The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
John Hauser.
Defensive coordinator · 7 seasons · 3 stints · 2 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense+0.11#138 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 (OH) 2016–2021
Ohio 2025–2025
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Miami (OH), 6 years
−25.8
77.0 to 51.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2017 | Miami (OH) | 61.3 | 77.0 | 77.0 | +25.9 |
| 2018–2021 | Miami (OH) | 65.8 | 55.8 | 71.3 | +18.9 |
| 2025–2025 | Ohio | 87.7 | 62.1 | 62.1 | +27.6 |
Ohio 2025–2025: ranked 88th the year before he arrived, 62nd at its best — went backwards.