Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Jay Norvell vs Gary Blackney
Jay Norvell: 37th pct vs Gary Blackney: 36th 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.
Gary BlackneyJay Norvell
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Jay Norvell
Jay Norvell: 52nd pct vs Gary Blackney: 40th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Gary Blackney
Gary Blackney: 58th pct vs Jay Norvell: 43rd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Gary Blackney vs Jay Norvell
Gary Blackney: 0 titles vs Jay Norvell: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Gary Blackney vs Jay Norvell
Gary Blackney: 10 seasons vs Jay Norvell: 9 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Gary Blackney
Gary Blackney: 54.5% vs Jay Norvell: 51.0%
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.
Gary Blackney has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeGary Blackney has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Gary Blackney
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -2.1
50th pct
Mixed
Jay Norvell
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -8.5
32th 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.
Gary BlackneyJay Norvell
EliteStrongAverageLean
Jay Norvell: 2022 Colorado State
1991Actual season year • SRS range -17.1 to 6.32025
Active comparison point
Gary Blackney • 1994
1994 Bowling Green
Best seasonBiggest improvement9-2 • SRS 2.1 • SP Overall 9.6
Win %
81.8%
YoY SRS
+8.9
SP Off / Def
35.4 / 27.7
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jay Norvell
Nearest year 2017 • Nevada
3-9 • SRS -9.2 • SP Overall -16.4
Gary Blackney holds a 11.3-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +9.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Blackney | |||||
| Bowling Green | 1991-2000 | 10 | 60-50-2 | -7.5 | 2.1Longest stop |
| Jay Norvell | |||||
| Nevada | 2017-2021 | 5 | 33-26 | -3.5Best quality | 6.3Highest peak |
| Colorado State | 2022-2025 | 4 | 16-21 | -12.0 | -8.2 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Gary Blackney
60-50-2 • 54.5% • 10 seasons • 0 titles
58th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Bowling Green 1994
SRS 2.1
Worst Season
Bowling Green 1996
SRS -16.6
Biggest Improvement
Bowling Green 1994
8.9 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Jay Norvell
49-47 • 51.0% • 9 seasons • 0 titles
6.3 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Nevada 2021
SRS 6.3
Worst Season
Colorado State 2022
SRS -17.1
Biggest Improvement
Nevada 2020
14.7 SRS