Larry Coker wants to coach UTSA's new team

[jtk1519]

Larry Coker, who once led the Miami Hurricanes to a BCS championship (and was one garbage pass-interference call way from leading them to another), is hoping to get another shot at running a college football program.

The University of Texas - San Antonio recently approved the addition of a football program, with hopes to play their home games in the Alamodome starting in 2011. The UTSA Roadrunners will start as a Division I FCS program before looking to transition into becoming a Division I BCS team. (Basically, they want to start as a 1-AA team before playing with the big boys.)

Coker, who is now 60 years old, expressed interest in the job a little over a month ago. San Antonio is the largest city in the United States without a NFL or Division I football team.

http://www.collegefootballtalk.com/2009/02/05/ex-miami-coach-interested-in-new-texas-program/

[F18mustang]

Talk about hitting the ground running...pretty good first coach.

[lonny23]

Talk about hitting the ground running...pretty good first coach.
Only if he has Miami talent!:D

[F18mustang]

Only if he has Miami talent!:D

They might as well hire him, they aren't gonna get anyone bigger.

[aclb]

Jon Gruden said he wants to coach college.

[SLC]

If you're Cocker, I dont get it...If you're UTSA, I get it. I mean why not..You're not going to find many title winning coaches that will come in and coach a start up team that has to compete for players in the Texas market...If UTSA gets him they will gain immediate attention from future recruits...Good move by them if they hire him.

[lonny23]

If you're Cocker, I dont get it...If you're UTSA, I get it. I mean why not..You're not going to find many title winning coaches that will come in and coach a start up team that has to compete for players in the Texas market...If UTSA gets him they will gain immediate attention from future recruits...Good move by them if they hire him.
Yeah, on a scale of Todd Dodge to Knute Rockne, he's at least above Todd Dodge!:D

[CCHS77]

Yeah, on a scale of Todd Dodge to Knute Rockne, he's at least above Todd Dodge!:D

Trolling much, these days?

[SLC93]

Only if he has Butch Davis' Miami talent!:D

fify. Otherwise, they'll go nowhere.:D

[SLC]

Yeah, on a scale of Todd Dodge to Knute Rockne, he's at least above Todd Dodge!:D


Hell Lonny, at this point, just based off results at UNT..you and I are above coach Dodge.:D

[chhspantherfan]

Only if he has Miami talent!:D

what's wrong with Texas talent?

[fooballfawn]

what's wrong with Texas talent?
they get into legal trouble.
besides...FLA>TEX

MNW>SLC.
remember.

[chhspantherfan]

they get into legal trouble.
besides...FLA>TEX

MNW>SLC.
remember.

your opinion has been reduced to that of RedRage and Oktober:rolleyes:

or if you were being sarcastic, i can accept that.

[SLC]

they get into legal trouble.
besides...FLA>TEX

MNW>SLC.
remember.



You have rendered yourself a failure.

[oldmojo94]

http://www.collegefootballtalk.com/2009/02/05/ex-miami-coach-interested-in-new-texas-program/
tuSA should run away from this clown as fast as they can!! this guy is a trash HC. maybe he could be the asst. OC??

[oldmojo94]

they get into legal trouble.
besides...FLA>TEX

MNW>SLC.
remember.
if you think about it.................................she might be right. it would be close!! if you only take the last year, its texas in a landslide. but if you go back 10 years...its really close. any takers?

[oldmojo94]

Talk about hitting the ground running...pretty good first coach.
define 'pretty good'.........

[F18mustang]

define 'pretty good'.........

For a startup program, you are not going to find anybody with that kind of experience.

[TheBigPeach]

What conferance are they going to be in?

[F18mustang]

What conferance are they going to be in?

Southland