Losers from Auburn football’s 17-14 win over Missouri

Harsin is 4-7 in opposition to Energy 5 opponents by means of his 17 video games at Auburn. That is unacceptable.

Auburn misplaced 5 straight video games to finish the 2021 season. That is unacceptable.

Probably the most unacceptable factor, nonetheless is recruiting.

As of September, the recruiting may virtually be described as pathetic. The Tigers are second to final within the SEC in workforce rankings and are scraping on the backside of the barrel for expertise to spice up the category. They want our bodies within the room. And they’re actually struggling to get them

I wrote this at AuburnWire in November of final yr after the 0-5 skid, and I believe it is fascinating how the identical questions and feedback nonetheless apply virtually 11 months later:

“Was it the expertise that was preserving them (the employees) afloat throughout their 6-2 begin? Had been they preserving the gamers afloat, and now they aren’t scheming issues nicely? Regardless of the case could also be, one thing has modified. It is perhaps early, however Harsin has proven some tendencies that he’s going to must shake off if he needs to persistently win in opposition to opponents which have comparable or higher expertise, however are weak schematically to what he can throw at them. 

Auburn is twelfth within the SEC in recruiting rankings proper now. The switch portal will not fill the gaps perpetually.”

It isn’t laborious to see what’s taking place at Auburn. “Simply watch,” Harsin mentioned at SEC Media Days.

We’re watching, and man, is it laborious to not look away.

Had Auburn misplaced (and let’s be clear, successful the sport was not their very own doing, that they had misplaced that sport earlier than Missouri gave it away twice) yesterday, I am undecided Harsin would nonetheless be right here. However but, right here we’re.

The one factor that is going to vary recruiting is successful. Auburn is 3-1. Tunes will change in the event that they one way or the other beat LSU this Saturday.