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Primary Discovery

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Success vs Volatility

Start with the simplest question: who paired real strength with a repeatable week-to-week shape?

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Coach fieldOutlier markerSelected focus

Elite and steady

Elite but volatile

Lower ceiling but stable

Lower ceiling and unstable

Sonny Cumbie

Volatility: 5.46 • Average SRS: -9.38

38.2% win rate • -1.7 peak SRS

Volatility

Average SRS

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Average SRS reads overall strength. Volatility is the spread of season-to-season SRS, so lower values mean a steadier profile.

Career shape lens

Sonny Cumbie

This is the clearest first-pass view for peak versus stability. It is the best place to start browsing.

Offense-FirstOffense-First

Sonny Cumbie coached 5 seasons, won 38.2%, and posted an average SRS of -9.4. Best season: 2021 Texas Tech. The profile was offense-first with a mostly steady profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.

Volatility: 5.46
Average SRS: -9.38
Career Win %: 38.2%
Peak SRS: -1.7

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Active chart outliers

These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.

3 markers

Highest peak
Tommy Tuberville
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
22.7 peak SRS
Most consistent elite coach
Joey McGuire
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
10.80 avg SRS • 6.95 volatility
Steadiest floor
Dell Morgan
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
1.80 volatility

Top Career Peaks

Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.

1. Tommy Tuberville
2004
22.7
2. Joey McGuire
2025
22.3
3. Mike Leach
2008
20.3
4. Jim Carlen
1973
20.0
5. DeWitt Weaver
1953
18.5

Supporting Insights

Quick leaderboards, grouped on purpose.

These are shortcuts into the same table below. Performance leads the stack, while stability and longevity stay visible without competing with the main chart.

Performance

Primary leaderboard shortcuts

The fastest path into peak and results leaders.

3 boards

Highest Peak SRS

Single-season ceiling leaders.

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1. Tommy Tuberville
2004 Auburn (13-0)
22.7
2. Joey McGuire
2025 Texas Tech (12-2)
22.3
3. Mike Leach
2008 Texas Tech (11-2)
20.3
4. Jim Carlen
1973 Texas Tech (11-1)
20.0
5. DeWitt Weaver
1953 Texas Tech (11-1)
18.5

Best Career Win %

Who won the most across a meaningful sample.

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1. Pete Cawthon
1933 Texas Tech (8-1)
72.9%
2. Joey McGuire
2025 Texas Tech (12-2)
66.0%
3. Tommy Tuberville
2004 Auburn (13-0)
61.6%
4. Jim Carlen
1973 Texas Tech (11-1)
60.4%
5. Mike Leach
2008 Texas Tech (11-2)
59.6%

Most Top 10 Finishes

Coaches who stacked elite endings.

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1. Tommy Tuberville
2004 Auburn (13-0)
2
2. Joey McGuire
2025 Texas Tech (12-2)
0
3. Mike Leach
2008 Texas Tech (11-2)
0
4. Jim Carlen
1973 Texas Tech (11-1)
0
5. Spike Dykes
1996 Texas Tech (7-5)
0

Stability

Stability shortcuts

Who stays in control year after year.

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Most Consistent Winning Coaches

Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.

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1. Pete Cawthon
1933 Texas Tech (8-1)
4.0
2. Jim Carlen
1973 Texas Tech (11-1)
6.2
3. Tommy Tuberville
2004 Auburn (13-0)
8.3

Longevity

Longevity shortcuts

Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.

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Longest Careers

Big careers and long arcs.

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1. Mike Leach
2008 Texas Tech (11-2)
23 years
2. Tommy Tuberville
2004 Auburn (13-0)
22 years
3. Jim Carlen
1973 Texas Tech (11-1)
16 years
4. Spike Dykes
1996 Texas Tech (7-5)
14 years
5. Steve Sloan
1976 Texas Tech (10-2)
14 years

Results Table

Coach results table

15 filtered coaches in view. Lower rank numbers are better. Lower volatility means more stable. Lower SP Def numbers are better on the identity chart.

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Sonny Cumbie 21-34 • 2021-2025	Louisiana Tech, Texas Tech	5	55	21	34	38.2%	-9.4	-1.7 2021 peak	5.5	25.6	32.7	—	0	Offense-First Offense-First
Jerry Moore 27-48-2 • 1979-1985	North Texas, Texas Tech	7	77	27	48	36.4%	-2.9	2.3 1980 peak	3.0	22.8	26.6	—	0	Defense-First Defense-First
Rex Dockery 23-40-3 • 1978-1983	Memphis, Texas Tech	6	66	23	40	37.1%	2.6	12.1 1978 peak	9.0	21.4	22.3	—	0	Defense-First Defense-First
Dell Morgan 31-24 • 1946-1950	Texas Tech	5	55	31	24	56.4%	1.3	3.7 1948 peak	1.8	—	—	—	0	Balanced —
Kliff Kingsbury 35-40 • 2013-2018	Texas Tech	6	75	35	40	46.7%	4.0	7.3 2018 peak	3.2	39.0	32.5	—	0	Offense-First Offense-First
Steve Sloan 68-86-3 • 1973-1986	Duke, Ole Miss +2	14	157	68	86	44.3%	2.6	15.9 1976 peak	7.5	27.0	26.6	#13	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
JT King 44-45-3 • 1961-1969	Texas Tech	9	92	44	45	49.5%	3.4	9.9 1965 peak	5.6	—	—	—	0	Balanced Program Stabilizer
Matt Wells 57-51 • 2013-2021	Texas Tech, Utah State	9	108	57	51	52.8%	0.9	13.9 2018 peak	6.5	28.2	25.5	—	0	Balanced —
DeWitt Weaver 49-51-5 • 1951-1960	Texas Tech	10	105	49	51	49.0%	3.4	18.5 1953 peak	7.7	—	—	#12	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
Pete Cawthon 67-23-6 • 1932-1940	Texas Tech	9	96	67	23	72.9%	0.6	6.9 1933 peak	4.0	—	—	#11	0	Balanced Program Stabilizer
Spike Dykes 82-67-1 • 1986-1999	Texas Tech	14	150	82	67	55.0%	4.3	12.8 1996 peak	4.9	34.1	29.5	#19	0	Offense-First Program Stabilizer
Jim Carlen 107-69-6 • 1966-1981	South Carolina, Texas Tech +1	16	182	107	69	60.4%	8.1	20.0 1973 peak	6.2	26.7	17.2	#11	0	Defense-First Longevity Coach
Mike Leach 158-107 • 2000-2022	Mississippi State, Texas Tech +1	21	265	158	107	59.6%	8.8	20.3 2008 peak	6.2	38.0	26.3	#12	0	Offense-First Longevity Coach
Joey McGuire 35-18 • 2022-2025	Texas Tech	4	53	35	18	66.0%	10.8	22.3 2025 peak	7.0	35.2	24.6	—	0	Offense-First Offense-First
Tommy Tuberville 159-99 • 1995-2016	Auburn, Cincinnati +2	21	258	159	99	61.6%	5.0	22.7 2004 peak	8.3	31.8	22.3	#2	2	Balanced Peak Dominator

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