Greg McElroy’s Preseason Top 10: Who takes the No. 1 spot?! | Always College Football

[@SatansShart]

Below are all teams who’ve won a natty since the AP in 1936. Please feel free to “like” if your team’s on the list. And please comment if your team needed the momentum of an historic 3yr cheating scheme to win a natty: Alabama. Notre Dame. Ohio State. Oklahoma. USC. Miami. Nebraska. LSU. Minnesota. Texas. Clemson. Florida. Florida State. Georgia. Michigan. Michigan State. Pitt. Penn State. Army. Tennessee. Auburn. Syracuse. Georgia Tech. TCU. Maryland. Iowa. BYU. UCLA. Washington. Colorado. Ole Miss. Arkansas. Texas A&M

[@Club_Doug]

You can tell Greg puts a lot of thought into it and really doesn't like offending any fans. Which in the end is impossible. Good job Greg. We all find out together.

[@ts4426]

Greg and Josh Pate are elite analysts. They don't cheat their profession with lazy takes.

[@jim2376]

"You can tell Greg puts a lot of thought into it . . . ." 100%

[@ronniemoore2756]

Don't necessarily agree with some of the picks but this probably going to be the most interesting season of football in a while, it's going to be paramount for these teams to dodge the injury bug ,that's the one thing in the equation u can't account for, good football every week tho 👏

[@campbellsportsinc]

And DB Jaden Mickey who's another weapon for the secondary ☘️☘️

[@dcal1736]

Cupcake schedule for Ohio St. First test doesn't come until Oct. 12 at Oregon. Their schedule is Oregon, Penn St. and Michigan. Out of 12 games only 3 can be considered real games.

[@Chris-i2h]

That looks like a real strong schedule for them, it's usually only Michigan they feel like they really beefed up their schedule🤭 go Dawgs 🦍

[@Chris-i2h]

Ryan Day Ohio State head coach no pressure 🤭

[@diavolos2939]

cry me a river

[@AhmadZaShad]

I honestly tried my best to DISLIKE, Gerg! But….i have to be real, you CAN NOT dislike the guy, he speaks all facts and knows his stuff. I’m a Tennessee guy, and I guess it’s bc he played for Bama, still doesn’t matter, because this guy is 100% correct with everything he says! Dude is right on it. I have to respect, Gerg! Even though he deserved it from the beginning. Just wanted to say that I apologize…

[@JonathanRamsey87]

As a Ole Miss fan I’m just humbled to be in this convo If we make the playoff I’ll be stoked Can’t thank Coach Kiffin and his staff enough for what they have done in Oxford

[@SatansShart]

Just curious why being in this conversation would make u feel less important, shouldn’t it make u feel the opposite?

[@fate8718]

​@SatansShart humbled doesnt mean feel less important in this context lol Obvious rat poison tho Its nice to hear

[@austinfigueroa4851]

Ohio State will once again disappoint. Will have the same issue at QB and Ryan Day is still not a good coach when facing teams who can match them in talent.

[@johnnywebb2351]

Agreed 👍🏾

[@perrisblair4070]

Lol ok

[@johnnywebb2351]

@@perrisblair4070 you will see me lol last 😂

[@diavolos2939]

wawawa

[@johnnywebb2351]

Sure I will softies, bet

[@kendriclowe9070]

ND at the right spot🤝☘️

[@jared2243]

Having Tennessee in the top 10 gives off SEC bias 😂

[@bwnotredame06]

Notre Dame has been O-Line U and Tight End U. Look at the recruiting classes, I'm not worried about the tackles being gone. Next man in. Last years offense definetely unachieved and I beleive it was do to the poor OC hire. But yes Denbrock should be a huge upgrade. This year's schedule is weak this year, I hope we can start cycling through the QBs we have, the potenial in our QB room is great. It's time to get them prepped for post Riley Leonard. Defense- Strong. 6 returning starters- Botello, Mills, Cross, Kiser, Watts, Morrison. I think 6 is a good spot, if the Offense gels good, then I think #6 is where Notre Dame will probably end the season. Not a Championship Caliber team just yet, but should make it to the second round of the play offs, and I'm excited about the future. Go Irish.

[@dallasmorrow21]

If we get the 5 or 6 seed we can make the semifinal

[@bwnotredame06]

@@dallasmorrow21 Zactly, I'm loving that #5 Seed. #5 vs #12, then vs #4 ACC or Big 12 Champ.

