Tech picks up another football signee
Jimmie Kitchen, a former standout at Lithonia, signed a letter of intent with Georgia Tech. He is the team’s 23rd signee.
According to jacketsonline.com, Kitchen was going to be in Auburn’s 2009 class, but there were questions about his academic eligibility.
He then signed with Tennessee State, but the NCAA Clearinghouse had an issue with an online English class he took. He never enrolled.
He began working to improve his transcript and the Clearinghouse recently cleared him.
Tech assistant Joe Speed was recruiting some other players when a coach suggested he look at Kitchens, a 265-pound defensive end.
Kitchen visited Tech, was offered and signed.
He will add more depth to Tech’s defensive line. He is the first signee in the class who is a defensive lineman.
– Doug Roberson, AJC
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Ramblinwreck83
February 24th, 2011
1:32 pm
That’s funny. Half the comments are from a bunch of obnoxious UGA fans. Typical for them to stay on Tech blogs. Oh yeah. Just because he was a bad student when he was recruited in 09 doesn’t mean he didn’t try harder to get his grades up. Can anyone on here verify that his academic grades are still terrible. I figured UGA fans would just assume that since they assume this years “Dream Team” will do something different than all the other top 5 recruiting classes they’ve had.
Reality
February 24th, 2011
1:33 pm
yep & BYRDDAWG
Unlike THUG-U, he doesn’t have a rap sheet.
reebok
February 24th, 2011
1:35 pm
i dunno, it seems a stretch to think this young man just suddenly got smart enough to handle a georgia tech academic load…but i hope i am wrong…if he was supposed to be an auburn signee i think we have established that he’s a pretty good football player.
Reality
February 24th, 2011
1:35 pm
Straight Jacket
February 24th, 2011
12:49 pm
Another engineer? Yeah..right! Most tech football players never graduate
And mutt players do graduate? HAHAHAHAHA! No, mutt players still meet with their Parole Officer.
Brock
February 24th, 2011
1:36 pm
dogfans, just so you know there is a blog about Vad Lee on Doug’s blog if you want to go over there and post something witty. Oh, and you can also go to the basketball blog if you feel inclined.
Can’t wait to see you guys!
yep back
February 24th, 2011
1:36 pm
Hey Yep
yep, some one from tech is always piloting the space shuttle. (including today’s launch)
reebok
February 24th, 2011
1:36 pm
…and so as not to appear a hater, i will say good luck to the youmng man!
BDeeW71
February 24th, 2011
1:36 pm
Did you all see this headline: Georgia Tech grad to pilot Space Shuttle Discovery
http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/georgia-tech-grad-to-850592.html
“Boe was among three Georgia Tech graduates on the mission, which included crew members Lt. Col. Robert “Shane” Kimbrough and Sandra Magnus.” -AJC
Don’t be running smack about Tech… It is an elite Institution in Technology and Engineering. Life at Tech does not revolve solely around football, but being an academic all-star that has good overall athletics. Take football away from UGA and what do you have?
mike
February 24th, 2011
1:38 pm
Really sad to see so many goobers dedicating their intelligence to the failure of some young athlete one who may really be trying to do better. Hopefully he will do alright at Tech both as a player and as a student. Something the goobers here probably can not do.
hey ramwreck83
February 24th, 2011
1:38 pm
the only reason this is so funny is the high and mighty stance you Techies take when comparing athletes when we all know that you would take every player Ga signed if you they would just look your way. If you would just admit that your problems are not related to your academics you wouldnt be such easy targets. Stanford, Duke, and Rice have all won natl championships in major sports this decade..whats your REAL problem? if you can answer that, maybe you guys might start geting some decent athletes.
WnE
February 24th, 2011
1:38 pm
More delusional drivel from the CPJ kool-aid drinkers!
Something is very strange about this SA.
If he were just one class shy of the NCAA Clearinghouse OK’n him to play, then WHY didn’t he just take that one English Class in summer School and then Start his career back in Fall 2010; there’s no need to not play FB for what will be 21 months by the time he gets to GT over one tiny little class.
He could have played at a Hargrave type of school and continued on the FB field w/o losing any eligibility, so WHY would he suit around for one FULL YR. over just one class?
BTW, all the smug, elite GT types (not me I’m a realistic GT alum) that pokes fun at the factories over SAs taking online courses, GT has just taken in this SA that has taken an online course, and if he has taken the one that the NCAA disallowed, then it is likely that he was taken more online courses.
Brick by brick that phony wall of Academic Eliteness is being slowly dismantled.
Flatulent Dawg
February 24th, 2011
1:38 pm
Ramblinwreck83….burp…..
5150
February 24th, 2011
1:39 pm
what does uoad stand for?
dawgy
February 24th, 2011
1:39 pm
Reality – now, now. Our guys don’t have rap-sheet before they arrive in Athens. They get tickets for riding mopeds down the wrong way of a street AFTER they enroll.
