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David Braun

Northwestern · 5–1 (2–1) · 4th season at school

Hot Seat Score23Secure↓7 this week
0 · Secure100 · Hot Seat
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Component breakdown

Expectations30%
—
Trajectory20%
1
Current Results15%
23
Talent Utilization15%
19
Big Games10%
55
Fans10%
50
Why he’s here

What the verified inputs show

Northwestern's measurable performance profile is not showing a dominant pressure factor in the current model. Strong program trajectory is reducing pressure.

Calculation audit

Why this score?

ComponentRaw metricScoreWeightContribution
ExpectationsExpected wins unavailable—30%—
TrajectoryThree-season weighted program trend0.620%0.2
Current Results5–1 overall · 2–1 conference23.315%5.3
Talent Utilization57th talent percentile vs 88th performance percentile · CORE18.615%4.2
Big GamesBad losses 35 · ranked opponents 10054.510%8.2
Fans0% Yes · 0 votes50.010%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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Hot Seat History

0255075100Week 1: 40 · SecureW1Week 2: 47 · SecureW2Week 3: 44 · SecureW3Week 4: 50 · Warming UpW4Week 5: 44 · SecureW5Week 6: 40 · SecureW6Week 7: 30 · SecureW7Week 10: 23 · SecureW10
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Football data: CollegeFootballData · Calculation: CFB Intel HOT_SEAT_V1_3 · Rankings and public labels use the final, context-adjusted score.