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Primary Discovery

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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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Elite and steady

Elite but volatile

Lower ceiling but stable

Lower ceiling and unstable

Butch Davis

Volatility: 14.54 • Average SRS: 2.68

57.9% win rate • 28.9 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

Butch Davis

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

Offense-FirstPeak Dominator

Butch Davis coached 15 seasons, won 57.9%, and posted an average SRS of 2.7. Best season: 2000 Miami. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 3 stints shaped the career arc.

Volatility: 14.54
Average SRS: 2.68
Career Win %: 57.9%
Peak SRS: 28.9

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Active chart outliers

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

2 markers

Highest peak
Butch Davis
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
28.9 peak SRS
Steadiest floor
Don Strock
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
1.14 volatility

Top Career Peaks

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

1. Butch Davis
2000
28.9
2. Mario Cristobal
2025
22.2
3. Mike MacIntyre
2016
15.3
4. Ron Turner
1999
14.3
5. Don Strock
2005
-21.7

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. Butch Davis
2000 Miami (11-1)
28.9
2. Mario Cristobal
2025 Miami (13-3)
22.2
3. Mike MacIntyre
2016 Colorado (10-4)
15.3
4. Ron Turner
1999 Illinois (8-4)
14.3
5. Don Strock
2005 Florida International (5-6)
-21.7

Best Career Win %

Who won the most across a meaningful sample.

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1. Butch Davis
2000 Miami (11-1)
57.9%
2. Mario Cristobal
2025 Miami (13-3)
55.4%
3. Mike MacIntyre
2016 Colorado (10-4)
39.5%
4. Ron Turner
1999 Illinois (8-4)
36.4%
5. Don Strock
2005 Florida International (5-6)
24.2%

Most Top 10 Finishes

Coaches who stacked elite endings.

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1. Butch Davis
2000 Miami (11-1)
1
2. Mario Cristobal
2025 Miami (13-3)
1
3. Mike MacIntyre
2016 Colorado (10-4)
0
4. Ron Turner
1999 Illinois (8-4)
0
5. Don Strock
2005 Florida International (5-6)
0

Stability

Stability shortcuts

Who stays in control year after year.

1 board

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.

1 board

Longest Careers

Big careers and long arcs.

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1. Butch Davis
2000 Miami (11-1)
27 years
2. Ron Turner
1999 Illinois (8-4)
25 years
3. Mario Cristobal
2025 Miami (13-3)
19 years
4. Mike MacIntyre
2016 Colorado (10-4)
15 years
5. Don Strock
2005 Florida International (5-6)
3 years

Results Table

Coach results table

5 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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5 filtered coachesSuccess vs Volatility activeSorted by Career Quality descending


Butch Davis 103-75 • 1995-2021	Florida International, Miami +1	15	178	103	75	57.9%	2.7	28.9 2000 peak	14.5	30.3	25.9	#2	1	Offense-First Peak Dominator
Mario Cristobal 97-78 • 2007-2025	Florida International, Miami +1	14	175	97	78	55.4%	0.7	22.2 2025 peak	13.4	26.0	28.3	#5	1	Balanced Peak Dominator
Mike MacIntyre 58-89 • 2010-2024	Colorado, Florida International +1	12	147	58	89	39.5%	-5.8	15.3 2016 peak	10.1	25.6	31.9	#17	0	Offense-First Longevity Coach
Ron Turner 52-91 • 1992-2016	Florida International, Illinois +1	13	143	52	91	36.4%	-7.0	14.3 1999 peak	12.0	25.9	34.3	#12	0	Offense-First Longevity Coach
Don Strock 8-25 • 2004-2006	Florida International	3	33	8	25	24.2%	-23.3	-21.7 2005 peak	1.1	13.1	36.9	—	0	Balanced —

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