College Football Top 10 - Bama Falls Out, Georgia Moves Up, Indiana Shows Up

[@TheJhalladey]

If USC had Indiana schedule and results we all know that media would be arguing about if the Trojans should be #1 in the country or just behind Oregon. Its true not all logos get the same benefit of the doubt. I hope Hoosiers keep balling out and force the pollsters to rank em where they deserve.

[@iggyignorant]

Josh all in sorts about Penn State's OT win against USC but doesn't keep the same energy for Georgia's 1 point win over Kentucky or the fact that LSU LOST to USC

[@CollegeFootballNerds]

LSU also beat Ole Miss. Penn State's second best win is Illinois, who isn't a top-50 team. We're still in apples-to-oranges mode at this point.

[@iggyignorant]

​@@CollegeFootballNerds But they also needed to come back late to beat South Carolina to win by 3 and don't get penalized the same? Miami having to come back late on 3 separate occasions to beat teams worse than USC? I'm just having a hard time understanding why PSU doesn't get the same benefit of the doubt

[@CollegeFootballNerds]

Maybe that's why I'm all out of sorts trying to wrap my head around it. It's not because it's easy.

[@iggyignorant]

@@CollegeFootballNerds fair enough

[@davida730]

UGA has wins over 2 top 10 teams.

[@lordcrimsoneye647]

Here is my Top 10: 1 - Oregon 2 - Georgia 3 - Ohio State 4 - Penn State 5 - Texas 6 - Miami 7 - Tennessee 8 - Clemson 9 - LSU 10 - Indiana To me, Indiana is a bit better than BYU based on what I have seen in gameplay. Indiana doesn't really have overwhelming talent, but they are very well-coached. My question is how far that will take them into the season.

[@cadeezra315]

Clemson is playing well against bad teams. Miami is playing badly against bad teams. Neither should be ahead of Penn State.

[@thekingofpingas]

I’d agree mostly with that, though Penn State doesn’t have a great win on their resume either

[@cadeezra315]

@@thekingofpingas Penn State beat #20 Illinois 21-7. Illinois' only loss on the season is to Penn State and they're currently 6-1.

[@James-FrankWin]

⁠@@thekingofpingas name someone with better road wins than on the road at wvu and usc. Cannot find someone who has two good road wins. You can give teams with a great road win, but not two good ones

[@MH-0101]

Is Louisville bad, is cal bad? Is Virginia Tech bad?

[@coreynelson9727]

Penn St. has the most cupcake schedule I have ever seen.

[@glennsmith8373]

Daniel once again with a far superior list than Josh.

[@georgealoupas6988]

A day late but never a dollar short. Great analysis gentleman 👏

[@parkeranderson5990]

Blowing out your competition is a sign of an elite team… unless that team is Indiana

[@jdtheguitartist]

We all saw what happens when teams that play no one, meet a real team… 30-15

[@Peter.Young21]

​@@jdtheguitartist Ah yes, another person who did not watch the game but only saw the score.

[@MH-0101]

The QB is out

[@logancline7805]

Or Texas

[@logancline7805]

@@Peter.Young21 yeah we watched the game, and it was a physical beat down. Pure physical domination, if you watched the game and film study you’d actually think the score shoulda been like 42 to 15. Watch the film study

[@jacksonklark6119]

How have byu miami or Clemson had more impressive schedules than indiana?

[@dairyair5371]

Miami in the top ten is insane.

[@buckifan5455]

Miami doesn't play a ranked team the whole year. How does that even happen?

[@LPow58]

They canceled their game with Notre Dame. They sited a scheduling conflict. However, the ND Miami game had been slated since 2017, and the game they said had a conflict was added much more recently. It’s why Notre Dame is playing Army.

[@buckifan5455]

@@LPow58 .........It's just crazy to me that a team ranked in the top 10 who is in a power 4 conference can make it through a 12 game schedule and not play one ranked team

[@jacksonklark6119]

​@@buckifan5455 yea but a lot of games get scheduled a lot earlier so you won't know that when making it.

