maizenblue92

January 3rd, 2014 at 5:40 PM ^

He will be fine. Coaches get hired and fired and rehired all the time. Minor setback in a long process. Heck, he will probably learn the most from this experience.

WolvinLA2

January 3rd, 2014 at 5:41 PM ^

This is certainly not OT.

But this is a big bummer.  They rotated three QBs all year long, all of whom sucked, and the one that sucked the least was a true frosh who wasn't even ready to play at the beginning.  Hardly Sheridan's fault.  He'll land on his feet, there's a reason he was brought to USF even though he didn't really have the experience for the job.  

bacon1431

January 3rd, 2014 at 5:58 PM ^

He will get another chance. He moved onto a pretty good job in his 20s. Future is bright for him due to being young, experience in multiple systems and connections made through his career and his father's.

LSAClassOf2000

January 3rd, 2014 at 6:07 PM ^

There aren't very many responses yet from USF fans over at Voodoo Five (their SBNation site), but some of the ones that do exist actually express some puzzlement at the situation. The prevailing feeling so far seems to be that the USF offense was epically bad, but their contention is that if Taggart is calling the plays (I don't know that this is true - not terribly familiar with the USF situation), changes may not be terribly effective. 

As for Nick Sheridan, he'll land on his feet somewhere - in his twenties and already part of Division I staffs, now with some experience under his belt? He should be OK, I think. Good luck to him. 

WolvinLA2

January 3rd, 2014 at 6:37 PM ^

I'm a little puzzled too.  I followed his situation there simply because of him, but the things out of his control couldn't have gone much worse.  They started the season with the most experienced, senior QB.  But then he sucked, so they went with Bench, the PSU transfer who had some in-game experience, but at another school.  Well, he sucked too.  They then went with a frosh QB, who turned out to be OK, and rolled with him for the rest of the season.  

They went to the frosh kid in game 7, and it's possibly he just wasn't ready before that.  You can't really put that on the QB coach.  Over 5 games, the frosh threw for over 1,000 yards, and although he didn't beat anyone, the offense looked OK.  This just seems like the HC needed to shake things up and ditched the youngest guy on the staff.

FrankMurphy

January 3rd, 2014 at 6:08 PM ^

He's only 25, He'll be fine. He'll probably have to take a step down to the FCS level for his next job (maybe MAC if he's lucky), but he's got plenty of time to rebound.

Sucks for his family though, since his dad just lost his job as defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Bucs.  

TheNema

January 3rd, 2014 at 9:06 PM ^

Sheridan is most associated with Rodriguez, who the Michigan Men have declared is not a Michigan Man. Then again, he is the son of a former Carr assistant, whom the Michigan Men love. Also, the Michigan Men love nepotism so that bloodline means a lot.

Time will tell if the Michigan Men decree that Sheridan is a Michigan Man or not.

fatbastard

January 3rd, 2014 at 10:23 PM ^

How could one, with knowledge, say that Sheridan is most closely associated to Rodriguez?  Well, I  guess he played under Rodriguez.  He also played under Lloyd.  He is, in fact, most closely known as the son of Bill Sheridan.  He's a smart kid, and likely will be a very good coach.  The fact that he played under Rodriguez will be a learning lesson for him to know what NOT to do. 

 

 

FrankMurphy

January 3rd, 2014 at 9:02 PM ^

Arizona would be a step up from USF, so I don't see Rich Rod hiring him for the same position. But maybe he would bring him on in a lesser role with an eye towards promoting him later on. At the very least, Rodriguez would probably be willing to make some calls on Nick's behalf. He seemed well-liked by Rodriguez and his staff.

gwkrlghl

January 3rd, 2014 at 6:38 PM ^

Either way, totally understandable for them to can some guys on offense. They were awful.

Luckily, Nick is young enough that he'll land somewhere quickly enough. This might set him back a few years, but if he's a decent enough coach he'll get right back in there. Heck, he was a QB coach at a BCS school as a 26(?) year old? He's gonna be alright

cheesheadwolverine

January 3rd, 2014 at 11:52 PM ^

How many people are QB coaches at BCS schools at 25?  (25!)  Even after getting fired he still seems ten years ahead on the career track.  Most people are GAing at his age or position coaching HS JV.