Listen, put me in the parking lot, you know, with bears and I go out there and play.

It don't matter.

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I'm Zach Blackerby, solo today recording just minutes after the conclusion of Auburn

defeating Missouri.

At the time, 12th ranked Missouri.

You got to think they'll fall after that as Auburn wins 88 to 82. We talk so much on

this show about culture and, you know, different cultures within different programs, even within

the same athletics department when you talk about Auburn. Auburn football's culture,

Auburn basketball's culture, baseball with Bush Thompson. But we talk about what Bruce Pearl has done a lot and rightfully so.

But you look at it and over the past seven years as he has been Auburn's basketball coach,

I mean, just one of the biggest turnarounds in college athletics, pick whatever program that you want.

I mean, it's been remarkable.

It's been crazy.

And you look at it.

And I think the graphic that they played or showed on ESPN2 as soon as the broadcast was

wrapping up in Auburn had defeated Missouri.

The graphic they showed was Auburn basketball won eight of the last 11 versus top 25 teams.

I mean, think about that.

This program plays its best basketball when it's playing against the top teams in the country. And you even saw that capitalized, you know, with an exclamation mark next to it in that final four run when they

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