Knute Rockne was one of the greatest football coaches who ever lived. In his thirteen years as head coach at Notre Dame, his teams won 105 games, lost 12, and tied 5. He never had a secret practice. In fact, he sometimes would put up a sign for visitors that said, "Secret practice, come and bring your notebooks." On one occasion when an Army scout missed a train connection and didn't get to the Notre Dame game he was to cover, Rockne obligingly sent him the plays he planned to use against the West Pointers. He explained his action by saying, "It isn't the play that wins, it's the execution."