The Gump Report: Angst and Opportunity in Alabama
Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast · Alex Kirshner, Justin Ferguson, and Richard Johnson
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Show Notes
2024 was a weird (read: bad) year for a lot of college football teams in the state Alabama. Justin Ferguson, publisher of the Auburn Observer and all-purpose ball-knower in the state, joins Alex and Richard to discuss:
* How everyone’s feeling after the two Iron Bowl teams went a combined 7-9 in the SEC, tied for their worst joint record of the century
* Why this will be an offseason of hope for Auburn, and why Hugh Freeze will have to deliver a lot early in the 2025 season
* Alabama’s pivot away from in-state recruiting and Alex’s theory that the revenue-sharing era should be good to the Tide
* UAB still has Trent Dilfer, and the Blazers coach is attempting the most blatant '“portal to save his job” maneuver that we’ve ever seen
* South Alabama is at least a little interesting, if not quite “good”
* Troy, however, is none of the above at the moment
* Scott Cochran’s new Division II job makes waves
* Jacksonville State nailed its FBS transition, won Conference USA, and has a new coach who can recruit
Thanks to Ferg, whose work is at www.auburnobserver.com
Hosts: Richard Johnson, Alex Kirshner
Guest: Justin Ferguson