Former Auburn coach speaks at Touchdown Club

LITTLE ROCK - Pat Dye wants to clear up one thing about college football&#39;s national championship.<br> <br> ``They&#39;re all mythical,&#39;&#39; the former Auburn coach said. ``There ain&#39;t no national champion in football.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> Dye spoke Monday at the Little Rock Touchdown Club, telling stories about his coaching days and adding a few comments on this year&#39;s Arkansas Razorbacks. Dye coached at East Carolina during the 1970s and then at Wyoming for a year, but his most memorable seasons were at Auburn.<br> <br> Dye coached the Tigers from 1981-92, winning or sharing four Southeastern Conference championships. He was the coach when Auburn&#39;s Bo Jackson won the Heisman Trophy in 1985.<br> <br> Before becoming a head coach, Dye was an assistant at Alabama under Bear Bryant.<br> <br> Dye talked briefly about college football&#39;s national championship, joking about how in some years, multiple teams have been able to claim that honor.<br> <br> He also gave his thoughts on the 2006 Razorbacks, who are ranked No. 5 in the nation. In fact, he led the crowd in a ``Pig Sooie&#39;&#39; hog call at the beginning of his talk.<br> <br> ``You didn&#39;t know I could do that, did you?&#39;&#39; he asked the crowd.<br> <br> Dye credited Arkansas&#39; success this year to its overpowering running game, which is by far the SEC&#39;s best. He said running the ball and preventing the other team from doing so is a good recipe for success for any SEC team.<br> <br> ``Arkansas right now running the ball,&#39;&#39; Dye said. ``When we had our run in the &#39;80s, we were running the football and stopping the run.&#39;&#39;