Expectations30%
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Major Applewhite
South Alabama · 2–1 (0–0) · 3rd season at school
Hot Seat Score59Warming Up↓3 this week
0 · Secure100 · Hot Seat
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Component breakdown
Trajectory20%
76Current Results15%
33Talent Utilization15%
60Big Games10%
22Fans10%
50What the verified inputs show
South Alabama's score is being driven most by program trajectory. Strong bad losses and ranked games is partially offsetting that pressure.
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Why this score?
| Component | Raw metric | Score | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectations | Expected wins unavailable | — | 30% | — |
| Trajectory | Three-season weighted program trend | 75.5 | 20% | 22.7 |
| Current Results | 2–1 overall · 0–0 conference | 33.3 | 15% | 7.5 |
| Talent Utilization | 23th talent percentile vs 13th performance percentile · CORE | 59.6 | 15% | 13.4 |
| Big Games | Bad losses 10 · ranked opponents 50 | 22.0 | 10% | 3.3 |
| 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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