The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Brian Smith.
Offensive coordinator · 5 seasons · 3 stints · 3 programs1 season ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense+0.26#10 of 472 · 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.
Hawai'i 2017–2019
Washington State 2021–2021
Ohio 2024–2024
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Hawai'i, 3 years
+62.3
30.4 to 92.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2019 | Hawai'i | 64.5 | 30.4 | 92.7 | +18.8 |
| 2021–2021 | Washington State | 28.0 | 69.6 | 69.6 | +18.7 |
| 2024–2024 | Ohio | 59.8 | 89.2 | 89.2 | +54.3 |