This is the Auburn podcast, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.

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I'm your host Zach Blackerby on Twitter at Z Blackerby, and the man is back.

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How was Colorado quickly?

It was great, you know, very pretty, and a good time to go skiing, get a little relaxation

and all that good stuff.

Well, we're glad to have you back in the studio, but thank you, sir.

Good to be back.

Yes, I missed you dearly. All right, so some things happened while you were gone or were confirmed while you were gone.

Will Hastings, you know, the Auburn slot receiver, who has really become a very beloved character on the planes.

And I think some of that has to do with his story.

And, you know, it's a great one from walk-on kicker to a pretty solid slot receiver.

But I looked at some of his numbers over the course of the weekend.

And I think it's clear to everyone, even casual football fans,

that Auburn played its best football after the loss to LSU.

From that to the end of the Iron Bowl, right?

I don't think that's an outlandish thing to say. Yeah, with their backs against the wall, it actually surprised a lot of people.

Right.

And I think you can even say that Auburn during that stretch played like the best football team in the country.

In November, sure, with the Georgia and Alabama wins.

Yeah, if you beat two number one teams and both of those teams played in the national championship,

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