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http://coachesbythenumbers.com/about/about-the-coaches-ratings/
Overview
The driving force behind CBTN is to objectively review and rank coaches in college football today. We have found that the success or failure of a program ultimately comes down to the ability of the head coach and his coordinators to do their jobs well. To that end, CBTN has produced a propriety rating system that objectively rates head coaches and coordinators on the core statistics critical for success.
Head Coaches
There are many considerations that go into evaluating a head coach. First and foremost is winning. Moral victories may help you get through a rough season, but they can’t play a part in rating a head coach. While we don’t believe in moral victories, we do believe that some victories are better than others. For this reason, we gathered Sagarin’s Strength of Schedule ratings for all 120 FBS teams and 126 FCS teams and have factored them into our ratings for head coaches. Along with winning percentage, a coach can earn additional points for BCS appearances, BCS wins, conference championships, and BCS national championships. We take into account where a head coach’s team ranks in scoring offense and scoring defense because this reflects a head coach’s ability to coach one side of the ball (see Chip Kelly on offense or Nick Saban on defense) and a coach’s ability to hire and train good coordinators. Finally, we factor in where a coach ranks on turnover margin and penalties. While there are certainly other factors and statistics we could have taken into account, after extensive testing and retesting, we believe the formula we developed accurately and objectively ranks head coaches.
Overview
The driving force behind CBTN is to objectively review and rank coaches in college football today. We have found that the success or failure of a program ultimately comes down to the ability of the head coach and his coordinators to do their jobs well. To that end, CBTN has produced a propriety rating system that objectively rates head coaches and coordinators on the core statistics critical for success.
Head Coaches
There are many considerations that go into evaluating a head coach. First and foremost is winning. Moral victories may help you get through a rough season, but they can’t play a part in rating a head coach. While we don’t believe in moral victories, we do believe that some victories are better than others. For this reason, we gathered Sagarin’s Strength of Schedule ratings for all 120 FBS teams and 126 FCS teams and have factored them into our ratings for head coaches. Along with winning percentage, a coach can earn additional points for BCS appearances, BCS wins, conference championships, and BCS national championships. We take into account where a head coach’s team ranks in scoring offense and scoring defense because this reflects a head coach’s ability to coach one side of the ball (see Chip Kelly on offense or Nick Saban on defense) and a coach’s ability to hire and train good coordinators. Finally, we factor in where a coach ranks on turnover margin and penalties. While there are certainly other factors and statistics we could have taken into account, after extensive testing and retesting, we believe the formula we developed accurately and objectively ranks head coaches.
