'14 KY DT Matt Elam

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StoVol said:
Thanks Brian , I'm interested in his recruitment cause I don't want him to go to ala
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He appears to be UK bound. He did not take an OV to UA and is announcing next week. Huge miss for UA which I am sure is good news for Vol fans. But that is recruiting.
 
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MattRTR said:
Well your Bama neighbor is either arrogant and making an excuse in case we miss.. or he is an idiot. Let's face it - all fanbases have plenty of both, haha.

Elam is a huge priority to the staff.... from a needs and a talent standpoint.

Only way we dont get Elam is because we lose to UK on this recruitment.. not because we dont want him.
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Let's see....

Check, check, and check. Yep, everything seems to be in order here.
 
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Brian McCat said:
Matt Elam says he feels more comfortable with UK right now | Kentucky Sports Radio


Matt Elam just finished up his appearance on Kentucky Sports Radio, and there were a few interesting tidbits. While Elam gushed about both Kentucky and Alabama, he spoke about the Cats in a much more personal manner, even dropping the term “we” when speaking about the 2014 class:
“I love Kentucky, I’m from here, I love Coach Stoops, what we have with the commits up there is special, I’ve never seen that before. I’m really close with Drew [Barker] and everybody.”
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Elam added that during his official visit to UK a few weeks ago, none of the 2014 commits pressured him or bugged him about committing because “everybody just knows and feels comfortable in knowing that I’m going to come to UK.”
Of course, it’s best not to read too much into an 18-year-old’s choice of words, and he also spoke glowingly of Alabama, mentioning the history, the chance to win a National Championship, and the troubling comment that his mother really likes the Tide. However, he added that he feels more comfortable with the UK program, staff, and recruits right now, and still doesn’t know if he’s going to take an official visit to Alabama before his decision on January 4th.
When asked to describe the difference between Mark Stoops and Nick Saban, Elam said that he likes both coaches, but feels like he could have a “more personal relationship” with Stoops because “he’s down to Earth,” whereas Saban is more business-like. I can’t understand how he could get that impression (ha).
Elam, who has obviously enjoyed all parts of the recruiting process, praised both Kentucky and Alabama fans, calling the Big Blue Nation “phenomenal,” but added that even when he goes to Alabama, the fans there know him too.
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Comfortable with losing?
 
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He hasn't seen anything this special at UK? I mean they're recruiting good but they're still like 9th or 10th in the SEC in recruiting. As good as they are doing most of the league is recruiting much better. He will end up at UK and do fine. Just won't result in very many wins over the next four years.
 
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State of Kentucky has some talent this year.

Not as much as Tennessee, but still more than I remember them normally having.
 
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Would love it if Elam decided to choose Tennessee. Elam and Mosley as your DTs? That isn't just a defensive front, it's a monster movie.
 
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He's always been going to Kentucky no matter what. His mother wont let him go anywhere else. But IMO he's a bad fit for a 4-3. Much better suited as a NG in a 3-4. Then again I've said all along he's incredibly overrated. Read the Rivals evaluation of him, I agree with everything they said about it.
 
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A base 4-3 can still feature some 3-4 sets. He'll do fine where ever he lands but I think Mosely's better....:)
 
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tim said:
A base 4-3 can still feature some 3-4 sets. He'll do fine where ever he lands but I think Mosely's better....:)
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If you look at Alabama on d! the nose is playing a shade a lot more than a 0.

So I agree that it doesn't matter which he picks.
 
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I agree with Hardy that he is overrated. Doesn't matter to me where he goes. Be a bust at Bama or play for an irrelevant team, it's all good.
 
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Montrell Hardy said:
He's always been going to Kentucky no matter what. His mother wont let him go anywhere else. But IMO he's a bad fit for a 4-3. Much better suited as a NG in a 3-4. Then again I've said all along he's incredibly overrated. Read the Rivals evaluation of him, I agree with everything they said about it.
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It's a win-win for us really. Keeping him away from bama and having him play in a defense that really doesn't fit his strengths, the guy definitely isn't making a "business" decision which is actually somewhat refreshing when it comes to recruiting, but I don't know that it's the best decision for him to get to the NFL. I'll take it.
 
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Montrell Hardy said:
He's always been going to Kentucky no matter what. His mother wont let him go anywhere else. But IMO he's a bad fit for a 4-3. Much better suited as a NG in a 3-4. Then again I've said all along he's incredibly overrated. Read the Rivals evaluation of him, I agree with everything they said about it.
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I think if coaches expect him to be more than just a space eater then they will be asking for too much. I agree he is definitely best suited as a 3-4 NG. I don't know if there is to many observers that think otherwise, the kid is 350 lbs. I don't think Bama losing Elam will be as bad as TideWarriors believes mainly because Frazier is a NG and is actually considered better nationally. They also have Smith committed. So that's 4 true NGs going into next year not including Kirven and Robinson who can slide to NG during passing downs.
 
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RM20 said:
I think if coaches expect him to be more than just a space eater then they will be asking for too much. I agree he is definitely best suited as a 3-4 NG. I don't know if there is to many observers that think otherwise, the kid is 350 lbs. I don't think Bama losing Elam will be as bad as TideWarriors believes mainly because Frazier is a NG and is actually considered better nationally. They also have Smith committed. So that's 4 true NGs going into next year not including Kirven and Robinson who can slide to NG during passing downs.
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Ah, Korren Kirven...sure would be nice to have him on our roster right now. Another recruit that we finished second for and left us hanging on NSD.
 
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mreynoldsdvm said:
Ah, Korren Kirven...sure would be nice to have him on our roster right now. Another recruit that we finished second for and left us hanging on NSD.
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Kirven needs to step his game up. the 2 freshman(Allen/Robinson) have passed him, Tomlinson was going to play a significant role this year if not for the season ending injury and then there is Dee Liner. All of these things have pretty much pushed him to play inside.
 
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Montrell Hardy said:
He's always been going to Kentucky no matter what. His mother wont let him go anywhere else. But IMO he's a bad fit for a 4-3. Much better suited as a NG in a 3-4. Then again I've said all along he's incredibly overrated. Read the Rivals evaluation of him, I agree with everything they said about it.
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Starting to believe you now, ha. It looked like Bama for so long but it's basically over now. Oh well... he can have fun at UK winning nothing. Luckily we have several quality DL's and a good NG in JF.. but I still really wanted Elam.

I know yall dont really care about his recruitment but since I posted he was all-Bama earlier I thought I should come back to eat crow.

Maybe I will join the "he is overrated crowd" now, haha jk, I think he is very talented... we will see.
 
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Anyone else watching the army AA game and really happy we aren't getting this guy? I'm sorry but he just looks... not good IMO
 
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The potential may be there, but in this game, he just looks overweight and slow. He looks like a NG, but is going to end up at UK in a 4-3. He hasn't shown any burst, and he has no moves getting off blocks. JMO.

At the end of the day, is a HS AA game, so all of it has to be taken with a grain of salt.
 
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