[@thehistoryexpert82]

​@@bwnotredame06you're exactly right and most people don't realize how well the ND athletic director played college football

[@pJ-us2vl]

Iowa is Tight End U it's not even close.

[@Rob9mm]

Really need that week 1 win so we don't have to be perfect the rest of the year.

[@travissullivan6575]

Will howard's role will be to run for his life after picking the ball up from the dirt because his center is bad and the rest of the OLine isn't much better, and try to toss short passes to his RB's because they can't get any momentum behind that LOS. tOSU is loaded everywhere except Oline and they will come up short again because of it despite having all the talent every where else.

[@SatansShart]

2024 Ohio State offensive line rankings… PFF: #6 On3: #11 Phil Steele: #12 247: #2 o-line in BigTen

[@AuthenticGook]

He kept putting ohio state number one all year last year lmao

[@trey4756]

He always had Michigan above them lol

[@fishdave40]

Not all year, read a book.

[@chewbaka1496]

As a GA fan, I'm fine with GA at #2. I agree that our interior D was not very good last year. If our inerior D can step up and perform better than last year, then GA will win the Natty.

[@kiingdylan1054]

no more bowers or mconkley who’s replacing them as go to weapons?

[@rodneyhewitt2772]

​@kiingdylan1054 weapons is not a problem. Probably the deepest WR room on the country (notice I didn't say best) the TE room is stacked, and adding Etienne is bug because you will see them go back to throwing to the backs like they did in 2021. Lovett will probably be the true number 1 but adding the transfers gives them a ridiculous amount of weapons. The question is more who will be THE guy l, but there are tons of options

[@hardcoreTS]

@@kiingdylan1054 Dominic is gonna def be a weapon this next year, yes they may be gone but we also have rara and trevor eitinne also oscar delp has potential to be up there with bowers

[@tylerjames8303]

Go Irish! I would want to play them early in the season.

[@elstonturner7008]

On neutral sites i just don't see Notre Dame beating Ole Miss or Missouri and probably not even Tennessee. iF the Fightin Irish are Top10 then they're #10 🐘🏈

[@jmjones7897]

Agreed

[@mbd501]

Notre Dame has as much/more talent than those 3 teams.

[@elstonturner7008]

@@mbd501 yo i jus hope Marcus Freeman is successful at Notre Dame like 2018 & 2020. Being ranked at #6 is so nice of G-Mack 🐘🏈

[@mbd501]

@@elstonturner7008 6 might be a little high right now, but I think we can win 11 games and make the Playoff.

[@elstonturner7008]

@@mbd501 we'll see soon enough

[@captnjim44smith74]

As much as Nico ran in the bowl game, it worries me he may get hurt.

[@RobbieStacks90]

I knew before I opened this video that he was going to rank Ohio State #1. That schedule is not difficult whatsoever. The game at Oregon is the only legitimately hard game. Ohio State is better than Penn State, and Michigan lost too much talent to be able to beat them. It's a cakewalk to the playoffs.

[@ryankubinski8789]

Don’t know if I’d call playing 3 arguable top 10 teams a cakewalk

[@BoschhammerActual]

@@ryankubinski8789well fortunately for them they don’t play 3 arguable top 10 teams. they play one.

[@djtut_clt5236]

Michigan sent more talent to the NFL than any other program the past 3 drafts. Everyone gives credit for recruiting but little is being said for development. There are only 4 other schools recruiting like osuCKS right now, Oregon, Texas, Georgia & Bama, the Buckeyes are the only one of the five that haven’t had a 1st round defensive pick since the 2021 draft. Michigan kids are coming & staying 5 years. The “3 & done” mentality has caught up to them in CBus. None of their kids that returns for their senior year strike fear into a team with a pulse. Burke , Sawyer, JTT, Henderson aren’t consistent “game wreckers” for opposing Coordinators. Keep thinking the last 3 were a fluke, you might get that same result for the fourth consecutive season!

[@TonyLauLetta]

sorry @ PSU is not an easy game

[@TonyLauLetta]

@@BoschhammerActual lol, wrong

[@JohnGlass-hi1jd]

Our speed is insane 😂😅❤ RTR

[@JohnGlass-hi1jd]

Deboer is the second best coach in college football right there with kirby smart plus he has 2 former head coaches on their staff.

