[Husker] Today's WSJ on ex-pro coaches in college

[Steve Reichenbach]

I don't subscribe and so cannot view the article, but I note that
the number of games used to compute the winning percentage decreases
each year.  One reason that there are fewer games figured in year
4 than year 1 might be that unsuccessful coaches did not last to
year 4.  If that is the case, it would seem that ascribing the
increasing winning percentage with each successive year to
improvements made by the incoming coaches may be an incorrect
conconclusion.  It might be that the records didn't improve, but
the less successful coaches did not continue while the successful
coaches did continue.

> Allen St. John compares the records of coaches with professional
> experience who have transitioned to college football head coaching,
> beginning with Pete Carroll at U$C in 2001.    Based on what he found,
> first- and second-year angst is not uncommon among schools who have
> chosen pro coaches.
> 
> Here's his summary quote:
> 
> > The bottom line: Instituting a pro-style system takes time, requiring a
> > smart scheme, plus the players to execute it. But when things take
> > hold, look out.
> 
> and here are the composite records for these coaches, beginning before
> the pro coach took over:
> 
> YEAR  W-L      WINNING %
> Before  77-100  .435    (NU 10-3  /  .769)
> Year 1  87-114  .433    (NU 5-6  /  .455)
> Year 2  70-88    .443
> Year 3  78-47    .624
> Year 4  40-10    .800
> 
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