[@MrCow-ir4gw]

My top ten: Teir 1) DUCK! 1) Oregon, They look good, I don’t see them losing again before the Championship game 2) Georgia, They would be #1, if it weren’t for that meddling Tide 3) OSU, They are a lot closer to Oregon than Texas is to Georgia Teir 2: Contenders, 4) Texas, I agree with Daniel. They are absolutely not out of it but that was a rough game 5) Penn St, We will see when they play OSU. 6) Miami, Are they Good? Maybe, guess we’ll see in the championship game 7) Clemson, They haven’t played anyone other than Georgia, but they have taken care of business Teir 3:???? 8) Indiana, How you rank them really depends on how much credit you give the Nebraska win. I think Nebraska is a top 35 team, and they beat them badly. They’re certainly better than any team Miami or Clemson beat 9) Tennessee, I think they’re good, but IDK anymore 10) BYU, They beat K-State…that counts for something

[@VolFan1977]

Taking Tennessee out of or to the bottom of the top 10 who handled business at home while holding Texas at 4 who lost at home is hilarious. You even said that game (TX) never felt close. 😅 If Nico connects on a couple of those 1st half deep shots that Bama game isn't close.

[@nicholaskling2425]

To be fair, if we’re playing the what-if game, Bama had tons of open receivers all night, but a QB who couldn’t hit water if he fell out of a boat

[@B2the4th]

Daniel the only content provider to pick the Dawgs for the win! Go Dawgs!

[@lordcrimsoneye647]

I think both of you make good points regarding your Top 10s. I also agree with not putting Miami in the top 5 right now. They have a good offense, but that defense has been a sieve over the last few games. I just don't see them being competitive against Oregon, UGA, Texas, Ohio State, or Tennessee.

[@Randomlyshdj]

I know we’ve got new data but last week - “I’m not picking Ohio state over Alabama on a neutral field” is hilarious to me

[@Dawg-Bone]

Oregon, Ohio State, Boise State, Georgia, Miami, Texas, Indiana, Clemson, Penn State, Tennessee

[@thymetorhyme7702]

Who's your dealer?

[@RB-.-]

Boise State holy smokes !

[@PureGeauxld]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@clevername00]

So… you think Boise state would beat Georgia…?

[@Dawg-Bone]

@@clevername00 I don’t think anyone beats Georgia if they play like that/or better. This isn’t about who beats who. If we’re gonna rank OSU high because of their one point loss to Oregon, we need to do the same with Boise State. Just being fair

[@PurpleHazeVanNederlands]

I'm not buying the parity argument either. It's the unlimited transfer portal which they can easily fix with conference restrictions but they won't.

[@BrianGlaze]

Ah, I see that we're all back to watch the weekly torture ritual of ranking the top 10 college football teams..

[@Ultra-BLV]

1. Oregon- They’ve handled their business, the Idaho and Boise games feel like distant memories. Second best win in the country and improving every week. 2. Georgia- Tough loss to Bama but a phenomenal resume otherwise with easy wins away from home against Clemson and Texas. We all know nobody wants to see this team come playoff time. 3. Penn State- Have mostly handled business outside of a few close games, and the Illinois win looks good. 4. Ohio State- Best loss in the country but with no signature wins as of yet. With that said, we all know this team can beat anybody on a neutral field. 5. Texas- Very tough loss against the first real team they played at home. But the defense is absolutely legit and I still believe in Sark to get the offense back to elite caliber. 6. Miami- They’re playing with fire but they’re still undefeated. Lot of 2022 TCU and 2023 Washington vibes with this team. 7. Tennessee- The defense might be the very best in the country. The offense showed me some real life in the 2nd half but I need to see consistent improvement before I feel good about their chances of winning in Athens. 8. LSU- The defense has gotten so much better, they’re starting to develop a run game, and Nuss is gutsy. 9. Clemson- The offense is legitimately top 5 in the country right now. They’ve looked like an excellent passing and rushing team for weeks. Just dominating competition. 10. Notre Dame- They’ve handled business well since NIU. Still have questions about the offense but the defense is truly elite.

[@svenkreuzberg2274]

Daniel you are right. Miami needs bad calls to win games week after week and Cignettis Hoosiers and BYU just blowing people out. I have Ducks - UGA - Ohio State - BYU - Indiana - PSU - Clemson - Texas - TN - LSU

[@Rolltider89]

The SEC is an elite conference with more contenders than ever due to the spreading of talent. It’s so tough to make rankings when conferences are so isolated. My rankings: 1. Georgia 2. Oregon 3. Texas 4. Ohio State 5. Penn State 6. Tennessee 7. LSU 8. Texas A&M 9. Miami 10. Clemson Indiana and BYU are good teams that have dominated weak schedules but in the 12 team era they will get there opportunity to prove it in the playoff if they keep winning.

