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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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.
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The protection was excellent and I saw some good things. Things are starting to come around the way we want to see them.
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The protection was excellent and I saw some good things,
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You look at some of the throws Kyle made on the final drive with the game on the line, ... As guys settled into the game, they made big plays.
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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.
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We believe Devin would be better served by staying in school and finishing his degree and becoming more proficient as a football player. But we respect his decision.
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The defense did dominate, and I think we have an opportunity to be an outstanding defensive team. We ran the ball a little better today than we have in the spring, but we didn't pass and catch the ball very well. That was the big thing today. Our defense had a great day today.
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We still have a chance to achieve all the goals we've set. We set a goal to win the Big East championship and get a BCS bowl game. We still have that opportunity. ... That's amazing.
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We still have a chance to achieve all the goals we've set, ... We set a goal to win the Big East championship and get a BCS bowl game. We still have that opportunity. ... That's amazing.
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This schedule will be a tremendous challenge for our football team. But it's a great home schedule for our fans, with marquee teams such as Florida State and Virginia Tech coming to the Orange Bowl. Those are the teams our fans want to see.
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The protection is better, but I think the ball is also being released quicker, because he knows more where to go with the ball, ... We have to get the ball in the hands of the good players, and I see that type of progress from Kyle.
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First day, a lot of enthusiasm, guys running around and having a lot of fun. And enthusiasm with the coaches. There's a lot of teaching going on. A great start today.
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But regardless of who we play, South Dakota or South Florida, we're supposed to win the game.
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But our coaches and players were not satisfied with the season by any means. That's the expectation we have.