(11-10-2017 08:07 AM)epasnoopy Wrote: Carey vs. Winning Teams:
2017 season: 0-3
2016 season: 1-5, plus loss against 1-AA
2015 season: 2-5, two postseason blowouts
2014 season: 3-3, postseason blowout
2013 season: 3-2, postseason blowout
2012 season: 0-1
Overall record vs. Winning teams: 9-19 (32%)
What an unrealistic and irrelevant measuring stick you choose Epasnoopy.
Your subjective definition of good teams is somewhat inflated.
You have a very negative Lense when it involvest Rod Carey which is laughable.
Your subjective post season Bowl wins measure, seems laughable when many coaches and fans just want to get a Bowl invite. There is no incentive to win for a team or coach interms of bowl payout. Yet in your mind that is the second most relevant measuring stick of NIU FB.
Please allow me to remind you of the obvious:
Relevant NIU FOOTBALL COACH measuring benchmarks do include:
1) past Succesful NIU FB coaches.
Bill Mallory(80-83) 25-19 conference 19-15 then spent 13 years at B1G Indiana .
Jerry Pettibone (85-90) 33-32-1 Conf. 4-4 Then went to Oregon State for 6 years.
Joe Novak (96-2007) 63-76 Conf. 47-38 retired as legend.
Jerry Kill ( 08-10) 23-16 Conf. 18-6 went to Minnesota (2011-2015)
Distant history:
Howard Fletcher(56-68) 74-48-1 hall of fame inductee.
Chick Evans(29-54) 132-70-20 hall of fame inductee.
Rod Carey has a better winning percentage than all of the above.
43-22, Conference 31-7
Only Dave Doeren has a better win percentage after two years.
Comparing anyone to Dave Doeren may be unrealistic.
2) Conference record: Rod Carey is incredible.
3) B1G record. The best ever NIU coach and unlikely to be surpassed.
4) MAC titles: 1
5) MACC games 3 - NIU record.
6) MAC west titles 3.
7) Record against Toledo 3-2 Most wins.
8) Post season appearances will be 4/5 last year NIU was the next in line to receive a post season Bowl despite going 5-7.
How many Div1a football coaches of 5 years or more who earn under $1million/year have a better winning percentage, a better Conference record than Rod Carey?
How many Div1a football coaches of 5 years or more have a better winning percentage, a better Conference record than Rod Carey?
Finally it is customary in Div1a football to reward a coach who has a winning total percentage, winning conference record with a raise.