Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Herb Deromedi
Herb Deromedi: 47th pct vs George Blackburn: 38th 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.
Herb DeromediGeorge Blackburn
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Herb Deromedi vs George Blackburn
Herb Deromedi: 55th pct vs George Blackburn: 52nd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Herb Deromedi
Herb Deromedi: 52nd pct vs George Blackburn: 42nd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: George Blackburn vs Herb Deromedi
George Blackburn: 0 titles vs Herb Deromedi: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: George Blackburn vs Herb Deromedi
George Blackburn: 16 seasons vs Herb Deromedi: 16 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Herb Deromedi
Herb Deromedi: 65.7% vs George Blackburn: 47.1%
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.
Herb Deromedi has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeHerb Deromedi has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Herb Deromedi
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 3.4
69th pct
Above average
George Blackburn
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -11.8
23th 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.
Herb DeromediGeorge Blackburn
EliteStrongAverageLean
George Blackburn: 1965 Virginia
1955Actual season year • SRS range -18.8 to 7.51993
Active comparison point
Herb Deromedi • 1979
1979 Central Michigan
Best season10-0-1 • SRS 7.5 • SP Overall 15.3
Win %
95.5%
YoY SRS
+0.8
SP Off / Def
30.1 / 15.9
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
George Blackburn
Nearest year 1970 • Virginia
5-6 • SRS -7.5 • SP Overall -11.8
Herb Deromedi holds a 15.0-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +12.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Deromedi | |||||
| Central Michigan | 1978-1993 | 16 | 110-55-10 | -5.8 | 7.5Longest stop |
| George Blackburn | |||||
| Cincinnati | 1955-1960 | 6 | 25-27-6 | -6.4 | 0.1 |
| Virginia | 1965-1970 | 6 | 28-33 | -3.5Best quality | 6.5 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Herb Deromedi
110-55-10 • 65.7% • 16 seasons • 0 titles
52nd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Central Michigan 1979
SRS 7.5
Worst Season
Central Michigan 1986
SRS -18.6
Biggest Improvement
Central Michigan 1983
12.9 SRS
Broader school footprint
Full profile →George Blackburn
53-60-6 • 47.1% • 12 seasons • 0 titles
2 schools across the tracked career.
Best Season
Virginia 1968
SRS 6.5
Worst Season
Cincinnati 1960
SRS -18.8
Biggest Improvement
Virginia 1965
17.7 SRS