Brock
February 24th, 2011
1:39 pm
wne=vad lee stalker
WnE
February 24th, 2011
1:41 pm
suit around = sit around
12 CRIMINAL CHARGES, 6 wins 7 LOSSES
February 24th, 2011
1:41 pm
’nuff said.
statistician
February 24th, 2011
1:43 pm
BDee – the answer to your last question is “numerous Rhodes Scholars.”
when is the last time a techie was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship?
have I been banned?
February 24th, 2011
1:44 pm
I keep getting thrown off when I try to post a comment.
UGASlobberknocker
I hope not, Im obnoxious, but not nearly as much so as most UGA fans who post here.
Left Eye
February 24th, 2011
1:46 pm
Where is buzz?
Reality
February 24th, 2011
1:46 pm
dawgy
You mean Montez Robinson and Zach Mettenberger were riding mopeds TOO?
dawggone
February 24th, 2011
1:46 pm
So…I’m guessing Mr. Kitchens will be piloting space shuttles while Stephon “GTU” Marbury writes derivatives for Wall Street, Joe Burns builds bridges, and Joe Hamilton brings complicated lawsuits before the Supreme Court.
All individuals at GT are brilliant. Doesn’t everybody know that?
W Ealey
February 24th, 2011
1:48 pm
Hey! I made 650 on the SAT, AND I’ve been arrested!!!
Brock
February 24th, 2011
1:48 pm
wne likes to steer recruits away from tech by stalking them on twitter to the point that the recruit has to tell him to stop. what were you saying about being a realistic gt alum?
(not me I’m a realistic GT alum)
dawgy
February 24th, 2011
1:49 pm
Reality – if you want to go there and name names, the answer is emphatically “yes.”
The were riding mopeds with Robert Hall and Reuben Houston.
What is your point, exactly?
WnE
February 24th, 2011
1:49 pm
BTW, if he’s still 265lbs. after taking what was basically a RS yr., then he’s not likely to get much bigger which makes him a “career tweener”, and not likely to help in GT’s 3-4 def., he’s not a LB and he’s too small to play DE, a career-tweener that won’t help GT win MNCs.
Also those comments above are bogus as hell, if he wasn’t able to play at Auburn for Academic Reasons, then Tenn. St. is also an NCAA School, so that’s why the clearinghouse dinged him there also.
In summary there’s a good reason he was headed to TENN ST.
The GT SID Dept. is trying to spin this as if GT “stole” an Auburn recruit, when it is very clear that this is not a case of that.
Basically the GT Media is trying to spin a sub-standard recruit into a legit BCS-level Recruit, I’m not falling for that, I can see through the BS.
Brock
February 24th, 2011
1:50 pm
wne likes to steer away from the truth as well. coward
Reality
February 24th, 2011
1:52 pm
dawgy
February 24th, 2011
1:49 pm
What is your point, exactly?
Just what I would expect from a mutter. You wouldn’t understand. By the way, Robert Hall. All charges dropped. Try to enroll at GA, you might manage a “Housing” Degree.
LAKE OCONEE JACKET
February 24th, 2011
1:53 pm
ME THINKS THAT AFTER THIS WE CAN’T THROW THE ACADEMIC ANGLE OUT TO THE PUPPIES ANYMORE….WOW, AUBARN AND TENN. STATE AND ONLINE ENGLISH COURSES….CLEARED BY THE NCAA CLEARINGHOUSE FOR TECH BUT NOT FOR AUBARN…WOW
dawgy
February 24th, 2011
1:54 pm
reality – settle down, you’ll bust a blood vessel. You seem like an extremely unhappy and hostile person.
(is this the part where you tell me about your ferrari?)
Ramblinwreck83
February 24th, 2011
1:54 pm
hey ramwreck83
February 24th, 2011
1:38 pm
the only reason this is so funny is the high and mighty stance you Techies take when comparing athletes when we all know that you would take every player Ga signed if you they would just look your way. If you would just admit that your problems are not related to your academics you wouldnt be such easy targets. Stanford, Duke, and Rice have all won natl championships in major sports this decade..whats your REAL problem? if you can answer that, maybe you guys might start geting some decent athletes.
First of all, Tech gets decent athletes. The three programs you listed are only good at one sport. Duke and Stanford (with the exception of this years football team) are only basketball schools. Rice, we all know, is a baseball school. By the way, What UGA team has won any national championship this decade or even in the last 30 or so years…..? I thought so.
UGA – FULMER CUP CHAMPION 2011!!! GO DAWGS!!!
Pacific Dawg
February 24th, 2011
1:58 pm
Tech giving a schollie to an Awbarn reject. That is rich. All of those nerds who have been extolling the virtues of their school and their lofty standards are full of crap.
Reality
February 24th, 2011
2:01 pm
dawgy
February 24th, 2011
1:54 pm
Oh no little dawgy. I’m quite happy. You seem to be one of those mutters that has nothing but their football program, which, we all know is quite a joke. How’s Damon?
