{"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 598: Hot Ones","slug":"episode-598-hot-ones","published_at":"2026-07-08T10:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-auburn-observer-3291122/episode-598-hot-ones","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-auburn-observer-3291122","url":"https://www.auburnobserver.com/p/auburn-football-schedule-2026-analysis-ranking-toughest-opponents","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205997763/d575a61c78a1c146e79759f24620e666.mp3","summary":"Justin and Dan reunite on the mic to rank Auburn football’s 10 power-conference games for 2026 from easiest to toughest. Topics for this episode include: * Justin’s back from vacation * Dan’s not a Lakers fan (but wishes Walker Kessler all the best) * hey, that Narcisse Ngoy thing was weird, huh? * why the guys are unanimous about the weakest SEC opponent for the Tigers * how much does having a returning quarterback carry you in these rankings? * is DJ Lagway getting the Jackson Arnold treatment? * Mississippi State might be sneaky * trying to split the Florida and Vanderbilt back-to-back * will Tennessee or Ole Miss be a tougher road test? * a prediction about the Auburn-LSU day game * a surprisingly tough question about Alabama * the missing piece for Georgia’s machine * Justin and Dan recap the World Cup so far * who is older: Lionel Messi or Kodi Burns? 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 reunite on the mic to rank Auburn football’s 10 power-conference games for 2026 from easiest to toughest. Topics for this episode include:…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5517,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-auburn-observer-3291122/episodes/episode-598-hot-ones/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-598-hot-ones.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}