With the stunning twist of Cam Coleman committing to Texas A&M, the crew takes a step back to reset and talk about Auburn's position with the 2024 class, including alternative targets at WR and which recruiting battles loom largest with Big Cat Weekend approaching at the end of July. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 lands LB recruit D’Angelo Barber out of Clay-Chalkville, but whiffs on 5-star WR Cam Coleman as he commits to Texas A&M in what's been viewed as an upset. The fallout has been severe, with Auburn fans believing Coleman was a sure thing after receiving several Crystall Ball predictions that Coleman would commit to Auburn. Message boards are loaded with...
The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. EA's NCAA faces yet another setback after a licensing company who usually helps colleges and institutions secure outside deals decides to sue EA for offering the players a compensation deal without that licensing company, the Brandr group, being present. It's a mess of a situation now, and Ike and B Wil try to talk through what's going on with the game. Original...
The guys continue their discussion of Analytical Solutions' Top 10 Coaches list, this time with respect to Hugh Freeze specifically at #8 on the list. Does he deserve to be #8 on this list? What are the arguments for or against Hugh Freeze being the 3rd best coach in the SEC? What would he have to achieve in order to climb the list? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the midst of "list season" a new list emerges that stands above the rest. Analytical Solutions is a consult company that sells data to relevant organizations who want objective information about who the best candidates are for head coaching positions. The top 10 coaches according to their data was made available and it ends up being the most interesting list of the offseason. After Nick Saban and Kirby Smart, who are the next eight best coaches in the country? Hugh Freeze sits at #8 on this l...
Details about Auburn's Men's Basketball's 2023-24 schedule have been released, including their opponent in the ACC/SEC challenge, which is a home matchup against the Virginia Tech Hokies. Other notable schedule details are the SEC opponents for the Tigers, with plenty of land mines in that lineup. Are Bruce & Co equipped to handle this schedule? Does Auburn have the talent to survive a daunting out of conference schedule? How likely are the Tigers to compete for the SEC regular season title?...
The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. To pair with its list of standout offensive transfer portal players, Athlon also included defensive transfer standouts in its offseason list barrage. Auburn didn't fair nearly as well, with only a pair of defensive transfer recruits being rated as impact players. Will that be enough for the Auburn defense to pull its weight in 2023? Original broadcast: Wednesday...
The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. Athlon Sports to the time to rate the best transfers of the offseason and Auburn players were mentioned several times. Shane Hooks, Brian Battie, and a handful of other players made Athlon's list as impact transfers, but somehow Athlon isn't too high on the tigers this year? Yet another case of a disconnect between what Auburn's potential could be and the expect...
The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. DJ James returns for the 2023 campaign as the 4th highest rated CB in the conference according to Pro Football Focus. However, a list published by PFF leaves him off of a list of the 10 draft eligible cornerbacks to watch this season. DJ James has a PFF rating higher than half the list. What gives? Original broadcast: Monday June 26 at 10am ET, 9am CT on YouTube...
Pro Football Focus is laying out their power rankings of all 14 SEC teams for the 2023 football season and Auburn is ranked...13th? There are plenty of gripes to be had, and each of the guys takes their shot at the questionable positioning of the teams on this list. Meanwhile, B Wil takes some time to hate on Bama as only he can do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 pass offense has been its weakness since 2017 and it hit a new low in 2022. Whit Hugh Freeze's arrival, it's widely expected that streak will end. 3000 yards seems to be a meaningful threshold for passing offense in order for a team to have some success in an SEC season. It may be possible with the roster turnover that Hugh Freeze has achieved in his fi...
Auburn Men's Basketball has finished its offseason moves and now looks to embark on its 2023-2024 campaign with renewed focus, a chip on its shoulder, and a ton of new faces. With some major departures, Bruce & Co have seemed to fill needs quite well. But the origin of some of that talent has many questioning if Auburn Men's Basketball has the talent to compete with some very heavy hitters in the SEC. Brandie Mac and Auburn Memes bring their hot takes on what to expect from the Hardwood Tige...
The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. Knowing Auburn's roster is complete, the guys take a look at the 2023 schedule to determine where things are most likely to go wrong or go right for the Tigers. An early trip to Cal looks like a land mine for Hugh Freeze's first season, but so does a trip to College Station to play what should be a very talented Texas A&M squad. Ike and Mike G talk through t...
On this episode of The Amen Corner, the crew takes weighs in on the SEC releasing the opponents for the 2024 season. This being the first year of Oklahoma and Texas joining the conference, there is a big shake up in the schedules and opponents. Who got it easiest? Who got the short end of of this deal? Which of the two teams who are joining got the worst "Welcome to the SEC" Schedule? Georgia Football will no longer get their customary SEC East schedule with divisions going away. How does Paul f...
