Tim Banks hired as Auburn’s DB coach

[Carp]

Golesh... were you not watching how our safeties played almost his entire time here?

 

[adam.vol]

Bruh, you realize we have multiple corners about to be drafted early in the draft. Do you know the issue in the secondary? Guess which position Banks was handling)

 

[Rocky Top T]

Willie continues to put CB’s in the NFL year after year but still gets blamed for Banks’ deficiencies

Absolutely. But there are some of us that know that. If they don't know that WM is better than Banks, there is no help for them

 

[sonofUT62]

Now Durkin has gone and killed a fan base.

 

[OrangeTsar]

man can’t coach a safety to save his life

Just wait though. We are talking Vols world here. He will show out and look like a genius in his one game against us. Just like we make third string or walk on QBs look like Heisman winners.
It is just the way our luck rolls

 

[sjt18]

Congrats. Don't challenge the Peter Principle again.

 

[MurphyVol]

I wish Banks well, but I never believed any of the talk that he had all these HC opportunities.

 

[C-south]

Wish we could’ve nabbed Durkin.

 

[WoodsmanVol]

Yes, but WM didn't coach all of them

Or apparently, any of them based on passing yardage given up by our secondary.

 

[cherokeeeVOL]

Glad he was able to find something quickly. Hope it works out for him there. He seems like a good dude.

 

[ptgrbn]

Whoever our QB is should have a field day!

Why is everyone making this so personal? Good for Banks. He didn’t sit around with enjoying his FULL buyout from UT. He went back to work to draw a salary that will OFFSET and REDUCE what UT will owe him

 

[Rocky Top T]

Glad he was able to find something quickly. Hope it works out for him there. He seems like a good dude.

I don't want a good dude as DC, I want someone like Golesh was for our offense. I want a freaking drill sergeant as DC.

 

[cncchris33]

Golesh... were you not watching how our safeties played almost his entire time here?

Part of me wonders how he is strictly as a Safeties coach without the responsibilities of coaching and scheming an entire defense. Similarly to how I believe Heupel struggles with a lot of clock management, TO usage, and strategies of a head coach because he is calling plays (or at a minimum, scheming them and offering advice to Halzle).

With the amount of staff and personnel allowed in these programs these days, I just don't understand asking your key staff to pull double duty. Banks was likely never going to be a great DC, but how much did coaching a position group hinder him in practice? How much did running an entire defense hinder his ability to coach the Safeties group? He had several Safeties drafted out of PSU where he was also co-DC, but not calling plays.

 

[VAVol85]

Wow talk about a fall from grace. You went from a DC to a minimal position coach within days? That probably tells us everything we need to know actually

Or he thinks Golesh is a good guy to work for and that Durkin moves on in a year or so.

 

[BLUTickbusdriver]

Well, when we play Auburn simply run the slant or throw a halfback pass…and we will win!

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Martinez has cranked out good corner after good corner. Two of them made 3rd team all sec this year. One of them as a 3* true freshman. Stop this slander.

Nah, he will never fess up. A rumor going around that his handle is code for blockhead.

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

So does this mean when we play them next season we can light them up for 350 in the air?

 

[It's Vols or nothing!]

Wish him nothing but blessings l! He did as good as a job that he was capable of at Tennessee. Some good times and bad times. No scandals or anything. Seems like a genuinely good guy. Hope he succeeds at Aurburn!

 

[heupelsroutetree]

Aren't they all DBs?

And this proves exactly why all your posts are dumb af

 

[swampfoxfan]

man can’t coach a safety to save his life

We will soon know.

 

[Enigmatic_Vol]

Whoever our QB is should have a field day!

Kudos to him!

 

[SubVet676]

Or he thinks Golesh is a good guy to work for and that Durkin moves on in a year or so.

No doubt, one of the resident VN "Poll-Dancers" will start one here soon about which happens first: Durbin moves or Banks fails.

Not even worth a bag of Pop Secret on this one. Maybe half a box of Cracker Jacks.

 

[Carl Pickens]

Good for him. No need to be hatin’ now

 

[TNnative]

telling that he wasn't able to land a dc job

Don't think so. He had one bad season with a depleted roster. There will be somebody next year or the next in search of one. If he is worth his salt, he will rebound.

 

[Seattle Hillbilly]

Why is everyone making this so personal? Good for Banks. He didn’t sit around with enjoying his FULL buyout from UT. He went back to work to draw a salary that will OFFSET and REDUCE what UT will owe him

Excellent point. Thanks for that perspective.