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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1741195, member: 40"] Its funny--Ethan Cole has become infamous b/c of Igor's hyperbole, but the fact of the matter is that he was a much better athlete [bigger, stronger, could run, etc.] than most people give him credit for. And he went toe-to-toe with Etan Thomas, who was a man-mountain, every day in practice and generally held his own. I remember some of us regular practice attendees back then were hopeful that it might translate over--that we'd end up with him being an above average starting big who fell into our lap [from the University of New Hampshire, of all places]. But he was one of those guys who tightened up when the spotlight came on. He started that next year and was given early opportunities, but just came up short. So much so, that the staff went with physically underdeveloped Billy Celuck and raw frosh Jeremy McNeil over him. Missed opportunity for Cole--he definitely had the physical tools to be a contributor for us. [/QUOTE]