The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Chris Hampton.
Defensive coordinator · 5 seasons · 3 stints · 2 programs1 season ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense−0.01#224 of 458 · 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.
Tulane 2021–2022
Oregon 2023–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Tulane, 2 years
−27.2
60.4 to 33.2 percentile.
Oregon, 4 years
−10.1
92.1 to 82.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | Tulane | 65.7 | 60.4 | 60.4 | −0.3 |
| 2023–2025 | Oregon | 42.4 | 92.1 | 92.1 | +9.7 |
| 2026–2026 | Oregon | no record | — | — | — |
Tulane 2021–2022: ranked 66th the year before he arrived, 60th at its best — went backwards.
Oregon: just hired, no season coached yet.