Video of Tom Brady Addressing Team 134
I did not see this in the comments to the other post and if it is not "post worthy" fell free to delete.
Here is a BTN highlight video of "Tommy" Brady addressing the Michigan team:
http://btn.com/2013/08/22/video-nfl-star-tom-brady-talks-to-wolverines/
(someone else has to embed I guess)
Here is the full speech with Hoke introduction - UM approved version: http://www.mgoblue.com/allaccess/?media=400277&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tweets&utm_content=twitter_1377197787
Highlight? - His single greatest football achivement? Being Voted Michigan Captain.
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:17 PM ^
August 22nd, 2013 at 9:25 PM ^
Wow Dailymotion sucks. I'm watching the video and then it cuts to a kid throwing spaghetti. What's going on?
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:19 PM ^
Yeah he needs to become a coach here when he retires.
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:48 PM ^
I'm not overly optimistic that's going to happen but the thought of it is incredible. I can't imagine what it would be like to be recruited by Tom Brady.
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:49 PM ^
... Spend my time with guys like this...
Or with her...
August 22nd, 2013 at 4:43 PM ^
August 23rd, 2013 at 12:16 AM ^
He's way too high profile to become a coach. He'll never need the money and he will always have ways to keep busy through his personal business and family. And really gigantic house.
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:21 PM ^
becoming a Pats fan as long as Brady is there. What a speech!
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:26 PM ^
He says being captain has been his greatest achievement. Very bold. Also, his locker (#10) has a distince color. I think he is going to be the next legend or something. (it appears at the end)
August 23rd, 2013 at 5:19 AM ^
Thats the #21 locker, since no one is wearing that number this year it's open. If you look closley right behind Brady's head you can see the 20 name plate.
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:27 PM ^
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:51 PM ^
I heard some Bo in that speech.
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:52 PM ^
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:28 PM ^
GREAT SPEECH. Hope the young players in that room were (more) motivated.
Also noticed the schedule on the wall read "STATE" (in green) and "OHIO" (in red).
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:36 PM ^
Think of how special it is to be a part of MICHIGAN! Yes that includes you MGOBLOGGERS. Earn it!
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:37 PM ^
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:37 PM ^
Love the speech, love seeing Brady back home! I'm fired up just watching that, can't imagine how cool it must have been to be in the room.
That said, did I hear a "pimportant" in there? :)
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:39 PM ^
But they don't know the Brady story at Michigan. You know he came after Griese and Woodson. He played behind great offensive linemen, he had a great running back, and everyone wanted his backup to play instead of him. Drew Henson was the guy everyone wanted to see. Not Brady. And the staff and Lloyd Carr dealt with this as much as Brady did. And the competition was real and difficult. So, when you hear Brady talk about this, understand how significant it was. He nearly left the program. He told Carr he wanted to transfer. But Brady's dad, who compiled a highlight tape for his Michigan recruitment, urged him to stick it out. And the rest is history.
And it is because Brady worked at it, harder than anyone else, in the film room and on the field. He was a skinny qb, not that athletic and hardly fast, but he had a great arm, he was smart, heady and a incredible competitor. This is his greatest attribute. His will to win and succeed are superior to most. And this is why throughout his career at Michigan, his greatest achievements come in games where he led comeback victories. This is his legacy. And he is the ultimate Michigan man. He is just like Jim Harbaugh in that regard.
And his message to team 134 should be bronzed.
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:49 PM ^
Amen.
And to say he was hardly fast is putting it very gently. John Navarre could easily outrun Brady in a race.
Dad's advice and Henson pushing him really paid off because Brady's improvement from 98 to 99 was pretty damn impressive.
August 22nd, 2013 at 4:00 PM ^
who Greg Harden is.
August 22nd, 2013 at 4:39 PM ^
August 22nd, 2013 at 4:18 PM ^
He came at the same time as Woodson.
(And not in a dirty way).
August 22nd, 2013 at 9:41 PM ^
It's not true—I didn't, and many of the UM fans I knew at the time didn't either.
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:39 PM ^
Always liked Tom Brady, but this visit, that speech, oh that speech. He has immediately shot way up near the top for me. So pumped, I'm ready to put a helmet on now. Thank God my eligibility has expired.
Brady's dream of getting Tommy involved in the program has come to fruition. Let's hope this is just the beginning.
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:44 PM ^
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:48 PM ^
Good lord, I stood up and clapped at my desk just now. Amazing speech.
Yarina mentioned it, but I agree with him. Loved this part:
“You know what the greatest honor I’ve ever received as a player is? In my fourth year and fifth year, I was named team captain. That, to this day, is the single greatest achievement I’ve ever had as a football player.”
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:51 PM ^
Fuck it, im buying the wing helmet and running 40s after that speech.
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:52 PM ^
Is he allowed to be here when all the recruits come to visit during UTL II?
August 22nd, 2013 at 4:01 PM ^
August 22nd, 2013 at 4:02 PM ^
I don't think they could organize it, but if he just so happened to be sitting/standing next to them, the school would have to report a secondary violation with no penalties.
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:54 PM ^
Team Captain for Michigan two years in a row. Wow.
August 22nd, 2013 at 3:55 PM ^
/swoons
August 22nd, 2013 at 7:18 PM ^
August 22nd, 2013 at 4:05 PM ^
Who was the very last guy he shook hands with at the end of the MGoBlue clip? Looked like a lineman with a sweet beard. But he clearly asked Tom to shake his left hand because he has a broken hand. I'm not aware of any linemen with broken hands.
August 22nd, 2013 at 4:26 PM ^
August 22nd, 2013 at 4:56 PM ^
I think the guy who said that was white with a dark brown beard. Unfortunately, I have no idea who that is.
August 22nd, 2013 at 7:28 PM ^
August 22nd, 2013 at 7:50 PM ^
Based on the CTK video from yesterday, Miller's hair is lighter than the mystery guy with the broken hand.
August 22nd, 2013 at 9:32 PM ^
August 22nd, 2013 at 6:55 PM ^
Everything Tommy touched on is what this program is about. I missed that for three years, but enough about that. Go Blue!
Fair disclosure - I watched this video 5 times.
August 22nd, 2013 at 4:11 PM ^
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August 22nd, 2013 at 5:08 PM ^
Not to be that "old guy" but look how good Brady looks WITHOUT his pants sagging. Let's all follow suit kids.
August 22nd, 2013 at 6:54 PM ^
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