The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Bush Hamdan.
Offensive coordinator · 5 seasons · 4 stints · 3 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense−0.08#360 of 472 · 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.
Washington 2018–2019
Boise State 2023–2023
Kentucky 2024–2025
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Washington, 2 years
−25.4
72.7 to 47.3 percentile.
Kentucky, 2 years
+10.8
13.1 to 23.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2018 | Washington | 88.8 | 72.7 | 72.7 | +10.4 |
| 2019–2019 | Washington | 72.7 | 47.3 | 47.3 | −14.6 |
| 2023–2023 | Boise State | 82.8 | 83.8 | 83.8 | +34.9 |
| 2024–2025 | Kentucky | 69.5 | 13.1 | 23.9 | −41.5 |
Washington 2018–2018: ranked 89th the year before he arrived, 73rd at its best — went backwards.
Washington 2019–2019: ranked 73rd the year before he arrived, 47th at its best — went backwards.
Kentucky 2024–2025: ranked 70th the year before he arrived, 24th at its best — went backwards.