So this guy has lost 30 lbs...

[zipp]

Or is that just a missed dinner?

LPT Football: Some leftover pork chops...

 

[Mike'sMarbles]

I'm sure he'll find it again by the time the season starts.

 

[cantmissprospect]

I heard coach Stoops is looking at also playing him as a change of pace QB. Like you guys did with Jackson last year.

 

[zipp]

Would be funny if it wasn't a possibility...

LPT Football: Conditioning optional...

 

[rockycard]

A couple of years ago a UK player said his weight fluctuates on how much he poop's, maybe Mr Elam has been crushing the commodes.

 

[Mayoman]

Thanks to the nutri diet system of ex-lax tabs.......he is a new svelte man.

 

[cantmissprospect]

Don't be surprised if he's one of the athletes SI picks this year for the swimsuit issue.

 

[2330859]

It is a shame that he did not enroll in a real strength and conditioning program ..........this is unhealthy and can anyone imagine what he will look like when he leaves football?

 

[zipp]

It is a shame that he did not enroll in a real strength and conditioning program ..........this is unhealthy and can anyone imagine what he will look like when he leaves football?

Or should have left football?...

LPT Football: Athletic freaks...

 

[vegasville1]

Or should have left football?...

LPT Football: Athletic freaks...

Haha the name on the jersey is fitting or is it unfitting!?

 

[ULoverUK]

My gawd, that's a walking heart attack just waiting to happen

 

[cantmissprospect]

My gawd, that's a walking heart attack just waiting to happen

The green just makes him look fat. Gerald treats his body like a temple. I always thought he would have really been able to showcase his skills if they would have put him in an offense like Vince Young or Michael Vick had.

 

[Rollem Cards]

I'm no fan, but if he has good genes, he will have less chance of a heart attack than the numerous Marathon runners who've had them.

My new goal in life is to die sick.

Been to enough "healthy" friends funerals.

 

[zipp]

Is it just me, or has 'cantmiss' really stepped up his game lately?

LPT Football: Can't understand sarcasm...

 

[rentalman]

I had to laugh when I recently read Stoops describe Elam as "explosive". Maybe at dinner time. I admit I only watched maybe 5 games in which he has played. But the guy has the slowest footwork I have ever seen for a major college defensive linemen. Never seen him get off a block.

 

[Senore2006]

I had to laugh when I recently read Stoops describe Elam as 'explosive". /QUOTE]

 

[beantowncard]

I had to laugh when I recently read Stoops describe Elam as "explosive". Maybe at dinner time. I admit I only watched maybe 5 games in which he has played. But the guy has the slowest footwork I have ever seen for a major college defensive linemen. Never seen him get off a block.

Maybe he was talking about his aforementioned commode skills.

 

[CATFANFOLIFE87]

He was listed at 360 lbs in the Spring and the staff is trying to get him closer to 340 lbs before the season kicks off. Keep in mind Matt is 6'7" so he's about 4-5 inches taller than a vast majority of nose tackles in college. Most nose tackles play at around 325-335 lbs and are closer to 6'2". He's never going to play at a weight lower than 335-340 lbs at his size. He's just a massive human being and he always will be

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[rockycard]

He was listed at 360 lbs in the Spring and the staff is trying to get him closer to 340 lbs before the season kicks off. Keep in mind Matt is 6'7" so he's about 4-5 inches taller than a vast majority of nose tackles in college. Most nose tackles play at around 325-335 lbs and are closer to 6'2". He's never going to play at a weight lower than 335-340 lbs at his size. He's just a massive human being and he always will be

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He should be on the O-line, he is too slow and doesn't have leverage for defense. Kinda like Micah Johnson playing linebacker, he could've been a threat at DE instead of getting burnt by much quicker TE's.

 

[Senore2006]

The really bad news is Barker looks just as fat.

 

[cardfaninmemphis]

The green just makes him look fat. Gerald treats his body like a temple. I always thought he would have really been able to showcase his skills if they would have put him in an offense like Vince Young or Michael Vick had.

Al Bundy said it best: it isn't the dress that makes you look fat: it's the fat that makes you look fat

 

[zipp]

He should be on the O-line, he is too slow and doesn't have leverage for defense. Kinda like Micah Johnson playing linebacker, he could've been a threat at DE instead of getting burnt by much quicker TE's.

True. Elam's height actually works against him as a D-tackle. Too easy to get under him. And with all of that fat, he doesn't have the power to defeat the blocker in front of him. Simple weight won't do that.

Supposedly, there's a pretty good athlete under all of that fat. If true and with proper discipline and training, he's probably built more to be a DE. But he's nowhere near the condition to play in space. So he just wastes away out of position.

This is also an indictment of the LPT football program. No way that kid should be in that shape and still in the line-up. He chose the school where he knew he could get PT and not have to work that hard.

LPT Football: We're your school...

 

[CardsFirst]

I had to laugh when I recently read Stoops describe Elam as "explosive". Maybe at dinner time. I admit I only watched maybe 5 games in which he has played. But the guy has the slowest footwork I have ever seen for a major college defensive linemen. Never seen him get off a block.

It's obvious that he has outstanding fork work probably best on the team.

 

[CardsFirst]

It's obvious that he has outstanding fork work probably best on the team.

