Now
Career arc
Stats
Big games
The big-game ledger
How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.
4-4 against his rivals. Winless in 4 tries against Joe Novak.
Building the roster
Two numbers on how he actually stocks a roster, from signing day to draft day.
Roster ownership
Roster ownership
This coach's entire tenure (2000-2003) predates 2021, when transfer-portal tracking begins in this database. Portal usage cannot be measured for this tenure at all -- this is not the same as '0% portal'.
“His own” means the player arrived while he was head coach; “inherited” means a predecessor brought him in.
Where he recruits
is his biggest recruiting state: 19 of 34 signees (56%) across his 2002–2003 classes on record (his tenure ran 2000–2003), drawn from 11 states in all. Next: IL (3).
65% of his signees come from MI and its 3 border states (OH 2, IN 1).
Off this map: 2 signees to the south (FL 2).
The map counts signed recruits across his tenure; the distance figures cover his current roster, transfers and walk-ons included. Two different groups, kept separate on purpose.
Career
Coaching career
The arc of his career is on Now.
Steady no large move in either direction on our stature ladder
10th-best Central Michigan tenure of 10 by the numbers.
Followed Dick Flynn (1994–1999) · succeeded by Brian Kelly (2004–2006).
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
-4.8 pts at Central Michigan · #998 of 1290 · bottom quarter