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So, I'm not sure how many people know, but Larry Coker (Miami HC from 2001-2006) is the Head Coach at UTSA, and its their 4th year in the program's history. This is their first year being eligible for a bowl game, but they went 7-5 last year against a full FBS schedule playing in the C-USA. Extremely impressive coaching job by Coker. According to Phil Steele, they are projected to win their division and make the C-USA title game.
As I'm typing this, they are beating Houston 24-0 with 1:15 left in the 3rd quarter. Houston was 8-5 last year and obviously no slouch. I just think its a pretty cool story for Coker to be a Head Coach again, and to be leading such a dramatic turnaround. This team was literally scrimagging against each other as opposed to playing real games as of 2010. This team has a legitimate shot to win 10+ games this year (they have 10 senior starters on O and 9 on D), and I'm sure will be a trendy upset pick the next two weeks when they play Arizona (at home on Thursday) and at Oklahoma State. What they are doing right now is really unheard of for a football team considering this is only their 4th year EVER playing football.
Just figured I would post this here for anyone who didn't know Coker was back coaching, and cause I thought it was a cool story. I also love picking UTSA in NCAA Football, so I've had a soft spot for them for a couple years now.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Larry Coker loves this team. 37 seniors. Super tight bunch. If this holds up <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UTSA?src=hash">#UTSA</a> will have beaten 3 2013 bowls team in last 4 Ws.</p>— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) <a href="https://twitter.com/BruceFeldmanCFB/statuses/505558892190109696">August 30, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>This is darn impressive what UTSA is doing to Houston.</p>— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) <a href="https://twitter.com/slmandel/statuses/505558280627056640">August 30, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>24-0 UTSA over Houston. Picked the Fighting Cokers to win their division of C-USA, but didn't foresee them blasting the Cougs.</p>— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooForde/statuses/505558614678192128">August 30, 2014</a></blockquote>
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As I'm typing this, they are beating Houston 24-0 with 1:15 left in the 3rd quarter. Houston was 8-5 last year and obviously no slouch. I just think its a pretty cool story for Coker to be a Head Coach again, and to be leading such a dramatic turnaround. This team was literally scrimagging against each other as opposed to playing real games as of 2010. This team has a legitimate shot to win 10+ games this year (they have 10 senior starters on O and 9 on D), and I'm sure will be a trendy upset pick the next two weeks when they play Arizona (at home on Thursday) and at Oklahoma State. What they are doing right now is really unheard of for a football team considering this is only their 4th year EVER playing football.
Just figured I would post this here for anyone who didn't know Coker was back coaching, and cause I thought it was a cool story. I also love picking UTSA in NCAA Football, so I've had a soft spot for them for a couple years now.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Larry Coker loves this team. 37 seniors. Super tight bunch. If this holds up <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UTSA?src=hash">#UTSA</a> will have beaten 3 2013 bowls team in last 4 Ws.</p>— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) <a href="https://twitter.com/BruceFeldmanCFB/statuses/505558892190109696">August 30, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>This is darn impressive what UTSA is doing to Houston.</p>— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) <a href="https://twitter.com/slmandel/statuses/505558280627056640">August 30, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>24-0 UTSA over Houston. Picked the Fighting Cokers to win their division of C-USA, but didn't foresee them blasting the Cougs.</p>— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooForde/statuses/505558614678192128">August 30, 2014</a></blockquote>
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