Iowa fans call Forcier through night, Pryor hit by tennis balls

Submitted by Geaux_Blue on
ESPN reports two great back-to-back stories: Iowa fans got Forcier's cell phone number and let him know his death was imminent - "Forcier i gotta lot of respect for you but you're gonna die" Tressel had staff throw tennis balls at Pryor so he could make decisions under "duress" God you have to love football Saturdays...
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Catholepistimiad

October 10th, 2009 at 10:10 AM ^

I'm here in the Cedar Rapids Crown Plaza, the pre-game home of the Hawkeyes. I wish I had the guts to do something last night--pull fire alarm, call the player's rooms--to make their stay less than satisfactory, now that I've heard TForce had been harrassed. OT: I think I was drinking next to BTN's Pizzo guy last night. He was the only guy in this dump with a $1000 watch and a posh blazer.

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Happyshooter

October 10th, 2009 at 10:11 AM ^

Iowa fans got Forcier's cell phone number and let him know his death was imminent - "Forcier i gotta lot of respect for you but you're gonna die"
That is a crime, and a stupid one. Phone calls are easily traced through a cell phone.

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BlockM

October 10th, 2009 at 10:29 AM ^

Also, Tate, turn your phone off at night. I have a feeling the phone calls weren't all that threatening though... probably more like, "Hey Tate, you're great, and I'ma let you finish, but our d-line is one of the best of all time. They're gonna eat you alive. Eat you... alive." He didn't appear to be too concerned in the article.

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corncobb

October 10th, 2009 at 11:54 AM ^

As of the first weeks of the season, the Forcier family website posted his digits to any and all who wanted them. They have since taken it down, and I am assuming it is because Tressel keeps calling to offer him a starting position over TP. Just sayin'.

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formerlyanonymous

October 10th, 2009 at 12:00 PM ^

I imagine Tate answering each of those phone calls at night with the utmost poise. He answers the phone: TATE: "Hey, this is Tate, the supremely awesome quarterback of the Michigan Wolverines. I've got great comeback wins over Notre Dame and Indiana, and another great come from behind effort to force overtime on the road in a stadium full of fans more hostile than anything that's ever come out of Iowa. Who is this?" HAWKEYEFAN: YOU GONNA DIE! TATE: "Death, huh? I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it." HAWKEYEFAN: "..." TATE: "Through the travail of ages, midst the pomp and toils of war, have I fought and strove and perished, countless times among the stars. As if through a glass and darkly, the age old strife I see, when I fought in many guises and many names, but always me." HAWKEYEFAN: [hangs up] - What the hell was that?

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markusr2007

October 10th, 2009 at 1:24 PM ^

I doubt these douchebags realize what they're doing. Iowa severely altered its stalking laws in 1994 to include phone threats (repeatedly calling and hanging up, phoned threats, etc.) 1st offense = aggravated misdemeanor, up to 5 years in prison and $500 to $5,000 fine. 2nd offense = class D felony, up to 5 years in prison, $500 to $7,500 fine. 3rd offense - class C felony, up to 10 years in prison, $500 to $10,000. And that's in, of all places, corn country Iowa. California state laws are surprisingly similar. I don't know about Michigan's

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jmblue

October 10th, 2009 at 1:47 PM ^

The more I hear of Tressel, the more the guy sounds like a dumb gym teacher who stumbled into a plum job. I'm embarassed that we haven't beaten him more often.

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