Paul Banks, CB, Navarro

Withers940 · January 26, 2015

is this speculation? or do you have a source?

No Source, just speculation. People out there thought that coach bro was going to turn around that program but all I have seen is him running it into the ground and just like glick said, they are going after our recruits and loosing recruits at the same time. I dont see coach bro coaching there in 3 years in my opinion

MeanGreenTexan · January 26, 2015

Just Commited to UNT!!

Welcome aboard Paul. Shut 'em down next year.

Brett Vito · January 26, 2015

MGB:

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2015/01/juco-cb-paul-banks-iii-commits-to-unt.html/

Green Crazy · January 26, 2015

there are plenty on the tech board who agree with withers940 about kliff.

MEANGREENCOACH2 · January 26, 2015

since he is a JUCO does this mean he has signed a Letter of Intent already or is it just a verbal??

Aldo · January 26, 2015

since he is a JUCO does this mean he has signed a Letter of Intent already or is it just a verbal??

Midterm signees were last month. Have to wait to sign him in a couple of weeks with everyone else.

BillySee58 · January 26, 2015

Go mean green! We REALLY wanted a JUCO corner. Too bad he's not going to he here this spring, but let's see if he can grab that starting spot. Honestly, hopefully Chad Davis locks it down this spring, but even if he does we don't have a whole lot of depth right now.

Edited January 26, 2015 by BillySee58

Mean Green 93-98 · January 26, 2015

Great news!

Does anyone know for sure whether Whitfield is going to be back next season?

Censored by Laurie · January 26, 2015

I'm adopting him now.

you all had better familiarize yourselves with the musical catalog of Interpol.

UNTLifer · January 27, 2015

Where has there ever been news that Whitfield has graduated and was considering leaving? I have read one poster insinuate this but nothing to back it up.

emmitt01 · January 27, 2015

Go mean green! We REALLY wanted a JUCO corner. Too bad he's not going to he here this spring, but let's see if he can grab that starting spot. Honestly, hopefully Chad Davis locks it down this spring, but even if he does we don't have a whole lot of depth right now.

Yep. Whether he wins the spot or not you can NEVER have enough quality DB's. Injuries, 5-wide sets, guys having a bad stretch of games, etc. make quality depth a necessity.

Green Crazy · January 30, 2015

Apparently going to visit tech this weekend. My friend says he doesn't know if they will offer.

Coach Davis · January 30, 2015

Yeah I saw where he said he was at the airport! That's the reason I think reason I think we were trying to get xavier in here this weekend.

Green Crazy · January 30, 2015

He thought the offer would depend on whether or not the corner Henry Black committed to baylor and he just did. I've said it before, coach bro had a lot of spaces to fill with little time to do it. I expect them to offer.

Harry · January 30, 2015

Nice detective work Green Crazy (+1). I doubt they are flying him up there not to offer...

http://texastech.247sports.com/Article/Techs-scheduled-visitors-for-this-week-35078654

Green Crazy · January 30, 2015

Tech only has 6 defensive commits, so I hope Xavier likes green.

Edited January 30, 2015 by Green Crazy

Greendylan · January 31, 2015

Yeah . . . kind of always felt like North Texas was just his safety school in case things didn't work out the way he wanted.

I yearn for the day that Texas Tech isn't someone's "dream" school compared to us. Oh well, sounds like we'll move on to some other good options.

Coach Davis · January 31, 2015

FWIW i preferred Xavier from the beginning! if we can land him if Paul does jump ship i think we will be okay

emmitt01 · January 31, 2015

He's as good as gone

jtm0097 · January 31, 2015

Didn't Tech hire Houston's defensive coordinator? Banks was previously committed to Houston.

UNTLifer · January 31, 2015

Didn't Tech hire Houston's defensive coordinator? Banks was previously committed to Houston.

Yes.

jtm0097 · January 31, 2015

The connection makes sense now.

greenit · January 31, 2015

If Tech were to somehow lose Big12 status, they would be F'd. I bet their enrollment would drop 30%+ because the DFW kids would have no reason to make that 5 hour drive.

GreenMachine · January 31, 2015

If Tech were to somehow lose Big12 status, they would be F'd. I bet their enrollment would drop 30%+ because the DFW kids would have no reason to make that 5 hour drive.

Possibly but it will never happen. F'n politics!!!!

Ben Gooding · January 31, 2015

If Tech were to somehow lose Big12 status, they would be F'd. I bet their enrollment would drop 30%+ because the DFW kids would have no reason to make that 5 hour drive.

Conference affiliation should not persuade kids, athletes or not, want to drive to and live in desolate Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech has been and will always be a subpar, middle of the pack program that feeds off of their conference affiliation. But what I struggle to understand is how or what do non-athlete students gain from big12 affiliation? And in reality how do athletes benefit from going to Texas Tech. They are not a powerhouse in any sport and do not churn out players to the next level. A trend needs to be reset that individual teams are not it's conference powerhouses. Texas Tech is little brother to UT and ATM as TWU is little brother to UNT. The gap is that big and these students and also athletes need to realize that. And the gap between Tech and UNT is not even measurable in comparison to the gap between UT/ATM and Tech. People (students/athletes) need to start having wit and examining their futures before just running to a materialistic decision and acting like they're in Austin based on affiliation. This is nothing to do with Mr. Banks, but talking in general. Edited January 31, 2015 by Ben Gooding