Former Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier signs with CFL team

Former University of Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier has resurfaced. Not on a college campus but in Canada. Forcier signed with the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the CFL.

Forcier started at Michigan during his freshman season and served as Denard Robinson’s backup in 2010. He then committed to Miami and San Jose State after transferring from Michigan. He never played a down for either.

Forcier will serve as the backup to former Chicago Bears quarterback Henry Burris.

No word in whether Forcier will actually report or not.

Forcier’s List Is At Five Schools

Ex-Michigan Wolverine Tate Forcier is considering five schools to transfer to. He is on a crusade to find a team after he and Michigan parted ways. The schools listed are Kansas State, Miami, Washington, Arizona, and Montana.

I don’t really get Monatna being on the list since his dad said they really have no interest in the school. I would think Arizona and Washington would have the edge since Forcier is a West Coast kid from San Diego. He worked with the noted quarterback guru Steve Clarkson who has connections to Washington coach Steve Sarkisian.

I think Forcier still fancies himself as a starter and would like to go somewhere to where he’ll be able to step in and play right away after sitting out a year. We’ll have to wait and see what happens with the Forcier Chronicles.     

Brandon Says Forcier No Longer With The Program

Since the end of the Ohio State game there was a lot of news about the Michigan football team. Will Rich Rodriguez be able to survive? Is Jim Harbaugh coming home? Tate Forcier not being smart enough in the classroom. Mike Martin maybe going pro.

All the questions have been answered. And the Forcier issue, Athletic Director David Brandon gave a clear statement of Tate’s status within the Michigan program. Forcier is no longer with the program. This was after Brady Hoke was named as Michigan’s new head coach.

In a way I knew Forcier wouldn’t last at Michigan. If you can recall, late in his freshman season he appeared to be crying after being pulled for Denard Robinson. After a fine start to his career, he regressed and his attitude screamed of a sense entitlement. Then there was the quarterback derby at the beginning of the year and the everlasting question whether Forcier would transfer or not. I’ll give him credit, he did stick around and was pretty valuble as a backup. Then came the Gator Bowl. Forcier was academically ineligible and admitted that he wasn’t the greatest student in the classroom boasting he had more street smarts than classroom smarts. That was dumb Tate. Now he has to look for a school that’ll take him in. His dismissal, transfer, or mutual parting of the ways looked to be in the cards when Rodriguez went with Robinson as his starter.

As of now the Wolverines will go into next season with Robinson and Devin Gardner as the quarterbacks of the Hoke era.   

Michigan’s Forcier Ineligible For Gator Bowl

I don’t advocate cheating in sports. But if your a “student-athlete” how the hell do you become ineligible. That’s always been a question I’ve asked myself. You know there’s always at least one person out there who just wants to be your “friend” and will do anything to help you get by.

The reason I bring this up is because Michigan’s Tate Forcier is academically ineligible for Michigan’s Gator Bowl date with Mississippi State on New Year’s Day. Forcier is the backup quarterback to Denard Robinson. If Devin Gardner got the redshirt that Rich Rodriguez requested, the Wolverines are screwed if Robinson gets hurt. I don’t know if he got the redshirt or that he can pull it. 

Back to Tate’s ineligibility. How does he screw up in the classroom. Granted, I’ve never been on a college campus, so I’ll never know how hard the classes actually are. But for an athlete they give them classes that aren’t too hard. Forcier explained that he has never been the greatest student. Well we know that now don’t we. He also said that he was street smart, but not smart clasroom-wise. Didn’t know you were from the mean streets Tate.

Like I said, I don’t know how hard being a “student-athlete” in college can be. But they do give you resources to succeed. And if you have a hard time acheiving in the classroom, there’s always someone there to “help”.