Saturday, September 4, 2010

Tate Forcier still fails to earn his wings...

A picture may tell a thousand words, but the sight of a 20-year-old kid pouting on a bench by himself speaks even louder.

Tate Forcier, the former freshman standout reduced to third string quarterback at Michigan made headlines this summer when he was forced by Head Coach Rich Rodriguez to practice with a blank blue helmet that lacked Michigan's trademarked yellow wings as a punishment for not being totally committed to the team.

By the time Michigan kicked off their 2010 season with a impressive 30-10 win over Connecticut on Saturday, Forcier had his wings but obviously left his maturity back in the lockerroom.

The first sign about Forcier's maturity came in the third quarter when new starter Denard Robinson took a tough hit after rushing for a first down and had to miss a few plays.  Rodriguez wasted little time in inserting true freshman Devin Gardner. 

It was almost sad to see Forcier perk up when Robinson got hurt as he quickly put on his helmet and made his way to the sideline to see if he was needed.  Robinson returned after missing two snaps and Forcier quickly retreated to depths of the Michigan bench, realizing there was a true pecking order when it came to QBs at Michigan, and he was on bottom.

In the 4th quarter as the Wolverines were rolling and Robinson was having a record setting for U of M quarterbacks, ABC caught a glimpse of Forcier sitting by himself on a bench, nowhere near any of his teammates, wrapped in towels with his helmet off.  It was sad.

Sad to see that rather than celebrate a great performance by his teammates or actually watch the game so he might learn something, he would rather feel sorry for himself over the obvious injustice that had been perpetrated upon.

Sad to see that the entitlement gene is obviously prevelent in the Forcier family.

Tate has had two brothers play QB in college football.  Jason Forcier transferred from Michigan in 2007 and Chris Forcier left UCLA in 2009.  Both did not get what they wanted so instead of trying to earn something, they pulled up stake and left.

Tate is obviouslt cut from the same mold as his brothers and no matter what he tells the media, it is obvious that his days at Michigan are numbered.

Forcier's actions were selfish, immature and showed a complete lack of respect for his teammates as his pouting session drew attention to himself and took it from the kids who earned the attention on the field.

All I ask of Tate that on your way out, just leave the wings.

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