Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Brian Kelly vs Carl Snavely
Brian Kelly: 90th pct vs Carl Snavely: 90th 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.
Carl SnavelyBrian Kelly
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Carl Snavely
Carl Snavely: 93rd pct vs Brian Kelly: 89th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Brian Kelly vs Carl Snavely
Brian Kelly: 16th pct vs Carl Snavely: 15th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Brian Kelly vs Carl Snavely
Brian Kelly: 0 titles vs Carl Snavely: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Carl Snavely vs Brian Kelly
Carl Snavely: 23 seasons vs Brian Kelly: 22 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly: 72.8% vs Carl Snavely: 67.2%
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.
Brian Kelly sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeBrian Kelly sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Carl Snavely
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Brian Kelly
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.2
90th 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.
Carl SnavelyBrian Kelly
EliteStrongAverageLean
Carl Snavely: 1934 North CarolinaCarl Snavely: 1937 CornellCarl Snavely: 1945 North CarolinaBrian Kelly: 2006 CincinnatiBrian Kelly: 2010 Notre DameBrian Kelly: 2022 LSU
1930Actual season year • SRS range -22.8 to 25.82025
Active comparison point
Carl Snavely • 1948
1948 North Carolina
Best season9-1-1 • SRS 25.8 • SP Overall —
Win %
86.4%
YoY SRS
+4.4
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#3
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Brian Kelly
Nearest year 2004 • Central Michigan
4-7 • SRS -22.8 • SP Overall -22.2
Carl Snavely holds a 48.6-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Snavely | |||||
| Bucknell | 1930-1933 | 4 | 23-9-4 | 2.1 | 15.2 |
| North Carolina | 1934-1952 | 10 | 59-35-5 | 10.7 | 25.8Highest peak |
| Cornell | 1937-1940 | 4 | 24-5-2 | 17.6Best quality | 20.8 |
| Brian Kelly | |||||
| Central Michigan | 2004-2006 | 3 | 19-16 | -7.8 | 1.2 |
| Cincinnati | 2006-2009 | 4 | 34-6 | 9.7 | 16.3 |
| Notre Dame | 2010-2021 | 12 | 113-40 | 14.4 | 22.0Longest stop |
| LSU | 2022-2025 | 4 | 29-11 | 13.3 | 17.1 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Better floor
Full profile →Carl Snavely
106-49-11 • 67.2% • 18 seasons • 0 titles
-12.5 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
North Carolina 1948
SRS 25.8
Worst Season
Bucknell 1932
SRS -12.5
Biggest Improvement
Bucknell 1933
27.7 SRS
Broader school footprint
Full profile →Brian Kelly
195-73 • 72.8% • 23 seasons • 0 titles
4 schools across the tracked career.
Best Season
Notre Dame 2017
SRS 22.0
Worst Season
Central Michigan 2004
SRS -22.8
Biggest Improvement
Central Michigan 2005
21.0 SRS