{"podcast":{"title":"The Auburn Observer","slug":"the-auburn-observer-3291122","podcast_index_feed_id":3291122,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/89809.rss","website_url":"https://www.auburnobserver.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/89809/7e0bd40bb2790d1ac66310cb399f8dba.jpg","author":"Justin Ferguson","episode_count":501,"summary":"Deep dives into the stats, strategies and stories of Auburn basketball and football","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T20:17:20.982351+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-auburn-observer-3291122"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 586: Live and Let Fly","slug":"episode-586-live-and-let-fly","published_at":"2026-05-19T10:11:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-auburn-observer-3291122/episode-586-live-and-let-fly","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-auburn-observer-3291122","url":"https://www.auburnobserver.com/p/auburn-basketball-mantas-rubstavicius-football-big-cat-weekend-2026","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/198361897/783ccdd698d520c2d90789cff498d003.mp3","summary":"Justin and Dan talk Mantas Rubštavičius’ commitment for Auburn basketball and a pair of Big Cat Weekend-adjacent pickups for Auburn football. Topics for this episode include: * why Justin believes Mantas fits perfectly onto this team * why Dan forecasts lots of threes * realistic expectations for a renovated Auburn MBB roster * why SEC MBB should have more contenders in 2026 * notes on Alex Golesh’s newest commitments after Big Cat Weekend * Golesh’s embrace of “what makes Auburn Auburn” * the significance of Auburn winning a battle for a top high school OT * a music-heavy Nonsense Segment, as Dan reconsiders a pair of the biggest bands of the 90s/2000s and Justin offers thoughts about Emo Night promotions If you’re receiving this free podcast episode and would like to upgrade to a paid subscription that gives you access to all stories and premium podcast episodes, subscribe using the button below or clicking this link . Follow Dan ( @dnpck ) and Justin ( @JFergusonAU ) on Twitter. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.auburnobserver.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Justin and Dan talk Mantas Rubštavičius’ commitment for Auburn basketball and a pair of Big Cat Weekend-adjacent pickups for Auburn football. Topics for t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5298,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-auburn-observer-3291122/episodes/episode-586-live-and-let-fly/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-auburn-observer-3291122/episode-586-live-and-let-fly.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}