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[SMU Football Blog]

An .800 winning percentage (60-15) in college head coaching. If this does not constitute a WOW, what would?

Some would call this a trend:

2001 Miami 12-0 7-0 1st W Rose Bowl † 1 1
2002 Miami 12-1 7-0 1st L Fiesta Bowl † 2 2
2003 Miami 11-2 6-1 1st W Orange Bowl † 5 5
Miami: 35-3 20-1
Miami Hurricanes (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2004 – 2006)
2004 Miami 9-3 5-3 W Peach Bowl 11 11
2005 Miami 9-3 6-2 L Peach Bowl 18 17
2006 Miami 7-6 3-5 W MPC Computers Bowl

[J.T.supporta]

This does not sit well with me. Larry Coker ran a dominant Miami program into the ground. We can do better.

Can we? We were the first to fire our coach, and we still don't have one. Who is better that is willing to take the job?

GARY BARNETT!

[bigdaddy08091]

This does not sit well with me. Larry Coker ran a dominant Miami program into the ground. We can do better.

You can probably thank our buddy CJ for this one. Orsini is getting desperate.

[Texas Red]

Coker inherited some good talent, and Miami can recruit with its eyes closed. He left the program in pretty bad shape. SMU can do better.

[J.T.supporta]

An .800 winning percentage (60-15) in college head coaching. If this does not constitute a WOW, what would?

Some would call this a trend:

2001 Miami 12-0 7-0 1st W Rose Bowl † 1 1
2002 Miami 12-1 7-0 1st L Fiesta Bowl † 2 2
2003 Miami 11-2 6-1 1st W Orange Bowl † 5 5
Miami: 35-3 20-1
Miami Hurricanes (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2004 – 2006)
2004 Miami 9-3 5-3 W Peach Bowl 11 11
2005 Miami 9-3 6-2 L Peach Bowl 18 17
2006 Miami 7-6 3-5 W MPC Computers Bowl

you can say that the move to the ACC was the downfall of that program, not Coker driving it in the ground

[Hoop Fan]

Coker would be a pathetic hire for SMU at this point. Rice and Tulsa didnt want him last year, why would we? And you cannot tell me we waited all this time to hire Larry Freakin Coker from the unemployment line. ridiculous. Turner Gill would be 10 times the better hire, as would several other guys including Barnett. Please tell me this is not true.

[Dutch]

Coker would be a pathetic hire for SMU at this point. Rice and Tulsa didnt want him last year, why would we? And you cannot tell me we waited all this time to hire Larry Freakin Coker from the unemployment line. ridiculous. Turner Gill would be 10 times the better hire, as would several other guys including Barnett. Please tell me this is not true.

ENOUGH ALREADY WITH TURNER GILL.

[PonyDoh]

Coker would be a pathetic hire for SMU at this point. Rice and Tulsa didnt want him last year, why would we? And you cannot tell me we waited all this time to hire Larry Freakin Coker from the unemployment line. ridiculous. Turner Gill would be 10 times the better hire, as would several other guys including Barnett. Please tell me this is not true.

Coker was a great coordinator, but he'd be an awful hire as a head man.

[J.T.supporta]

Coker inherited some good talent, and Miami can recruit with its eyes closed. He left the program in pretty bad shape. SMU can do better.

nope, it was the move to the ACC that did that program in...just not ready to compete at that level.

[J.T.supporta]

Coker would be a pathetic hire for SMU at this point. Rice and Tulsa didnt want him last year, why would we? And you cannot tell me we waited all this time to hire Larry Freakin Coker from the unemployment line. ridiculous. Turner Gill would be 10 times the better hire, as would several other guys including Barnett. Please tell me this is not true.

Coker was a great coordinator, but he'd be an awful hire as a head man.

so a NC on a resume would make you an awful hire as a head man?

[Peruna8891]

If true, this is significant and unsual. This would be the only candidate to date (someone check my math on this) who acknowledged being interviewed and stated that it went well. All other potential candidates (who are still in the hunt) have not said a word.

Did Orsini want this out there to judge reaction? Is he softening the ground? Not to get the cart before the horse, but RR was stated to have visited with Mich and a deal was announced 48 hours later.

[Hoop Fan]

Coker would be a pathetic hire for SMU at this point. Rice and Tulsa didnt want him last year, why would we? And you cannot tell me we waited all this time to hire Larry Freakin Coker from the unemployment line. ridiculous. Turner Gill would be 10 times the better hire, as would several other guys including Barnett. Please tell me this is not true.

ENOUGH ALREADY WITH TURNER GILL.

tough crap. We should be throwing big money at Gill before we hire an old retread like Larry Coker.

[SmooBoy]

An .800 winning percentage (60-15) in college head coaching. If this does not constitute a WOW, what would?

Some would call this a trend:

2001 Miami 12-0 7-0 1st W Rose Bowl † 1 1
2002 Miami 12-1 7-0 1st L Fiesta Bowl † 2 2
2003 Miami 11-2 6-1 1st W Orange Bowl † 5 5
Miami: 35-3 20-1
Miami Hurricanes (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2004 – 2006)
2004 Miami 9-3 5-3 W Peach Bowl 11 11
2005 Miami 9-3 6-2 L Peach Bowl 18 17
2006 Miami 7-6 3-5 W MPC Computers Bowl

A trend, sure. Someone we should not consider, no.

6 bowls in 6 years and one NatChamp? If we just through that line out without knowing the coach's name, how many schools would be all over that. This is still SMU we're talking about.

[Stallion]

If Larry Coker is the pick then Biggin is now officially the Supreme Ruler because this is one of the worst hires that could ever be made. A Rice leftover.

[J.T.supporta]

but RR was stated to have visited with Mich and a deal was announced 48 hours later.

thats totally different because RR was given the job and had to think it over...we dont know if LC was given the job here