The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Ephraim Banda.
Defensive coordinator · 4 seasons · 2 stints · 2 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense+0.01#212 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.
Miami 2019–2020
Utah State 2021–2022
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Miami, 2 years
−42.2
80.4 to 38.2 percentile.
Utah State, 2 years
−38.7
71.2 to 32.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2020 | Miami | 94.2 | 80.4 | 80.4 | −2.5 |
| 2021–2022 | Utah State | 13.8 | 71.2 | 71.2 | +12.3 |
Miami 2019–2020: ranked 94th the year before he arrived, 80th at its best — went backwards.