Hugh Free's comments about Auburn's expectations.

They got people talking.

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Yes, welcome on into Locked on Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast. I'm your host, Zach Blackerbie. And thank you so much for making Lockdown Auburn, your first listen every single day. We're joined by Blaine Crane of Crane and Company. There's some debate on if the crane is him or his brother Jake. I don't know.

It's me. I'm not going to push back on that. Well, that's crazy. You're not going to push back on that because apparently you've been manufacturing beef since I got here. So I've asked, I've asked Blaine to come on the show six times. And I had to confront him in person and his brother Jake had to help me. But regardless. So you heard Hugh Freeze talk about expectations this year.

Yeah. and his brother Jake had to help me, but regardless. So you heard Hugh Freeze talk about expectations this year.

Yeah, yeah.

Playoff conversation is where he thinks they should be.

Your initial response to that.

Yeah, it's laughing.

You're laughing.

Yeah, I don't think Auburn's a playoff team.

What makes you think Auburn is a playoff team right now? Look, I can understand certain things. Yes. I think Auburn's a playoff team. What makes you think Auburn is a playoff team right now?

Look, I can understand certain things. Yes. I think Auburn right now, from a receiver standpoint, you can put the room up against anybody's. Okay. Okay. I think from a DB standpoint, a secondary standpoint, I think they're going to be top four, top five in the SEC. Okay. But at the end of the day, yes. You know how you win football games?

By having a guy who takes a snap and can dominate a game.

Right.

Do we know that? But at the end of the day, you know how you win football games by having a guy who takes a snap and can dominate a game.

Right. Do we know that about Jackson Arnold? Because the only thing I know about Jackson Arnold is this, is that he got benched by his fourth start. Okay. You saw some great things, but you saw some bad things too. Like what? Turning the ball over in key moments. What was our huge problem last year at Auburn football? Turning the ball over in key moments. So look, I get it. You're a head coach. You get up there. You're going to say everything right, everything that's positive for your team from a mentality standpoint. Yeah. I get it. But for me sitting in this chair, I do not think Auburn is a playoff team. All right. So how much of that is just in the

conversation just to play devil's

advocate here, because I agree. I don't think Auburn makes a playoff

this year. But he said he wants to be in the

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