This resume:

ha, i applied for this one too and didn't get it. i guess if you go back further than 4 years, his record looks a little better--seems like he has more winning seasons and NT bids than you over the last 10 seasons? the FAQ says it goes back that far when considering a coaching resume for a job. still, that coach is just 1-14 in the NT overall, and you're 5-15. really, it's all kind of a crap shoot to see what you qualify for and who gets what when it's like this. i don't think it's really crazy that he got it over you. it does seem like a toss-up depending on what the logic values a little more.

Resumes consist of 10 seasons, not 4.

I have complained a number of times before that longevity is overvalued and top end success is undervalued, and this seems like another instance. 

What was the job?

Washington State.  I applied as well and was very surprised I didn't get it.  I definitely have the better resume over the last 4 seasons, so his longer track record at D1 had to be the reasoning.

hmm, yeah, looking at the various resumes, i am kinda surprised that you didn't get the job, bro.

Nobody applied to Arkansas? I thought it was the better job?

Posted by zorzii on 5/18/2015 12:28:00 PM (view original):
Nobody applied to Arkansas? I thought it was the better job?

Better job?  No way.  WSU was a B- prestige, and Arkansas was a D+.  I didn't even know it was possible to get a BCS school down to a D+.  They were filled by a good coach though, so there were probably several quality applicants.

I'm more surprised no one applied to West Virginia, which is also a B-.  It was open at the beginning of the job period, and didn't get filled at 2:00 last night, meaning no one qualified even applied.

WSU is C+ right now, Arkansas is D+. Crazy it's that low. They might be close to equal in baseline prestige, but Arkansas is a tremendous long-term rebuilding project. WSU could be decent in a couple seasons.

West Virginia was a keep looking job for me. i was quickly rejected. there's obviously a huge wall in there somewhere between B-/C+ in terms of the qualifying standards, as the BCS jobs in Tark get snatched up immediately once they fall to a certain grade.

WSU came open late in the job period last offseason at a B- and went unfilled.  Kind of regretting now not putting in for the job then.

yeah, last time it was "keep looking" for me and i didn't qualify for it. this time it was "step backwards" for me. falling to C+ probably opened it to a lot more coaches.