eth0/usb0 bridge breaks after removal and replacing android phone

I'd like some help with a networking bridge issue I've run into. I'm trying to make a bridge with eth0 and usb0 (my android phone). After running the brctl commands the bridge works wonderfully. But it breaks if I remove the phone and then plug the phone back into the computer. To get the bridge running again I have to restart the computer.

Is there something I'm missing, or something I can do to get the computer to automatically bridge the connections when I plug the phone back into the computer?

Important details: Computer is a Dell D830 Phone is a Verizon Moto X, 4.4.4, rooted Using Ubuntu 14 (live version... trying to get this to work before I wipe and install linux on the computer) Followed bridge instructions here: http://ift.tt/1kidJzf