[@KetchupinOhio]

Good Luck doing a top 10 after these last couple of weeks. You both had a one team that the other didn't. Indiana and Miami. Indiana hasn't really played anyone, but they killed everyone they have played, closest game was 14 points. Miami has won the last 3 by 12 points total. I think the top 12 teams is going to be hard this year with the super conferences where you are mostly likely going to have at least 1 or not 2 of the top 4 seeds be an underdog in their first game.

[@stephenlight647]

I’m definitely looking forward to an Indiana win against Michigan. Might motivate an in season NCAA settlement.

[@MrCow-ir4gw]

Fun fact, Oregon, Penn st, and Indiana don’t play each other…it’s not likely but who breaks a 3 way undefeated BIG 10 tie?

[@A1waysN3V3rSUM3r]

Oregon has the clearest path to the 1 seed with the win over Ohio State, Ohio plays both PSU and Indiana, if they win out they will probably be 2nd in the B1G, if they lose one, whoever beats them will probably be in, if they lose both I am not sure what the tie breaker would be.

[@darngooddawg]

Go Dawgs!

[@ThePaleoJunkie]

That computer-haha, you need a new one….I hear Dell has them on sale. 😂

[@PureGeauxld]

@CollegeFootballNerds - Read til the end! Thanks for the vid guys!! Love the content! Thanks for mentioning LSU! I think they will continue getting better week after week. When you were talking about elite defenses figuring out RPOs and modern stuff and that offenses now have to go back to the older "Pro Style" offense, that made me think about Garrett Nussmeier. This guy is a really good QB who is getting better every week, plus he has Joe Sloan. LSU just now started using their true freshman tight end in the offense and he is changing the looks that the offense gives the defenses. He played 40+ snaps against Arkansas. One more thing, the LSU defense is getting better every week. I predict that LSU wins out in the regular season, loses to Georgia in the SEC championship and does well in the playoffs. My prediction will be more accurate as the season goes along.

[@stephenlight647]

Penn State fan and I have no problem with your placement of Penn State. The Ohio State game will tell us where we are at. Penn State is entirely in control of its own destiny.

[@CollegeFootballNerds]

And that's the thing - Penn State has played 1 top-50 team in USC and won in OT. We can argue about that all we want, but they have 4 more top-50 teams left including Ohio State. The schedule is simply backloaded, and Penn State going to prove itself out one way or another well before the playoff.

[@blizzardwarning5198]

You’re supposed to use me as the official Penn State fan 😊 Yes, we deserve only at best to be part of the interchangeable 7-15 spots. I would hold them in the top 10 with a win over Wisconsin on the road at night. I still think Allar’s confidence in key situations is a wildcard and offset by a pretty average wide receiver core to this point. Singleton should be back to full strength this Saturday and that should help. Have you noticed that the #5 seed in the playoffs gets the G5 opponent most likely and at home. And then the Big 12 champion in the next round. #5 seed seems like a favorable path to the semifinals. I guess that is because its the first one outside the top 4 😂

[@Clemsnman]

Volatility is a good way to put it. The ‘noise’ factor in the stats is larger than previous seasons. Also, not only did y’all rank Clemson high, y’all both pronounced it correctly.

[@CollegeFootballNerds]

It only took us like 9 years...

[@Clemsnman]

@@CollegeFootballNerds broadcasters and Alabamians are the only people who cant say it. Even most yankees can.

[@TXbeats62]

To be fair, at the end of the 3rd the game was 15-23 and Georgia fans got incredibly quiet

[@thekingofpingas]

@@TXbeats62 no they werent

[@redatlanta3100]

Didn’t UGA go 90+ yards the drive after Texas got gifted 7 points?

[@jonwalter6317]

LOL how people get bent out of shape about these rankings. They don't seem to realize they are just for fun and discussion. The real fun of this is how accurate or inaccurate the Nerds, and all of us, are as the season goes on. These rankings affect nothing that happens on the field. It's a game, I love it too, but just enjoy it!

