anybody else catch Banker's "moving around well" comment?

[dinglefritz]

I loved listening to his press interview this week. I got a good laugh when someone asked him I think about how the team was recovering. He went through what they were doing for workouts etc and then said it looked like "they were moving around pretty well." Ha. I LOVE the way these guys accept responsibility for coaching decisions and explain some of the why to what they were trying to do schematically. One of the questions would have made it easy for him to throw a player under the bus but instead I got out of it that it was on him to coach better and put his players in better positions to be successful. Hindsight is always 20/20 for a coach or fan but its NICE to see guys answer questions honestly and without the glaring hostility because of their own insecurity we've seen for the years.

 

[SDhusker12]

Soo...when did Bo ever throw anyone under the bus? I havent heard anything out of these coaches mouths any different than the last staff. Only difference I see is they don't sound "soo mean and scary" as some put it. (Personally I did not mind it, and at the same time don't disrespect this staff's personality either)

 

[sparky62]

Many times. We didn't play well. We missed assignment s, we didn't play up to our capabilities. That's just a couple

 

[SDhusker12]

Every coach uses those lines. Listen to any coach in the nation after a loss...that is called coach speak. And if you notice every time he would also say we got outcoached. What else is a guy supposed to say when you lose a game?

 

[SDhusker12]

Its not throwwing ppl under the bus when you talk about team performance and stuff that is obvious...it is when you single people out that is uncalled for...name a couple of those times?

 

[headcard]

Soo...when did Bo ever throw anyone under the bus? I havent heard anything out of these coaches mouths any different than the last staff. Only difference I see is they don't sound "soo mean and scary" as some put it. (Personally I did not mind it, and at the same time don't disrespect this staff's personality either)

Serious?? Constantly.

 

[SDhusker12]

No not really...again name a time he wver called anyone out on the team? If you call out a froup or the team as a whole that is fine every coach does that...but one thing he didnt do was call out specific guys

 

[huskersosweet]

Ya but you can look at it as he was putting all the blame on the kids never once, that I remember did he take responsibilities for the plays he called or the responsibilities for not teaching the kids there has to be some point you would stop and think just maybe I need to look at the away I'm teaching the kids

 

[HuskerTimOmaha]

Soo...when did Bo ever throw anyone under the bus? I havent heard anything out of these coaches mouths any different than the last staff.

Get your ears checked.

 

[HuskersMan34]

Soo...when did Bo ever throw anyone under the bus? I havent heard anything out of these coaches mouths any different than the last staff. Only difference I see is they don't sound "soo mean and scary" as some put it. (Personally I did not mind it, and at the same time don't disrespect this staff's personality either)

He threw someone under the bus on a weekly basis. Just because he said he was taking responsbility, didn't mean he actually was. You had to listen to what he was saying.

 

[HuskersMan34]

No not really...again name a time he wver called anyone out on the team? If you call out a froup or the team as a whole that is fine every coach does that...but one thing he didnt do was call out specific guys

So, because he didn't specifically say "Banderas sucked." he wasn't throwing anyone under the bus? When he said "the scheme works, the players just can't execute it" over and over and over, that wasn't throwing his players under the bus?

Go root for Youngstown dude.

 

[HuskersMan34]

Its not throwwing ppl under the bus when you talk about team performance and stuff that is obvious...it is when you single people out that is uncalled for...name a couple of those times?

You're moving goalposts and changing definitions in order to further your narrative.

 

[SDhusker12]

Ha! Okay listen to what you want to hear...So I cant have respect for both the old and the new? Has anyone listened to any postgame presser for any coach after a loss? It is always the exact same stuff "didnt execute" "got outcoached" "gave up too many big plays" just because I didnt get all poopooed when Bo would be his brass self doesnt mean I dont respect this staff also.

 

[SDhusker12]

So, because he didn't specifically say "Banderas sucked." he wasn't throwing anyone under the bus? When he said "the scheme works, the players just can't execute it" over and over and over, that wasn't throwing his players under the bus?

Go root for Youngstown dude.

And dont worry they are my second team now...after Nebraska of course. I think the dude has coaching skills. He just wore out his welcome here and that is fine

 

[huskerbaseball13]

And dont worry they are my second team now...after Nebraska of course. I think the dude has coaching skills. He just wore out his welcome here and that is fine

It must have been a rough Saturday for you last week then. The Penguins giving up over 300 yards on the ground and all...but you are probably use to that by now. The players just didn't "execute."

