The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Glenn Thomas.
Offensive coordinator · 9 seasons · 6 stints · 5 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense+0.05#156 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.
Temple 2016–2016
Baylor 2017–2019
UNLV 2020–2021
Arizona State 2022–2022
Nebraska 2024–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Baylor, 3 years
+26.2
31.2 to 57.3 percentile.
UNLV, 2 years
−7.6
31.1 to 23.5 percentile.
Nebraska, 3 years
−5.8
45.9 to 40.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2016 | Temple | 36.3 | 59.8 | 59.8 | +11.4 |
| 2017–2019 | Baylor | 71.5 | 31.2 | 83.5 | +0.1 |
| 2020–2021 | UNLV | 31.2 | 31.1 | 31.1 | −15.0 |
| 2022–2022 | Arizona State | 78.8 | 59.2 | 59.2 | +3.3 |
| 2024–2024 | Nebraska | 25.9 | 45.9 | 45.9 | −14.9 |
| 2025–2026 | Nebraska | 45.9 | 40.1 | 40.1 | −21.7 |
UNLV 2020–2021: ranked 31st the year before he arrived, 31st at its best — went backwards.
Arizona State 2022–2022: ranked 79th the year before he arrived, 59th at its best — went backwards.
Nebraska 2025–2026: ranked 46th the year before he arrived, 40th at its best — went backwards.