauss

Ike Jones previews the matchup between Auburn and the University of Massachusetts with Nathan Strauss (Twitter: @nathanpstrauss). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 30, 202332 minEp. 502

The Morning Drop: Coach Hugh Freeze addresses the media leading into the UMass game

Ike Jones and Mike G weigh in on the comments made by Coach Hugh Freeze when he addressed the media leading up to the UMass game. There is a mix of excitement and anxiety that was expressed. Will Auburn and the new offense be able to improve? Will the Rush Defense be able to show that camp is not the measure of their ability? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 30, 202349 minEp. 501

The Morning Drop: Can Auburn Stop the Run vs UMASS?

Last season, Auburn Football had trouble stopping the run. After losing to important piece from the defensive line and despite some impressive transfer signings, the Spring wasn't looking too much better along the defensive front. When you couple that with a lot of uncertainty at the linebacker position, Auburn may be in trouble against the run again this season. UMass looked better than expected in their first game, posting over 5 yards per carry against New Mexico State. Mike G and Ike Jones w...

Aug 29, 202331 minEp. 500

The End of the Offseason

After a long offseason, it's finally Game Week! Ike, Mike G, and B Wil rundown their thoughts on Hugh Freeze's first offseason as Auburn's HC, from talent and roster management to the the state of the locker room and level of competition between players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 202337 minEp. 499

Building Rapport: Jake Crain

Jake Crain of Crain & Co stops by to talk Auburn Football mid-camp, what to make of the QB battle, and how many wins he expects from Hugh Freeze in year 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 26, 202333 minEp. 498

Revisiting Our 2022 predictions with Boss, Toss, & Loss

Gearing up for the regular season kickoff, the crew starts to get excited for the Week 0 action. They also decide to revisit their 2022 predictions for with Boss, Toss, & Loss to see just how wrong they were about Auburn's possibilities in year 2 under Bryan Harsin. Yikes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 25, 202333 minEp. 497

The Morning Drop: QB Rotation in 2023

The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. Of all the relevant position battles still taking place, QB2 is seemingly up for grabs. How it plays out will have a big impact on the uburn QB room for the 2023 season and into the future. If Payton Thorne is QB1, is Robby Ashford clearly QB2? What are Holden Geriner's chances at seeing significant playing time this season? Original broadcast: Wednesday August ...

Aug 24, 202343 minEp. 496

The Morning Drop: Tight Ends Ready To Contribute

The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. After very little work over the last 10 or so years, the Tight Ends appear to be back under Hugh Freeze. Transfer TE Rivaldo Fairweather has generated the most excitement and awe during the preseason, showing elite speed and catch ability for his size. Who else in the TE room could contribute? Could there be multiple tight end sets under this Freeze/Montgomery c...

Aug 23, 202334 minEp. 495

The Morning Drop: The Deepest RB Room in the SEC

The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. Auburn's RB room looks to be bursting at the seams with elite talent. Ike and B Wil look at the room, the quality of depth, and even the best RB rooms in Auburn's past to see how this one stacks up and whether or not there will be enough carries to go around. Original broadcast: Monday August 21 at 10am ET, 9am CT on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/thewarra...

Aug 22, 202349 minEp. 494

Second Scrimmage Reactions

As the second scrimmage of fall camp has taken place, the crew reacts to the cementing of Payton Thorne of QB1 and the effect that winning the job may have had on his 2nd scrimmage performance. The guys examine the approach Hugh Freeze has taken to manage his QBs so far in fall camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 21, 202333 minEp. 493

And then there was QB1

At an afternoon press conference, Hugh Freeze names Payton Thorne QB1 going into the start of the season. He gives his account of the QB race to this point, and details his thought process making the decision. With the decision being made, Ike and B Wil react to the news and get the pulse of the fanbase as they digest the news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 18, 20231 hr 16 minEp. 492

The Auburn QB Race getting narrowed down

With what seems to be a clear delineation in practice, speculation has ramped up about a narrowing of the QB competition to Payton Thorne and Robby Ashford. the guys talk through the jostling of QB1 vs QB2 and fans' strange tendency to prioritize the guy over the team as the season draws closer. Original broadcast: Wednesday August 16 at 8pm ET, 7pm CT on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/thewarrapport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 17, 202348 minEp. 491

The Morning Drop: Auburn WRs holding up the show

The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. Auburn WRs have been the focus of concerning going back to last season, and Hugh Freeze has done plenty of work to address the issues in that room. But with multiple players dealing with injuries and a lackluster scrimmage, it seems the WR position is yet again a position of concern for Auburn. Can the WRs get it together before the start of the season? Will Aub...

Aug 17, 202338 minEp. 490
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