[@Slickpartner73]

Did you say Ohio state has a difficult schedule ? Besides Oregon Penn State and Michigan. Show me difficult

[@Duckswag87]

Yes Bucky Irving was huge but a lot of people forget that Noah Whittington was our #1 back last year before he went down and Bucky stepped up so with Jordan James being back with Noah I see them in a very similar spot in the backfield

[@across7162]

Wild take putting Oregon in top 3. In what world would Oregon beat Texas or Alabama

[@mbd501]

Washington beat Texas last year. And Oregon lost to Washington twice, but barely both times.

[@across7162]

@mbd501 not a great argument my guy Washington also got smoked by Michigan. Alabama played way better. Texas is Texas so I'll give you that one

[@jstrig]

Oregon would have beaten either team last season

[@mbd501]

@@jstrig At the end of the season, I think they probably would've beaten Texas, but not Bama.

[@jstrig]

@@mbd501 Bama needed a miracle to beat unranked Auburn

[@matthewpendell8488]

No teams in the SEC, BIG10, or the ACC should have any cupcake non-Conference games!! They added teams to form powerhouse Conferences so play the games!!!

[@EulogyfortheAngels]

They would be crazy to do that while the Big12 exists. Would the playoff committee put a 9-3 Big10 team in over a 11-1 Big12 team with a far inferior schedule? Same with the SEC not playing 9 conference games - why should they until they know absolute superior SoS matters to the committee?

[@lfbpfishing7818]

I agree!

[@followword6452]

I wouldn't, conference games are rough enough especially in the SEC! By far the toughest league.

[@brentrivers48]

Jacory Croskey Merrit is going to Arizona. Ole Miss thought he was out of eligibility. They got Rashad Amos from Miami Oh to flip from Colorado.

[@kevinchandler179]

The new OC will get the offense fixed and Drew Allar will shine!!! The defense will be elite again as always, look out everyone in the nation!!! WE ARE

[@ManfreeFreeman]

Bama fans need to look at their team objectively. Nick Saban is the best head coach of all time. Anyone else is a downgrade. On top of that Bama has one of the best rosters in the country BUT its not as good as it was 5 years ago. That being said with a downgrade in talent and a downgrade at HC its totally reasonable to expect a dropoff. They won't fall off a cliff but its not impossible to see a 3 loss bama at the end of the year which would be the most since 2010

[@LeFaisDoDo]

Bama is 5-1 during Georgias run

[@matthewarmstrong2511]

Didn’t listen to what he said did you

[@scottturner1504]

Buddy Saban beat Georgia 8 out of 9 times ,he beat Kirby 5 out of 6 ,he owned them

[@user-bg1xx6ik7q]

And saban is gone...so...snap back to reality

[@scottturner1504]

@@user-bg1xx6ik7q here it is again I just got finished talking about you retards "sAbUn aInT tHaR nO mOrE gUmP dUrRrRhH!!! Second best roster in the nation and you brain deads think he can't win and he has already did it with far less talent

[@matthewarmstrong2511]

@@scottturner1504 buddy you missed the point

[@joshbazon2764]

Every conference should be 9 game conference with a College Football Commissioner picking similar out of conference opponents record wise over a five year window, which is what Fox Sports Joel Klatt mentioned in the new era of College Football. I would love to see them have a matchup with Clemson/Florida State (ACC), Tennessee/Texas/Oklahoma/Ole Miss (SEC), and Utah/Arizona/Oklahoma State (Big 12) as some of the likely opponents for Penn State football.

[@EulogyfortheAngels]

That doesn't work until the Big12 and ACC heavily step up in terms of competitiveness relative to the Big10 and SEC.

[@JohnGlass-hi1jd]

Alabama is going to the championship game fact, and they do have more than enough talent fact!!!!!. Our front 7 is one of the best in the country fact!!!! and our offensive line is a top 3 offensive lines in college football. ROLLLLLL Tide ROLLLLLL ❤

[@JohnGlass-hi1jd]

Alabama should be ranked at least 2 or 3

[@followword6452]

Missouri defense is going to be rock solid because they got players at each position via portal, returning talent.

[@richiebrown9623]

I agree with you,Missouri was a very good team last year if they didn't lose many key players from last year they will be tough to beat.and by the way I'm a Bama fan.

[@davidvines6498]

It doesn’t matter what ranking tOSU team has. Their coach is not very good in the big games.

