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
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I don't know all the details of what happened after the game, but certainly we don't condone activities such as that. That certainly detracts from a great bowl game and what the spirit of college football is all about.
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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.
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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.
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I don't think it's a big deal. It's not like he missed two days and we're getting ready to play a game tomorrow.
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That's not how we operate. As a football program, we don't condone activities such as that. Obviously, it detracts from the bowl game and what the spirit of football is all about.
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This is a private, in-house matter and I will have no further comment. We will now move forward with our preparations for the Georgia Tech game on Saturday.
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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.
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As a university, as a football program, we don't condone any type of activities such as that. Certainly, I think, that detracts from a great bowl game and what the spirit of college football is all about.
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He's got great hips, ... What does that mean? He's got great hips. He can change direction and has a natural feel for the game as far as his cover skills.
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I don't know how much effect it has after things get started. Normally, and I use a little Bill Belichick philosophy here, after the game starts, all the hype and the rah-rah and the rhetoric goes out the window and now you play the game.
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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.
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They're having fun, ... There's a lot more enthusiasm. They're playing well. They're enjoying playing well together. They're just having fun together.
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Santa delivered a huge package under the tree and we may expand his package a little bit.
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Kyle seems to be doing fine. Everything's positive there.