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
concern direction five good last next sure type
The last five years have been a good five years, record-wise and statistically and all those type things. But my concern is the next five years, the direction we're going and making sure that we're going in the right direction.
cannot concern direction five good last next stay sure
The last five years have been a good five years. But my concern is the next five years and to make sure we are going in the right direction. You cannot stay the same. We have to go in the right direction with the right staff.
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.
colorado passes throwing
Colorado really got into the dinks, ... They were throwing passes from me to you.
aggressive learn plays
He can make plays at linebacker. He is very aggressive and very physical. He just has to learn what to do at the linebacker position.
brings emotional lift saw
He brings a real emotional lift to our defense. I saw that swagger, that enjoyment. Having fun. That's what Miami's all about.
ugly kind prom
When you're kind of the ugly stepsister, you just go to the prom with whoever asks you.
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.
college given high lose start starting
In college football, to be where we want to be you can't lose a game. Even sometimes when you don't lose a game, if you don't start at the right place you still don't get there. Starting high has been given more significance now than it ever has.
hear
If he was hurting, I didn't want to hear it.