WR Sims to transfer
Georgia Tech wide receiver Quentin Sims has decided to transfer. Sims, a redshirt sophomore, will not travel with the team to the Independence Bowl.
The reasons for Sims’ decision were not immediately available, but he has not seen the field much in his two seasons with the Jackets. As a backup wide receiver, he did not have a catch in two years and mostly played special teams.
After playing quarterback at Colerain High in Cincinnati, Sims was recruited to Tech as a wide receiver. However, he worked at quarterback in a few instances to provide depth. Safety Cooper Taylor, A-back Chris Jackson and quarterback Jordan Luallen also left the team earlier in the season.
- Ken Sugiura, AJC
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gt
December 20th, 2010
2:22 pm
Georgia must live off beating Tech because they aren’t doing much else and have not made any significant changes. Even against Tech I wouldn’t feel too comfortable, the last two years you were settling it in the forth quarter and of course there was that one in Athens you never settled at all. Tech ended up with the same record this year as Georgia, yet Georgia is now the source of our mental inspirations? You lost to Colorado with AJ Green playing. I think just out of habit some of you come over to the Tech blog and toss a couple at us. Use to make sense you had a football team anybody in the country would take some advise from. We got a nice little team at Tech, won the ACC and got to the Orange bowl last year. At Georgia you act like that is an entitlement, you are finding out it is not. Every year one more team passes you in the SEC, you only need one more and you become non eligible for a bowl. Georgia can’t live off the difference between Georgia and Tech right now, but Tech can. If Georgia had been playing for some real marbles instead of a back alley bowl Tech would have beat em, it is when nothing matters that Georgia plays their best. Nope I am not hearing any coaching advise coming out of Athens.
rj
December 20th, 2010
2:22 pm
I agree. Paul Johnson has to go. His ability to accept losing to Georgia is the last straw. Not much character there either, just a character. How many more will leave before Radakovich determines that losing and leaving are two great hints that it is time for a program change.
MOONPIE
December 20th, 2010
2:25 pm
Cosmo,,
I understand his comments,I was just taking a friendly rib at him.
MOONPIE
December 20th, 2010
2:28 pm
gt,
“If UGA had been playing for some real marbles instead of a back alley bowl Tech would have beat em”
You mean like in 2002 or in the past 10 years overall? Clarify please.
MOONPIE
December 20th, 2010
2:31 pm
gt,
You want get any coaching advice from me.We have enough issue’s with Richt to be casting stones towards Tech and P.J. I will say this-I do not think your offensive scheme is something that will win year in/year out even in the ACC. I think it will erroid your recruiting base as the years go on.
GT Trumpet
December 20th, 2010
2:31 pm
@rj
Just for the sake of a thought experiment who would replace CPJ?
MOONPIE
December 20th, 2010
2:31 pm
*You wont get
MOONPIE
December 20th, 2010
2:33 pm
GT Trumpet,
Why not a very qualified assistant? Wonder if Malzahn,Al Borges,ext would be interested?
Mama Says
December 20th, 2010
2:36 pm
Tech will be fine,
Those of you who are poor mouthing the system and coach should take the time to look at te facts.
The first and most glaring problem Tech has faced since CPJ got here is the fact that Nesbit was the QB. Now I am not slamming him but I believe we can all agree that he lacked severly in the passing department, this has to have a HUGE impact on any offense.
Secondly, Tech, like Georgia, has to have at least 2 years to adjust to the 3-4. THIS DEFENSE IS NOT THE DEFENSE that will prove out. Tech has a shot (to what degree I do not know) at 2-3 five star defensive players this year, they may not get them but I can’t remember the last time Tech got any looks from 5 star recruits.
Third–Tech just came off a down year-a bad year and they were 6-6. In the past a bad year at Tech ws 2-10 or 4-8—times have changed !
LASTLY—The losses to Clemson, Va Tech, Kansas and several poor performances can be directly attributed to two defensive players–Butler and Edwards, they are now gone. Thye are being replaced by two recruits who Tech won when Georgia, Clemson and several other teams were after them. The are Isiah Johnson and Ryn Ayers, instant improvement in defense.
I could go on and on but this is not your typical Tech program-it IS BETTER and improving each year.
Ramblin Man
December 20th, 2010
2:39 pm
You would think he would have seen playing time as a WR next year as the QB depth seems to be working itself out and WR positions opening up. Oh well no big loss and good luck with whatever your future holds.
Cam Newton
December 20th, 2010
2:45 pm
I’ll be you guy’s wide reciever for 200K
MOONPIE
December 20th, 2010
2:47 pm
Ramblin Man,
Maybe P.J is pulling the Dream Team together like we are in Athens.Maybe that’s why he transfered? lol
Cam Newton
December 20th, 2010
2:47 pm
I’ll even be your coach for that price after I bomb out of the NFL next year
Ralph Friedgen
December 20th, 2010
2:48 pm
what you guys really need is a coach who can recruit 3 strar players and get them to perform….say, kinda like the way I do (did) at Maryland.
