Is Auburn actually underrated?

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Jake Crane of Crane and Company hanging out with us

on this signing day edition of the show.

We'll talk more about signing day and what do we even do with it moving forward

as well as the conversation around spring spring practice I think is fascinating. There's different angles

there. But Jake, I saw this graphic. This is from 247 and they list Auburn as one of three teams,

SMU, Auburn, Michigan, as some teams that are underrated entering 2025.

You buy that?

Well, I mean, look, depending on what publication you look at, I've seen some that have

Auburn as a top 10 team.

I think if you're going to pitch it as underrated, it's that Auburn has kind of fallen

into this seems like doom loop of being very average or even below average.

And people don't view Auburn the same.

From a football standpoint, I mean, basketball right now, it's the exact opposite.

But people on the outside have stopped viewing Auburn as one of the big dogs or a big threat,

not only nationally, but in the southeastern conference.

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