Hello: Brian Cole

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Enough said.  BBQ off to a great start!

 

 

LeBron style "@Young__Kid__: Proud to say im a Michigan Wolverine! 〽️

BlueKoj

July 26th, 2014 at 5:00 PM ^

Holy crap! I go for an innocent round of golf thinking I'd be missing nothing...and WHAM! Hello, Mr. Cole. Welcome and Go Blue!

I may have to go for another innocent round tomorrow so Mr. Roseboro can join the fold...my wife will surely understand.

MaizeNBlueTexan

July 26th, 2014 at 5:21 PM ^

It's been said 100 times, but a huge get. Can't wait to see this kid play. Hopefully he redshirts, meaning we have solid play/depth from our current WRs this year.

YoOoBoMoLloRoHo

July 26th, 2014 at 6:37 PM ^

I mentioned Thurs on Ace's recruiting piece that Cole's low-key approach was a nice change in the recruiting scene. He is CLEARLY a thoughtful guy - he decided to play for the good guys!

Become a legend, Brian..

Go Blue.

MichiganPhotoRod

July 27th, 2014 at 5:36 PM ^

From Brian's 'Hello: Brian Cole' report:

 

"Saginaw Heritage didn't exist as a school until 1988, and their history of producing college football players is short—Cole is the only Heritage product to commit to a D-I school in the Rivals database (2002-present), and a quick U-M roster search shows only two Wolverines from the school (Jake Malacos and Matt Sygo), both of whom only were on the team for one season in the 1990s. Michigan does have a nice history with Saginaw players, however, as the town produced S Shonte Peoples, LB Sam Sword, TE Shawn Thompson, LB Roy Manning, RB Jerome Jackson, DE LaMarr Woodley, and FB John McColgan over the last few decades."

 

Saginaw Heritage formed from the closure of two Saginaw Township high schools, Douglas MacArthur and Eisenhower.

This is not Heritage's first D-1 player, however.

Stuart Schweigert was heavily recruited by Michigan, but ended up having a successful career at Purdue (Safety) before being selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft.

Schweigert's high school days were spent competing against future MSU WR Charles Rogers in Saginaw Valley League play.  Oh yes, THAT Charles Rogers -- perhaps the biggest football bust to have ever come from this town, which included a horrendous stint with and subsequent release from the Detroit Lions due to well documented legal issues.

Since his retirement from the NFL, Schweigert has held a positive presence in the area, including, visits to his high school alma mater for some assistant coaching duties, and a principal owner of the local Continental Indoor Football League team, the Saginaw Sting, taking the franchise to the league's championship game multiple times, winning twice.

Also from Saginaw, I am looking forward to photographing yet another local native wearing the winged helmet in Ann Arbor -- a helmet design Heritage used themselves for several years before changing to a simple "H" design on the sides.

BlueCube

July 29th, 2014 at 1:10 PM ^

Brian Cole. Good story.

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SSElite22 SSElite22 All Access VIP Badge (29) 5 months PM User Follow User 16 hours ago Reply Quote This is one of my favorite stories about Brian and his recruitment. Last year at the BBQ, GC and Brian were trying on gloves, jerseys and the like. We (brian and I) were talking in general about WR depth and talent and what he could do there. during this, GC was being a bit cocky and walked over to us and said hi and all that.. During the conversation GC says to Brian while holding up the #1 Jersey "see this jersey, this is going to be mine right here". what Brians response was ill never forget, he simply answered in a concise, strong way, saying "not if I have anything to do about it, thats my jersey". I think at the end of the day, Michigan got the better of the two players regardless of how you view rankings and where you view them. Brian is a supremely humble, but confident athlete. he knows what he can do and what he wants to do. I think as far as being a dynamic athlete at the WR position, he will be a special player. I truly believe this when i say it, i think Brian will one day wear the #1 jersey at Michigan. Just as i see Jabrill dawning the #2 jersey on defense. I think cole is underranked due to him never wanting to do camps, but i think the UA game will show his talents. I think he is the type of athlete needed to take Michigan to the next level. he will be fun to watch for at least 3 years.

He explains who he is down a little ways in the replies. It seems legit.