'14 KY DT Matt Elam (Kentucky Verbal)

[Whiskeyjack]

I don't think all that mail is valuable without context. I've never heard of ND doing that for any recruit. Maybe they have, but don't think it was ever publicized. I bet it makes Elam feel very special and wanted.

That's because we've never had a formal "Recruiting Analyst" before. Meet JR Sandlin.

 

[irishog77]

That's because we've never had a formal "Recruiting Analyst" before. Meet JR Sandlin.

Oh crap, I didn't realize this dude was the guy from Alabama who's on staff now! I thought he was just some twitter clown!

 

[Cackalacky]

Oh crap, I didn't realize this dude was the guy from Alabama who's on staff now! I thought he was just some twitter clown!

Sandlin is quite a source of info.

 

[Irish#1]

What date is the banquet?

 

[PANDFAN]

Elam’s pot of gold

In an effort to woo senior defensive tackle prospect Matt Elam, the Notre Dame staff loaded his mailbox on Wednesday.

The Irish sent Elam 270 letters to represent the area code of Elam’s home in Elizabethtown, Ky. Elam shared the news on Twitter on Wednesday night, but only counted 262 after adding them all up three different times. Perhaps a scorned postal worker found another use for the other eight letters.

“262 Letters Yes You Read Correctly 262 Letters From Notre Dame!! They Are Calling It My #PotofGold #WorldRecord #ND,” Elam wrote on Twitter.

 

[koonja]

Elam’s pot of gold

In an effort to woo senior defensive tackle prospect Matt Elam, the Notre Dame staff loaded his mailbox on Wednesday.

The Irish sent Elam 270 letters to represent the area code of Elam’s home in Elizabethtown, Ky. Elam shared the news on Twitter on Wednesday night, but only counted 262 after adding them all up three different times. Perhaps a scorned postal worker found another use for the other eight letters.

“262 Letters Yes You Read Correctly 262 Letters From Notre Dame!! They Are Calling It My #PotofGold #WorldRecord #ND,” Elam wrote on Twitter.

Watch Bama counter with $270,000.

 

[domerfreak]

hearing that he has narrowed his final two to bama and nd can anyone confirm this?

 

[PANDFAN]

hearing that he has narrowed his final two to bama and nd can anyone confirm this?

well where did you hear this?

 

[domerfreak]

well where did you hear this?

saw on another board...so still trying to confirm myself

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

hearing that he has narrowed his final two to bama and nd can anyone confirm this?

No. Many thing it might be 1) Bama and 2) ND right now but he has not eliminated Kentucky.

 

[Emcee77]

hearing that he has narrowed his final two to bama and nd can anyone confirm this?

Luatua tweeted this week that he has narrowed it down to these two schools though. Don't know if he got confused with Elam somewhere along the way.

 

[domerfreak]

Just saw someone comment on another board that yesterday it came out he was down to bama and nd. Didnt see any mention of it here so was just asking.

 

[Irish#1]

Let's just say we're in the mix and in a better position than many thought a couple of weeks ago.

 

[Cpnd1]

Joshua Frazier the NT from AR that we recruited is committing today, CB looks like it will be Bama. Wondering if this would affect Bama's recruitment of matt?

 

[EuropeanDomer]

Joshua Frazier the NT from AR that we recruited is committing today, CB looks like it will be Bama. Wondering if this would affect Bama's recruitment of matt?

Sure. They already have A'shawn Robinson who is a beast and apart from Frazier (if he commits) they have two other DTs commited. I think that would be huge for us and Kentucky.

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@Bama_Dynasty 41min
I expect DL - Joshua Frazier to commit to #Bama tonight over #Arkansas @ 7 pm. Will be shocked if he does not.

"

 

[rtrn2glory]

if bama wants him they will make room....numbers issue is sooo irrelevant at bama imo

 

[pkt77242]

if bama wants him they will make room....numbers issue is sooo irrelevant at bama imo

I agree that it is irrelevant to Bama but Elam might not want to go there if there are a ton of DTs on the roster.

 

[rtrn2glory]

I agree that it is irrelevant to Bama but Elam might not want to go there if there are a ton of DTs on the roster.

i agree with that...hopefully he sees the roster difference between us and bama

 

[Luckylucci]

I don't see this as changing anything. If he was going to pick Bama it's not for early PT. It would be because he views that as the best way to get to the NFL. There process so to speak. ND and Kentucky offer early playing time and ND academics.

 

[Brooklyn]

I don't see this as changing anything. If he was going to pick Bama it's not for early PT. It would be because he views that as the best way to get to the NFL. There process so to speak. ND and Kentucky offer early playing time and ND academics.

If we aren't selling him on making the NFL through here, we aren't doing it right. I mean we have a pretty good NG going in the 1st round next year.

 

[GBdomer]

Please please please Notre Dame gods give us Elam. Screw Arky.

 

[Luckylucci]

If we aren't selling him on making the NFL through here, we aren't doing it right. I mean we have a pretty good NG going in the 1st round next year.

We have some recent success to point to with Nix and Tuitt but Bama clearly has a lot larger sample size to look at.

 

[koonja]

Please please please Notre Dame gods give us Elam. Screw Arky.

Arky?

 

[zbikowski88]

I hope Elam see's the light at the end of the tunnel

@JoshuaFrazier99: Ok Arkansas I'm sorry but I've decided Alabama. I hope u will still support me when I go rep Arkansas in Alabama.

 

[Brooklyn]

We have some recent success to point to with Nix and Tuitt but Bama clearly has a lot larger sample size to look at.

I agree that Bama pretty much has the biggest track record in the nation there, but we shouldn't avoid selling our success with Kappy, Nix, Tuitt and even Lynch (he's disappeared since transferring). That isn't a negative here.

We should be selling this, early playing time, much less position competition, better education, etc.

 

[pumpdog20]

I think Jarron Jones just made a statement that the NT position isn't quite as open as previously believed.

 

[koonja]

I think Jarron Jones just made a statement that the NT position isn't quite as open as previously believed.

I'll be cautiously optimistic, but IMO it's too early to say this.

JJ was on scout team two weeks ago, and he's never shown anything until tonight.

 

[Irish#1]

I don't see this as changing anything. If he was going to pick Bama it's not for early PT. It would be because he views that as the best way to get to the NFL. There process so to speak. ND and Kentucky offer early playing time and ND academics.

ND offers a path to the NFL as well.

 

[Irish#1]

I'll be cautiously optimistic, but IMO it's too early to say this.

JJ was on scout team two weeks ago, and he's never shown anything until tonight.

But he did show something when asked to.

 

[Luckylucci]

I agree that Bama pretty much has the biggest track record in the nation there, but we shouldn't avoid selling our success with Kappy, Nix, Tuitt and even Lynch (he's disappeared since transferring). That isn't a negative here.

We should be selling this, early playing time, much less position competition, better education, etc.

Yes i agree that we should tout that as much as possible. Just to be clear, I wasn't saying we aren't or shouldn't. My previous comments were about what Matt is thinking or looking at. From his point of view.