Career Quality
Decisive edgeEdge: Luke Fickell
Luke Fickell: 79th pct vs Randy Shannon: 59th 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.
Luke FickellRandy Shannon
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Luke Fickell
Luke Fickell: 78th pct vs Randy Shannon: 74th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Randy Shannon vs Luke Fickell
Randy Shannon: 48th pct vs Luke Fickell: 46th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Luke Fickell vs Randy Shannon
Luke Fickell: 0 titles vs Randy Shannon: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Luke Fickell
Luke Fickell: 15 seasons vs Randy Shannon: 11 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Luke Fickell
Luke Fickell: 66.7% vs Randy Shannon: 53.7%
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.
Randy Shannon has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeRandy Shannon has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Luke Fickell
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 7.2
78th pct
Strong
Randy Shannon
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 14.2
93th 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.
Luke FickellRandy Shannon
EliteStrongAverageLean
Luke Fickell: 2017 CincinnatiLuke Fickell: 2022 WisconsinRandy Shannon: 2017 Florida
2007Actual season year • SRS range -12.6 to 16.92025
Active comparison point
Luke Fickell • 2021
2021 Cincinnati
Best season13-1 • SRS 16.9 • SP Overall 21.2
Win %
92.9%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
37.5 / 15.9
Finish
#4
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Randy Shannon
Nearest year 2017 • Florida
1-3 • SRS -0.9 • SP Overall 10.1
Luke Fickell holds a 17.8-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +6.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Fickell | |||||
| Ohio State | 2011-2011 | 1 | 6-7 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Cincinnati | 2017-2022 | 6 | 57-18 | 5.2 | 16.9Highest peak |
| Wisconsin | 2022-2025 | 4 | 13-13 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
| Randy Shannon | |||||
| Miami | 2007-2010 | 4 | 28-22 | 7.0Best quality | 15.3 |
| Florida | 2017-2017 | 1 | 1-3 | -0.9 | -0.9 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Luke Fickell
76-38 • 66.7% • 11 seasons • 0 titles
79th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Cincinnati 2021
SRS 16.9
Worst Season
Cincinnati 2017
SRS -12.6
Biggest Improvement
Cincinnati 2018
19.9 SRS
Better floor
Full profile →Randy Shannon
29-25 • 53.7% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
-3.3 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Miami 2009
SRS 15.3
Worst Season
Miami 2007
SRS -3.3
Biggest Improvement
Miami 2008
9.4 SRS