The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Nate Faanes.
Defensive coordinator · 3 seasons · 3 stints · 2 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense−0.08#281 of 458 · a typical amount
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.
Ohio 2024–2024
Charlotte 2025–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Charlotte, 2 years
−22.9
29.0 to 6.2 percentile.
Median defensive coordinator
−1.5
first season to last, across 239 stints of 3+ years. 48.1% improve at all.
Every stop on the calendar
| Years | Program | Walked into | Year 1 | Best | Vs. talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–2024 | Ohio | 93.6 | 87.7 | 87.7 | +51.6 |
| 2025–2025 | Charlotte | 29.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | −12.2 |
| 2026–2026 | Charlotte | 29.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | — |
Ohio 2024–2024: ranked 94th the year before he arrived, 88th at its best — went backwards.
Charlotte 2025–2025: ranked 29th the year before he arrived, 29th at its best — went backwards.
Charlotte 2026–2026: ranked 29th the year before he arrived, 6th at its best — went backwards.