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
allow decision felt strongly university willie
I felt that it was the right decision to allow Willie into the University of Miami. I feel even more strongly about that now.
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I'd take seven right now and be happy with our first quarter.
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I do think we were the better team (tonight).
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I don't want to overstate the importance of our football program to the city, but South Florida's important to us and I think we're a big part of South Florida. I hope people can enjoy just a little break from the monotony of all the terrible things that have happened.
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I don't want to blame this on Rochford. The fact is it's not all his fault. But the snaps have to be better. And we also have to hold it and put it down and make the kick.
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I don't want to just have Andrew in a backup role. Andrew may be our most talented back. I know he's our fastest back and he's our biggest back, other than Tyrone.
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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.
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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.
If you see it on tape, it really makes you ill.
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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.
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He's taken it in a positive manner. He knows what to expect.
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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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He's really an exciting player. He's gaining more confidence every week. He's a special talent.