Love this: Banker on McMullen

[Archie Graham]

"I wish he was faster, but that guy has been a big-time commodity for us," Banker said of the 6-foot-3, 280-pound junior. "He was down on himself two weeks ago and didn't wear his Blackshirt to practice."

McMullen essentially stripped himself of the jersey of distinction -- apparently because he felt he was falling short of the standard. Banker wasn't thrilled that McMullen made such a decision on his own.

"I told him, 'First of all, you don't make that decision. It's your responsibility to play well. We, as coaches, make the decision that you're a Blackshirt. We don't do that s--- around here. So get in there (the locker room) and play like you deserve to have one,''" Banker said. "Guess what, the last two weeks he's played his *** off."

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That is how you mentor.

 

[rez dog 70]

Props to our coaching staff.

 

[GeorgeFlippin]

Hell yeah. This game against Northwestern will tell us a few more things about this team as I'm sure the Wildcats, despite their recent troubles, think they can get back on track with a win Saturday. Will be interesting.

 

[Tulsa Tom_rivals17485]

So has McMullen really improved that much?

 

[jimbosc]

He is better at DT than DE and you could see it vs Minny

 

[rez dog 70]

So has McMullen really improved that much?

I think we'll see a team wide improvement when it happens. I'm very excited to see our play against Northwestern compared to Minnesota.

 

[Foosball is the devil]

What I'm hearing is fire, desire, the opposite of apathy. Coaches dialed in. That's what I want.

 

[Tulsa Tom_rivals17485]

Bo never would have done this. Remember when we had d-backs back in the day turning in blackshirts. This board thought that was great! But Bo just let them do it. In fact, he probably even applauded the move. People used to say Bo knows defense...pssshhhhh. Banker knows defense! He has so much on Bo it's not even funny.

 

[anon_umk0ifu6vj6zi]

Bo never would have done this. Remember when we had d-backs back in the day turning in blackshirts. This board thought that was great! But Bo just let them do it. In fact, he probably even applauded the move. People used to say Bo knows defense...pssshhhhh. Banker knows defense! He has so much on Bo it's not even funny.

Neither has anything on Solich or Steve Pederson. If Callahan didn't screw Bo things would be different.

 

[SilentCommit]

Bo never would have done this. Remember when we had d-backs back in the day turning in blackshirts. This board thought that was great! But Bo just let them do it. In fact, he probably even applauded the move. People used to say Bo knows defense...pssshhhhh. Banker knows defense! He has so much on Bo it's not even funny.

0/10 troll points awarded.

Also - weren't you wanting an "ignore" feature for the words "Bo" and "Pelini", just the other day? Perhaps I am mistaken?

 

[rrthusker]

So has McMullen really improved that much?

Yes he is a better fit at DT. He is too big and slow now to play DE.

 

[rrthusker]

"I wish he was faster, but that guy has been a big-time commodity for us," Banker said of the 6-foot-3, 280-pound junior. "He was down on himself two weeks ago and didn't wear his Blackshirt to practice."

McMullen essentially stripped himself of the jersey of distinction -- apparently because he felt he was falling short of the standard. Banker wasn't thrilled that McMullen made such a decision on his own.

"I told him, 'First of all, you don't make that decision. It's your responsibility to play well. We, as coaches, make the decision that you're a Blackshirt. We don't do that s--- around here. So get in there (the locker room) and play like you deserve to have one,''" Banker said. "Guess what, the last two weeks he's played his *** off."

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That is how you mentor.

Ugh coach if he is 280 Vince is 380. Love his desire and move to DT. He plays much better at that spot.

 

[HuskerSquire]

Bo never would have done this. Remember when we had d-backs back in the day turning in blackshirts. This board thought that was great! But Bo just let them do it. In fact, he probably even applauded the move. People used to say Bo knows defense...pssshhhhh. Banker knows defense! He has so much on Bo it's not even funny.

lol

 

[anon_umk0ifu6vj6zi]

0/10 troll points awarded.

Also - weren't you wanting an "ignore" feature for the words "Bo" and "Pelini", just the other day? Perhaps I am mistaken?

