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[Guest mffl]

Larry Coker is my dream candidate... all you have to say in National Championship with Miami and people will fill the stands... the people from this area are like that.

[UNLV]

Larry Coker is my dream candidate... all you have to say in National Championship with Miami and people will fill the stands... the people from this area are like that.

Here is the bad on Coker. He won the NC with someone elses recruits and team. As his recruits came in and took over, Miami went down badly.

[KFDM COOP]

You have a good point!

[Guest abovetherim]

Be careful with that statement, JJ won with someone elses recruits at Miami. Coach Coker did well recruiting (see the ranking of his recruiting classes). He got into trouble with off the field problems in the program and when his last team went 7-6 they let him go.

I'm about to post his coaching record at Miami and it is obvious he won with his own recruits.

[edit] Record as head coach

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl Coaches# AP°

Miami Hurricanes (Big East Conference) (2001 – 2003)

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   

Miami: 25-12 14-10 

Total: 60-15 

      National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title

†Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Coker