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Summary and Filtering

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Keep at least 3 seasons in view to avoid tiny-sample profiles dominating the charts and leaderboards.

Coach Identity

The fastest way to narrow style and school context.

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Time and Sample

Keep the result set stable before reading the charts.

Recommended: 3+ seasons.

Quality

Shortcut the list toward stronger resumes and stronger finishes.

These filters reshape the charts and the results table together, so every leaderboard and callout below reflects the same active set.

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Primary Discovery

One clear lens at a time.

Start with career shape or flip to identity. Either way, the chart, the coach summary, the outlier list, and the table context all stay synchronized.

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

Dave McClain

Volatility: 3.16 • Average SRS: 2.75

59.3% win rate • 9.2 peak SRS

Volatility
Average SRS

Hover or focus a point to isolate it. Click a coach to carry that selection into the results table.

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

Career shape lens

Dave McClain

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

Defense-FirstProgram Stabilizer

Dave McClain coached 11 seasons, won 59.3%, and posted an average SRS of 2.8. Best season: 1983 Wisconsin. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. 2 stints shaped the career arc.

Volatility
3.16
Average SRS
2.75
Career Win %
59.3%
Peak SRS
9.2
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Active chart outliers

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

3 markers

  1. Highest peak

    Brady Hoke

    Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.

    15.8 peak SRS

  2. Most consistent elite coach

    Dave McClain

    High average strength without the season-to-season swing.

    2.75 avg SRS • 3.16 volatility

  3. Steadiest floor

    Paul Schudel

    Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.

    2.91 volatility

Top Career Peaks

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

  1. 1. Brady Hoke

    2011

    15.8

  2. 2. Dave McClain

    1983

    9.2

  3. 3. Stan Parrish

    2008

    4.2

  4. 4. Dwight Wallace

    1978

    2.0

  5. 5. Pete Lembo

    2013

    0.7

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. 1. Brady Hoke

    2011 Michigan (11-2)

    15.8

  2. 2. Dave McClain

    1983 Wisconsin (7-4)

    9.2

  3. 3. Stan Parrish

    2008 Ball State (0-1)

    4.2

  4. 4. Dwight Wallace

    1978 Ball State (10-1)

    2.0

  5. 5. Pete Lembo

    2013 Ball State (10-3)

    0.7

Best Career Win %

Who won the most across a meaningful sample.

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  1. 1. Dave McClain

    1983 Wisconsin (7-4)

    59.3%

  2. 2. Paul Schudel

    1988 Ball State (8-3)

    55.4%

  3. 3. Pete Lembo

    2013 Ball State (10-3)

    54.6%

  4. 4. Brady Hoke

    2011 Michigan (11-2)

    53.3%

  5. 5. Dwight Wallace

    1978 Ball State (10-1)

    51.9%

Most Top 10 Finishes

Coaches who stacked elite endings.

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  1. 1. Dave McClain

    1983 Wisconsin (7-4)

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  2. 2. Brady Hoke

    2011 Michigan (11-2)

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  3. 3. Pete Lembo

    2013 Ball State (10-3)

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  4. 4. Dwight Wallace

    1978 Ball State (10-1)

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  5. 5. Paul Schudel

    1988 Ball State (8-3)

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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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    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. 1. Stan Parrish

      2008 Ball State (0-1)

      28 years

    2. 2. Brady Hoke

      2011 Michigan (11-2)

      21 years

    3. 3. Bill Lynch

      2007 Indiana (7-6)

      16 years

    4. 4. Pete Lembo

      2013 Ball State (10-3)

      15 years

    5. 5. Dave McClain

      1983 Wisconsin (7-4)

      11 years

    Results Table

    Coach results table

    8 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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    Dave McClain

    72-49-3 • 1975-1985

    Ball State, Wisconsin
    		11124724959.3%2.8
    9.2

    1983 peak

    		3.227.924.0—0
    Defense-First

    Program Stabilizer

    Brady Hoke

    105-92 • 2003-2023

    Ball State, Michigan +2
    		171971059253.3%-1.9
    15.8

    2011 peak

    		9.626.726.1#120
    Defense-First

    Longevity Coach

    Pete Lembo

    47-40 • 2011-2025

    Ball State, Buffalo
    		786474054.6%-8.3
    0.7

    2013 peak

    		5.226.733.7—0
    Offense-First

    Longevity Coach

    Dwight Wallace

    40-37 • 1978-1984

    Ball State
    		777403751.9%-11.5
    2.0

    1978 peak

    		8.821.524.7—0
    Defense-First

    Defense-First

    Paul Schudel

    60-48-4 • 1985-1994

    Ball State
    		10112604855.4%-13.1
    -8.6

    1988 peak

    		2.921.426.8—0
    Defense-First

    Longevity Coach

    Bill Lynch

    56-83 • 1995-2010

    Ball State, Indiana
    		12139568340.3%-10.6
    0.1

    2007 peak

    		7.224.332.1—0
    Balanced

    Longevity Coach

    Mike Neu

    40-63 • 2016-2024

    Ball State
    		9103406338.8%-13.3
    -4.9

    2019 peak

    		6.521.534.6#230
    Balanced

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    Stan Parrish

    9-51-1 • 1986-2013

    Ball State, Eastern Michigan +1
    		76195115.6%-17.9
    4.2

    2008 peak

    		10.221.337.5—0
    Offense-First

    Longevity Coach

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