Forcier outlines some schools that he is interested in
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6584880
I have to say, this whole situation seems a bit weird. Tate announces that he will be going to Miami, but then never goes back to their campus. Then he says that it is so he can stay close to home... and says that he is considering going to Auburn.
auburn obviously was willing to pay more.
auburn obviously was willing to pay more.
He never had good decision-making ability on the field either...
What if Zeke Pike chooses Auburn and then gets beaten out by ex-UM QB Tate Forcier? It would only be for his first couple years, but still.
Auburn just seems like a terrible idea.
Might be his only chance to make money as a QB.
USC, LSU, Florida, OSU, Nebraska, Misspuri, Oklahoma, Oregon, Georgia and Florida State
Is going to class optional?
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Depends on how much of your handshake you offer to your professors.
Misspuri would be his best choice. He'd have literally no competition for the starting position.
It really seems like that's what he's looking for--a guaranteed starting spot. My wife made a great comment. His parents are like stage parents, but instead of modeling or acting, it's football.
I believe that is exacly what they are...this smacks heavily of parental involvement.
From the outside, the best decision he could make would be to change his phone number and email address, and not give them to his family. They've got crazy written all over them.
Misspuri
The point that Misspuri would be his best choice is because MIsspuri has no other QBs...as there is NO SUCH SCHOOL as MISSPURI!
Right, Erimicrom?
Maybe a little crazy, but who doesn't have that somewhere in their family? I think cutting them off is a little extreme. They'll be there a long time after his college career is over and it's not like an NFL career is likely with his height.
The Hokester's secret move is to send Tate to MIzzou, to land us Gunner Kiel. The guy is golden (poop, that is).
Oh hell, he could just sit out one year and jump to the NFL...why risk injury?
File this one under "Who gives a $@#%". This kid won't be satisfied until he finds a school that drops a starting QB position in his lap. Maybe our fanaticism over his first 3 games as a Freshman plays a part in that, but not as much as his flawed personality and work ethic.
Will enjoy reading about his quarterback battle against Nate Montana at Montana
Loved the ND win his freshman year.
^classy
He can still have a very good college career...It would have gone to my head to be on the cover of SI as a freshman too.
It doesn't help that people keep making excuses for him. Given that his brothers were similarly nomadic, I don't think his problems all stem from being on the corner of a magazine cover.
He has to take responsibility for his life. I am none-the-less
sympathetic to a kid who got carried away with his success and fame as a freshman in college.I'm not sure why you assume his problems stem from his freshman season in college. If the the "QBForce" website (which has been up and running since early in his high school career) is any indication, he hasn't exactly been a picture of humility at any time. In fairness, he seems to have some real head cases for parents.
At schools for a while now, is anyone looking back?
miami is too far but auburn is ok? they're both more than 2000 miles away from SD.
But one offers a relocation stipend.
I'll take Hoke!
And qbs? Zeke Pike, Tate Forcier and someone i cannot remember the name of have all had interest in them.
But Auburn has a five-star QB in the 2011 class. I think he enrolled early.
Would be a huge pickup for AU; maybe they would eclipse 6 or 7 wins with him.
I'm thankful for many of the memories he made at Michigan, but why would Auburn or USC want him. He is a solid QB at best - while these two schools are getting potentially better ones out of recruiting - and he has past troubles with grades.
I know he was young while at Michigan, but his decision making on and off the field didn't seem to improve, his accuracy was ok, is arm strength average at best, and his height will cause some limitations. I don't see why either school would come near Tate. I think he can be a solid starting QB at a smaller school in a smaller conference, but I do think he was fairly easily past by Denard and was going to be by DG here too. And that was in a system he at least had a chance in (Auburn's is similar, but not USC, and Auburn has some really good potential talent at QB there or coming in).
The smaller schools he has listed make sense, but not Auburn or USC.
I agree completely.
Tate was basically handed the starting position at UM as a frosh because there simply wasn't another viable option (Denard was too raw and Sheridan was...well, Sheridan). He is not a quality BCS-level starting QB in my opinion.
Tate should go to SDSU, U of San Diego or a similar program in Southern California where he has the potential to actually compete for a starting position and be closer to friends/family for the emotional support and guidance he clearly needs.
He should commit to both Auburn and USC to improve his chances of drawing a salary....
10 bucks says be ends up at SDSU. It would be close to home and they'd probably love to have him. They're also the best team of the realistic options on that list.
Since it's an FCS division school he won't have to sit out a year. I don't think he's inclined to ride the bench during a year of ineligibility.
The kid is 20 years old and experienced incredible highs and lows for a kid so young. We have a QB. We have a program. Let's wish the kid well and move on. Stop being so judgmental. I know it's easy to judge others, especially those in the public eye. But seriously. Show some dignity. I hate this BS.
a "classy" modification
I still think he can be a really good college quarterback. At bare minimum he is talented enough for football to pay for 2 more years of school. I just hope he figures out that the actual "school" aspect is the important part, and as they say in the big ten commercials, he'll likely be going pro in something other than football.
I completely agree with what you said, but just a note...those are NCAA commercials, not B1G commercials
He sounds scattered. I hope he finds whatever it is he's looking for. I still think he needs to be a big fish in a small pond. That certainly won't happen at Auburn.
I think Phoenix University maybe where he ultimately ends up. He can go to class in his Superman pajamas and they are thin at QB.
with the waitress singing about how she "didn't do great" in high school? I hate that commercial.
USC and Auburn, who the heck does he think he's kidding?
He needs to atend the University of Go Away
shut the fuck up, He may no longer be enrolled at U of M but dude he gave us some great moments.
Yea he gave us memories, blah blah blah.
You can go praise him all you want. The way he acted after Denard was named the starting QB turned me off, real mature shit there.