I'm sure that's what Stoops meant.

 

[2330859]

CatFan: Breno Giacomini is 6'7" and weighs 318 lbs and plays OT in the NFL. I have seen Matt in person and on the field; he is 50 lbs over-weight and he and the UK staff are responsible for wasting a young man's chance to play competitive football. If Melvin Lewis had not been injured, Matt would have little experience last year as it was evident that he was a non-force inside.

 

[Jay Reimenschneider]

He was listed at 360 lbs in the Spring and the staff is trying to get him closer to 340 lbs before the season kicks off. Keep in mind Matt is 6'7" so he's about 4-5 inches taller than a vast majority of nose tackles in college. Most nose tackles play at around 325-335 lbs and are closer to 6'2". He's never going to play at a weight lower than 335-340 lbs at his size. He's just a massive human being and he always will be

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What you're forgetting (not surprisingly) is 340, 360 or 380 he is not a good football player. You Yayhoos always forget that

 

[BooneCo_Card]

I had to laugh when I recently read Stoops describe Elam as "explosive". Maybe at dinner time. I admit I only watched maybe 5 games in which he has played. But the guy has the slowest footwork I have ever seen for a major college defensive linemen. Never seen him get off a block.

.

Perhaps flatulent was the word Stoopid was searching for.

 

[cantmissprospect]

True. Elam's height actually works against him as a D-tackle. Too easy to get under him. And with all of that fat, he doesn't have the power to defeat the blocker in front of him. Simple weight won't do that.

Supposedly, there's a pretty good athlete under all of that fat. If true and with proper discipline and training, he's probably built more to be a DE. But he's nowhere near the condition to play in space. So he just wastes away out of position.

This is also an indictment of the LPT football program. No way that kid should be in that shape and still in the line-up. He chose the school where he knew he could get PT and not have to work that hard.

LPT Football: We're your school...

Matt's always kept himself in great shape. The high intensity workout program UK has ran the last few years has made him a finely tuned athletic machine. At practice when they race to the ice cream truck he is first in line everytime.

 

[zipp]

...At practice when they race to the ice cream truck he is first in line everytime.

Bouncing man-boobs.

 

[Rollem Cards]

The pic reminds me of Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder in "Stir Crazy"....when they knew they were seriously in over their heads too

"Better get bad Jack, cause if you ain't bad...you get f'd!!!!!"

"We bad...we bad....That's right! Uh huh. We don't take no $#!t!!!"

 

[WildCard]

The pic reminds me of Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder in "Stir Crazy"....when they knew they were seriously in over their heads too

"Better get bad Jack, cause if you ain't bad...you get f'd!!!!!"

"We bad...we bad....That's right! Uh huh. We don't take no $#!t!!!"

Maybe the funniest movie ever made. Just looked up that scene andI'm still laughing and I've seen that movie about 6 times.

Peace

 

[gocds]

Matt's always kept himself in great shape. The high intensity workout program UK has ran the last few years has made him a finely tuned athletic machine. At practice when they race to the ice cream truck he is first in line everytime.

Yeah. That's why fat ass is a "shape". The uahkay staff have done this kid a real injustice by not insisting that he lose weight and my not actually coaching him up. And, by the way, who would want to get in his way on the trip to the "ice cream truck".

GO CARDS - BEAT EVERYBODY!!! God Bless America!!!

 

[CATFANFOLIFE87]

Bouncing man-boobs.

That was when he first reported to UK. He looks very different now. Every picture in this thread is two years old

 

[rockycard]

That was when he first reported to UK. He looks very different now. Every picture in this thread is two years old

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He will never be a force on defense, he should switch to the OL if he wants a future in football.

 

[zipp]

He will never be a force on defense, he should switch to the OL if he wants a future in football.

There first needs to be a coach on the team who will tell him that.

LPT Football: We let the players figger out for themselves...

 

[CATFANFOLIFE87]

He will never be a force on defense, he should switch to the OL if he wants a future in football.

How do you know that he will never be good on defense? Nick Saban disagrees with you by the way. Elam has good athleticism for a NG but as an OT he would probably be a step slow laterally. He ran a 5.0 forty when he was 400 lbs and he is unusually flexible/agile for a guy his size. Matt has uncommon size and athleticism for a NG but he would probably be an average OT

 

[prospectcat]

Elam has slimmed down but I agree Nose probably isn't the best fit for him.

 

[rockycard]

How do you know that he will never be good on defense? Nick Saban disagrees with you by the way. Elam has good athleticism for a NG but as an OT he would probably be a step slow laterally. He ran a 5.0 forty when he was 400 lbs and he is unusually flexible/agile for a guy his size. Matt has uncommon size and athleticism for a NG but he would probably be an average OT

How do you know Saban wasn't planning on switching him? There is no way Elam plays defense at Alabama.

 

[zipp]

How do you know Saban wasn't planning on switching him. There is no way Elam plays defense at Alabama.

There's no way Elam SEES THE FIELD at Bama. I doubt he'd still be on the team with his work ethic.

The one good thing I'll say about him is he chose the right school.

LPT Football: The program for everyone...

 

[Steelers2012]

Wasn't it Al McGuire who said, "that's like throwing a deck chair off the Titanic?"