The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
John David Baker.
Offensive coordinator · 5 seasons · 3 stints · 2 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense+0.12#76 of 472 · more than most
model fit as of 2026-09-04
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.
Ole Miss 2022–2023
East Carolina 2024–2025
Ole Miss 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Ole Miss, 2 years
+9.3
80.5 to 89.8 percentile.
East Carolina, 2 years
−30.6
81.0 to 50.4 percentile.
Median offensive coordinator
−0.6
first season to last, across 222 stints of 3+ years. 48.6% improve at all.
Every stop on the calendar
| Years | Program | Walked into | Year 1 | Best | Vs. talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–2023 | Ole Miss | 81.9 | 80.5 | 89.8 | +24.6 |
| 2024–2025 | East Carolina | 5.6 | 81.0 | 81.0 | +17.5 |
| 2026–2026 | Ole Miss | 97.4 | 66.3 | 66.3 | — |
Ole Miss 2026–2026: ranked 97th the year before he arrived, 66th at its best — went backwards.