Getting to Know Brandon Graham
8/28/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
| Brandon Graham Junior Defensive Line |
Full name (nickname): Brandon Graham (Sack Master)
I can't live without: Jordan shoes
After my football career, I hope to: go on vacation for a year
Person who had the biggest influence of my Life: my mother
Most impressive person I've ever met or know: Lloyd Carr
The most famous person I've met is (when and where): Dan Dierdorf
Person in history I'd most like to meet: Martin Luther King Jr.
Best advice I ever received was (by whom): be better than the next man
My advice to young kids: get good grades and everything will take care of itself
When I was growing up, I never thought I would: be playing big time football
Hobbies and leisure time activities: play video games
When I have free time I like to: sleep
In a football game, someday I'd like to: have 10 sacks in one game
If I was to play another sport, it would be: baseball
When I want to get away from football I: go on vacation with my teammates
When I played football as a kid, I pretended I was: Ray Lewis
Nobody knows that I can: do a back flip
The greatest football game I ever played in was (explain): Michigan vs. Notre Dame - I had 3.5 sacks and 7 tackles
The best football advice I ever received was (by whom): you get what you put in
Favorites
Food: chicken alfredo
Breakfast cereal: Captain Crunch Berries
Late night snack: ice cream
Place to eat out: Olive Garden
Cartoon/TV show growing up: Rugrats
TV channel: Nickelodeon
TV show: Fresh Prince
Magazine to read: Sports Illustrated
Musician or music group: Lil Boosie
Book: Young Boys Inc.
Movie: Friday
Actor: Denzel Washington
Actress: Halle Berry
Sports hero: Brett Favre
Superhero: Batman
Cartoon character: Johnny Bravo
Video Game: NCAA Football
Pet: Pit bull
Car: Cadillac truck
Quoting Brandon Graham
On Utah... "They are a pretty fast tempo team. They run some no-huddle. Coach Rod really prepared us for this game and we still have the rest of this week to prepare, but I think we're going be to be okay. They are going to try to play fast against the defense, because last year, I don't think we were in as good shape as we are now. I think they will come to try to come no-huddle, fast tempo and I think we're going to be ready."
On the Beanie Bowl... "It felt like a game, our warm ups, everything. You know, I was kind of pumped because we were in the hotel before, we had a little speech. We watched a highlight tape, everything. So it felt like a game. I felt like I was in a game and I wasn't as tired as I would be and I felt good. Everybody on the team felt good."
On this year's defensive line... "There are a lot of people that stepped up on the D Line and we're more vocal now, especially me. (Tim) Jamison has always been vocal and Terrance (Taylor) has always been one, but we're balancing and trying to lead the team by being vocal. I feel like a lot of things have changed. A lot of people are starting to buy in for real that we can really shock the world this year. We're going to need our seniors to lead us, and that's what they have been doing, so we'll see."
On U-M's prospects this year... "I think we'll be good because of the game plan, the schemes, everything. People don't really know what we are going to do right now, so a lot of people are going to be shocked. A lot of people don't think we have as much talent as we usually have in the past, but I see it. I see it even better here because a lot of people have bought into what Coach is saying. I'm not saying that we weren't about family, but there are more people hanging together on the team than there used to be. I feel like everybody is going to do what they have to do and everybody wants to fight for everybody."
On improvements to the defensive line... "We're firing off and using our hands, because I've seen a lot of teams that they have played against, they don't use their hands well. We have just been stressing, shoot your hands. A lot of teams didn't do that, so they let them get in their chest. Just don't let them get in your chest and we'll have a good day."
Players Mentioned
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