It's the good preachers new thing. This is the same clown who complained about Callahan and Pederson for over half a decade after they were gone. He is about as believable as Sipple, and Benning since he didn't get a job on Rileys staff.

 

[Archie Graham]

0/10 troll points awarded.

Also - weren't you wanting an "ignore" feature for the words "Bo" and "Pelini", just the other day? Perhaps I am mistaken?

I've officially put my very first person on ignore. Tired of his ********.

 

[rez dog 70]

I've officially put my very first person on ignore. Tired of his ********.

I don't have anyone on ignore exactly because of all the ********. Our program deserves all of us to be good foot soldiers.

 

[anon_umk0ifu6vj6zi]

I've officially put my very first person on ignore. Tired of his ********.

Good advice. I did too. For a guy that constantly whines about hurt feelings and his opinion of how this board should be run, he is beyond trolling. I have never used the ignore button before today.

 

[HuskerSquire]

Ugh coach if he is 280 Vince is 380. Love his desire and move to DT. He plays much better at that spot.

Yeah if he thinks McMullen is at 280 he's sadly mistaken.

 

[Crushinator]

"I wish he was faster, but that guy has been a big-time commodity for us," Banker said of the 6-foot-3, 280-pound junior. "He was down on himself two weeks ago and didn't wear his Blackshirt to practice."

McMullen essentially stripped himself of the jersey of distinction -- apparently because he felt he was falling short of the standard. Banker wasn't thrilled that McMullen made such a decision on his own.

"I told him, 'First of all, you don't make that decision. It's your responsibility to play well. We, as coaches, make the decision that you're a Blackshirt. We don't do that s--- around here. So get in there (the locker room) and play like you deserve to have one,''" Banker said. "Guess what, the last two weeks he's played his *** off."

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That is how you mentor.

That is what leadership looks like too. Almost don't recognize it anymore, thank god it's back.

 

[rez dog 70]

Yeah if he thinks McMullen is at 280 he's sadly mistaken.

He looks more around 310-315.

 

[anon_umk0ifu6vj6zi]

He looks more around 310-315.

He does get a decent push when he stays down under pads and moves his feet.

 

[rez dog 70]

He does get a decent push when he stays down under pads and moves his feet.

Lol!
He looks like Lawrence Pete when he gets his feet a move'n.

 

[Archie Graham]

That is what leadership looks like too. Almost don't recognize it anymore, thank god it's back.

I don't have a problem with a player wanting to turn in his Blackshirt per se; however, it's the easy way out of a difficult situation. I see it all the time with college students. Admission is a reasonable starting point and I respect people for doing it but the harder thing to do is put the shirt back on and play to your maximum potential. I like seeing Banker challenge him to do just that. Players have limitations just as we all do but I like seeing a guy challenged to live up to his potential.

 

[SnohomishRed]

I don't have a problem with a player wanting to turn in his Blackshirt per se; however, it's the easy way out of a difficult situation. I see it all the time with college students. Admission is a reasonable starting point and I respect people for doing it but the harder thing to do is put the shirt back on and play to your maximum potential. I like seeing Banker challenge him to do just that. Players have limitations just as we all do but I like seeing a guy challenged to live up to his potential.

I like how Banker handled this - it was absolutely the correct way - stripping and turning in blackshirts never seemed right to me even though I can appreciate the intent and thinking

 

[Nebraska Gator II]

Bo never would have done this. Remember when we had d-backs back in the day turning in blackshirts. This board thought that was great! But Bo just let them do it. In fact, he probably even applauded the move. People used to say Bo knows defense...pssshhhhh. Banker knows defense! He has so much on Bo it's not even funny.

Yep total defense is 113th out of 127 teams. That Banker guy is a defensive guru.

 

[Archie Graham]

Yep total defense is 113th out of 127 teams. That Banker guy is a defensive guru. There is not one player on that defense that deserves a black shirt.

What the hell are you talking about? This thread isn't about our defensive statistics. Just GTFO.

 

[anon_umk0ifu6vj6zi]

Yep total defense is 113th out of 127 teams. That Banker guy is a defensive guru. There is not one player on that defense that deserves a black shirt.