[@brandonupchurch5015]

Indiana is the texas a&m of the big 10. Better than expect, hard to give full credit knowing last year

[@PureGeauxld]

Hard to give full credit because their schedule is so easy so far, now as their schedule continues to increase in strength time will tell who they really are.

[@Stippy9151]

My top ten: Indiana, Oregon, Penn State, Ohio State, Georgia, Miami, Texas, Iowa State, LSU, byu

[@RB-.-]

Indiana has a borderline elite coach with a great QB and super sound and disciplined defense. I like them a lot. Just can't have the letdown performance because they really can't afford to.

[@MH-0101]

Their QB is out.

[@RB-.-]

@@MH-0101 I dont worry about it against Washington. He'll be back the week after that.

[@MH-0101]

@@RB-.- he better.

[@BKbucknut93]

Daniel, remember when you said Jam Miller is the best running back in college football?

[@hunker1982]

Indiana's complete dominance of Nebraska, including with their back up QB in the 2nd half, is validation of everything else they've done. Nebraska was 5-1 going into the game

[@CoachEgg]

If Indiana played UGA next week, who wins, by what score?

[@nicholaskling2425]

@@CoachEggI would wager UGA would win by a couple scores.

[@CoachEgg]

@@nicholaskling2425 Right. So they shouldn't be ranked so high. Schedule matters. UGA has the number one SOS in the nation.

[@randyclay6257]

No, don’t dunk on Vandy guys!!!! It’s Vandy, let them live the dream for five more days or however long it lasts!!!

[@wad9799]

If Penn State plays Ohio State close I'd have them in my top 5. Close games with Bowling Green and USC are concerning. Give them a pass because of the travel for the USC game. They haven't played a good full 4 quarters yet. First half defense has been terrible. Allars better than last year but dont think hes great.

[@Dawg-Bone]

They won’t

[@wad9799]

@@Dawg-Bone They always do though

[@Dawg-Bone]

@@wad9799 Read my lips. They won’t

[@larryizpr0]

Penn state winning will ruin most people's polls and feelings on Penn state and Ohio state. Penn state is always judged based off can they beat OSU who would destroy and beat 95% of teams. PSU could of dominated all their games and people would call them frauds till they beat OSU. Its a double standard.

[@Michigan_Spyglasses]

​@@larryizpr0To be fair. Most every year, the only team on Penn St schedule was Ohio and Mich. It's hard to say you're truly top 10 when you constantly lose to the only high ranked teams on your schedule. It was fine ranking then top 10 then, when it didn't matter. Now it matters, and they need to prove they belong.

[@brandonupchurch5015]

Also vandy got bama and texas the week after they played georgia. Lets not forget how sore texas o line is. Bama let pressure early because of georgia fatigue, and i feel texas gonna do the same. Vandy gonna feel like they are hitting harder than they really are

[@nicholaskling2425]

Vandy was also coming off a bye for Bama. That was the perfect recipe for an upset. That said, Vandy is a lot better than they’ve been in at least a decade

[@nicholaskling2425]

I don’t know how you rank Texas over Ohio State at this point. Texas got beat at home and it never felt close. Ohio State lost across the country by a field goal. And I’m a long time OSU hater Here would be my top 10: 1. Oregon 2. Georgia 3. OSU 4. Texas 5. Penn State 6. Tennessee 7. Miami 8. Notre Dame 9. Clemson 10. Texas A&M

[@happynotredamefan3736]

Where would you rank Notre Dame?

[@CollegeFootballNerds]

They're right at being a top-10 team. We talked about that a lot in the Texas A&M - LSU preview coming up so you should definitely watch that when it drops.

[@lukekrell5665]

1. Oregon, 2. Penn State, 3. Indiana, 4. Georgia, 5. Ohio State, 6. Texas, 7. Iowa State, 8. Clemson, 9. Miami, 10. LSU

[@redatlanta3100]

If you’re going to put PSU and Indiana in the top 3, why not army and navy? Both are undefeated with similar SoS.

[@lukekrell5665]

@@redatlanta3100 Penn State has played some decent teams(and not looked great doing it). I think Nebraska is an ok team and Indiana absolutely destroyed them.

[@matthewmiller8758]

The int was on helm, he took an inside release when he should have took an outside release. The cb never had to move his eyes and then broke on the stick route

[@autonomouspilgrimage6137]

The corner (Everette) had safety help over the top so he could play aggressive in that situation also taking into consideration the down and distance.

