The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Joe Sloan.
Offensive coordinator · 5 seasons · 3 stints · 3 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense−0.13#417 of 472 · less than most
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.
Louisiana Tech 2020–2021
LSU 2024–2025
Kentucky 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Louisiana Tech, 2 years
+7.9
24.0 to 31.9 percentile.
LSU, 2 years
−57.8
80.2 to 22.4 percentile.
Median offensive coordinator
−0.6
first season to last, across 222 stints of 3+ years. 48.6% improve at all.
Every stop on the calendar
| Years | Program | Walked into | Year 1 | Best | Vs. talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | Louisiana Tech | 55.0 | 24.0 | 31.9 | −19.0 |
| 2024–2025 | LSU | 98.9 | 80.2 | 80.2 | −16.5 |
| 2026–2026 | Kentucky | 23.9 | 84.4 | 84.4 | — |
Louisiana Tech 2020–2021: ranked 55th the year before he arrived, 32nd at its best — went backwards.
LSU 2024–2025: ranked 99th the year before he arrived, 80th at its best — went backwards.