Duuuuuuuurrrrrrrrppppppppp

 

[Nebraska Gator II]

What the hell are you talking about? This thread isn't about our defensive statistics. Just GTFO.

Read what I quoted, hero....guy said Banker knows defense. My thread is in response to that...don't be mad at me, be mad at this guy

Or this guy:

 

[Archie Graham]

Read what I quoted, hero....guy said Banker knows defense. My thread is in response to that...don't be mad at me, be mad at this guy

Ok. Here it is.

Yep total defense is 113th out of 127 teams. That Banker guy is a defensive guru. There is not one player on that defense that deserves a black shirt.

If you quoted TT I don't see it. He is on ignore.

Still think your post is stupid. Blackshirts are given to starters. So...

 

[jay-cheese]

Props to Banker on this. I think Greg Mc is a good football player and happy he's on our squad. He's a big reason our run D has been much improved. Maybe he'll really break out the next few weeks..

GBR

 

[SnohomishRed]

Hence the reason the ignore function is stupid - If you need to ignore someone just ignore them why artificially through a delete button pretend the posts are not there

He was responding to a comment Tulsa Tom wrote that was tongue and cheek "people used to say Bo knows defense...pssshhhhh. Banker knows defense! He has so much on Bo it's not even funny."

So his reply is in the vein of the thread maybe not the initial intent but still following a line of discussion

 

[Archie Graham]

Hence the reason the ignore function is stupid - If you need to ignore someone just ignore them why artificially through a delete button pretend the posts are not there

He was responding to a comment Tulsa Tom wrote that was tongue and cheek "people used to say Bo knows defense...pssshhhhh. Banker knows defense! He has so much on Bo it's not even funny."

So his reply is in the vein of the thread maybe not the initial intent but still following a line of discussion

Yeah…he is obviously trolling like he always does. I would have thought the NGII could recognize that.

 

[NikkiSixx_rivals269993]

"I wish he was faster, but that guy has been a big-time commodity for us," Banker said of the 6-foot-3, 280-pound junior. "He was down on himself two weeks ago and didn't wear his Blackshirt to practice."

McMullen essentially stripped himself of the jersey of distinction -- apparently because he felt he was falling short of the standard. Banker wasn't thrilled that McMullen made such a decision on his own.

"I told him, 'First of all, you don't make that decision. It's your responsibility to play well. We, as coaches, make the decision that you're a Blackshirt. We don't do that s--- around here. So get in there (the locker room) and play like you deserve to have one,''" Banker said. "Guess what, the last two weeks he's played his *** off."

---

That is how you mentor.

Really like how he handled that. That's well done and will pay dividends down the road for him.

 

[Crushinator]

I understand the black shirt tradition and how it was started...but in my opinion-over time being a black shirt was about being a starter or a guy that contributed a lot to those bad mo fo defenses. There was a great deal of pride about receiving a black shirt. What is so great about wearing a black shirt when you are one of the worst defenses in the country...it is disgraceful to all those guys that came before you that made being a black shirt so special.

If your opinion is they get a black shirt for being a starter even if they are embarrassingly bad, then so be it. The black shirt defense can turn into being a participation ribbon.

In my opinion, they should be handing out pink shirts until they start to play like they deserve to be a black shirt--Banker too.

For the love of God the defense is not that bad. They are in the top half of the country in scoring defense (50th I think). Get back to me with the "our defense sucks" talk if they fall off on the one defensive statisitc that matters, points allowed.

Other stats are only useful in finding things to work on within the full context of the games they were had in.

 

[Crushinator]

By the way: I think the team's defense should have blackshirts even if they aren't championship caliber. Being a blackshirt is about manning up and giving all you've got to the best of your abilities. That's not a participation ribbon either, it's acknowledgement of a quality of a real competitor.

 

[Nebraska Gator II]

For the love of God the defense is not that bad. They are in the top half of the country in scoring defense (50th I think). Get back to me with the "our defense sucks" talk if they fall off on the one defensive statisitc that matters, points allowed.

Other stats are only useful in finding things to work on within the full context of the games they were had in.

I find it interesting that you think the 50th ranked scoring defense is "not that bad"...but, just for fun, I will play along.

