Harsin should be fired, Tigers will have trouble

Of all the football games to ever happen, that was certainly one of them.

Auburn beat Missouri by a score of 17-14 — more aptly, Missouri beat Missouri twice by both missing a field goal on the goal line as time expired and then subsequently dropping a football right before it crossed the plane. As such, rumors that Bryan Harsin would be fired if he lost to Missouri can be put on hold for now, but the win was an ugly one that won’t leave Auburn fans too happy.

Here are five takeaways from a rare win that most involved would like to forget:

Auburn will have some serious trouble down this next stretch

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Auburn is set to play a stretch of football against LSU, Georgia, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Mississippi State and Texas A&M in its next six games. It will not be a fun time.

The Tigers realistically should have lost to Mizzou twice here, and the escape with a win against the now-worst team in the conference shouldn’t be inspiring anybody. Auburn is about to have a very bad time along this stretch and will likely be outplayed significantly by each of its upcoming opponents, which leads to the next point…

Bryan Harsin needs to be fired posthaste

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Rumors had it that Bryan Harsin would be fired should the team have lost to Mizzou. His Auburn Tigers were dead to rights at two different points at the game’s end and managed to escape, but that shouldn’t save Harsin’s job.

Here’s the deal: Auburn is unlikely to win any of its next six games, and those losses would look a little better to recruits and national perception if an interim coach lost them. Everyone wants Harsin gone, and removing him now wouldn’t look bad on the athletic association and the Tigers could get to rebuilding with a jump on any teams that may be looking to do the same.

Oscar Chapman did his job

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This game hurt…