[@scott4482]

None of the people in the photo will be in the Top 25, nobody votes for coaches, it's for teams

[@JackGoBigOrange]

Thank you for giving the vols the respect we deserve

[@spidermacleod9702]

Great segment Greg. The only switch I would make is I'd put Georgia #1, Oregon #2 and OSU at 3. Why, OSU's QB is a bit unproven and I think Oregon stacks up everywhere else on the field and will likely beat the Buckeyes in there head to head. They will likely meet again in the B1G championship game, which will be a barn burner and a narrow victory for the Ducks if they stay healthy. Way too early but I've got UGA and Oregon playing in the Natty.

[@kevcambridge5910]

Lanning overrated. Lost to Washington twice.

[@windofthetaopodcast3449]

@@kevcambridge5910 Three times in two years. But Texas lost to WA in the same two years (twice), as did every other ranked team that faced them but Michigan. Don't judge everything by one game.

[@wa1w511]

Love Greg....especially love it when he is wrong......Muhahahhahahh....go Dawgs!!

[@johnnyblue1101]

Just wake me when the Bryce Underwood (LSU stud QB in ‘25) versus DJ Lagway (Florida stud QB no later than ‘25) heavyweight fight starts. Might wound up being pay-per-view

[@ExcitedCamperVan-vt8gm]

Hey homer if you pick all sec tesms does that give them more of a chance to get more teams in to the playoffs which leads to more money

[@tylercollins3130]

MIZ!!

[@mr.skeptical3071]

Oh states typical schedule....Akron, Toledo, Indiana, Illinois, Perdue, Northwestern, Cen. Mi, Oh. U ..etc.

[@calnoble4651]

Lol. Golding had only been at Ole Miss one season. These players are better than in his first year sounds a lot better than since he has been at ole miss

[@marcusthomas8486]

L s u should be in the top ten

[@adambowers496]

Go Irish☘️ we are gonna shock the world this year!

[@smh0825]

Keep sleeping on Michigan. We love being underestimated!

[@SatansShart]

You also love cheating. Enjoy your ride back to irrelevancy

[@ThatTexasDude]

Man, y'all are losing to TX, Oregon & Ohio State.

[@SatansShart]

You also love cheating

[@smh0825]

@@SatansShart I see you commenting on all these Michigan boards. You really should ease up on your ignorant takes and go comment on all the sorry bucknut content

[@smh0825]

@@ThatTexasDude if I were a betting man I’d put money on Michigan winning at least 2 of the 3. I believe Texas and Oregon are a little overrated, and neither could beat the team Michigan hammered in the Natty.

[@205impala]

They have Penn St high every year and don’t accomplish nothing

[@DJ7mph]

James Franklin always underachieving.

[@brettk9316]

Because they always win 10 games hard to keep 10-2 team out. Just that though they choke vs the good teams!

[@DJ7mph]

@@brettk9316 yeah they lose to the only two good teams on their schedule and beat up the cannon fodder that makes up most of the rest of the Big10. That's why they always finish outside the top 10. No quality wins.

[@GoatedAtNFS]

and james franklin got spanked by lane kiffin

[@dougrose7334]

you could say the same about your English teacher.

[@johnnyblue1101]

Predictably, a complete diss of an improved ACC field and talent pool by an unsurprisingly bought-and-paid-for “SEC-biased” network

[@DDB5]

How do you consider Carson Beck the top QB when the only thing he better last year then Sanders was have an extra 500 passing yards. Sanders had 3,125 27tds and only 3 interceptions, Carson Beck had 3,941 passing yards 24tds and 6 interceptions and he played for GEORGIA that team is stacked with 5⭐️ Sanders got sacked 52 times and still put up better numbers then Beck I mean are we going to speak facts or what?

[@EulogyfortheAngels]

To be fair, 500 more yards on 13 less attempts. 2 more yards-per-attempt. 3% higher completion percentage. 16 higher QBR.

[@DDB5]

@@EulogyfortheAngels Well no S*** Sherlock, Colorado was a rebuilding team last year coach primes very First 1st year. You’re comparing a Georgia Team with multiple plus Years to revamped Colorado team. You people are mentally insane I swear.