 

[SDhusker12]

Yea except they were playing against a 1a as a 1aa and had the ball at the end with the chance to tie...yea terrible start to the year?

 

[HuskersMan34]

Yea except they were playing against a 1a as a 1aa and had the ball at the end with the chance to tie...yea terrible start to the year?

I'll bet you $20 Pitt doesn't have more than 3 wins this year.

 

[TheNewNU]

Ha! Okay listen to what you want to hear...So I cant have respect for both the old and the new? Has anyone listened to any postgame presser for any coach after a loss? It is always the exact same stuff "didnt execute" "got outcoached" "gave up too many big plays"

Not if your name is Jim Mora

 

[SDhusker12]

Haha! Thank you for that...notice in a more "colorful" way he said the same stuff...that clip and Herm's playoffs clip never get old

 

[SDhusker12]

I'll bet you $20 Pitt doesn't have more than 3 wins this year.

I will say 6-6

 

[Husker.Wed.]

After Wisconsin game last year:

"somewhere along the line we lost our confidence"
"the tackling was atrocious"
"we made adjustments (coaches), we (players) didn't follow through with it"
"Tommy didn't play well today"
On Tommy: "he wasn't pressured, he just made a horrible decision"
"Our execution when pressuring was horrible cuz some guys missed some things"
"we (Tommy) missed receivers"
"we got worse up front as the game wore on"
BUT!!! "At the end of the day, in this world, this profession I take responsibility and point the thumb."

 

[huskerbaseball13]

Yea except they were playing against a 1a as a 1aa and had the ball at the end with the chance to tie...yea terrible start to the year?

A loss is a loss...no? I'm sure Mark was beating his chest giving up over 12 yards a carry to the opposing teams RB. Youngstown fan such as yourselves should get use to it.

 

[SDhusker12]

A loss is a loss...no? I'm sure Mark was beating his chest giving up over 12 yards a carry to the opposing teams RB. Youngstown fan such as yourselves should get use to it.

I agree a loss is a loss, which is why when I hear ppl say "I dont care if we go 7-5 as long as we are close in the losses" that doesnt make sense to me. There were definitely things that ysu coulda done better to win that game, but the talent gap is large enough between the divisions, that ESPN explodes when a 1aa beats a 1a. Also, speaking of varying defenses, Bos was a bend dont break against the pass D and Bankers is a stop the run worry about the pass second...both work if executed, but bankers D hasnt ever faired well. I understand OSU is who they are, but the years Erickson was there OSU had a hire D ranking with whoever he had as a d coordinator than banker. If Banker turns out I will be pleasantly surprised, but he makes me nervous

 

[huskerssalts]

Im reading between the lines here, your correct, Bo eas terrible about explaining anything to fans or press, he either blamed a player or was very wide open and in general and brief with explaining what happened and needed fixed. At most times, hed threw the whole team, defense or offense under the bus, instead saying we where off on this, and we had to correct it this weeks practice. In his mind him and his staff didn't screw up, it was always i wide open in general, oh just miss cues, mis communication or something in general instead of a direct break down what was wrong.

 

[CC_Lemming]

After Wisconsin game last year:

"somewhere along the line we lost our confidence"
"the tackling was atrocious"
"we made adjustments (coaches), we (players) didn't follow through with it"
"Tommy didn't play well today"
On Tommy: "he wasn't pressured, he just made a horrible decision"
"Our execution when pressuring was horrible cuz some guys missed some things"
"we (Tommy) missed receivers"
"we got worse up front as the game wore on"
BUT!!! "At the end of the day, in this world, this profession I take responsibility and point the thumb."

Yeah, he pointed the thumb a lot. After all, at the end of the day he knew he accepted a job where expectations were just too high, which placed the program under a microscope and prevented him from recruiting the athletes he needed, which in turn affected his enjoyment of coaching and caused him to consider quitting. The difficult job was exacerbated by the fact that he didn't receive enough support from the administration, which was run by a bunch of lawyers who didn't care about football, only the public's perception of the program. But in the end Bo kept pointing the thumb because he was such an exemplar of integrity.