The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Greg Gasparato.
Defensive coordinator · 4 seasons · 3 stints · 3 programs3 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense+0.36#28 of 458 · more 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.
Army 2020–2020
Troy 2023–2023
Tulane 2024–2025
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Tulane, 2 years
−32.2
92.2 to 59.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2020 | Army | 33.5 | 90.9 | 90.9 | +63.2 |
| 2023–2023 | Troy | 94.3 | 97.4 | 97.4 | +54.5 |
| 2024–2025 | Tulane | 56.8 | 92.2 | 92.2 | +25.4 |