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Banker, OSU's defensive coordinator, has been with the Beavers for 14 seasons and has experience at USC, Stanford and with the Chargers.

 

http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30800&ATCLID=207912679

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Springfield College, 1979-80 (OL/RB); Cal State Northridge, 1981-94 (Def. Coord.); Hawai’i, 1995 (OLB/Spec. Teams); USC, 1996; Oregon State, 1997-98 (Secondary/Recruiting Coordinator); San Diego (NFL), 1999-2001 (Def. Coord.); Stanford, 2002; Oregon State, 2003-present (Def. Coord.)

OSU HIGHLIGHTS

2013

Scott Crichton (DE) – Pac-12 Second Team/3rd round Draft pick of Minnesota

Rashaad Reynolds (CB) – Pac-12 Second Team

Steven Nelson (CB) – Pac-12 Honorable Mention

Ryan Murphy (S) –Pac-12 Honorable Mention

Interceptions (19) – Tied for 6th in NCAA

Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl Champions

2012

Jordan Poyer (CB) -- Pac-12 First Team/Consensus All-America

Scott Crichton (DE) – Pac-12 First Team

Andrew Seumalo (DT) – Pac-12 Honorable Mention

Rashaad Reynolds (CB) – Pac-12 Honorable Mention

Total Defense (354 yds p/g) – 3rd in Pac-12

Scoring Defense (20.6 pts) – 2nd in Pac-12

3rd-Down Pct. Defense (29.3%) – 6th in NCAA

2011

Jordan Poyer (CB) – Pac-12 Second Team

Scott Crichton (DE), Lance Mitchell (S) – Pac-12 Honorable Mention

Brandon Hardin (CB) – 3rd round Draft pick by Chicago

 

2010

Stephen Paea (DT) –Pac-10 First Team/Morris Trophy co-recipient

Devin Unga, Dwight Roberson, Jordan Poyer, Gabe Miller, James Dockery, Keith Pankey – Pac-12 HM

 

2009

Rush Defense (114.4) – 3rd in Pac-10

Stephen Paea (DT) – Pac-12 First Team/Morris Trophy co-recipient

Keaton Kristick (LB) – Pac-12 First Team

Dwight Roberson (LB), David Pa’aluhi (LB), Keith Pankey (LB) – Pac-10 HM

 

2008

Total Defense (312.2) – 2nd in Pac-10

Victor Butler (DE) –Pac-10 First Team/Sun Bowl MVP/4th round Draft pick by Dallas

Slade Norris (DE) – 4th round Draft pick by Oakland

Keenan Lewis (CB) – 3rd round Draft pick by Pittsburgh

Brandon Hughes – 5th round Draft pick by San Diego

Al Afalava (S) – 6th round Draft pick by Chicago

Eight Pac-10 selections

Only shutout during bowl season (3-0 vs. Pitt)

Sun Bowl Champions

 

2007

Rush Defense (70.6) – 1st in NCAA

QB Sacks – 4th in NCAA; Tackles-for-Loss – 6th in NCAA

Total Defense – 8th in NCAA

Dorian Smith (DE) –Pac-10 First Team

Joey LaRocque (LB) – 7th round Draft pick by Chicago

Nine Pac-10 selections

Emerald Bowl champions

 

2006

Quarterback Sacks – 1st in Pac-10/3rd in NCAA

Tackles for Loss – NCAA leader for lost yardage (528 yds)

First Shutout at OSU since 1983 (Idaho)

Sabby Piscitelli (SS) – Pac-10 First Team/2nd round Draft pick by Tampa Bay

Four Pac-10 selections

Sun Bowl champions

 

2005

Rush Defense (108.0) – 1st in Pac-10/17th in NCAA

Trent Bray (LB) –Pac-10 First Team

Keith Ellison (LB) –Pac-10 First Team/6th round Draft pick by Buffalo

Six Pac-10 selections

 