D A DoubleU G
February 24th, 2011
2:03 pm
Tech football is better than UGA football because they have astronauts!!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
February 24th, 2011
2:03 pm
statistician, Rhodes scholars come from liberal arts universities, NOT engineering schools. No Tech students are ever elected to Phi Beta Kappa either, since that too is reserved for liberal arts students.
GT75
February 24th, 2011
2:04 pm
Not being cleared by the NCAA Clearinghouse has nothing to do with grades. It has to do with a specific set of courses that you have to take and pass to meet minimum requirements. Apparently one of the courses he took on line did not get accepted so he didn’t meet the
Clearing House requirements. You can have a 4.0 and perfect SAT score and if you are missing one of the classes required you don’t pass the Clearing House. He made a mistake and corrected it. I’m sure he had the grades and SAT scores to get into Tech and be successful, otherwise why would the coaches bring him in knowing he is going to have academic problems. Good luck Jimmie and welcome to Tech. Also, please read all the negative comments from UGA fans and remember them and then take it out on them on the field.
GT Trumpet
February 24th, 2011
2:06 pm
All you ugag fans are delusional. Not only are you not reading the comments that have refuted your statements above, but you also don’t realize that people can change. And making fun of our liberal arts school is hysterical. Always remember that ugag has a 4 year Turf Management degree!
GT75
February 24th, 2011
2:07 pm
BDeeW71 said:Don’t be running smack about Tech… It is an elite Institution in Technology and Engineering. Life at Tech does not revolve solely around football, but being an academic all-star that has good overall athletics. Take football away from UGA and what do you have?
Why take footaball away. Leave football in there from UGA and what do you have?
D A DoubleU G
February 24th, 2011
2:07 pm
UGA fan: “We beat you.”
Tech fan: “We rushed for more yards than you!”
UGA fan: “Okay. We still beat you.”
Tech fan: “But, um, we have better academics!”
UGA fan: “Well, you do in certain areas that UGA doesn’t even offer, so apples and oranges. But we still beat you.”
Tech fan: “How did the Florida game go this year!?”
UGA fan: “We still beat you.”
Tech fan: “But, um, well…. you have players and fans who like to party!!”
UGA fan: “We still beat you.”
Tech fan: “But…. um…… dangit…… WE HAVE ASTRONAUTS!!!”
UGA fan: “We still beat you.”
Dumbo
February 24th, 2011
2:07 pm
Way to go Tech………you signed a idiot that couldn’t even get into Tennessee State….Oh Boy, that is funny. Never again, will we ever hear the Rightious Techies bemoaning the lack of academic quality at UGA. No sir, thay’ve reach a low that even UGA wouldn’t touch.
Reality
February 24th, 2011
2:08 pm
GT Trumpet
Don’t forget the “Housing” Degree. WTF?
Supersize that order, mutt
February 24th, 2011
2:10 pm
GT Trumpet, they’re not delusional; they just malicious liars. They never let the truth stand in the way of talking smack, no matter whom it might hurt.
D A DoubleU G
February 24th, 2011
2:11 pm
GT Trumpet,
Do you honestly thin turf management is just watering grass?
Who do you think keeps yours and our football fields so pristine? Do you honestly go to a Braves game and boo and throw rotten vegetables at the grounds keepers because they are scum of the Earth?
Making fun of people and or schools for doing something that is a contribution to society and being happy with it is a prime example of the pompous attitudes that make Tech so unlikeable.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 24th, 2011
2:11 pm
THEY’RE just mailicious liars, I meant
D A DoubleU G
February 24th, 2011
2:13 pm
Housing:
Do you think property management and civil planning is scum of the Earth to?
Just because somebody doesn’t have interest in Engineering does not make them scum.
You cannot spell T-E-C-H without P-O-M-P-O-U-S.
D A DoubleU G
February 24th, 2011
2:13 pm
Did everyone notice? My previous post represents my entire life.
Ramblinwreck83
February 24th, 2011
2:14 pm
D A DoubleU G: I’m the greatest
Ramblinwreck83: Your a douche
D A DoubleU G: No I’m not. I’m a UGA fan.
Ramblinwreck83: No, your still a douche mostly because of that.
D A DoubleU G: But I come on hear and make intelligent comments about football.
Ramblinwreck83: No, you only think you sound intelligent but, you just sound like a complete douche.
Dumbo
February 24th, 2011
2:15 pm
Supersize that order, mutt….does your name mean you have penis envy?
Supersize that order, mutt
February 24th, 2011
2:16 pm
DoubledU, you belittle your own program by saying what you said. If all a degee in turf management qualifies you for is to be a grounds keeper, then obviously the degree isn’t worth much. Most of the actual grounds keepers didn’t go to school anywhere. Anyone who actually gets a degree in turf management does a helluva lot more than watering and cutting grass. Damn, I’m actually defending one of the majors at THUGa; somebody call a doctor. lol
Ramblinwreck83
February 24th, 2011
2:17 pm
D A DoubleU G
Your a complete joke. You run your big mouth about pompous Tech fans when your sound like pompous ignorant UGA fan that everyone on here knows you are.