Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Mike DuBose
Mike DuBose: 76th pct vs Dave Smith: 61st pct
Percentile score against all tracked coaches.
Coaches Compare
Compare coach careers on the same scale.
See top-line edges, side-by-side profiles, overlaid career arcs, and school-stop comparisons in one matchup view.
Mike DuBoseDave Smith
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Mike DuBose
Mike DuBose: 79th pct vs Dave Smith: 74th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Dave Smith
Dave Smith: 74th pct vs Mike DuBose: 59th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Dave Smith vs Mike DuBose
Dave Smith: 0 titles vs Mike DuBose: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Dave Smith vs Mike DuBose
Dave Smith: 4 seasons vs Mike DuBose: 4 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
SimilarSimilar: Dave Smith vs Mike DuBose
Dave Smith: 52.3% vs Mike DuBose: 51.1%
Raw career win rate, not a normalized score.
Style and Strength Profile
Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.
These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.
Overall Strength
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Mike DuBose has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeMike DuBose has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Mike DuBose
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.8
91th pct
Elite
Dave Smith
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 4.5
71th pct
Strong
Career Arc Overlay
Overlay the same SRS scale to compare where each career climbed faster, held steadier, peaked higher, or dipped harder.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Mike DuBoseDave Smith
EliteStrongAverageLean
Dave Smith: 1973 SMU
1972Actual season year • SRS range 1.5 to 17.62000
Active comparison point
Mike DuBose • 1999
1999 Alabama
Best seasonBiggest improvement10-3 • SRS 17.6 • SP Overall 26.5
Win %
76.9%
YoY SRS
+14.4
SP Off / Def
41.9 / 17.4
Finish
#8
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Dave Smith
Nearest year 1975 • SMU
4-7 • SRS 1.5 • SP Overall 0.0
Mike DuBose holds a 16.1-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +13.4 SP offense
Tenure comparison
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike DuBose | |||||
| Alabama | 1997-2000 | 4 | 24-23 | 7.2 | 17.6Highest peak |
| Dave Smith | |||||
| Oklahoma State | 1972-1972 | 1 | 6-5 | 15.3Best quality | 15.3 |
| SMU | 1973-1975 | 3 | 16-15-2 | 4.2 | 6.2 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Mike DuBose
24-23 • 51.1% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
76th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Alabama 1999
SRS 17.6
Worst Season
Alabama 2000
SRS 2.9
Biggest Improvement
Alabama 1999
14.4 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Dave Smith
22-20-2 • 52.3% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
74th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Oklahoma State 1972
SRS 15.3
Worst Season
SMU 1975
SRS 1.5
Biggest Improvement
SMU 1974
-1.4 SRS