Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Bret Bielema
Bret Bielema: 84th pct vs Bo McMillin: 80th 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.
Bo McMillinBret Bielema
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Bo McMillin
Bo McMillin: 93rd pct vs Bret Bielema: 90th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Bret Bielema
Bret Bielema: 34th pct vs Bo McMillin: 25th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Bo McMillin vs Bret Bielema
Bo McMillin: 0 titles vs Bret Bielema: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Bo McMillin vs Bret Bielema
Bo McMillin: 20 seasons vs Bret Bielema: 20 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Bret Bielema
Bret Bielema: 61.0% vs Bo McMillin: 56.6%
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.
Bret Bielema sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeBret Bielema sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bo McMillin
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Bret Bielema
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.0
89th pct
Elite
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.
Bo McMillinBret Bielema
EliteStrongAverageLean
Bo McMillin: 1934 IndianaBret Bielema: 2013 ArkansasBret Bielema: 2021 Illinois
1928Actual season year • SRS range -13.5 to 25.92025
Active comparison point
Bo McMillin • 1945
1945 Indiana
Best season9-0-1 • SRS 25.9 • SP Overall —
Win %
95.0%
YoY SRS
+3.5
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#4
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Bret Bielema
Nearest year 2006 • Wisconsin
12-1 • SRS 14.3 • SP Overall 19.1
Bo McMillin holds a 11.6-point SRS edge at this point.
Tenure comparison
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo McMillin | |||||
| Kansas State | 1928-1933 | 6 | 29-21-1 | 0.8 | 7.9 |
| Indiana | 1934-1947 | 14 | 63-48-11 | 10.6 | 25.9Highest peak |
| Bret Bielema | |||||
| Wisconsin | 2006-2012 | 7 | 68-24 | 12.2Best quality | 23.1 |
| Arkansas | 2013-2017 | 5 | 29-34 | 6.6 | 20.4 |
| Illinois | 2021-2025 | 5 | 28-22 | 5.9 | 12.3 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Bo McMillin
92-69-12 • 56.6% • 20 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Indiana 1945
SRS 25.9
Worst Season
Kansas State 1928
SRS -13.5
Biggest Improvement
Kansas State 1929
15.4 SRS
Better floor
Full profile →Bret Bielema
125-80 • 61.0% • 17 seasons • 0 titles
-4.7 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Wisconsin 2011
SRS 23.1
Worst Season
Arkansas 2017
SRS -4.7
Biggest Improvement
Arkansas 2014
22.2 SRS