The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Bryan Brown.
Defensive coordinator · 8 seasons · 7 stints · 4 programs3 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense−0.18#365 of 458 · less 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.
App State 2018–2018
Louisville 2019–2022
Cincinnati 2023–2023
Ole Miss 2024–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Louisville, 4 years
+93.1
4.2 to 97.3 percentile.
Ole Miss, 3 years
−30.8
95.9 to 65.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2018 | App State | 81.2 | 98.1 | 98.1 | +58.7 |
| 2019–2020 | Louisville | 1.9 | 4.2 | 61.0 | −22.1 |
| 2021–2021 | Louisville | 61.0 | 31.9 | 31.9 | −19.7 |
| 2022–2022 | Louisville | 31.9 | 97.3 | 97.3 | +46.0 |
| 2023–2023 | Cincinnati | 87.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | −52.9 |
| 2024–2025 | Ole Miss | 41.0 | 95.9 | 95.9 | +19.6 |
| 2026–2026 | Ole Miss | no record | — | — | — |
Louisville 2021–2021: ranked 61st the year before he arrived, 32nd at its best — went backwards.
Cincinnati 2023–2023: ranked 87th the year before he arrived, 0th at its best — went backwards.
Ole Miss: just hired, no season coached yet.