Who is the best Auburn fb coach in history ?

John Heisman, for this quote alone.

"Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football."

Bowden

The greatest coach in Auburn history lost his pants in a lake.

Dye then Tuberville I guess. SMH.

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It was Pat Dye and Pat Dye was ALABAMA, through in through. From his coaching staff full of BAMA players to the wishbone that he religiously ran just like coach Bryant, to the style of defense he coached at ALABAMA as DC all those years. Dye even had his players coming off the field just like Bear. It was comical to see that level of imitation. He was Kirby Smart before Kirby Smart.

The only thing he couldn't imitate was Coach Bryant's ability to win National Championships. He choked in big games. Literally. Before his biggest games, Dye would cough endlessly through his entire football review that weekend. And that's exactly how he coached on gameday.
Too conservative to take advantage of the overwhelming talent his teams had. He wasn't Bear.

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The only way the response is more bama is if you poisoned a few trees while typing it out.

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Bowden

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Back when Paul Finebaum had a local radio show, he did this bit where he put his both his arms straight up into the air, hands clasped, and asked Neal Vickers, "Who am I?"

To which the answer was "Terry Bowden cutting his grass."

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It was Pat Dye and Pat Dye was ALABAMA, through in through

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So THAT'S why he got us on probation. He learned from the best.

Noted. RTR.

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YouTube is your friend. Know your history.

The biggest games Dye went into an offensive shell. Coach Bryant would always have something extra in the biggest games.

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Yeah, like the biggest talent advantage in the game? THAT something extra? Or are you going to try and tell me Dye had anything approaching what Bryant had, roster-wise? Because, if so, it's you who needs to "know your history".

Dye was the best football coach in Auburn history because he turned Auburn from a lower middle of the pack SEC program into a yearly contender... with less resources than many at the time. He ended Alabama having an annual home advantage in the Iron Bowl and was a pretty decent AD. Shug would be my next entry because he also had a huge hill to climb and won a national championship.

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Coach Bryant was never on 60 minutes for funneling cash to his players.

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Only because Auburn boosters didn't set him up like Alabama boosters to did Dye.

Or do you really believe everything he did was on the up and up? Please tell me you believe this

As a very biased Alabama fan, I would rank Auburn's best head coaches in the following way:

1. Pat Dye
The man made Auburn football consistently relevant in the SEC. He also won Auburn four conference championships during his tenure and probably should have won them a national championship in 1983.

2. Ralph "Shug" Jordan
There's a reason why the man's name is on that stadium. He got the ball rolling at Auburn, winning the Tigers the first of two national championships while also being their all-time winningest head coach.

3. Tommy Tuberville
Sure, the man benefited from Alabama being on probation for much of his tenure, but while he was in charge on the Plains the Auburn Tigers absolutely dominated the state of Alabama in both recruiting as well as play on the field. Let's also not forget the prowess of that 2004 Auburn Tigers football team that went undefeated and won the SEC.

4. Gus Malzahn
While he might be in part responsible for the current state of Auburn football, one can't deny that he was somewhat consistent for the majority of his tenure. He got the Tigers to the national championship game in his very first season, winning the SEC in the process, while winning the West again in 2017.

5. Terry Bowden
Bowden's first two seasons as the head coach of the Auburn Tigers was an impressive 20-1-1. Unfortunately the Tigers were on severe probation due to the Eric Ramsey tapes and thus Auburn was unable to go anywhere to prove they were the nation's best team during that stretch. Nevertheless, when Auburn was finally off probation he guided the Tigers to their first SEC Championship Game appearance in 1997.