Hugh Freeze had an interview with The Next Round and was asked about if Auburn could be expected to make a run in the playoffs in year 2. His answer was surprising and candid for his thoughts on the matter.... In this episode we discuss our thoughts on Hugh's answer to this question and toss in some thoughts of our own about what we think the expectations of year 2 and an overall rebuild should be. We also asked this questions online and got some fan responses of theirs.

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Auburn's SEC opponents in basketball for the upcoming season have dropped. Why this news is bigger than other years? The new addition of Texas & Oklahoma to the conference. Auburn will play each team Texas & Oklahoma rather than 2 additional SEC home & home games. Texas's 3 locks are Oklahoma, Arkansas, & A&M Oklahoma 3 locks are Texas, A&M, & Mizzou Auburn's remain the same with Alabama, UGA, and Ole Miss The future of the SEC's scheduling is always a conversation every year with every sport, but this is how it will shake out for 24-25 basketball.

For the offensive side of the ball, the staff has done a tremendous job at upgrading or retaining position groups that needed improvement. It was pretty clear in 2023 where those were and how that lead to Thorne's struggle at times over the previous season. But now, with those holes appearing to be patched and the unit stronger as a whole....Will Thorne be able to step up to the plate and use what is around him to leap this Auburn team forward in 2024?