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Finally a coaching staff that has stayed together


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For a change, USF football staff remains the same

Matt Mattox becomes USF's first offensive line coach to remain for a second year since 2012. (OCTAVIO JONES   |   Times)
Matt Mattox becomes USF's first offensive line coach to remain for a second year since 2012. (OCTAVIO JONES | Times)
 
Published: February 22, 2018

When the 2018 Bulls hit the Morsani Complex fields March 5 for their inaugural spring practice, they'll be greeted by a stabilizing force of sorts.

Familiar faces, all around.

For the first time since 2011, USF will enter the season with the same coaching staff from the previous year. The coordinator carousel has stopped. No new terminology to decipher, no fresh philosophy to ingest.

For USF's veteran offensive linemen, the familiarity must be especially refreshing. This spring marks the first time in their respective college careers they enter a season with the same position coach (Matt Mattox) from the previous year.

Mattox is USF's first o-line coach to remain on staff for more than one season since Steve Shankweiler from the Skip Holtz regime. On the other side, Brian Jean-Mary is the Bulls' first defensive coordinator to remain for a second season since Chuck Bresnahan in 2014.

Related: USF spring game set for April 14

And while Willie Taggart was the play-caller for most of his four-season tenure, the '18 season technically marks the first time in six years USF will have the same offensive coordinator (Sterlin Gilbert) from the previous season.

The only staff alteration: the addition of a 10th assistant coach. The NCAA approved a measure last year allowing football programs to add another assistant starting this season. Coach Charlie Strong is expected to announce his newest staffer in the next few days.

Revolving doorstop

A look at some of the recent turnover on USF's coaching staff. For the first time since 2011, USF will enter the season with the same staff from the previous year.

Offensive line coach
2012: Steve Shankweiler
2013: Walt Wells
2014: Paul Wulff
2015: Danny Hope
2016: Darren Hiller
2017: Matt Mattox
2018: Matt Mattox

Defensive coordinator
2012: Chris Cosh
2013: Chuck Bresnahan
2014: Chuck Bresnahan
2015: Tom Allen
2016: Raymond Woodie
2017: Brian Jean-Mary
2018: Brian Jean-Mary

Offensive coordinator
2012: Todd Fitch
2013: Walt Wells
2014: Paul Wulff
2015: Danny Hope (run game)/David Reaves (pass game)
2016: Darren Hiller (run game)/T.J. Weist (pass game)
2017: Sterlin Gilbert
2018: Sterlin Gilbert

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This really can't be understated. This is huge like having the same teacher-you know to teach you math.  Maybe this will translate into a scheme to be recognized instead of missed assignment? resulting in a touchdown or a big stop. That list, btw, blew my mind how many coaches we've had come trough USF. Some welcomed back ( TJ) and some not (Cosh).

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Only problem is, half our fans hate the coaching staff.

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39 minutes ago, JTrue said:

Only problem is, half our fans hate the coaching staff.

Just Sterlin Gilbert as far as I've heard.

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1 hour ago, jchem1995 said:

Mattox is USF's first o-line coach to remain on staff for more than one season since Steve Shankweiler from the Skip Holtz regime. On the other side, Brian Jean-Mary is the Bulls' first defensive coordinator to remain for a second season since Chuck Bresnahan in 2014.

This does not give me the warm and fuzzies. 

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It wasn't all Gilbert... it was Flowers too.  I think his play calling will be better with a QB that has bought into what he wanted to do.  Flowers wanted to do what Taggart let him do, his own thing and create.  I think the offense will be better with a different style QB in it.  All of those dive plays weren't dives, some were reads that Flowers just handed off.

Also... if Q had been more consistent in the short passing game... I'm not saying anything anyone doesn't know.  Short hopped passes...  

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16 minutes ago, Calibull said:

I think the offense will be better with a different style QB in it.

I'm good with it being just as good as last year's ....

 

17 minutes ago, Calibull said:

Also... if Q had been more consistent in the short passing game... I'm not saying anything anyone doesn't know.  Short hopped passes...

 It would be interesting to see if there are any stats kept that actually reinforces this urban legend ...

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Did the guy who was editing games down to the just the plays make any for this season? 

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9 minutes ago, Triple B said:

I'm good with it being just as good as last year's ....

 

 It would be interesting to see if there are any stats kept that actually reinforces this urban legend ...

Urban legend, huh? 

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13 minutes ago, Calibull said:

Urban legend, huh? 

Definition of urban legend

: an often lurid story or anecdote that is based on hearsay and widely circulated as true
 
You know, like the hb dive being the bread and butter of our offense last year ...
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