re: Sopsher shows up fat and out of shape

You can't coach size, and he has it. He was also physically much bigger than his competition. While that is not unusual for D-1 prospects, it was a bit unusual that he seemed to rarely dominate much lesser competition. The knock on him is that he was lazy. "Give a shite" is not always something that can be fixed and is something you MUST have to play at a high level.

LSU desperately wanted him because (1) O didn't want to lose the perception battle by losing another big LA recruit to Alabama and (2) LSU needed some bodies along the DL. But this could, emphasis COULD be one of those thank God for unanswered prayers situations in that Ika looks like he could quickly develop into a dominant player. Certainly motor and desire don't seem to be an issue. Kind of like the anger of missing out on Hootie Jones only to get Jamal Adams in his place. One is ranked the 37th best player in the NFL. The other isn't even on an NFL team