Tate Forcier WDFN interview
I'm not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but WDFN interviewed Tate Forcier on Tuesday morning. WDFN podcast of the interview is up if you want to listen to the kid speak. Nothing really super informative, they talk about the Beav briefly and then lots of cold weather jokes. It's just nice to finally put a voice to the highlight reels.
http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/…
December 24th, 2008 at 2:41 AM ^
Oh shoot. He says he wants to be like Colt McCoy and claims to have better arm strength haha. I dunno about that but if he gets anywhere near as good as Colt im down with whatever he says.
December 24th, 2008 at 9:03 AM ^
Tate does let one interesting nugget slip during the interview. He said that the Michigan coaches expected Beaver to de-commit at some point. With that in mind, as well as with Beaver's shoulder injury, it probably stands to reason that the coaching staff had been making some alternative plans for life without Beaver.
Errrr.....
December 24th, 2008 at 10:06 AM ^
i'm sure the coaches are never hit blindly with a decommitment. they probably know who exactly is most likely to stay and most likel to leave.
December 24th, 2008 at 10:36 AM ^
Kid sounds confident- which is what our team needs now. A player who believes in himself and possibly a leader would be great. I'm really hoping this guy does great for the up coming season and beyond
December 24th, 2008 at 10:39 AM ^
Yea, a lot of times I end up talking to commits about playing scared. This whole class thinks they can come up and make plays right away, without hesitation. I think he said this before somewhere else too, but I was talking to Teric Jones about this. I told him just to go up and don't play scared like they did this year. He said, "I'm from Detroit, I'm not scared of anything."
December 24th, 2008 at 10:58 AM ^
Tom, that Teric Jones quote is awesome. But it's also a good sign. I felt like the team either played scared, or with a real lack of confidence from years past.
December 24th, 2008 at 11:16 AM ^
What show is this? I don't recognize either of the DFN voices.
December 24th, 2008 at 11:21 AM ^
Sean was probably on vacation, so, my guess is it was Larry Lage and Rob Pasco.
December 24th, 2008 at 11:30 AM ^
His confidence increases my confidence. Good to hear. I was afraid that since he was home-schooled that he wouldn't have a leaders mentality, but he sounds confident and intelligent: both qualities of a leader.
December 24th, 2008 at 12:56 PM ^
really...?
December 24th, 2008 at 1:13 PM ^
Sort of. It's actually a Charter School in San Diego that gets public funds. He does, however, only have 6 hours of class a week.
December 24th, 2008 at 12:49 PM ^
http://www.freep.com/article/20081224/SPORTS06/81224003/1054
On Beaver:
Him leaving it didn’t phase me. They actually thought it was going to happen at the very start.
December 24th, 2008 at 1:23 PM ^
I love his attitude. I can't wait for this season. I expect Threet to start with Forcier to get regular reps at the start, not just when Threet is bad or injured.
December 24th, 2008 at 4:40 PM ^
He sounded exactly like I thought he would. And his laugh is totally So Cal surfer dude
I just think he is so much more talented than Threet. He's the game one starter in 2009. He'll outplay Threet and Sheridan in camp and come out the starter. He just has to stay healthy (Please God)