re: Who was the best Auburn football coach of the last 30 years?

Tuberville and it is not close. The second that the last Dye recruit graduated (D. Craig) AU went off a cliff under Bowden. Bowden took his dads leftovers or guys FSU couldnt get into school because of criminal issues. Tubs rebuilt AU roster in two years and had elite talent by 2001. Yes, he almost got fired because the 2002 and 2003 teams should have competed for SEC or national championships but he was learning big time SEC football at the time. Jetgate opened his eyes to how important AU took things. Had a great 4 year run after that. Probably should have had a great 6 year run but all in all he was a very good coach. The 2010 team had a ton of Tuberville players that complimented Cam to the natty. They all graduated and Chizik was left was his own players and it crashed. Malzhan is a close second. He acheived about as much as Tubs and faced a much tougher road with Saban, Kirby and LSU. Gus would have been hands down #1 if he could have left playcalling duties behind. Just couldnt do it