Forcier article on FreeP...
I know that paper is not liked around here but they have an interview with Tate Forcier and its really nice. He talks about everything form his freshmen year, starting, sitting on the bench, his relationship with coach Rodriguez, etc. Here is the link for whoever wants to read it...
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101228/SPORTS06/12280…
December 28th, 2010 at 6:41 AM ^
.....print page man, no direct links. Won't click on this link......the freep is a typical bandwagon fan, once Rich starts winning again or Michigan in general they'll be back on our nuts.... but we won't forget.
December 28th, 2010 at 7:51 AM ^
You go on carrying that weight, Job.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:21 AM ^
He's made a huge mistake...
December 28th, 2010 at 9:59 AM ^
Job != Gob
December 28th, 2010 at 11:50 AM ^
It's a homonym...
December 28th, 2010 at 9:14 AM ^
its amazing how quickly we forget.
December 28th, 2010 at 9:50 AM ^
It's also amazing how quickly you realize, as you get older, that some things are just not that important in the grand scheme of things.
December 28th, 2010 at 10:38 AM ^
It is hard to put the extent of the malicious campaign aside. A few articles is one thing, a deliberate attempt to defame your coach over a number of years is another.
December 28th, 2010 at 10:39 AM ^
..here you are again.
What's even less important than objecting to what the Free Press did and still does?
Exactly. Reminding people that want to object to what the Free Press did and still does that you object to their objecting to it. Sooooo, in that 'grand scheme of things' you mentioned, you are decidedly less 'grand'.
Job, is that you?
If the Practicegate stuff had been a one time grab at a big headline, I might agree with you, however it is a protracted and ongoing theme with them, so why would you just close your eyes?
December 28th, 2010 at 12:24 PM ^
Why shouldn't the media be accountable for the job they do? Not just on the sports pages. The Freep has bent reality before. I am accountable to the job I do.
Rosenberg can not even remember when asked on the Huge show how many kids roughly that he interviewed were still on the team other than the 2 freshman that claim Rosenberg ambushed him. The NCAA report said we never violated the weekly limit by more than 20 minutes and we got that smear job that the kids lives were practically in jeopardy?
December 28th, 2010 at 10:02 AM ^
December 28th, 2010 at 9:46 AM ^
You DO see that there's a photo page of "Who's next coach at U-M" on the front webpage of that rag, don't you? Aside from the lousy grammar, clicking the link takes you to 10 guys they guessed COULD replace Rich Rod, if he's fired, and in-depth analysis of the subject matter...
Ron English
Urban Meyer
Mike Trgovich
Cam Cameron
Les Miles
They present the link on the front page, so much so, that it's almost assumed Rod is gone. And then present 10 names to do what? Provide fodder? Deep thoughts?
A tiger never changes it's stripes, and this consumer never buys the Freep, and will click as infrequently as possible...
December 28th, 2010 at 10:23 AM ^
A really laughable content-free click-generator. They missed out on naming Jim Tressel, Joe Paterno and the ghost of Bo Schembechler as possible "replacements." It appeared that nobody wnated to take byline/authorship credit for it.
December 28th, 2010 at 10:28 AM ^
In the unlikely event a change is made, I am about as likely to be named coach as some of the names they picked.
December 28th, 2010 at 10:35 AM ^
Yeah, I saw that byline-free "content" and was disappointed to see no one would take credit.
One would hope the never-ending stream of garbage from that hole would convince people that the Freep (and to a lesser extent, their JOA partners in crime, the snooze) aren't in the business of news, but rather the business of clicks. Amazing to see that the Bronners Christmas wonderland vandalism story falls below Rich Rod stories at both papers. Shows that whatever we think of their lousy "journalism," they understand pageviews are the name of todays shallow game.
December 28th, 2010 at 9:15 AM ^
Drew Sharp eats DOLPHINS ........ enough said.
December 28th, 2010 at 4:35 PM ^
I know it's not on topic but I'm not allowed to post a new thread. I thought this was interesting - Leonardo Dicaprio in a Michigan hat. It is very recent, as it is from an article today in the Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1342056/Bar-Refaeli-shows-…).
December 28th, 2010 at 7:07 PM ^
This isn't the first time he's worn a Michigan hat. It doesn't mean much though, because he wears a different hat pretty much every day.
December 28th, 2010 at 6:37 AM ^
I'm over it. I clicked it. Good read. Good for Tate.
December 28th, 2010 at 9:11 AM ^
It was a good article, nice read. I like his comments about being a Michigan Man. I 100% agree. It sounds like he has matured a lot. Good for him.
December 28th, 2010 at 11:55 AM ^
December 28th, 2010 at 6:43 AM ^
December 28th, 2010 at 6:50 AM ^
I think that people should click on the articles that are worth reading regardless of what paper it is. Maybe that will tell them that if they write about facts and not fabricated BS, than they will get more clicks... Just my e-pinion.
