Film Room: The Breakout of the Bosnian Bruiser Filip Jović had the game of his young Auburn career vs. South Carolina, bashing his way to buckets for a Tigers offense that needed it here's a deep dive into how Auburn unleashed the big man — and what it could mean moving forward

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your best edge rusher playing on the punt block team in the national title game, this is real hoop

Mark Fletcher Jr. is the ideal running back

CFP branding is swaggerless, bring him back

seeing three of the four people on the GameDay set pick Miami over Indiana is enough to make me start to listen to the ESPN Bias conspiracy theorists

Auburn basketball just left for Ole Miss — can the Tigers come back with their first true road win on Tuesday? here's what you need to know about the matchup, including... - what stands out about Ole Miss - where the Tigers could bother the Rebels - the biggest stats to watch

it’s insane that Matthew Stafford, who played against Tommy Tuberville-coached Auburn teams, is the best quarterback in the NFL right now

Kevin Harlan the absolute 🐐 Williams to Kmet from Westwood One

that’s why the Bears wear Auburn colors

that is a literal video game touchdown

the Houston Texans have been around since 2002 but my brain still treats them like an expansion team

Observations: Auburn 71, South Carolina 67 - this time, Auburn didn’t let its offense affect its defense - you’ll at least want to remember The Filip Jović Game™ - Tahaad Pettiford and Keyshawn Hall struggled to shoot again — but still helped secure the win - a whole lot more

reading the replies, this website is devoid of juice

please enjoy the bromance that has been forming between Auburn basketball’s two freshman bigs: a kid from Houston (Sebastian Williams-Adams) and a kid from Bosnia (Filip Jović)

been rewatching FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS again and we’re gonna get to “The Son” tonight

having this tonight, absolutely thriving

running the mailbag tomorrow, and I’ve got some questions from last week I’ve still got to answer but I’ve got room for fresh ones, too send them my way in the next few hours, anything on your mind when it comes to Auburn football or Auburn basketball gracias

Observations: Missouri 84, Auburn 74 - “we’re not good enough to just show up” - hard to win when your top two guys play like that - why Auburn is reluctant to go to the press earlier - fouls and focus cost the defense dearly after halftime - Rotation Charts - more from CoMo

I have arrived in CoMo, here’s some burnt end pizza

good morning from Missouri, where Auburn will get a chance to capitalize on its big weekend win with a big road SEC test tonight - “if our 5s can play like they did against Arkansas…” - mind the gaps on D - “do you like winning?” then move the ball - a literal chance of pace

news: Auburn football is bringing back the traditional spring game format for A-Day this year the game will be at 2 p.m. CT on April 18 inside Jordan-Hare Stadium (that’s a week *after* The Masters, by the way)

we’re officially at “watching the 2021 postseason highlights on the treadmill, again” levels of ready for the Braves season to start

Film Room: what Auburn is getting in Baylor RB Bryson Washington - a stick of dynamite, especially when healthy - plenty of consistent tackle-breaking power - patient, deliberate style that meshes with the Tigers' new scheme - impressive vision to create real downhill damage

on today’s (free) Observer podcast: - Auburn basketball (surprisingly) spanks Arkansas - Auburn football (surprisingly) snatches one of the Big 12’s best backs - I declare my love for John Calipari (press conferences) - Dan encourages you to check out an up-and-coming actor (Robert De Niro)

Observations: Auburn 95, Arkansas 73 - a locked-in defense locked down an elite offense - Keyshawn Hall’s huge game went beyond just the 30-ball - Auburn is big-time battling on the boards right now - Rotation Charts - Nerd Stats - Quote of the Night

let’s break down Auburn’s next bounce-back shot — today vs. a top-15 Arkansas: - the latest on Filip Jović - here comes a high-scoring, fast-paced offense (again) - Auburn can’t get away with familiar mistakes in this one - Can the Tigers keep picking themselves up off the mat?

Auburn just signed an offensive line transfer from James Madison who understood the assignment for the announcement graphic

had enough money leftover on a CFA gift card to show that I am a complete mark for retro merch

it’s the first Observer mailbag of 2026: - how would you grade football’s portal haul so far? - Alex Golesh and proof of concept - the OL build - what will it take for the Tigers to truly compete? - the panic level for basketball - how can the defense get better? - WCW tag teams

three straight years without a football national champion it’s time for the SEC to embrace its fate as a basketball conference

this is where Trinidad Chambliss was ranked in the portal

beginning to become a guy who hates the “scored too early!” thing unless the offense could have run the clock all the way down

felt like y’all might like this pork chop I had tonight

the mailbag is back this week at The Observer, and we’ve got a lot to talk about between Auburn football’s roster overhaul in the transfer portal and Auburn basketball’s current state send me your questions here or email them to [email protected] if you need more space 🫵

Observations: Texas A&M 90, Auburn 88 - the turnovers tell the real story of this game - Auburn let its offense affect its defense too much - a thinned roster takes yet another potential hit - these Tigers don’t know when to die, and that matters - Rotation Charts - Nerd Stats

starting to get over my lifelong hatred of salads, please clap

Ooooh that’s gonna be nasty

Film Room: what Auburn is getting in USF QB Byrum Brown, the nation's leader in total offense - one of CFB’s very best at deep balls - an efficient quick trigger, especially off the running game - elite rushing — and not just compared to QBs - a constant creator through chaos

beyond excited to share that @byjustinlee.bsky.social has launched a new Substack dedicated to covering Olympic sports at Auburn subscribe to The Auburn Torch for as low as $4/month to get “everything else at the Everything School” he’s already got five stories up! www.auburntorch.com

Observations: Georgia 104, Auburn 100 (OT) - Auburn’s “terrible” and “horrible” day of 1-on-1 defense - offense got results but struggled to execute at key times - Filip Jović and the bright spot on the boards - why Tahaad Pettiford didn't start - Rotation Charts - Nerd Stats

The Stretch 4 is live from Athens for Auburn’s SEC opener vs. Georgia: - how do you slow down UGA? start by guarding your yard - why this is a big matchup for KeShawn Murphy - good things will happen if you take care of the ball - how will the Tigers respond when adversity hits?

Trinidad Chambliss just took a 40-foot heat check

the precision of this hoosiers team has been insane to watch all season

still wild that this is where the undefeated No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff sits in terms of on-paper talent Curt Cignetti is playing a video game

that I-U celebration with elbows in and then elbows out is pretty sick

Ohio State cruising for an entire regular season but losing these last two games is kind of a good advertisement for “college football is more than just the playoff” like, I hope OSU fans got to enjoy watching dominance for first 12 games instead of only looking ahead, because…

just attended my first outdoor winter wedding, whole thing took 12 minutes

Cristian Pache would at least get one of these calls in play