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2007 TSUN News

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TheStoicPaisano;795156; said:
Per MGoBlog, QB Jason Forcier is transferring to Stanford. I know Mallett is the long term answer, but he may not be ready for the #2 spot at the outset of the season. I haven't heard anything on the progress of Cone, so an early mishap to Henne could be problematic.
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Confirmed today.

detroitnews

College football:Forcier leaves U-M for Stanford

Quarterback Jason Forcier said he will remain a life-long Michigan fan, but he has decided to transfer to Stanford.

"Deep down, I love Michigan, and I love the fans, but from a football standpoint, it was in my best interest to transfer," Forcier said Wednesday by phone from California. "I didn't think I'd be able to maximize my ability at Michigan."

Forcier has been a backup to three-year starter Chad Henne . Forcier said he started thinking about transferring before spring practice after he had minor surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right (throwing) shoulder.

He will have to sit out a season, but will have two years of eligibility remaining. Former U-M quarterback Jim Harbaugh is Stanford's coach.
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Found this article on the OZone where a Michigan Man speaks out about his alma mater. I thought the people from the northern territory did not do this kind of stuff.

It won?t be easy to bring Stanford back to football glory, but if anybody can do it, new coach Jim Harbaugh is the guy.The biggest hurdle for the Cardinal has been the admission?s standards, the nation?s highest for Division I-A schools, but Harbaugh looks at that with pride.
?College football needs Stanford,? he said during an interview in his office. ?We?re looking not for student athletes but scholar-athletes. No other school can carry this banner. The Ivy League schools don?t have enough weight [because of their low athletic level]. Other schools which have good academic reputations have ways to get borderline athletes in and keep them in.?


Harbaugh includes his alma mater, Michigan, in that indictment.


?Michigan is a good school and I got a good education there,? he said, ?but the athletic department has ways to get borderline guys in and, when they?re in, they steer them to courses in sports communications. They?re adulated when they?re playing, but when they get out, the people who adulated them won?t hire them.?

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OSU SPORTS;838904; said:
More JH news, not exactly the "Harvard" of the Midwest


http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/ann...ports-0/117903955619050.xml&coll=2&thispage=1
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Re: "Michigan is a good school, and I got a good education there,'' Harbaugh said. "But the athletic department has ways to get borderline guys in and, when they're in, they steer them to courses in sports communications. They're adulated when they're playing, but when they get out, the people who adulated them won't hire them.''

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I'd say Harbaugh's days are over as a fan favorite to succeed Carr
OSU SPORTS;838904; said:
More JH news, not exactly the "Harvard" of the Midwest

http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/ann...ports-0/117903955619050.xml&coll=2&thispage=1
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Expanded commentary from Harbaugh
Then the former University of Michigan quarterback was asked about his alma mater.

"Michigan is a good school, and I got a good education there,'' Harbaugh said. "But the athletic department has ways to get borderline guys in and, when they're in, they steer them to courses in sports communications. They're adulated when they're playing, but when they get out, the people who adulated them won't hire them.''
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No one so closely associated with the football program has ever suggested Michigan was actively cutting corners academically to succeed in football.
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Harbaugh not only stood by his comments, he expanded on them. When asked to defend his claim that Michigan pushes athletes into easy majors, he paused for a second and then dropped a bombshell.

"I would use myself as an example,'' Harbaugh said. "I came in there, wanted to be a history major, and I was told early on in my freshman year that I shouldn't be. That it takes too much time. Too much reading. That I shouldn't be a history major and play football.''

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Engineering majors are rare at Michigan as well, but there were 20 general studies majors on last year's team, including all three seniors picked in the first two rounds of the recent NFL Draft.

Some will use Harbaugh's two decades away from Michigan to undercut his opinions, claiming the university is markedly different from his playing days.

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bump. BTW, academic majors disappeared from their website since this was posted.
The next time a delusional M fan tries to thump their chest about football academics, refer them to this list.

I clicked on every michigan name I recognized, trying to sample what classes the non-benchwarmers were taking. Looks pretty cushy to me.
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enrolled in Division of Kinesiology (aka P.E.):
-> with no major: Henne, Grady, Kastl, Adams, Martin, Sears, Harrison, Simpson, McKinney, Manningham
-> sp mgmt & comm: Mundy, Rivas, Kraus, Henige Jr,
-> spanish: ecker
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General Studies major:

-> Hood, Burgess, Avant, Gutz, Mason, Crable, Breaston, Barringer, Arrington, Hall, Englemon, Thompson, McClintock, Graham, Oluigbo, Harris, Woodley, Lentz, Riley, Kolodziej, Long, Watson, Stenavich, Branch, Massaquoi, Biggs, Massey, Woods
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Undecided:

-> Trent, Bass, Hart, Mesko,
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History:

-> Bihl
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