Tate Not Transferring to Miami (YTM)

I heard he was living in California taking 1 online class from the U.

/s kills jokes.  I'm jus sayin'.

I thought, "Damn, that kid is a dead ringer for Tate Forcier.  Good thing he left because this guy could get up to some serious mischief like The Parent Trap or some other Disney movie."  But I guess it was just ex-#5 himself. 

Forcier's a talented player; I don't think anyone really disputes that.  But he is also a headcase.  I don't think that can be disputed, either.  He became a major distraction to the program and many of his own teammates were getting tired of it.

I guess to be fair to him, his father may be the real culprit for sending his boys to work with Marv Marinovich and putting delusions of grandeur in their minds.  Some parents need to stop living vicariously through their kids.

They also have Jacory Harris and some walk-on who was at the top of the depth chart during spring workouts.  

what he was trying to say was that, based on Tate's previous season, he seemed like he could have still been a solid option at the QB position.  I'm glad we went w/ Denard, that was by far the most exciting Michigan QB I've ever seen, but I think there are only a few people who would have predicted that he'd have that kind of a blow out year.  

Don't get me wrong, Denard should have been the QB, there is no disputing that.  But if Tate would have kept it together and worked as hard as he should have, he would have certainly contended for the position.  Instead, Denard outworked him, won the starting slot and made history.  Not a bad way to go.

I think both Denard and Tate are quite talented.  The catch is Denard's skill set was a better fit for RR wanted - a QB with speed who can keep defenses honest with his arm.

I'd love to see what Tate could do in a Northwestern style offense.  Maybe I'm off base but I've looked at NU's offense the last few years as one that relies on a QB to throw a decent amount (but doesn't necessarily require a rocket for an arm) but also has good mobility and can use his feet to keep the chains moving.

Un-ironic use of the word "bro" will not be tolerated.

Of course there was room for improvement inTate's game. Jesus, some of the decisions he made to throw certain balls, trying to make something where there was nothing, took me right out of my easy chair. His propensity to run around was at times productive, and at other times disastrous. And yet he could create more than alot of Div. 1 QB's.

I agree with most of you who say he has some family history scripting issues, and he clearly did not make the grades. However, he gutted out alot of games with heart, even when injured. He needs some maturing, what kid doesn't, especially those 'groomed' for 'certain' success. I think "head case" is a little strong. He has no criminal history, he's done nothing terribly embarrassing to himself or the UM. He loafed during practice and RR disciplined him for it. He lost his starting status and moped a little bit. He responded as best he could when entering games due to DR's injuries, etc. I wish him well. Cocky? whatever..We all can appreciate Denard's class, enthusiam, work ethic, etc., but I wish Tate was there with Gardner still.