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FootballStudyHall.com wrote:Is Turner Gill a better coach than Nick Saban? After a timeout, he is.
By JakeTroch on Aug 13, 2015, 1:13p 18


No, Turner Gill is not a better coach than Nick Saban. Saban has four national titles, and Gill saw his coaching star go dim at Kansas, of all places. But in one measure, maybe he is: how his teams perform after a timeout.

Let me set a scene:

Saturday, October 11th, 2014. McLane Stadium, Waco. TCU, after blowing a 21-point lead they held a mere 10 minutes earlier, is tied with Baylor 58-58. There is 1:17 left in regulation and TCU has the ball at midfield, facing a fourth-and-9. TCU head coach Gary Patterson elects to punt, but a substitution infraction gives the Frogs five yards and yields a fourth-and-4 at Baylor’s 45.
And here is one of the charts they reference ...
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And their summary ...
So, there you have it. By one measure, Turner Gill is a better coach than Nick Saban. Is the measure simple, maybe flawed, and likely not considering more specific game situations, such as down/distance, which team called the timeout, etc.? Yes. But still, if Turner Gill is looking for another D1 job, maybe he could boost his résumé with this info.
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