The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Mike Johnson.
Offensive coordinator · 4 seasons · 2 stints · 2 programs1 season ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense−0.09#363 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.
Florida Atlantic 2021–2021
Syracuse 2024–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Syracuse, 3 years
−38.1
90.7 to 52.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2021 | Florida Atlantic | 32.7 | 28.8 | 28.8 | −19.9 |
| 2024–2026 | Syracuse | 10.9 | 90.7 | 90.7 | −8.5 |
Florida Atlantic 2021–2021: ranked 33rd the year before he arrived, 29th at its best — went backwards.