[@kennethjohnson9496]

Beck is just a better QB. Stats aren’t everything. But Beck had better stats than Sanders as well. 700 more passing yards, better completion percentage, much higher QBR, and was only sacked 11 times compared to Sanders’ 52 sacks. And Beck faced MUCH better competition and still performed better than Sanders most of the season. I will agree that sacks are an OL stat ultimately, BUT it’s also a QB’s job to get rid of the ball and not take a sack in a lot of situations. Beck has far better awareness than Sanders in those situations. He’s just better. Doesn’t mean Sanders isn’t a good QB. He’s probably still going to go in the top 15 of the NFL Draft. He’s just not the best QB in CFB in 2024. That’s Carson Beck.

[@DDB5]

@@kennethjohnson9496 Now stats aren’t everything man just stop 🤣 Beck is not a better QB he’s just on a Better Team at the Moment Facts are Facts, last time I checked the best QB in the League are QBs who played on Bad teams and went through adversely to win Beck is Surrounded by 5⭐️ everywhere he’s not actually good at all to be Honest but the NFL always exposed those type of QB.. lol Trevor Lawerence for example but you saying he was sacked 11x and Sanders was sacked 52x and still had more TDs and less picks Proves my argument statement I’m done here I won its over.. FACTS OVER FEELINGS… ☠️

[@jameslucky3872]

@@DDB5Shedeur is partly responsible for being sacked 52 times. Holds onto the ball way too long. Needs to improve on trusting his internal clock.

[@Gtowneagle76]

Kendrick Blackshire transferred out of UT after the spring semester

[@OnlyNikeFans]

This man's SEC bias is to hard to hide. Can't stand his takes. Almost disagree with everything he says. Every SEC team he mentions, he sings their praises. Every other conference he talks about, its "bold" or maybe to "bullish". Josh Pate and Joel Klatt are the only real podcasters the put their bias away and spit facts.

[@brettk9316]

He always has Bama as top 5 which is annoying especially with Saban gone and a RB playing QB.

[@RadicallyOptimistic]

Josh is the biggest SEC homer. It’s never “how many SEC and Big 10 teams will make it?”, it’s only “how many SEC teams will make it?”

[@EulogyfortheAngels]

@@RadicallyOptimistic It's not homer to form reasonable opinions based on a massive bank of facts and historical precedent.

[@JohnGlass-hi1jd]

Lane kiffin is not an x and o guy they never have a defense!!!! But i like kiffin.

[@yagotamullet]

Bro, ohio state number 1? You do realize that every other snap is going on the ground or 20 yards behind right?!?! 😂😂

[@kevcambridge5910]

Exactly.

[@timingram8953]

Pre-season polls are always fun to read and hear. Only a few examples of #1 pre-season ended up as NC. That is the fun of CFB.

[@fonjohns406]

Mizzou, PSU, ND, etc ahead of Michigan is jsut asinine. I thought McElroy knew ball, but this is just the same regurgitate bad media take the other bozos spew. Michigan has a better defense and only “questions” at QB…A position that is historically not all that critical for Michigan. First it was “JJ is just a game manager”, now the media acts like defense and the run game isnt what always carries Michigan. Michigan will be a top 8 seed in the playoffs, book it.

[@ajsouthward961]

Michigan loaded with NFL talent but not in the top 10. That's wild

[@TonyLauLetta]

im a buckeye and I couldnt agree more

[@nathangibson2114]

The cheater is gone.

[@clarencewalder2985]

Please name them all those loaded players who will be on NFL OR account teams. So far I picked 4

[@205impala]

@@clarencewalder2985hell I only see 3 lol

[@Mark-zx2bq]

Loaded?

[@salvatorezagra864]

You are much too high on SEC teams...Ol Miss, Tennessee and Missouri are you nuts?

[@jakeMontejo3272]

This will age well.

[@johnnywebb2351]

😂

[@Mark-zx2bq]

Big 10 better not sleep on Nebraska

[@joshbazon2764]

I'm a Penn State fan that strongly believes Nebraska will be a dark horse in the Big 10.

[@Mark-zx2bq]

@@joshbazon2764 Matt Rhule is a highly underrated coach. As a Texas fan, we learned this the hard way.

[@bobgustin7254]

Agreed. They may very well be 7-0 when they come to The Shoe.

[@bobgustin7254]

@@SatansShart 1) UTEP, 2) Colorado, 3) N. Iowa, 4) Illinois, 5) Purdue, 6) Rutgers, 7) Indiana, then 8) OSU.

