When MSNBC.com’s Mike Celizic thinks about Pete Carroll, the next name that pops into his head is Knute Rockne, the legendary coach of Notre Dame in the 20s and 30s.  Beyond simply highlighting the coaches’ winning percentages and multiple national championships, Celizic focuses on the coaches’ personalities in drawing the comparison:

Most of all, both are heavy on charisma and self-confidence; Rockne didn’t care what everybody else thought, and neither does Carroll. And those qualities are what made Rockne the best in his day and Carroll the best in his.

Carroll could be the next Rockne (MSNBC)