The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Elijah Robinson.
Defensive coordinator · 2 seasons · 2 stints · 2 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense−0.30#421 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.
Syracuse 2024–2025
Texas A&M 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Syracuse, 2 years
−12.0
17.5 to 5.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–2025 | Syracuse | 50.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | −44.0 |
| 2026–2026 | Texas A&M | no record | — | — | — |
Syracuse 2024–2025: ranked 50th the year before he arrived, 18th at its best — went backwards.
Texas A&M: just hired, no season coached yet.