When Bryan Harsin took the stage at 2022 SEC Media Days, he brought a surprising level of spice to the proceedings.

After calling out media who counted out Harsin this February, the second-year coach announced he was done addressing the internal inquiry that endangered his job status. Did he take the right approach? 

On this Auburn-centric episode of The Iron Bowl of Podcasts, the Montgomery Advertiser's Bennett Durando discusses that with USA TODAY Network SEC columnist Blake Toppmeyer, who's substituting for Alabama beat writer Nick Kelly. Then to the more important stuff: What about Auburn's on-field issues? It's finally close enough to the season to break down an important chunk of schedule, the five-game home stand that sets the tone for Auburn and for Harsin's future.

Is it plausible for the Tigers to win all five of those games? And would doing so automatically save Harsin, regardless of what follows?

When <a href="https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/videos/sports/college/auburn/2022/07/21/auburn-football-coach-bryan-harsin-offseason-inquiry-into-him-and-its-impact-onhimself-team-and-fami/10122486002/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/videos/sports/college/auburn/2022/07/21/auburn-football-coach-bryan-harsin-offseason-inquiry-into-him-and-its-impact-onhimself-team-and-fami/10122486002/">Bryan Harsin took the stage at 2022 SEC Media Days</a>, he brought a surprising level of spice to the proceedings.
After <a href="https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburn/2022/07/21/bryan-harsin-auburn-football-sec-media-days-investigation/10069662002/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburn/2022/07/21/bryan-harsin-auburn-football-sec-media-days-investigation/10069662002/">calling out media who counted out Harsin this February</a>, the second-year coach announced he was done addressing the internal inquiry that endangered his job status. Did he take the right approach? 
On this Auburn-centric episode of The Iron Bowl of Podcasts, the Montgomery Advertiser's Bennett Durando discusses that with <a href="https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburn/2022/07/21/bryan-harsin-hot-seat-auburn-football-recruiting-sec-media-days-2022/10073520002/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburn/2022/07/21/bryan-harsin-hot-seat-auburn-football-recruiting-sec-media-days-2022/10073520002/">USA TODAY Network SEC columnist Blake Toppmeyer</a>, who's substituting for Alabama beat writer Nick Kelly. Then to the more important stuff: What about Auburn's on-field issues? It's finally close enough to the season to break down an important chunk of schedule, the five-game home stand that sets the tone for Auburn and for Harsin's future.
Is it plausible for the Tigers to win all five of those games? And would doing so automatically save Harsin, regardless of what follows?

When Auburn and Alabama meet in a sport other than football, it’s the “Iron Bowl of” that sport. So what do you call it when beat writers covering the rivals clash on football opinions? The Iron Bowl of Podcasts, of course. Featuring Bennett Durando and Nick Kelly of the USA Today Network, this conversation show explores the greatest rivalry in sports through the eyes of two writers experiencing football culture in the Deep South for the first time.

When Auburn and Alabama meet in a sport other than football, it&rsquo;s the &ldquo;Iron Bowl of&rdquo; that sport. So what do you call it when beat writers covering the rivals clash on football opinions? The Iron Bowl of Podcasts, of course. Featuring Bennett Durando and Nick Kelly of the USA Today Network, this conversation show explores the greatest rivalry in sports through the eyes of two writers experiencing football culture in the Deep South for the first time.

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