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
forest game raise wake
We haven't done anything yet. All this does is raise the stakes. Makes the Wake Forest game that much more important.
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Our players have checked in, and we start practice tomorrow. We're very excited about it, but more important, the players are excited. ... Now it's time for practice. It's time for football.
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We pushed through (practice) pretty well today. Obviously it's hot and humid. It's going to be hot and humid in South Carolina as well. We have to be prepared and ready to give a great effort. That's what it's going to take to win the football game.
activity
We don't condone any activity such as that. That's not how we operate.
aware brutal water
can be very, very brutal in the afternoons . . . . We always have to be cognizant of it. I think the thing now is, you're much more aware of it. Literally, the old school, you didn't give water breaks.
law
By the law of averages, ... it should at least be 2-2.
certainly coach football head job met miami poor responsibility university
I'm the head football coach of the University of Miami and I want to certainly take responsibility for the poor play this evening. LSU did an outstanding job and met their part of the bargain. They showed up. We didn't respond.
certainly coach football head job met poor responsibility university
I'm the head football coach of the University of Miami, and I want to certainly take responsibility for the poor play this evening. LSU did an outstanding job and met their part of the bargain. They showed up. We didn't respond.
certainly coach great head poor responsibility supposed
I'm the head coach and I certainly take the responsibility for the poor play. This was supposed to be a great game. They showed up... and we didn't.
atmosphere bit crowd games night players
I really like the day games better. And I think our players like the day games better. Now, for the atmosphere and everything, I think night games are outstanding. You get a little bit better atmosphere, a little bit better crowd. I think we're going to have an outstanding crowd this weekend.
If you see it on tape, it really makes you ill.
answered entire man questions stood
He stood in there and really was a man the entire night, ... I really was impressed. I think we answered all the questions about him.
knows positive taken
He's taken it in a positive manner. He knows what to expect.
confidence contribute developed game himself marquee player stepped
He's really stepped his game up and developed a lot of confidence, and he's getting a lot of confidence in himself of being able to really contribute and being a marquee player for us.