Larry Coker Guys Quotations

Guys weren't really sure how to do it. I liked it. It was fun and I didn't break anything.

Guys really stepped up and carried the load. This is a no-excuses program. We lost one commitment. You'd like to have a full contingent of coaches, but no complaints. Just go get the job done and that's what we did.

It's not easy to do what these guys do,

You look at some of the throws Kyle made on the final drive with the game on the line, ... As guys settled into the game, they made big plays.

We had a great day today. We didn't have a full contingent of coaches. Guys burned the midnight oil and spent the extra effort. We feel like we brought in a tremendous class.

First day, a lot of enthusiasm, guys running around and having a lot of fun. And enthusiasm with the coaches. There's a lot of teaching going on. A great start today.

There's no question our guys were not satisfied with last season. There was some embarrassment there. You could say there is a sense of urgency on this team.

There's obviously a lot of distraction. I can't say there's not. A lot of the guys are without power, certainly the coaches are without power, a lot of those things. But they've dealt with it pretty well, practiced pretty good the last couple of days. Guys have been here and gone to work.

The guys moved around pretty well and I was pleased.

You've got to have talent. We have talent. The thing I like about it is I like the attitude. These guys are hungry. They're a smart group of kids and I really just see kind of an eye of the tiger.

These guys need to play. (The coaches) have done about all we can do. These guys need to get on the field and get tested Monday.

I don't think we have slipped talent-wise. I think we're talented enough to play with anybody. But I do sense our guys are not happy, not satisfied, and they shouldn't be, with last season. There really was some embarrassment there for all of us. No doubt, there is a sense of urgency. We need to go out with excitement, with hunger, every week. We had that at times last season, but not all the time. I guess you could point the finger at me, but we did not play with consistency.

We're disappointed. Guys wanted to play. Obviously we're in a pretty good rhythm now and want to have an opportunity to get better. We'll just make the best of it.

We'll be awful good on defense. We'll have a good offensive team. How good? It depends on how some guys come through for us in some key areas. Our biggest concern is our depth on offense.

When you see some hydration problems, I think guys get the message more than just talking about it.

We have good players. Now who will be a great player or All-American? Some of those guys will be around here and have a chance to do those things if our team is good. If our team is not good, those things probably will disappear.

We're not going to let this be an excuse. We're not going to let this set us back. We're going to do whatever we need to do to be ready to play. Probably the most disappointed, upset guys it affects more is the coaches. The players, they're going to do whatever we ask them to do.