If both coaches apply, which of these two would you expect to get a job - 

Coach #1
Spotless Reputation: A+
Loyalty: A+
Overall Record: 174-64
National Tournament Bids: 6
National Tournament Record: 5-6
Last four seasons:

Season	Coach	Overall W-L	Home W-L	Road W-L	Neutral W-L	Conf W-L	Rank	RPI	Prestige	Notes
73		25-5	9-1	14-2	2-2	15-1	16	4	A+	Conf Champion NT At-large Bid NT (2nd Round)
72		25-5	11-1	12-2	2-2	14-2	13	9	A+	Conf Champion NT At-large Bid NT (2nd Round)
71		24-7	6-3	14-3	4-1	12-4	17	11	A	Conf Champion CT Champion NT (2nd Round)
70		20-9	8-2	11-5	1-2	11-5		29	A-	Conf Champion NT At-large Bid NT (2nd Round)

Coach #2
Great Reputation: A-
Loyalty: A+
Overall Record: 720-174 (D3)
National Tournament Bids: 24
National Tournament Record: 58-22
Last four seasons:

Season	Coach	Overall W-L	Home W-L	Road W-L	Neutral W-L	Conf W-L	Rank	RPI	Prestige	Notes
73		26-8	7-4	12-3	7-1	14-2	8	23	A+	Conf Champion CT Champion NT (Final Four)
72		27-6	8-2	13-3	6-1	16-0	18	17	A+	Conf Champion CT Champion NT (Elite 8)
71		32-3	8-2	15-1	9-0	14-2	1	2	A+	Conf Champion CT Champion National Champion
70		27-4	11-2	12-1	4-1	16-0	16	17	A+	Conf Champion CT Champion NT (2nd Round)

If I'm not mistaken, the "recent seasons" window was expanded by seble to more than four seasons in whatever the last jobs tweak was. I do not recall the correct number now, although the number 7 is sticking in my mind for whatever reason.

To answer your question, assuming we're comparing apples to apples and both coaches are from the same division, I would expect 2 to be hired unless they were going for a high elite program where the A- reputation for coach 2, as silly as it may sound, could have come into play.

Posted by rednu on 10/31/2012 5:07:00 PM (view original):
If I'm not mistaken, the "recent seasons" window was expanded by seble to more than four seasons in whatever the last jobs tweak was. I do not recall the correct number now, although the number 7 is sticking in my mind for whatever reason.

To answer your question, assuming we're comparing apples to apples and both coaches are from the same division, I would expect 2 to be hired unless they were going for a high elite program where the A- reputation for coach 2, as silly as it may sound, could have come into play.

Both coaches are in D3, and the jump is to B prestige D2 team in a top D2 RPI divison.

I'll see if I can find anything on the seasons window changing, thanks for the heads-up.

About a year ago, Seble said "I'm working now on improving the calculation of success in a coach's resume and wanted to provide some more detail on the direction I'm heading.  Basically, the old system looked at only the past 4 seasons, with about half of the total weight placed on the most recent season.  

What I'm working on now is a system that will incorporate the coach's entire history in that world.  There will still be more weight placed on recent seasons, but it will be much more evenly distributed across the entire resume.  This should be a fairer system and will require more long-term success instead of just stringing together a few good seasons."

The FAQ still says four though (not that it is updated ever) and there was never any release note (that I found) indicating that the new system was actually put into place (though it may have been).

zbrent - i really would be blown away if reputation held you back, and you lost the job to the coach in question. i mean, i honestly dont think reputation is a factor in WHO gets the job - only if you are eligible or not. but i could be wrong.

I'm pretty sure rep only matters to whether you qualify as well. In terms of resume, you are way ahead, especially when the window is 10 seasons.