The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Aazaar Abdul-Rahim.
Defensive coordinator · 5 seasons · 4 stints · 3 programs1 season ranked in the national top 10%
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.
Massachusetts 2019–2019
Boston College 2023–2023
Maryland 2024–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Maryland, 3 years
+48.8
42.9 to 91.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2019 | Massachusetts | 17.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | −38.0 |
| 2023–2023 | Boston College | 37.8 | 17.7 | 17.7 | −34.8 |
| 2024–2024 | Maryland | 84.6 | 42.9 | 42.9 | −10.5 |
| 2025–2026 | Maryland | 42.9 | 42.3 | 91.7 | −10.9 |
Massachusetts 2019–2019: ranked 17th the year before he arrived, 0th at its best — went backwards.
Boston College 2023–2023: ranked 38th the year before he arrived, 18th at its best — went backwards.
Maryland 2024–2024: ranked 85th the year before he arrived, 43rd at its best — went backwards.