The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Tim Cramsey.
Offensive coordinator · 9 seasons · 5 stints · 4 programs1 season ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense+0.16#38 of 472 · 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.
Nevada 2016–2016
Marshall 2018–2021
Memphis 2022–2025
Arkansas 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Marshall, 4 years
+8.5
42.7 to 51.2 percentile.
Memphis, 4 years
+12.6
56.9 to 69.5 percentile.
Median offensive coordinator
+4.7
first season to last, across 222 stints of 3+ years. 52.7% improve at all.
Every stop on the calendar
| Years | Program | Walked into | Year 1 | Best | Vs. talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2016 | Nevada | 60.5 | 55.1 | 55.1 | +14.2 |
| 2018–2021 | Marshall | 38.1 | 42.7 | 51.2 | −5.7 |
| 2022–2023 | Memphis | 54.2 | 56.9 | 95.1 | +26.4 |
| 2024–2025 | Memphis | 95.1 | 89.9 | 89.9 | +29.3 |
| 2026–2026 | Arkansas | no record | — | — | — |
Nevada 2016–2016: ranked 61st the year before he arrived, 55th at its best — went backwards.
Memphis 2024–2025: ranked 95th the year before he arrived, 90th at its best — went backwards.
Arkansas: just hired, no season coached yet.