The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Lance Guidry.
Defensive coordinator · 4 seasons · 4 stints · 3 programs1 season ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense+0.28#53 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.
Marshall 2021–2022
Miami 2023–2024
Memphis 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Marshall, 2 years
+22.3
77.3 to 99.6 percentile.
Miami, 2 years
−7.9
53.0 to 45.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | Marshall | 80.7 | 77.3 | 99.6 | +43.9 |
| 2023–2023 | Miami | 45.4 | 53.0 | 53.0 | −11.1 |
| 2024–2024 | Miami | 53.0 | 45.1 | 45.1 | −18.1 |
| 2026–2026 | Memphis | no record | — | — | — |
Miami 2024–2024: ranked 53rd the year before he arrived, 45th at its best — went backwards.
Memphis: just hired, no season coached yet.