The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Frank Cignetti.
Offensive coordinator · 4 seasons · 2 stints · 2 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense−0.07#350 of 472 · 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.
Boston College 2020–2021
Pittsburgh 2022–2023
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Boston College, 2 years
−42.3
68.1 to 25.8 percentile.
Pittsburgh, 2 years
−37.6
49.2 to 11.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | Boston College | 51.9 | 68.1 | 68.1 | −5.5 |
| 2022–2023 | Pittsburgh | 75.8 | 49.2 | 49.2 | −25.0 |
Pittsburgh 2022–2023: ranked 76th the year before he arrived, 49th at its best — went backwards.