You have to gauge if the new staff wants you, too. You don't want to force a square peg down a round hole. If we sense they don't want Tate, we have to make a decision. The elder Forcier gave Tate an out with that last sentence, as it can now be spun that he left Michigan because the new coaching staff didn't want him rather than because of academic reasons.

Obviously we don't know what happened for sure, but it's not too tough to connect the dots considering he was ineligible for the Gator Bowl. While I respect the fact that he apparently tried to work his way back after that issue popped up, I find it laughable that he seemingly tried to play the victim card in his press release by saying that Michigan didn't want him.

As a fellow University of Michigan student I can respect the challenge of balancing time between academics and something that is time consuming football for him; blogging for me , but at the end of the day he has only himself to blame for not putting in the amount of work required to stay at Michigan.

Let's not forget that Forcier was called out publicly by teammate Troy Woolfolk for his lack of work ethic last summer.

Granted this was football related and didn't necessarily have to do with academics, but Forcier even had his wings taken off his helmet because Rich Rodriguez said he had to earn them. The wings were eventually returned, but while Forcier was apparently not putting in enough work, Denard Robinson was busy earning the starting job.

Transfer rumors were nothing new for Forcier considering they popped up in August, but suddenly it looked like he was gone with Robinson entrenched as the starter. To Forcier's credit, his attitude changed following this episode and he decided to stay at Michigan , which was a good decision considering he saw quite a bit of playing time with Robinson banged up throughout the rest of the season. Forcier was committed to staying at Michigan beyond , but as you already know he was ruled ineligible for the Gator Bowl, which was the beginning of the end for him.

Now, regardless of what happened, his time in Ann Arbor is over. As a Michigan fan I thank Forcier for what he did on the field the last two seasons at Michigan and I do wish him the best in the future. That said, acting like a drama queen about this situation by putting out a press release on Twitter was beyond unnecessary. All he needed to say was that he made some mistakes, loved his time at Michigan and that things unfortunately didn't work out, which is why he is leaving.

Drawing it out over a half hour and being extra dramatic with sentences about how he hadn't given up on Michigan but they gave up on him was a very "look at me" type of move. Then again, I suppose that's what we should come expect from the Forciers by now. While I applaud Tate Forcier for changing his attitude mid-season and contributing many great things to the Michigan football program the last two years, sometimes things just don't work out.

Again, I wish him the best of luck in the future, but this whole situation, like many others during his time in Ann Arbor, could have been handled in a much better way. I suppose it doesn't matter now anyway, though.

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Filed under:. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. His response was this: "I've never been the greatest student. Tate Forcier appeared to be destined for greatness at Michigan after he threw for yards and two touchdowns in only his second game as a true freshman leading the Wolverines to a win over rival Notre Dame.

Unfortunately for Tate, the comeback victory against the Fighting Irish would prove to be the high point of his short-lived tenure as starting quarterback of the Maize and Blue. Forcier would go on to throw eight touchdowns and nine interceptions throughout the remainder of his freshman season and Michigan would stumble to a record. Little did Forcier know that his freshman finale against rival Ohio State, a game in which he threw four interceptions, would be his last game as starting quarterback at Michigan.

Rich Rodriguez who was coming under increasing fire from fans and alumni decided to shuffle up the deck so to speak and bring in some fresh blood to run the his spread attack in Kids like Odoms, V. Smith, and the majority of the rest of the team come from disadvantaged neighborhoods where academics is typically not a priority. Yet, all of those kids save Forcier were eligible because they possessed the desire and work ethic in the classroom.

It comes from within. Why don't you bring up Michael Shaw, who struggled for eligibility in spring, then was successful in remaining eligible throughout the year? Why don't you talk about how Rodriguez and his staff may have helped this kid through? But, alas, it's more fun to stomp on a man's grave. Another thing, they threw him to the lions his freshman year and the kid showed spunk, I liked Tate Forcier. Kid's gone, maybe he didn't like the winged helmet, maybe he'd rather surf who the hell knows, who the hell cares, he's gone and I wish him the greatest success in his life.

Maybe Tate should try a school like San Diego State. This school is close to his family and friends. If they don't run the spread I think Tate could adapt to most anything with his skills. I think Tate could adapt better than DR to a mix or even pro style. I would like to have seen Tate stay at Mich.

I believe DR needs a good backup with experiance because DR is vulnerable to injuries. DR is a fast kid but slight of build and the solid hits hurt injure him. Most opposing defenses know that if you knock DR out of the game, game over.

I remeber as a young man in grade school If you didnt pass ur classes you were not able to participate in sports. Same in high school An so on Tate will land on his feet an be fine Good job, Pete. You tried, not everyone agrees but I do know there are more times than most people know about where someone with great promise suddenly has a terrible reversal.

One thing: does anyone remember the name Boubacar Cissoko? Yeah, that cornerback who showed real promise on the defense Another Rodriguez star Oh, and wasn't there a third Rodriguez player who got caught because of a cocaine deal gone bad? Back in the day of Bo and to some extent Moeller, there were plenty of wayward players that were well beyond just mischievous, but the issues were kept in house.

Virtually impossible to keep things out of the limelight these days. For anyone to believe otherwise is ridiculous. Considering he has also had 2 brothers who have transferred from one school to another when the going got tough, I think we can look no further than his parents when assigning blame.

There are no bad kids. Only bad parents. Ok, um I take exception to the title of this article. Tate was good.. Denard was betr Now we will see how good the next guy is The time of a four year starter is over I wanna know where dev gardner will go He was perfect for rich rod Maybe not so much for coach hoke.

Ya doggy, that will be an interesting evolving situation. Kind of wish Tate had stayed I could see him being of use to Brady, oh well! Tate will be fine. Judging Tate by his success at Mich. Tate will be fine and leaving Mich. There are plenty of players that come into programs with high expectations placed upon their shoulders.

If that were true then I would expect to see predictions of such from AnnArbor. But of course no such article ever appeared.

Forcier was a pretty good QB and could have been a lot better. He chose not to be. Case closed. It apparently was an impossible expectation to hope that he could meet the academic demands of a major university. His problems included a remarkable sense of entitlement and an inability to pass tests and do homework, despite being placed in the athlete track here.

I'm sorry he washed out, but it's not like he was ever going to be a true leader here. The only things that made his departure from U of M inevitable were his lack of effort in practice, and his lack of effort in the classroom.

Forcier had every chance to keep the starting position last spring, but he didn't bust his butt to improve like Denard did. Forcier also blew off classes, which caused his grades to get low enough where he was academically ineligible to travel with the team to the bowl. If Tate Forcier had worked his butt off both on the field and in the classroom, would be be leaving Michigan? How about giving Tate a little of the responsibility for his own departure?

Let's get over it folks. Tate is gone, oh well. There are multiple reasons why and so let's move on. How about AnnArbor. There are 's of athletes in 30 plus sports here that get little recognition, yet you see fit to focus on a guy who could not cut it and is gone. Brings back ugly memories of the ann arbor snews' awful sports coverage.

The two have nothing to do with one another, and make no mistake, it is his failure in the classroom that is the cause for him leaving UM.

You make it sound like the pressure from the fans and the program is the reason he did not manage a GPA of 1. Perhaps he could not live up to high expectations football-wise, but every player whether he is the QB or not is expected and required to do well enough in the classroom to stay eligible.

Tate failed to do that, and it is on him. This article is trying to make excuses for him. One good thing about Tate is that he finally acknowledged that he made mistakes, but unfortunately for him that came too late at UM. He still has time to change and improve, play some more football, and get a good education. Good luck Tate.