[@SatansShart]

@bobgustin7254 thx for the correction, I didn’t notice you’d already posted the same take, but more accurately than mine lol

[@killamindedmusic4220]

Bama gonna be the same ish with milroe

[@evankorson2334]

After listening to this I have no doubt Michigan is a top 5 team

[@thehistoryexpert82]

Im a very critical Notre Dame fan and i will say #6 is a touch high. Top 10? Definitely. The 7-8 range wouldve been perfect. But the Irish could legit be 12-0 at the end of november.

[@quinncrewdson9992]

Always kinda scary when they have the Irish so high. Knock on wood but it reminds me of freeman’s first year when they started at no. 5. Every Irish fan knew that was too high, then they go and drop their first 2.

[@mbd501]

Leonard’s the big key. If he plays well, we could go 12-0, with this defense.

[@collegebro85]

Texas is NOT a top 5 team as long as Sark and sEwers are on the team...we proved that against Washington! Yeah, we have some amazing dudes on the team that look so great on paper, but when pads hit and the ball is thrown in the air? We haven't had a secondary for 4 years now, and Sark is known to flounder and flail against superior-coached teams (we all know Bama with a more seasoned Milroe would have wiped the floor with us by the end of the year!)...we're going 9-3 at best this year, which should net us around a 10-12 ranking...

[@gwhite7136]

Yet, you still beat Bama at Bama. Stop it.. Your good everywhere else except your secondary. Improve that a little bit and start putting up the points, you'll be fine.. I think you'll go 11-1, 10-2 at worst.

[@dougrose7334]

We need better coaches on the defensive side sure. Blake Gideon? laughably bad....but our offense give us a chance in every game. We will be in the playoffs

[@Babylion2311]

@@gwhite7136Jesus loves everyone

[@Babylion2311]

@@dougrose7334Jesus died for everyone

[@DH-rs6cq]

Agree

[@daricklapaglia4337]

I think ole miss lost judkins at the right time honestly

[@OnlyNikeFans]

Yea who needs a top 3 RB... always ok to just lose that guy cause you'll be better

[@ShaneLuckey-ii1ht]

@@OnlyNikeFansthe dude is a bust bro. Year one to year 2 was so bad.

[@fishdave40]

We shall see.

[@fishdave40]

​@@ShaneLuckey-ii1htHaha! A bust ???

[@ShaneLuckey-ii1ht]

@@fishdave40 I said what I said. Just go back and watch the highlights from the bowl game against penn state. The dude couldn’t get past the line of scrimmage most plays and some went for negative yards, went down with one arm tackles. Maybe he’ll do good at Ohio state

[@rasbrown23]

People stop sleeping on Alabama they will surprise alot of people just wait.

[@PHUnkel66]

Denbrock is a very good play caller. Kelly was looking to elevate Sloan to share duties with Denbrock. Denbrock didn't like it. I was okay with the departure of Denbrock because Sloan and Hankton are incredible recruiters and Sloan gets less respect than Denbrock for how he was able to make Daniels a better player. Beck is not going to post as big as numbers this year. Receiver loses and more big games will drive his numbers down. He played like garbage in the Bama game so I am not sure about his big game ego. All the love for Nico is crazy to me. I guess I will have to see....

[@markkubiak7071]

Keep telling yourself that

[@mbd501]

Denbrock left for ND because he’s a Midwest guy who’s coached at ND before.

[@PHUnkel66]

@@mbd501 He is and probably a better recruiter in the Midwest. It is why he returned there, but he was pushed.

[@PHUnkel66]

@@markkubiak7071 must be an ND fan.

[@matthewpendell8488]

Ohio state only has 2 games that might give them troubles.. Oregon and Penn State!! I’m a Michigan fan, but they aren’t even tough on anyone schedule… and what is up with 3 cupcakes to start off the season???😡

[@RadicallyOptimistic]

Did you see Michigan’s schedule last year?

[@JeffreyLeohner]

@@RadicallyOptimisticYes! Overall Michigan had a very weak schedule last year! Also the cup cakes they play early, pathetic! Doesn’t surprise me though, look at the last three years of cheating that went on, still let them keep the National Championship! Ridiculous, NCAA is selective, when it comes down to who they punish, for violations, and who they don’t! 🌰🏈

[@codyb.3015]

@@RadicallyOptimistic For real, no idea what this person is talking about when Ohio State and Penn State were the only two tough games on their own schedule

[@codyb.3015]

Michigan started with East Carolina, UNLV, and Bowling Green last year. Not even a fan of a team in the Big 10, but your lack of self awareness is astounding

[@weeger3930]

‘I’m a Michigan fan’ sure you are buddy

[@dwightedwardtownsend7674]

Ohio State is always way overrated

[@bobgustin7254]

They RARELY end up lower than the preseason rankings have them. Or do you have another definition?