Since in your opinion scoring defense is the end all stat for ranking a defense. Would it interest you to know that Nebraska has faced 0 teams ranked in the top 25 in scoring offense? In fact, they have only faced two teams that have ranked in the top 50-Southern Miss at 38 and Miami at 44.
Here is where the rest of the teams fair in scoring offense:

BYU 69
Illinois 74
Wisky 84
S. Alabama 97
Minnesota 110

I am not sure I would be pounding my chest about being ranked 50th in scoring defense against those scoring offenses.

 

[anon_umk0ifu6vj6zi]

I find it interesting that you think the 50th ranked scoring defense is "not that bad"...but, just for fun, I will play along.

Since in your opinion scoring defense is the end all stat for ranking a defense. Would it interest you to know that Nebraska has faced 0 teams ranked in the top 25 in scoring offense? In fact, they have only faced two teams that have ranked in the top 50-Southern Miss at 38 and Miami at 44.
Here is where the rest of the teams fair in scoring offense:

BYU 69
Illinois 74
Wisky 84
S. Alabama 97
Minnesota 110

I am not sure I would be pounding my chest about being ranked 50th in scoring defense against those scoring offenses.

Why not? You beat your chest over 9 wins against as-bad or worse rated reams..... duuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrppppp]p

 

[WestCoastCornhusker]

"I wish he was faster, but that guy has been a big-time commodity for us," Banker said of the 6-foot-3, 280-pound junior. "He was down on himself two weeks ago and didn't wear his Blackshirt to practice."

McMullen essentially stripped himself of the jersey of distinction -- apparently because he felt he was falling short of the standard. Banker wasn't thrilled that McMullen made such a decision on his own.

"I told him, 'First of all, you don't make that decision. It's your responsibility to play well. We, as coaches, make the decision that you're a Blackshirt. We don't do that s--- around here. So get in there (the locker room) and play like you deserve to have one,''" Banker said. "Guess what, the last two weeks he's played his *** off."

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That is how you mentor.

Great Story, my props to Mr. Banker and especially to McMullen.

 

[Crushinator]

I find it interesting that you think the 50th ranked scoring defense is "not that bad"...but, just for fun, I will play along.

Since in your opinion scoring defense is the end all stat for ranking a defense. Would it interest you to know that Nebraska has faced 0 teams ranked in the top 25 in scoring offense? In fact, they have only faced two teams that have ranked in the top 50-Southern Miss at 38 and Miami at 44.
Here is where the rest of the teams fair in scoring offense:

BYU 69
Illinois 74
Wisky 84
S. Alabama 97
Minnesota 110

I am not sure I would be pounding my chest about being ranked 50th in scoring defense against those scoring offenses.

I'm not pounding my chest about the D. It can be better, obviously. But acting as if the D is the worst in the country is flat out unfair. Acting as if Banker has already failed (and Eichorst/Riley by extension) is premature and to me shows a lack of critical thinking skills.

 

[SnohomishRed]

I find it interesting that you think the 50th ranked scoring defense is "not that bad"...but, just for fun, I will play along.

Since in your opinion scoring defense is the end all stat for ranking a defense. Would it interest you to know that Nebraska has faced 0 teams ranked in the top 25 in scoring offense? In fact, they have only faced two teams that have ranked in the top 50-Southern Miss at 38 and Miami at 44.
Here is where the rest of the teams fair in scoring offense:

BYU 69
Illinois 74
Wisky 84
S. Alabama 97
Minnesota 110

I am not sure I would be pounding my chest about being ranked 50th in scoring defense against those scoring offenses.

I am not saying our defense has been good this year and I have been the first one to harp on it - but if you compare our remaining opponents to those we have already played I think the games we have coming up are against overall weaker offenses or at least on a par with what we have played

• Rutgers - rated #40 scoring offense - very good passing team that will give us trouble
• Iowa - rate #50 efficient team on offense but not one with great playmakers imo
• MSU - #63 they should be better but something just not clicking this year
• Purdue - #101 - horrible
• NW - #117 again horrible

The strengths of the offenses we have yet to play are in the running game for the most part - fortunately we have been playing well in rush defense