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.

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Dave SmithEverett Grandelius

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Top-line verdicts

Who leads, and by how much

Career Quality

Decisive edge

Edge: Everett Grandelius

Everett Grandelius: 79th pct vs Dave Smith: 61st pct

Percentile score against all tracked coaches.

Peak Score

Narrow edge

Edge: Dave Smith

Dave Smith: 74th pct vs Everett Grandelius: 70th pct

Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.

Consistency

Similar

Similar: Dave Smith vs Everett Grandelius

Dave Smith: 74th pct vs Everett Grandelius: 72nd pct

Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.

National Championships

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Similar: Dave Smith vs Everett Grandelius

Dave Smith: 0 titles vs Everett Grandelius: 0 titles

Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.

Longevity

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Similar: Dave Smith vs Everett Grandelius

Dave Smith: 4 seasons vs Everett Grandelius: 3 seasons

Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.

Career Win Percentage

Decisive edge

Edge: Everett Grandelius

Everett Grandelius: 64.5% vs Dave Smith: 52.3%

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.

Dave Smith sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Dave Smith sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Dave Smith

Strong

Raw avg SP Overall: 4.5

71th pct

Strong

Everett Grandelius

Insufficient sample

Raw avg SP Overall: —

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Insufficient sample

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.

Dave SmithEverett Grandelius

EliteStrongAverageLean

Stronger late run

Everett Grandelius closed stronger late in the arc.

Dave Smith: 1973 SMU

1959Actual season year • SRS range 0.6 to 15.31975

Active comparison point

Dave Smith • 1972

Selected

1972 Oklahoma State

Best season

6-5 • SRS 15.3 • SP Overall 14.2

Win %

54.5%

YoY SRS

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SP Off / Def

32.0 / 18.7

Finish

Unranked

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Comparison context

Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.

Everett Grandelius

Nearest year 1961 • Colorado

Profile

9-2 • SRS 13.4 • SP Overall —

Dave Smith holds a 1.9-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
Dave Smith
Oklahoma State	1972-1972	1	6-5	15.3Best quality	15.3Highest peak
SMU	1973-1975	3	16-15-2	4.2	6.2
Everett Grandelius
Colorado	1959-1961	3	20-11	7.1	13.4

Closing takeaway

What separates these careers at the finish

Higher ceiling

Dave Smith

22-20-2 • 52.3% • 4 seasons • 0 titles

15.3 peak SRS at the top end.

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Best Season

Oklahoma State 1972

SRS 15.3

Worst Season

SMU 1975

SRS 1.5

Biggest Improvement

SMU 1974

-1.4 SRS

Higher career quality

Everett Grandelius

20-11 • 64.5% • 3 seasons • 0 titles

79th pct career-quality score.

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Best Season

Colorado 1961

SRS 13.4

Worst Season

Colorado 1959

SRS 0.6

Biggest Improvement

Colorado 1960

6.8 SRS