Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Dennison
Jim Dennison: 36th pct vs Matt Drinkall: 28th 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.
Jim DennisonMatt Drinkall
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
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Jim Dennison: 19th pct vs Matt Drinkall: 18th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge unavailable
Not enough data
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
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Jim Dennison: 0 titles vs Matt Drinkall: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
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Jim Dennison: 1 seasons vs Matt Drinkall: 1 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Jim Dennison
Jim Dennison: 63.6%
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.
Jim Dennison has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeJim Dennison has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim Dennison
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -5.7
40th pct
Lower end
Matt Drinkall
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -8.8
30th pct
Lower end
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.
Jim DennisonMatt Drinkall
EliteStrongAverageLean
1975Actual season year • SRS range -8.4 to -8.22025
Active comparison point
Jim Dennison • 1975
1975 Akron
Best seasonWorst season7-4 • SRS -8.2 • SP Overall -5.7
Win %
63.6%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
18.9 / 24.8
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Matt Drinkall
Nearest year 2025 • Central Michigan
0-0 • SRS -8.4 • SP Overall -8.8
Jim Dennison holds a 0.2-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +1.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Dennison | |||||
| Akron | 1975-1975 | 1 | 7-4 | -8.2 | -8.2 |
| Matt Drinkall | |||||
| Central Michigan | 2025-2025 | 1 | 0-0 | -8.4 | -8.4 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Jim Dennison
7-4 • 63.6% • 1 seasons • 0 titles
36th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Akron 1975
SRS -8.2
Worst Season
Akron 1975
SRS -8.2
Biggest Improvement
Unavailable
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Similar overall level
Full profile →Matt Drinkall
0-0 • — • 1 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Central Michigan 2025
SRS -8.4
Worst Season
Central Michigan 2025
SRS -8.4
Biggest Improvement
Unavailable
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Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.