The 2024 conference schedule was revealed for each SEC team and Auburn has a lighter load to carry than usual. Not playing LSU yearly wlll be an adjustment, while playing both Mizzou and Vanderbilt will be a welcome change. A home game against Oklahoma has fans excited already. What do we think of the schedule? What games would we swap if we could? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. Original broadcast: Wednesday June 14 at 10am ET, 9am CT on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/thewarrapport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 a spirited one-sided debate last week on why the college players union should be grateful for whatever they're being offered for their Name, Image, and Likeness to appear in EA's newest iteration of the NCAA Football franchise, B Wil is back to deliver the counterargument: EA has plenty of money to spare to compensate the players fairly. A bunch of facts, ...
The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. Coming into the summer where Senior high school players frequently commit, Auburn is busy trying to recruit - or flip - some of the best players in the country. Squarely in Hugh Freeze's sights are 4 current Bama commits that sit inside Auburn's key recruiting footprint. Two of them will be hosted on Auburn's campus for overnight visits including a stud WR and C...
Along with Payton Thorne's arrival to the Auburn Football program came shifting expectations for Auburn's 2023 season. Could Payton Thorne be the QB that Hugh Freeze was looking for? With only holdovers in the QB room from the last coaching staff, it stood to reason that Hugh Freeze would want a QB that was of his choosing. But what does that mean for Robby Ashford and Holden Geriner? Is the starting QB already determined? What is Auburn's ceiling with Payton Thorne at QB? Do Robby Ashford or Ho...
The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. Several years ago, EA announced its intention to revive the long-dormant NCAA Football franchise that died in 2013. Gamers and football fans alike have been excited at the prospect of the series returning. But with NIL compensation now enacted in college sports, EA will have to settle on just how to handle putting players in the game. The College Football Player...
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 Blue-Chip ratio - the percentage of 4 & 5 star recruits signed from HS and JUCO - has dropped to 51%, ranking Auburn 16th in the country. Auburn has steadily dropped in that ranking over the last several years, mirroring the on-field result as well. Can Hugh Freeze reverse the trend of Auburn recruiting? Who is recruiting comparably with better on-f...
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 defense ranked in the bottom third of the SEC last season, not providing much help to a struggling offense that couldn't find its rhythm. What is a reasonable goal for PPG surrendered for Auburn's defense this upcoming season? Championship teams usually fall under 22 PPG allowed and Auburn's defense allowed 29 PPG last season. Can the Tigers make the ju...
The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. Champ Anthony comes in as a relatively unexperienced DB from the JUCO ranks, but his ball hawking ability has been noted from his limited play time. And just over 6 full months after he took the Auburn Football head coaching job, Coach Hugh Freeze has completed his offseason roster turnover by bringing 42 new players into the Auburn Football program. The overall...
On this episode of The Amen Corner, Paul is back and the crew takes on the decision for the SEC to remain at 8 conference games for the 2024 football season. Is that the right move? Who does it benefit? Who does it hurt? And the punishment has finally come down for Bama DB Tony Mitchell. In keeping with the recent history of discipline for Bama, absolutely nothing will outwardly be done about his drug, weapons, and speeding arrest from earlier this year. Surprising no one, the guys still weigh i...
The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. With Oklahoma and Texas entering the SEC in football starting in 2024, decision makers had some work to do regarding scheduling. Would the SEC move to the much-discussed "pod" system? Maintain all traditional rivalries? Throw the Big-12 defectors into the West division and redraw the lines? Well, it's been decided that Texas and Oklahoma's arrival will mark the ...
With Johni Broome officially coming back to the Auburn Men's Basketball team for the 2023-24 season, the prognosticating can begin on what to expect from Bruce Pearl's team next year. Johni solves a lot of would-be problems that his departure would have created, but is his roster complete? Does Auburn need one more piece? And what should the expectations be for Auburn this coming season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. Johni Broome announced his withdrawal from the NBA Draft and signaled his return to Auburn Men's Basketball's 2023-2024 roster. With that confirmation, Bruce Pearl's roster for next season seems to be complete. So how does this change the prospects of the 2023-2024 team? What is this team built to handle? What could the starting lineup look like? Original broadc...
The Morning Drop: The live morning show where viewers can chat live with The War Rapport about any and all breaking Auburn Sports News. In the midst of several different postseasons at this particular time of year, and with Auburn Baseball being selected to play host for one of college baseball's 16 regional tournament sites, the crew asks what's the best postseason format in all of sports? Is it the excitement of the NCAA Tournament's frenzy, or is it the long and drawn out 7 game series of pro...
The Amen Corner returns with Candace Cooper from Locked On ACC and Steve-O from Toe-2-Toe sports joining Ike and Kenny B to discuss the ACC's possible dissolution. Was it really about to happen? Also, the crew discusses which SEC stadiums have the best atmospheres. Spoiler: It's not the teams who have done the most winning recently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of Mike, Mac & Memes, the crew talks through Auburn's Under Armour sponsorship deal and possible effect it has had on Auburn athletics. Athletic Director John Cohen has already come out and publicly acknowledged that discussions will be had as soon as the negotiating period for the expiring contract begins in September. Under Armour gear has been a point of contention for many fans, especially sports that don't usually get the spotlight. It's been all but confirmed that the U...
