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
build finished handle imagination players product stretch
We're not a finished product yet by any stretch of the imagination at quarterback. But I think again, if we handle it properly, we can build on it with the players we have.
character player reality
We don't condone it, but it happened. Is there a concern Yes, there is a concern. People are going to think what they think. But the reality is, I know the players we have, I know the character we have. We're recruiting the right people.
team real thinking
Obviously, I think it was an aberration, but it is a reality. We're still a team that won nine games, but this one was a real shock.
winning damn i-can
Damn sure better win. That's all I can say.
football smart intelligent
Micheal Barrow and Darrin Smith, those guys were really intelligent. They're smart football players. They'd always be a step ahead of the offense and could predict what was coming. Dan Morgan has that. Jonathan Vilma has that. Ray Lewis has that.
ugly kind prom
When you're kind of the ugly stepsister, you just go to the prom with whoever asks you.
definitely expect situation
We definitely expect (Atkins) to play. He's much, much better. It's just a situation where we don't want to set him back.
great running
When I've been a great coach, we've had a great running back,
army guarantee guy physical russian talk
What I like about him is that he's talented, he's physical and the guy is not intimidated by anything. You talk about the deer-in-the-headlights look. I can guarantee you, if the Russian Army comes over here, he won't have the deer-in-the-headlights look.
case difficult early factor fans few great involved last motivating season
What I like is that early in the season we have a difficult schedule, and that has not been the case the last few years. That allows the fans to get involved early, and it's a great motivating factor for our team.
changes evaluate
This was not because of one game. That was a very disappointing game, but we evaluate continuously. When things don't go well, you evaluate and make changes that have to be made.
ball defense felt run
We felt like our defense would make a stand. And we also felt like we could run the ball on Clemson.
excellent good protection saw
The protection was excellent and I saw some good things,
excellent good protection saw starting
The protection was excellent and I saw some good things. Things are starting to come around the way we want to see them.