4th Quarter, Down Six, 5 Seconds Left: Which College Football Coach Do You Want?

You know you've seen it before played out in movies and television. It's late in the fourth quarter. The team is down, and there is enough time on the clock to run one more play.

The coach calls the quarterback over and tells him the play. The quarterback runs to the huddle to relay the message. The ball is snapped, and the play is executed to perfection ending in the game-winning touchdown.

The crowd goes crazy, you go crazy, Riggins and Smash go crazy on the television, someone yell's "LOUD NOISES" because they don't know what's going on, your dog starts to bark because everyone is yelling and everyone is sharing one euphoric celebration.

In real life, sometimes this is imitated. Today, we take a look at the top 10 coaches in today's world that are the best in these situations.

10- Joe Paterno, Penn State

Before any of you, the readers, can go down to the comment section and let me know what a horrible idea it is to put Joe Pa on this list, just wait and hear me out.

Joe Paterno is the most successful head coach ever in college football. Sure, he's 84 years old, and he really doesn't make a lot of the decisions any more. But, he has the experience that none of these other coaches can claim to have on this list.

No moment is too big for this coach. Down six with 30 seconds left is no different than any other moment in the game to Coach Paterno.

9- Gary Patterson, TCU

The first of two non-BCS schools on our list is TCU's head coach Gary Patterson.

Gary has taken his program to new heights. While being the face of the program, he has helped the Horned Frogs to two BCS Bowl Games and a 1-1 record in them.

Next year, Patterson takes his coaching ability to the Big East where the competition, week in and week out, will increase from what he is used to now.

8-Chip Kelly, Oregon

The man runs an offense to be desired.

His Oregon team scored the most last year, and this year looks to be just as successful. Last year, the Ducks ran the table in their Pac-10 and non-conference schedule.

This year they return to a new conference layout with two new divisions with the additions of Utah and Colorado.

With only one play left to win the game, I think you would want this offensive genius calling your play to win the game.

7- Gene Chizik, Auburn

This man has all of the trophies coming out of the 2010 season. He won the SEC and the BCS National Title so he has to have great time management skills right?

Or maybe it's because he had Cameron Newton last year?

Either way, Coach Chizik proved his great clock skills in last year's national title game when they kicked the game-winning field goal against Oregon.

That game, along with his ability to manage his way through a perfect record SEC and non-conference record.

6- Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech

It seems as if every year Frank Beamer has his Virginia Tech team in the national title conversation. Being up there with the other great programs such as Ohio State, Florida, LSU, Alabama and Oklahoma, to name a few, you have to have won a close game or two.

Coach Beamer has those credentials as one of the best coaches in the game. No matter if his quarterback is Michael Vick, or Tyrod Taylor, Beamer will find a way to win a game in the final seconds.

5- Les Miles, LSU

OK, this one may be hard to defend on Coach Miles.

Some call him the "Mad Hatter" because of his questionable calls. Some think he is bat "bleep" crazy with the way he time manages games. Some think he has no clue about what he is doing.

But, in the end, Coach Miles has more wins than losses when it comes to last-second plays.

Yes, his clock management skills sometimes are lacking. But if you need a last-second play to win you a game, Les is crazy enough to draw up something that will come through in the end.

4- Mack Brown, Texas

All that Mack Brown has done at Texas, since coming over from North Carolina, is win.

Yes, last year, he had a 5-7 year, and yes, he lost both of his coordinators, but Mack should have this Texas team primed for another Big 12 championship this year.

Throughout his time at Texas, Mack has had to rely on some gutsy calls to his quarterbacks.

Who doesn't remember the quarterback draw that Vince Young ran to defeat USC in the national title game?

3- Nick Saban, Alabama

The legend of Nick Saban began in the cold Michigan weather when he was a coach at Michigan State.

There he learned what it took to be a great play-caller when the game was on the line. He took his skills and became a household name while the head coach of LSU.

A national championship with the Tigers and a failed run in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins later, Saban took an Alabama team that was a program that hadn't had a national championship in quite sometime.

While at Alabama, there have been a number of close games that Saban has had to make gutsy calls to help the Tide win.

His defensive calls late in games have helped the Tide to a national championship in the 2009 season.

2- Bob Stoops, Oklahoma

Coach Stoops is a lot like Coach Brown who was No. 4 on this list. Both are rivals inside of the Big 12. Both have a national championship while at their current schools. And both are considered the best at what they do in their conferences.

It's just that Coach Stoops has won more championships than Mack.

Yes, Bob Stoops didn't get the nickname "Big Game Bob" because it rolls off the tongue.

No, Coach Stoops has won a number of close games which has resulted in numerous trips to not only the BCS Championship game, but also BCS bowl bids.

1- Chris Peterson, Boise State

Coach Peterson exploded on the scene with his gutsy play-calling against Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. His hook-and-lateral play tied the game on the game's last play. Then in overtime, instead of kicking an extra point to send the game to a second overtime, Peterson calls for the Statue of Liberty play to win the game.

Not only those two examples, but his gutsy play-calling down the stretch of last year's opening game against Virginia Tech helped kick off another BCS Bowl bid year.

T.J. McAloon is a Featured Columnist here at Bleacher Report. You can follow more of my work through my Twitter page by clicking the link here: tjmcaloon. My views are probably not the same as yours, and I'm sure you'll let me know, but try to keep it classy down there in the comment section.