Expectations30%
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Tosh Lupoi
California · 2–1 (1–0) · 1st season at school
Hot Seat Score—Insufficient Data60% objective data complete
First season at program
First-Year Adjustment Applied
First-year head coaches receive temporary score protection because they have had less time to influence the roster and overall condition of the program. The protection decreases as the season progresses.
- Raw Hot Seat Score
- 48
- First-Year Adjustment
- −24
- Final Hot Seat Score
- 27
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Component breakdown
Trajectory20%
—Current Results15%
20Talent Utilization15%
92Big Games10%
22Fans10%
50What the verified inputs show
CFB Intel is withholding the public score until at least 70% of objective model inputs are available.
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Why this score?
| Component | Raw metric | Score | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectations | Expected wins unavailable | — | 30% | — |
| Trajectory | Prior-coach trajectory excluded | — | 20% | — |
| Current Results | 2–1 overall · 1–0 conference | 20.0 | 15% | 6.7 |
| Talent Utilization | 77th talent percentile vs 34th performance percentile · CORE | 92.3 | 15% | 31.2 |
| Big Games | Bad losses 10 · ranked opponents 50 | 22.0 | 10% | 5.0 |
| Fans | 0% Yes · 0 votes | 50.0 | 10% | 5.0 |
Objective weights are redistributed proportionally only when an objective component is unavailable. Fan polling remains exactly 10% and uses a neutral 50 until its response threshold is met.
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Poll awaiting minimum response threshold · 100 valid votes requiredFootball data: CollegeFootballData · Calculation: CFB Intel HOT_SEAT_V1_3 · Rankings and public labels use the final, context-adjusted score.