2004

Total Defense (313.3) – 2nd in Pac-10/18th in NCAA

Pass Efficiency Defense (100.9) – 1st/8th in NCAA

Pass Defense (196.0) -- 2nd in Pac-10

Rush Defense (117.3) – 3rd in Pac-10

Third Down Conversion (29.4%) – 2nd in Pac-10

Team Interceptions (19) – 2nd in Pac-10/T4th in NCAA

Red Zone Defense (71.7%) – 2nd in Pac-10

Bill Swancutt (DE) – Morris Trophy Recipient (Top Pac-10 D. Lineman)/Pat Tillman Co-Pac-10 Defensive MVP/6th round Draft pick by Detroit

Trent Bray (LB) – Insight Bowl Defensive MVP

Mitch Meeuwsen (FS) – Pac-10 First Team/3rd team AP All-American

Eight All-Pac-10 selections

Insight Bowl Champions

 

2003

Total Defense (288.7) – 1st in Pac-10/7th in NCAA

Passes Intercepted (20) – 3rd in Pac-10/T9th in NCAA

Pass Defense (204.3) – 2nd in Pac-10

Rush Defense (84.4) – 2nd in Pac-10/4th in NCAA

Brandon Browner (CB) -- Pac-10 Freshman of the Year

Dwan Edwards (DT) – Pac-10 Second Team/2nd round Draft pick of Baltimore

Richard Seigler (MLB) –Pac-10 First Team/HM All-American/4th round Draft pick of 49ers

Six All-Pac-10 selections

Las Vegas Bowl Champions

 

1998

Andrae Holland (CB) -- 1st in Pac-10 for breakups (22)

Armon Hatcher (SS) -- T3rd in Pac-10 for interceptions (5)

 

1997

Basheer Elahee (CB) -- 3rd in Pac-10 for breakups (12)

Andrae Holland (CB) – Pac-10 Honorable Mention

Terrence Carroll (FS) – 2nd Team Freshman All-American (The Sporting News)

Team forced 32 turnovers – 2nd in Pac-10.

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Arguably Mike Riley's best friend and I can't imagine he would be anything but the DC. Many at OSU think the reason Riley was suddenly very open to the idea of taking a job elsewhere is he was pressured to fire Banker and possibly Read and even Cavanaugh. He is an extremely loyal man and believed that the struggles at OSU weren't because OSU didn't have the best coaches but rather didn't have the resources to bring in the better recruits that a place like Nebraska will give him access to.

As far as Banker goes, he's a top notch DC against pro style systems but struggles MIGHTILY when the opposing offense has a mobile QB. His defenses routinely get abused by Spread systems...again the hope is that Nebraska can bring the recruits he needs to really succeed with his schemes against the spread. His defenses need big DTs, quick DEs and fast cornerbacks. Generally a gap cancellation scheme where if you have a slower DL.

 

With fewer spread system in the Big 10 than in the PAC12, Banker should be a better than average DC and if he can find the recruits to come to Nebraska then he may turn out to be a fantastic DC.

 

Time will tell.

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Disappointment is an understatement.

 

The coordinators needed to be a splash hire. Somebody with experience and recruiting chops.

 

This dude doesn't have the recruiting track record nor the results on the field. Im tired of hearing 'resources' as an excuse with this staff already.

 

Nebraska doesn't needed to have coaches learning how to be successful with resources on the fly. They need to hire coordinators that have coached and recruited extensively at a place that had resources to begin with.

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Disappointment is an understatement.

 

The coordinators needed to be a splash hire. Somebody with experience and recruiting chops.

 

This dude doesn't have the recruiting track record nor the results on the field. Im tired of hearing 'resources' as an excuse with this staff already.

 

Nebraska doesn't needed to have coaches learning how to be successful with resources on the fly. They need to hire coordinators that have coached and recruited extensively at a place that had resources to begin with.

People are probably just as sick of trying to defend a staff that hasn't even been hired yet..

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I love how we have suddenly shifted the goalposts from "coaches learning to be coordinators on the job" to "coaches learning to be successful coordinators with resources on the job."

 

It seems like we're always just going to find something new to complain about. We probably will.

Or we could actually hire a successful coordinator with a proven track record. That would do the trick.
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