The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Blake Baker.
Defensive coordinator · 10 seasons · 5 stints · 4 programs1 season ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense+0.18#93 of 458 · more than most
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.
Louisiana Tech 2015–2018
Miami 2019–2020
Missouri 2022–2023
LSU 2024–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Louisiana Tech, 4 years
−1.1
70.7 to 69.6 percentile.
Miami, 2 years
−42.2
80.4 to 38.2 percentile.
Missouri, 2 years
+32.2
60.7 to 92.9 percentile.
LSU, 3 years
+28.0
46.6 to 74.6 percentile.
Median defensive coordinator
+1.0
first season to last, across 239 stints of 3+ years. 52.3% improve at all.
Every stop on the calendar
| Years | Program | Walked into | Year 1 | Best | Vs. talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2018 | Louisiana Tech | 93.4 | 70.7 | 72.7 | +9.1 |
| 2019–2020 | Miami | 94.2 | 80.4 | 80.4 | −2.5 |
| 2022–2023 | Missouri | 12.7 | 60.7 | 92.9 | +18.1 |
| 2024–2025 | LSU | 6.4 | 46.6 | 74.6 | −6.0 |
| 2026–2026 | LSU | no record | — | — | — |
Louisiana Tech 2015–2018: ranked 93rd the year before he arrived, 73rd at its best — went backwards.
Miami 2019–2020: ranked 94th the year before he arrived, 80th at its best — went backwards.
LSU: just hired, no season coached yet.