The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Andrew Sowder.
Offensive coordinator · 6 seasons · 2 stints · 2 programs1 season ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense−0.01#233 of 472 · a typical amount
The tenure clock
Every stop re-aligned to its own first year, so the stops stack instead of scrolling past each other. The gray dashed line is a reference, not a path: each point is the median of whoever was still in the job that year, across every real OC/DC stint since 2014 at that role, and the pool shrinks year over year because surviving to a later year means not having been fired.
San José State 2017–2017
Kent State 2018–2022
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Kent State, 5 years
+38.8
19.6 to 58.4 percentile.
Median offensive coordinator
+4.7
first season to last, across 222 stints of 3+ years. 52.7% improve at all.
Every stop on the calendar
| Years | Program | Walked into | Year 1 | Best | Vs. talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2017 | San José State | 21.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | −42.3 |
| 2018–2022 | Kent State | 3.5 | 19.6 | 90.9 | +27.4 |
San José State 2017–2017: ranked 21st the year before he arrived, 2nd at its best — went backwards.