Is hiring a college guy to be your head coach (1 Viewer)

In making a case for Bobby Petrino to be successful as the new Falcons' head coach, Dan Pompei reveals some interesting statistics:

In the last 20 years...

* 7 out of 16 head coaches hired from the college college ranks left the team that hired them with a winning record.

* Former head coaches have been given second, third, and fourth chances 50 times, but 70% of them had worse records than with their previous teams, and only 30% them left their new team with a winning record.

* 32 offensive coordinators have been promoted with only 34% attaining a winning record.

* Only 40% of promoted defensive coordinators have achieved winning records with their first teams.

Have Steve Spurrier and Butch Davis given college coaches a bad rap?

*Edit to correct unintentional mis-wording regarding DC's coaching records.

Despyzer said:

Only 40% of promoted defensive coordinators have achieved career winning records.

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Less than 50% of Head Coaches hired from the college college ranks left the team that hired them with a winning record.

Slinger said:

Despyzer said:

Only 40% of promoted defensive coordinators have achieved career winning records.

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Less than 50% of Head Coaches hired from the college college ranks left the team that hired them with a winning record.

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44% > 40%?

Despyzer said:

Slinger said:

Despyzer said:

Only 40% of promoted defensive coordinators have achieved career winning records.

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Less than 50% of Head Coaches hired from the college college ranks left the team that hired them with a winning record.

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44% > 40%?

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4% isn't that big of a difference. This is all fuzzy math.

Slinger said:

4% isn't that big of a difference. This is all fuzzy math.

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I think you are missing the point. Isn't the common conception that college coaches are almost doomed to failure?

I think the more relevant fact is that it is damn hard for coaches to succeed in the NFL at all, regardless of background.

Jimmy Johnson (U of Miama to Dallas) and Bobby Ross (MD/G tech to San Diego) did pretty good in the NFL after success in college.