I'm Coach Clark's oldest son (not the Utah Tech coach). You might know me better as "Fake Gary Sheide" and from such posts as "100 Days Until Kickoff" and "The Top 25 plays of the Kalani Sitake era."

This post is to set the record straight about my dad. He is not directing me to write any of this (in fact, he'll probably be upset if he finds out I wrote this).

First, my dad did not quit, nor is he leaving for a different coaching position somewhere. Quitting isn't in his nature. He would die before he quit. And BYU has been in his and his extended family's blood his whole life.

On Sunday, Kalani tasked A-Rod with firing my dad. A-Rod asked my dad to come to the office, where he told him he was being fired. The news was shocking and devastating. It doesn't make any sense to him or our family. I'm not going to focus on how poorly the firing was handled because this post is not about Kalani or A-Rod or anyone else aside from dad.

BYU has meant everything to my dad and our family. Coaching at BYU has been his dream job, but he got his start volunteering at Utah. We thought he would be hired to a position when Kyle, his friend, became head coach. Instead, Kyle told him he would never be a college football coach because he was too short.

My dad turned to BYU and, at 38, became (likely) the oldest GA in college football. He helped coach the offensive line with Jeff Grimes and Mark Weber during Bronco's first three seasons. I absolutely fell in love with BYU football at this time.

My dad landed his first big break when he was hired as the offensive coordinator for SUU in 2008. He coached the T-Birds for 6 years and helped QB Brad Sorensen become drafted into the NFL. Twice, we thought he was a lock to return to BYU — first as the wide receivers coach when Brandon Doman became OC in 2011. But he was passed over for someone with zero coaching experience (but a whole lot of Canadian receiving yards). Two years later, Doman realized his mistake and reached out to my dad about becoming the new running backs coach. Our hopes were dashed again when BYU fired Doman only a few weeks later.

My dad rejoined his old friend, Jay Hill, as offensive coordinator for Weber State when Hill got the head job in 2014. Two years later, Kalani and Ty Detmer brought him aboard as the only offensive coach with any substantial college coaching experience. When Ty was fired, it was my dad who reached out to his old pal, Jeff Grimes, and who convinced him to come to BYU as the new OC.

My dad's biggest strength was building up young men and teaching them to "fight" — which is saying a lot, because he is an absolute savant when it comes to Xs and Os and teaching technique, and he is an excellent recruiter. My dad loves all of his players — and they know it. His players — every one — loved him. Ask any of them. They would run through a brick wall for him.

While yesterday was devastating, we have hope this could become a blessing in disguise.

As far as I'm concerned, he has achieved everything he set out to do, and more. I couldn't be more proud of him and the man he is. I'm excited for a new, less stressful chapter in his life (would anyone be interested in a "Manning-cast" type show where he breaks down the games and invites former players on?) My dad doesn't hold grudges and he doesn't wish any ill on the current coaching staff.

BYU is losing a great coach and an even better man. You can make all the jokes you like about how small his shoe size is, but make no mistake — he's leaving behind some massive shoes to fill.