Larry Coker
Larry Coker
Larry Edward Cokeris an American football coach and former player. From 2001 to 2006, Coker served as the head coach at the University of Miami. His 2001 Miami team was named the consensus national champion after an undefeated season that culminated with a victory in the Rose Bowl over Nebraska. In the process of winning the championship, Coker became the 2nd head coach since 1948 to win the national championship in his first season.Coker was fired by Miami on November...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth23 June 1948
florida maybe played
Maybe it was Florida State's time. I think we had the better team, but I think they played better.
missed position strong
Obviously, he has missed a lot of work, so he is getting behind. Linebacker is a strong position for us.
bargain met
LSU met their part of the bargain and we didn't.
defensive liked line seen share won
I would have liked to have seen them play better, to be honest. The first-team defensive line won that battle, and they've done that their share of the time.
excited football lift maybe tremendous
Selfishly speaking, having Kirby is a tremendous lift for our football team. I'm probably more excited about Kirby now than maybe I've ever been.
against averages goes law maybe
When the law of averages goes against us, I don't like the law. Maybe it was just FSU's time.
against averages execution florida goes law maybe poor
When the law of averages goes against us, I don't like the law. I think it was just poor execution on our parts. Maybe it was just Florida State's time.
bad defense game good learn obvious players
We need as much of this as we can get, just to learn how to play the game, ... It's obvious that we have a lot of players that don't know how to play the game right now. This was a combination of some really good defense and some really bad offense.
cannot changes direction evaluate stay
When things don't go well, you evaluate and make changes that have to be made. You cannot stay the same. We have to go in the right direction with the right staff.
good
There's going to be some good battles, good competition.
guys last question satisfied urgency
There's no question our guys were not satisfied with last season. There was some embarrassment there. You could say there is a sense of urgency on this team.
certainly coaches couple dealt gone good guys last obviously practiced
There's obviously a lot of distraction. I can't say there's not. A lot of the guys are without power, certainly the coaches are without power, a lot of those things. But they've dealt with it pretty well, practiced pretty good the last couple of days. Guys have been here and gone to work.
body covering good great guy pleasantly smaller surprised switching
I've been pleasantly surprised with him. He's done a great job. I thought he could be a good player, but the way he handles his body ... he's a big guy and he's out there switching his hips, being able to maneuver, covering smaller receivers. I've been very impressed.
It would have been a storybook drive. But you have to finish.