System coaches.
Every qualifying coach's whole career, every program combined, ranked by how far their standard-down run/pass identity sits from the FBS mean — the Air Raid diehards on one end, the triple-option loyalists on the other.
more pass ↔ more run, standard downs
353
coaches ranked
13
extreme identities (≥2.75σ)
59%
FBS mean rush rate, standard downs
Jeff Monken: the most extreme standard-down identity in FBS.
91% rush on standard downs across 13 seasons (2014–2026, Army) — more run-heavy than 99% of FBS coaches.
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Ranked by how far each coach's career rate sits from the FBS mean, either direction — the further out, the more extreme the identity.
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