Wayne Jefferies
December 20th, 2010
2:52 pm
In every post I read about Tech there is a slam about UGAs IQ or the “difficult” classes at Tech. Keep on thumping your chests, no one believes you. I would guess few of the Tech “engineers” would do well in the Genetic program, the psychobiology program or one of the linguistics programs. Please it gets old and the rest of the country laughs at your attempts to be elite.
Ramblin Man
December 20th, 2010
2:56 pm
moonpie,
I slightly disagree with the opinion that CPJ’s style offense will hurt in offensive recruiting. If GT has another season like this then yes it will hurt, but if he comes back next year with a better record and if Allen, Nesbitt and Bedford atleast get the chance to go to the NFL recruits will see that this offense can get them thier. GT will forever struggle in the recruiting wars no matter what coach or offense/defense is used.
MOONPIE
December 20th, 2010
2:57 pm
GT Trumpet,
How about Mike Leach? If Maryland hasnt already signed him up. He would score enough points to trump that defense
Yellow is VERY, VERY ugly
December 20th, 2010
2:58 pm
Ramblin Man…..
THANK YOU!!! I was in need of a good laugh this afternoon.
Then you started talking about Nesbitt in the NFL.
HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!
MOONPIE
December 20th, 2010
3:02 pm
Ramblin Man,
OK I see your point.I dis-agree that Tech will struggle in recruiting no matter who is the coach.You sound like us Dawgs making excuses.Get a high profile offenseive coach like a Mike Leach and Tech could dominate the ACC. Look at what goes on in the SEC with the likes of Auburn,Miss St,Florida(pre-2010) ,Carolina,and soon to be UT. It’s all offense with mediocre defensive play.You had this kind of coaching and recruits would knock down your door to sign.Tech must change the culture of their program.Your A.D needs to get aggressive about football and at any cost bring in a master mind,innovative coach.Same stuff we need in Athens.
Ramblin Man
December 20th, 2010
3:02 pm
Wayne,
When UGA stops recruiting in the 90% level for special recruits in football and does not have to have tutors assigned to these same players for housing degrees we will stop reminding UGA fans that don’t seem to get it that GT is just plain harder to attend and that it scares recruits away. I have never said a UGA degree is useless like some of my fellow fans, but if you actually went to college and look at the course requirments for each schools “easy” major you should recognize we speak the truth. Your guess about doing well in other areas of higher learning is also just a guess and not what I would guess is a educated guess.
GT Trumpet
December 20th, 2010
3:05 pm
And the rest of the world makes fun of ugag fans:
http://www.myvido1.com/QUUdWMkpnR2I2V0BXUwkUP_geia-fans-even-the-french-mock-them
Redneck
December 20th, 2010
3:05 pm
Somebody earlier said something to the effect; “I am a nerd and i’m proud! We relish in your comments”
That’s funny. Because I take majorpride in being a “Southern Redneck” as well. I relish in those comments.
And i assume every stereotype of a Nerd and a Redneck are correct right?? I have no teeth and am undereducated and you are a virgin and spend all day playing World of Warcraft……..
See, I don’t think any of the fanbases get offended by the “Nerd and Redneck” jokes.
I enjoy driving my pickup truck to Waffle House and stopping by Wal-Mart on the way home. And i’m DARN proud of it!!
gt45
December 20th, 2010
3:07 pm
I’ve watched this blog for the past five years, and I don’t recall seeing any of these names that claim to be Tech fans on here before. Strange. When I see PJ slipping year after year, say like MR, I’ll be conerned. For now, I’ll take an ACC championship every three years.
MOONPIE
December 20th, 2010
3:07 pm
Ramblin Man,
Sorry-Totally disagree that Tech is harder-that’s why you dont get the top notch recruits.HOGWASH.Build the program and the recruits will come.Why would they want to come to a hard/tough academic school with a mediocre program? Tough academic school with a National contender program-YES.
Athens
December 20th, 2010
3:09 pm
Here is what Akeem Dent and Justin Houston think of the Triple Option.
Athens
December 20th, 2010
3:10 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KDrPUcUsFY
GT Trumpet
December 20th, 2010
3:10 pm
I really don’t want someone with as little character as Mike Leach being associated with our program. We run a pretty tight ship on the Tech football team, we don’t need anyone getting headlines for abusing players. I’m shocked Maryland is considering him.
Ramblin Man
December 20th, 2010
3:10 pm
Moonpie,
Trust me I see your logic and yes I agree a big name coach would help with recruiting, but I feel GT will never see great or even good recruiting classes year in and year out unless other majors are offered. I swear I am not trying to sound like an elitist but GT will never be able to recruit like an SEC team for several reasons and classes play a real part in that. The best recent example is an offensive lineman that commited then changed his mind and went to USC.
