Alan Branch Crushes Opponents, The Dance Floor

If you've watched a Michigan game this year, you've probably noticed Alan Branch. He's the towering 330-pound defensive tackle spinning his way, ballerina style, into opposing quarterbacks then dancing with their spines. He's a graceful, uh, hulking man-beast who is impossible to block or even bother. He's even starting to get some minor pub in the MaxwellPundit -- the Heisman of the blogosphere -- voting, picking up votes from... well... me and the infinitely-respected Sunday Morning Quarterback.

But have you noticed his wicked breakdancing?

If a video had been made, it would have been YouTube gold.

Alan Branch, all 6-foot-6 and 300-plus pounds of him, was trying to make a favorable impression on his new Michigan football teammates before his freshman season.

So he dropped down during the 2004 fall camp and began showing his break-dancing moves.

Apparently he's "way too big now" to maintain his 'leet skillz -- which is an interesting statement since he was a huge dude when he showed up -- but maybe we could get a minor demonstration after a sack or something?

Speaking of improbably-sized dancing people and YouTube:



(HT: House Rock Built)