1) Much respect for Pat Fitzgerald. I've said for years the guy is a great coach that doesn't get near the respect he deserves.
2) Since nobody else can apparently run some simple numbers, I figured I'd try to compare the two coaches. I highlighted the winner of each category. I tired to go by average per season coached to make it comparable.
Ferentz
165-106 = .608
100-77 = .565
Big 10 conference titles = 2 = 9.5%
West Titles = 1 = 16.6%
9-8 Bowl games = 0.529
Average finish in B1G West = 2.16 (4,1,2,3,2,3)
Average finish in B1G Legends = 3.66 (4,5,2)
Average finish before divisions = 4.58 (11,8,4,1,4,1,3,8,5,4,2,4)
Seasons with Bowl appearance = 17/21 = 80.1%
Finished ranked 4 seasons = 38.1%
Finished AP Top 10 4 times = 19.0%
10+ win seasons = 6 = 28.6%
B1G Coach of the Year = 4 = 19.0%
NCAA Coach of the Year = 1 = 4.8%
Head to Head = 6-9
Fitzgerald
104-79 = .568
62-59 = .512
Big 10 conference titles = 0 = 0%
West Titles = 1 = 16.6% ***
4-5 Bowl games = 0.444
Average finish in B1G West = 3.66 (6,2,4,2,1,7)
Average finish in B1G Legends = 4.66 (5,3,6)
Average finish before divisions = 6 (8,7,4,4,7)
Seasons with Bowl appearance = 9/14 = 64.3%
Finished ranked 8 seasons = 28.6%
Finished AP Top 10 0 times = 0%
10+ win seasons = 3 = 21.4%
B1G Coach of the Year = 1 = 7.1%
NCAA Coach of the Year = 0 = 0%
Head to Head = 9-6
*** Currently in the lead for B1G West
At least Pat has that head to head I guess.....