Yellow is VERY, VERY ugly
December 20th, 2010
3:11 pm
Stanford doesn’t seem to be hurting in the recruiting department right now……
Just saying….
Chan Gailey
December 20th, 2010
3:12 pm
No one with NFL aspirations wants to play in that offense. PJ will leave GT after next year. He already realizes he can’t win big there. He’ll be calling me looking for a job.
MOONPIE
December 20th, 2010
3:12 pm
GT Trumpet,
Just used Mike Leach example from the innovative stand point of offensive scheme.Yall need some excitement in your football program.You need a product your fan’s want to see.From the looks of attendance that’s not happening.Would you agree? You start winning on a National scene and Tech fan’s will come out of the wood work.
haters are skaters
December 20th, 2010
3:14 pm
why would a dawg fan pose as “tech titan” @ 11:25am. the dawgs are 2-1 against johnson w/ a fluke loss. he poses no threat!
MOONPIE
December 20th, 2010
3:16 pm
Ramblin Man,
Im pulling the trump card on your offering different major’s theroy. My son and another kid were being recruited to play baseball at Tech as well as other schools in the South.Not one time did a discussion of hard acedemic standards come up.They both decided to attended elsewhere because of the geographics not the acedemic standards from Tech.
GT Trumpet
December 20th, 2010
3:17 pm
Chan Gailey shut up (always wanted to tell him that!). Bay-Bay #1 WR last year. Calvin Johnson #2 pick in 2006. Derrick Morgan 1st round last year. If you’re good enough you’ll get recognized just like anywhere else.
Jesse Stone
December 20th, 2010
3:17 pm
Fire Paul Johnson disappears, and TechTitan appears. hmmmmm
NYJacket
December 20th, 2010
3:18 pm
Tech Titan, your comments reflect a great lack of knowledge. Sure glad you’re not the AD.
GT Trumpet
December 20th, 2010
3:19 pm
We also don’t need the excitement, because the excitement always finds us. Give us last years defense and offense and there will be crazy things happening always.
Bobby Cremins
December 20th, 2010
3:20 pm
This discussion is just a red herring to get the gullible focused on Paul Johnson, instead of the REAL abomination at Tech, the continued employemnt of Paul Hewitt. What a joke the GT basketball program has become. What;s it gonna take for radikovich to wake up and expel Hewitt? An o-fer in ACC play?
MOONPIE
December 20th, 2010
3:21 pm
GT Trumpet,
Ok I tried to convince you.Im done. I wish you and your team success in the future.
Ramblin Man
December 20th, 2010
3:21 pm
Moonpie,
Last season attendence sucked as usual and GT won the ACC. I have no real reason why more GT fans do not show up and it also hurts when you play the likes of Duke, BC (when on the schedule), NC State, Wake Forest and UVA whose fans do not travel well at all. I would also point out that GT does not get many fans that never actually attended GT or had a family member that did that most other schools such as UGA get.
Bobby Cremins
December 20th, 2010
3:21 pm
Oh I almost forgot…Hewitt players not only suck at basketball, they never graduate either…
GT Trumpet
December 20th, 2010
3:23 pm
MOONPIE,
Please don’t speak until you know what you’re talking about. I’m making the assumption you have never attended a Tech class so you really have no idea what they are like. Of course there are easy classes, every college has them. But the number of truly easy classes is small, and every football player we have has to pass Calculus 2 (Linear Algebra).
GT Trumpet
December 20th, 2010
3:24 pm
Bobby,
Don’t even go there. It’s a disgrace and I don’t even want to do pep band (free trips, free stuff) this year because of it.
Mark Richt
December 20th, 2010
3:25 pm
They can pass Calculus 2, but can’t pass the ball.
Wrecked
December 20th, 2010
3:26 pm
We only had 5 wide receivers that caught a pass this season. Sims isn’t the only one with zero receptions. Anyone complaining about our Qb’s inability to complete a pass needs to look at the coaching.
Jesse Stone
December 20th, 2010
3:26 pm
GT basketball has become difficult to watch.
Ramblin Man
December 20th, 2010
3:27 pm
Moonpie,
I do not know your son, but I would assume he studied and had a good GPA and academics were not a major concern for him if going to GT did not concern him in that area. If you truelly think that most of these highly rated players have academics high on thier list you are crazy. I agree these kids want to go to a winning program first and foremost, but many of them also believe the world owes them something and I know from experience they do not expect to have to really work for a degree.
Bobby Cremins
December 20th, 2010
3:28 pm
Unless/until Radikovich fires Hewitt, he has NOT proven that he is in any way, shape, or form serious about making GT a legimate athletic program.
Jesse Stone
December 20th, 2010
3:28 pm
Why are there very few new blogs on ajc sports today?
Jesse Stone
December 20th, 2010
3:30 pm
blind pilot> paul hewitt