Episode 511: Iron Sharpens Iron (feat. Jay Busbee)
The Auburn Observer · Justin Ferguson, Dan Peck, and Jay Busbee
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Show Notes
After Justin and Dan talk about the SEC’s move to a 3-6-6 scheduling format in football, Jay Busbee of Yahoo! Sports joins the show to discuss his new book, Iron in the Blood: How the Alabama vs. Auburn Rivalry Shaped the Soul of the South. Topics for this show include:
* Justin’s victory lap for the 3-6-6 Mafia
* Dan’s correct point about how this was the only way to go to nine games
* a discussion of which team Auburn should get as its third permanent opponent
* an interesting note that Notre Dame could be adding Auburn to a future schedule
* why Jay decided to write the definitive book on the Iron Bowl… as an outsider
* Jay’s favorite Auburn wins, players and coaches to discuss
* how Shug Jordan should be a bigger name in college football history
* imagining an alternate universe where the Iron Bowl moved back to neutral sites
* Kick Six stories
* what Jay sees for the future of the Auburn-Alabama rivalry
* Justin and Dan breaking down Week Zero in college football
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