Welcome to the House that Rockne Built Charlie

However, due to the administration not letting his team's travel to bowl games up until 1969, he had feweropportunities than these two men.Parseghian finished his career with the Irish with a winning percentage of .836, good for a record of 95-17-4.Average rank: 7.6 Best rank: 1 (1966) Worst rank: 16 (1968, 1971) Average SOS: .674 First year effect in rankings: 74 Two year effect in rankings: 60? No. Not only was Leahy a coaching legend, but also one of the founding fathers of Notre Dame's tradition, the school's pride and joy.Going down his career resume, you will find four national championships, six undefeated seasons (including four ties) and a record-setting unbeaten streak of 39 straight football games. An argument can be made that Leahy is one of the top college football coaches of all time, but one mediocre season and a short-lived career holds him back from taking that title.Leahy finished his career at Notre Dame with a record of 87-11-9.Average rank: 10.6 Average SOS: .696 Best rank: 1 (1943) Worst rank: 66 (1950) First year effect in rankings: 15 Two year effect in rankings: 16No. 1 ? Knute Rockne (1918-1930)"Football is a game played with arms, legs and shoulders but mostly from the neck up."Putting all statistics to the side for a moment, Rockne is the face of college football coaching. Not only was he able to bring the forward pass to the game, he served as a martyr for football due to his tragic death. To be frank, without Rockne the game of football would have struggled to escape it'sMidwest roots.With that said, Rockne also is one ofif not thegreatest coach in college football history.

With a career record of 105-12-5 and a winning percentage of .881, Rockne led the Irish to a total of six national championships.His five undefeated teams included Irish legends like the Four Horsemen,George Gipper, and Frank Leahy. He may not have deserving stats to be placed here, but his name alone places him at the top of this list.Welcome to the House that Rockne Built, Charlie.Average rank: 8.6 Best rank: 1 (1924, 1929, 1930) Worst rank: 29 (1928) Average SOS: .632 First year effect: -8 Two year effect: -2? Special thanks to Coach RNK for the ranking statistics. It took four rounds of play but the? Champions League group stages are finally heating up.If the group stages finish as they are now then Bayern Munich, Barcelona , and? Liverpool would all be playing in the Europa League.Jose Mourinho and? Inter Milan ? were five minutes away from a ninth consecutive Champions League game without a win, when two late goals not only gave Inter the win, but also propelled them to first place in the group.Next up for Inter are games against Barcelona and Rubin Kazan.Nobody seriously expects Barcelona not to qualify for the knockout stages, but Barca fans have to be a little worried this morning after seeing their side effectively lose to Rubin Kazan over two legs.And Barca was very lucky to avoid defeat yesterday.Bayern Munch finds itself four points behind? Juventus with only two games to go. But it looks like Bayerns only hope of European glory this season will be in the Europe League.Here's anther European power who has one leg out of the Champions League: Liverpool. They are in a more desperate situation than Bayern as they are five points behind Fiorentina with two games to go.

Matchday Six pits Liverpool versus Fiorentina at Anfield in what will be an electric atmosphere if that game means anything.Another big name that could still struggle to progress to the knockout stages is? Real Madrid .? Reports suggest that Cristiano Ronaldo could be out for three more months. Real is only one point ahead of third place Marseille who they play on MatchDay Six in France Real is a very different team without Ronaldo. (which not only will Bama win, but will dominate on both sides of the ball) I would still put either team up against anyone in the county. Not just for the coaching abilities of Saban or Miles, or the shear talent on both teams, but the combination of both that is what wins football games Welcome to the SEC.. A lot at this weekend's action in the Premier League where there are some important battles at the top and bottom of the table.? Aston Villa ? v? Bolton That was terrible loss to? West Ham ? on Wednesdays night for Villa and they will be looking to get back on the winning track against a Bolton tea, that just has to be glad that they are not playing? Chelsea ? again. It is clear that Chelsea,? Arsenal ? and? Man Utd ? are the class of the Premier League.