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
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.
winning damn i-can
Damn sure better win. That's all I can say.
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.
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.
loaded might players position whatever
You can't take everybody, for whatever reason, be it you're loaded at that position or whatever it might be. They've got players who could play for about anybody. That's the thing that you see, that they have talent. That's Florida.
advantages catch game good people plan players proper schemes stay understand
You can't stay the same. You stay the same and people catch up. They understand your schemes and they game plan for those things and it makes it very difficult. We have good players, but we also have to give those players advantages with proper match-ups.
field guys tested
These guys need to play. (The coaches) have done about all we can do. These guys need to get on the field and get tested Monday.
expect happened last nice players pride win
These players have a lot of pride. They come here to win championships. And again, there's some very, very nice things that happened last year. ... But these players come here and they expect to do better.
guys moved
The guys moved around pretty well and I was pleased.
cases close field longer miss officials took
You can see where the officials (on the field) can miss it. I think it probably took a little longer than most cases because it was a very close call.
blow process surprised
Am I surprised that Kirby is staying? No. He's thought this process out. Nothing ever indicated to me that he was going to blow this thing off and leave.
eye group guys kids smart
You've got to have talent. We have talent. The thing I like about it is I like the attitude. These guys are hungry. They're a smart group of kids and I really just see kind of an eye of the tiger.
good next ready step time
Andrew's a talent. Now can he play the game? It's time for him. He's been here. We'll see if he's ready to take the next step and be a really good player.
good next ready step time
Andrew's a talent. Now can he play the game? ... It's time for him. He's been here. We'll see if he's ready to take the next step and be a really good player.