[@matthewmiller8758]

@@autonomouspilgrimage6137 that helps out as well, either wayy helm ran inside and he shouldn’t have. Even if he moves him 1 ft it isn’t a pick

[@autonomouspilgrimage6137]

@@matthewmiller8758 that’s true but Everette showed man to man pre snap and then dropped into zone post snap. If Everette stays in man coverage that’s a completion and a first down. He gave Helm a free release with outside leverage because he had safety help deep/inside

[@larryizpr0]

As A PSU Fan whos been following you since you were SEC Nerds. I don't think any PSU fan hates you guys. Its the criticism you give the team. You claim you have a set standard in how you both evaluate teams but clealry it is not given to each team. I dont recall you ever saying anything good about PSU all year in fact you over hyped teams and their players ahead of them and most those teams are out of the Top 10. Yet PSU is just the same team. PSU has had key injuries you negated that in their games. While BAMA. UGA. TEXAS. OR. All have had passes and excuses made for poor play and close games yet PSU isnt granted that. No PSU fan cares where they are ranked just critique the teams fairly down the board or at least not claim youre gonna criticize teams a certain way knowing you're gonna push goal post/change the criteria. There is most likely not an elite team this year.

[@josiel.delgadillo]

I second this and have been commenting this for the past couple of weeks. PSU gets a lot of unfair criticism when the standard is not shown to the other teams.

[@larryizpr0]

​@josiel.delgadillo PSU fans aren't the only fans that have noticed this. PSU isnt the only team they do this with either but They are the most Frequent team disrespected in alot of top 10s. I been following their show for years. I enjoy it. I have no issues with either. I've even been on the live shows donating.

[@brandonupchurch5015]

The thing is it's not your team. Nobody questions the talent. It's Franklin. EVERYONE who buys into their stock, falls on their face. For penn state to get credit, they need to prove something in big games. Once they do that it should start to be a safe topic for these guys

[@A1waysN3V3rSUM3r]

Agreed, I don't hate you guys, but to say you are objective towards Penn State is clearly not the case. I want peoples opinions on the team I like, good and bad, don't really care how you rank them. But their criticisms to me seem so defensive in nature and it is clear they are not watching at least most of their games. Saying PSU hasn't played anyone and turning around to prop up Miami or Clemson who got smoked in the big match up they had. Propping up Indiana for its win over Nebraska. Do we not think Penn State could roll Nebraska? They have a common opponent. Like what is the actual standard here. PSU smoked bad teams last year but they are playing better more consistent football this year. But they will dog on them until Penn State most likely loses a game so they can give themselves the 'we told you so' back pats. I don't know, SaMe TeAm ThEy AlWaYs ArE, good analysis boys.

[@CollegeFootballNerds]

As of today, Penn State has played only 1 top-50 team per FPI. That was USC (arguably overranked at 15) and Penn State won in overtime. Illinois is, per most advanced metrics, a paper tiger and not a very good team (55th in FPI), partly because Michigan is only 38th and Nebraska is only 58th. Now, the Big Ten DOES have several very good teams, including 11 in the top-50 and 6 in the top-15. It just so happens that Penn State's game against USC is the only time it played one of the other 11 in that group. They have 4 in that group yet to play. It is quite consistent for Penn State to be a 10th-15th best team and be undefeated to this point, and end something like 11-1 or 10-2 due to the schedule. The criticism is that you all want to be ranked top-5 and it's just not warranted yet. It's a similar issue with Indiana, who has not played a top-50 team, at all. So it's not so much that the SEC is "so much better," it's more that the Big Ten happened to backload their schedules WAY more and most of the meaningful games are yet to be played.

[@Texinga]

1) Oregon 2) Indiana 3) Miami 4) Georgia 5) Texas 6) Ohio State 7) Penn State 8) LSU 9) Notre Dame 10) Iowa State I do think Indiana and Miami drop a game, but let's not punish them now for what might happen in the future. I think Georgia drops another one too, but y'all have them #2.

