Career Quality
Decisive edgeEdge: John Mackovic
John Mackovic: 70th pct vs Bill Meek: 53rd 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.
John MackovicBill Meek
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Bill Meek vs John Mackovic
Bill Meek: 78th pct vs John Mackovic: 76th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: John Mackovic
John Mackovic: 34th pct vs Bill Meek: 30th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Bill Meek vs John Mackovic
Bill Meek: 0 titles vs John Mackovic: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: John Mackovic
John Mackovic: 26 seasons vs Bill Meek: 23 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: John Mackovic
John Mackovic: 53.6% vs Bill Meek: 47.1%
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.
John Mackovic has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeJohn Mackovic has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John Mackovic
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 5.5
74th pct
Strong
Bill Meek
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 3.0
67th pct
Above average
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.
John MackovicBill Meek
EliteStrongAverageLean
John Mackovic: 1988 IllinoisJohn Mackovic: 1992 TexasJohn Mackovic: 2001 ArizonaBill Meek: 1955 HoustonBill Meek: 1957 SMUBill Meek: 1968 Utah
1951Actual season year • SRS range -13.3 to 17.02003
Active comparison point
John Mackovic • 1996
1996 Texas
Best season8-5 • SRS 16.2 • SP Overall 19.3
Win %
61.5%
YoY SRS
+5.2
SP Off / Def
43.1 / 27.3
Finish
#23
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Bill Meek
Nearest year 1973 • Utah
7-5 • SRS 7.1 • SP Overall 11.6
John Mackovic holds a 9.1-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -0.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mackovic | |||||
| Wake Forest | 1978-1980 | 3 | 14-20 | 2.0 | 7.6 |
| Illinois | 1988-1991 | 4 | 30-16-1 | 8.2 | 14.8 |
| Texas | 1992-1997 | 6 | 41-28-2 | 5.7 | 16.2 |
| Arizona | 2001-2003 | 3 | 10-18 | -6.2 | -3.5 |
| Bill Meek | |||||
| Kansas State | 1951-1954 | 4 | 15-22-2 | -5.5 | 4.5 |
| Houston | 1955-1956 | 2 | 13-6-1 | 7.4 | 13.2 |
| SMU | 1957-1961 | 5 | 17-29-4 | 6.0 | 17.0 |
| Utah | 1968-1973 | 6 | 33-31 | 3.4 | 14.6 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →John Mackovic
95-82-3 • 53.6% • 16 seasons • 0 titles
70th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Texas 1996
SRS 16.2
Worst Season
Arizona 2003
SRS -10.9
Biggest Improvement
Illinois 1989
13.7 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Bill Meek
78-88-7 • 47.1% • 17 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
SMU 1958
SRS 17.0
Worst Season
Kansas State 1952
SRS -13.3
Biggest Improvement
Kansas State 1953
17.8 SRS