Michigan's Forcier Ineligible For Gator Bowl

I don’t advocate cheating in sports, but if you’re a “student-athlete” how the hell do you become ineligible? That’s always been a question I’ve asked myself. You know there’s always at least one person out there who just wants to be your “friend” and will do anything to help you get by.
The reason I bring this up is because Michigan’s Tate Forcier is academically ineligible for Michigan’s Gator Bowl date with Mississippi State on New Year’s Day. Forcier is the backup quarterback to Denard Robinson and If Devin Gardner got the redshirt that Rich Rodriguez requested, the Wolverines are screwed if Robinson gets hurt. I don’t know if he got the redshirt or that he can pull it.
Back to Tate’s ineligibility. How does he screw up in the classroom? Granted, I’ve never been on a college campus, so I’ll never know how hard the classes actually are, but you would think that the University would provide an outlet for struggling student athletes.
Forcier explained that he has never been the greatest student. Well that seems apparent now. He also said that he was street smart, but not smart classroom-wise. Funny, I didn’t know you were from the mean streets Tate…
Like I said, I don’t know how hard being a “student-athlete” in college can be, but you would think they would give you the resources to succeed. And if you have a hard time achieving in the classroom, there’s probably always someone there to “help”.