[@thymetorhyme7702]

Oh yea let's put "ain't played shit" in front someone with two massive statement wins over ranked teams

[@jdtheguitartist]

@@thymetorhyme7702Ga and Oregon at 1 interchangeable

[@Stippy9151]

There is a case for Indiana at 1 but their brand holds them back

[@Texinga]

@thymetorhyme7702 I guess that depends on how you view Clemson. I don't think they are any better than VT, who gets disparaged as a bad win several times in this video. Georgia has also lost already and isn't consistent enough to win out (imo).

[@jaysonp9426]

If there was ever a year not to draft a QB it's this year. I'd still draft Ewers in the 2nd or Howard in the 6th. But I wouldn't touch anyone else this year.

[@RB-.-]

Ward and Sanders will be great at the next level

[@jaysonp9426]

@@RB-.- I'm not sold on either of them tbh. But you could be right

[@MH-0101]

You’d be missing out on Nussmeier.

[@Rammer_Jammer]

RTR 🐘

[@brendancordial3483]

Go Irish!

[@MH-0101]

Everyone on here has put their brain in such a pickle trying to justify rankings based on who beat who. STOP. That’s not how college football works. The best teams are the best teams regardless of who they lose to.

[@earlford5642]

what use is yalls computer nerds top 25 if uga is 17 & south carolina is 16? what does it tell me?

[@PureGeauxld]

It tells you how they have performed against their schedule versus how other teams have played against those same teams. They call it relative performance.

[@jordannichols8338]

Indiana 50+ - 7 vs Nebraska. Who was 5-1 at the time. The shows a lot. They are undefeated on top of that

[@FriskyFilks]

Is josh huskypup?

[@Jacob-jj8gi]

Is there anything Penn State can do outside of beat Ohio State that can earn them the respect of an undefeated power 2 team? I don’t think it’s fair that Penn State is back to a 1 game season even though they’re playing other big teams/programs. It feels like people, and these guys included, keep moving the goalposts on Penn State.

[@redatlanta3100]

I don’t think it’s unreasonable to want PSU to play a decent team first.

[@Jacob-jj8gi]

@@redatlanta3100 I agree fully that strength of opponent matters but a large part of my frustration comes from how people define “decent” teams. I’d argue that USC and Illinois are good teams, and Bowling Green and West Virginia are decent teams and Penn State beat them all. Im fully of the opinion that regardless of the record, beating big name programs like USC is always difficult; Just because they’re under .500 doesn’t mean they’re not full of 4 and 5 star players who are uber talented and those losses have come by a total of 11 points. I’m not saying they’re Alabama but to say they’re not at least decent is crazy.

[@redatlanta3100]

@@Jacob-jj8gi Oregon has a top 10 win. UGA has two top 10 wins. Since schedules aren’t equal, I just think it’s a good thing to reward teams for playing quality opponents. Psu has osu coming up, so things should work themselves out for psu.

[@A1waysN3V3rSUM3r]

@@redatlanta3100 No one is arguing Penn State over either of those teams, its watching teams like Miami flounder their way to 6-0 or Clemson feasting on the ACC while trying to make us forget about the beat down they took.

[@redatlanta3100]

@@A1waysN3V3rSUM3r I don’t think Clemson and Miami play in the regular season this year, so psu should jump Miami after a win vs osu. I agree Miami doesn’t look great.

[@KeepChoppin]

Clemson has a nice signature win over Virginia. Texas has a great signature win over Oklahoma.

[@2017NationalChamps]

Somebody dust off the bcs.Computers I Can't make hide nor tail of These teams anymore.

[@justaohioguy9379]

Bro you talking about Quinn ewer what about your qb beck he is a whole butt straight 🗑️

[@justaohioguy9379]

Stop with the who ga a beat they got dawg walked by bama

[@jacobhaltiner7325]

as a Penn State fan I honestly agree. They've not made me feel very confident multiple times this season and it's largely been because of their defensive performances in the first half. Tom Allen just doesn't seem to make adjustments until halftime and against a powerhouse offense like Ohio State the slow defensive starts are going to bite us.

[@MH-0101]

You can’t put Indiana in the top 10 knowing their QB is hurt. That’s like putting FSU in the playoffs after Jordan Travis broke his leg.

[@CollegeFootballNerds]

We didn't knock FSU down until they'd actually looked bad afterwards. We'll do the same thing here.

[@Familytreewoodworks]

First. Holy cow

[@jaden809]

Go Dawgs!

[@maverick4173]

Go Dawgs!