December 28th, 2010 at 6:57 AM ^
Part of me thinks they have been a good dog for printing this nice story and should be patted on the head by way of me clicking on it. Then I remember that they shit in my slippers not too long ago and then I say to hell with them. This dog will have to learn to beg before I am able to change my mind.
December 28th, 2010 at 7:29 AM ^
I like it. Wouldn't it be great to have a Detroit paper that shills for Michigan the way the freep shills for MSU? That would be a great (cough, cough Saint Dantonio) instate recruiting aid.
December 28th, 2010 at 9:35 AM ^
I don't think it would be great if the major Michigan newspapers were 'shills' for the University of Michigan.
I prefer my newspapers to be impartial.
December 28th, 2010 at 12:07 PM ^
"Impartial" would be such a welcome relief, after such a long time.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:19 AM ^
should be put to sleep, and let other good dogs have the treats.
December 28th, 2010 at 9:43 AM ^
Thanks for the print link.
December 28th, 2010 at 7:32 AM ^
Should learn how to spell our coach's name... just sayin.
December 28th, 2010 at 7:35 AM ^
Is that really necezzary?
December 28th, 2010 at 8:49 AM ^
prerbably not
December 28th, 2010 at 8:03 AM ^
that Tate's two brothers transferred in highschool and college. Talk about moving around a bit... I can't believe I just read something informative on the Freep. Is this real?
December 28th, 2010 at 8:18 AM ^
I think we're lucky that Tate saw the transfers of his brothers not pay off. It sounds like he's grown up fast.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:25 AM ^
Wow good for him. That was very encouraging for not only this year but the next two.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:27 AM ^
Freep editors are on vacation like everyone this week. Americans love them some redemption stories like Tate's - we build them up, knock 'em down and build em back up again.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:28 AM ^
Kind of makes you proud of the way he is growing up. Tate will get his chances to play at Michigan and I am very happy that we have a backup of his caliber. QB is stacked. Hopefully we can do the same for LB, DB and S.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:30 AM ^
"You really have to try to flunk out here. All you have to do is go to class, it's not that hard" - Tate
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December 28th, 2010 at 8:57 AM ^
It's a crazy concept but it is true... If you show up at the right places at the right times and listen/do your work, you're bound to get enough information to pass. It might not be enough to get a 4.0 in differential equations, but it'll keep your head above water anyway.
December 28th, 2010 at 9:39 AM ^
I can't think of any friends that flunked out who actually tried to stay in... Most were partying and blowing off school until it was too late to save, then they would scramble for a semester and then disappear...
December 28th, 2010 at 9:07 AM ^
Taking a bunch of Gen Ed classes at the freshman and sophmore level, showing up is half of the battle.
December 28th, 2010 at 9:21 AM ^
I understand that showing up is a big part of it, but he could have phrased the statement more wisely given the recent perception regarding academics within the program.
December 28th, 2010 at 9:37 AM ^
Or he's just smarter than he gives himself credit for (relative to his brothers, anyway) and it really isn't that hard for him in his core classes. Either way, Fr/So classes do tend to be easier.
December 28th, 2010 at 9:48 AM ^
There is also the possibility that it's a matter of vocal inflection not translating over to text. I think he meant it to come out more like "Wow, it shouldn't have been so hard to come to class in the first place." It's kind of like going running or to the gym every day after work is "not that hard" when you want to get in shape. It isn't, and yet there is still that mental block to get over sometimes.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:48 AM ^
Wow, that was a really good read. Thanks for posting!
Nice to know the Free Press can write something positive for a change.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:48 AM ^
I wonder how that happened.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:55 AM ^
It was a good article. Tate has shown he has grown up. That is really good to see.
December 28th, 2010 at 10:44 AM ^
it wasn't really an "article" at all. It was an interview. Tate Forcier gave Mark Snyder a half an hour. Perhaps while sitting in the hotel lobby, waiting for the hotel staff to set up the buffet.
And given that the content is nothing more than Tate talking (again I wonder why he'd talk to Snyder), it is not hard to figure out why it might be "positive."
Mark Snyder and his editor simply substituted paragraph headings for the actual questions. I think it might have been interesting to actually have a transcript of the interview. I imagine it starting off something like this:
Mark Snyder: Hey Tate, can I ask you some questions?
Tate Forcier: You gotta be kidding me, man. You're like poison. I don't suppose Stokes or Hawthorne are talking to you either.
MS: Come on. Coach Jackson just said it'll be a half-hour until the buffet is ready.
TF: What a time for my iPod to go down. Okay. You got a half hour. On one condition. You print my whole responses this time. You have to actually print it, when I tell you what a great guy Coach Rod is.
MS: [Rolls eyes in desperation for any content before deadline.] Okay...
I just saw a print-edition Free Press. It's like they just got more Kwame text messages, only they are about Tate Forcier. Headlines for the interview above the masthead. Front page of the Sports section, above the fold. Big color closeup photo of Tate. All for a half-hour interview with a sophomore.
December 28th, 2010 at 10:45 AM ^
It probably was "EXCLUSIVE."