[washingtonismoney]

Except for their win-loss record

Fair, though Costello played against tougher teams than Hogan did. Counting the UCLA and ASU games as Costello games, the average Sagarin rating of his opponents was 81.45. (which would be roughly a top-25 team this year). Hogan, by contrast, faced off against opponents whose average rating was 78.1. (To be fair, the Colorado game -- which I counted as a start -- was an outlier. Remove that and Hogan's average opponent in 2012 was 83.14.)

Anyway, the win-loss record comparison is hardly something you can credit Hogan for. The 2012 defense was excellent and the 2017 defense was average, if not outright poor.

[washingtonismoney]

Except for their win-loss record

Fair, though Costello played against tougher teams than Hogan did. Counting the UCLA and ASU games as Costello games, the average Sagarin rating of his opponents was 81.45. (which would be roughly a top-25 team this year). Hogan, by contrast, faced off against opponents whose average rating was 78.1. (To be fair, the Colorado game -- which I counted as a start -- was an outlier. Remove that and Hogan's average opponent in 2012 was 83.14.)

Anyway, the win-loss record comparison is hardly something you can credit Hogan for. The 2012 defense was excellent and the 2017 defense was average, if not outright poor.