[@SatansShart]

@dwightedwardtownsend7674 Your comment is way under-informed

[@bobgustin7254]

@@SatansShart can you provide examples of who had them rated before/after the season?

[@bobgustin7254]

[@user-yb6kr8qd1f]

We love haters and when you dictate and control the big and the sec year in and year out jealousy reigns. Ohio state is what POWER looks like . We will always be in the conversation.

[@toddcagle4245]

3rd and Pete wasted so much talent at Alabama it was criminal

[@MyBohemianDreams]

Nick Saban ran the defense at Alabama. It was his scheme and his plan every week for 17 years. If you want to see how Golding would have run the defense if he had been allowed, go watch the 2020 Auburn game. With Saban at home not able to interfere, Golding put on a clinic and destroyed Auburn. He is doing the same thing as Ole Miss.

[@EulogyfortheAngels]

@@MyBohemianDreams except Bama hired Steele and there was an immediate, obvious improvement with all returning players. Steele himself said it's Saban's defense. You do realize that even in a HC's scheme, the DC does actually have to do stuff, right? A lot of the positive from Golding's time at Ole Miss is partly based on his abject failures at Bama lol. He wasn't ready for the job at Bama. At least he's learning.

[@drewblue1164]

A top 10 without Michigan in it is a worthless list. Notre Dame at 6??!! When do the golden domers ever have to prove it on the field against top teams before they get ranked high purely based on their historical brand. Let me know when Marcus Freeman becomes anything more than a good recruiter. Unbelievable!

[@SirSchmittyX]

Well let’s see what they do starting a fresh season without cheating first.

[@thehistoryexpert82]

Where would you rank Notre Dame? If you give me a rank outside the top 10 I'll know that you're retarded when it comes to informed college football assessments

[@thehistoryexpert82]

​@@SirSchmittyXwhat cheating?

[@Necile2]

What does what ND did in the past have to do with THIS year? They now have two of the best coordinators in football.

[@SatansShart]

Cheatigan lost their HC, almost their entire staff, QB, RB1, entire OLine, a ton of seniors and stars and most importantly their Cheater-in-Chief. Take off your maize n blue glasses, homer

[@dlr6025]

😆😂🤣Natty Dame !! Come on man.

[@Hemulator79]

So out of your top 10 basically you're saying the SEC rules. Nothing new there.

[@campbellsportsinc]

HE'S STILL MISSING DB JORDAN CLARK WHO'S RYAN CLARK'S SON PLAYING NICKEL CORNER AND STAR TALENT ROOKIE DB CHRISTIAN GRAY he's a Benjamin Morrison clone and I have him listed as the INT LEADER for 2024 he's going to match Benjamin Morrison's rookie season ☘️🚨

[@terrillistreality2191]

State Penn is top 10 over 〽️ichiGan🤣🙄

[@robbydawg6355]

Georgia really plays 4 top ten teams

[@cristopheroneal221]

Ga will drag Ohio! 😂

[@fishdave40]

The Cheaters aren't in the top ten?

[@Con27277]

Jordan James is going to be a better RB than Bucky Irving. He was already better down the stretch last year

[@johnbochenek5526]

As a Buckeye fan I would have them third, Oregon second and Georgia first. If OSU beats Oregon on the road I would move them to first. With a new QB and OC they have to show something first.

[@JeffreyLeohner]

As another Ohio State fan, I think you are incorrect! Ohio State is soooooooo loaded to have Ohio State #3, behind Oregon, and Georgia! Really! Ohio State should win the National Championship this year! 🌰🏈

[@SatansShart]

Oregon has a new QB as well, so it doesn’t make sense to include that in your reasoning

[@johnbochenek5526]

One new QB is playing the matchup at home and another on the road. One QB is working in an offense with a new OC. Despite that, I see Chip Kelly as a huge plus for Ohio State and believe there is a good chance Ohio State will win the Natty. But to take it for granted that two important pieces like QB and OC couldn't encounter some problems early on is too much for me. I want to see where things stand.

[@SatansShart]

@johnbochenek5526 I don’t disagree but your post was about OSU being ranked 3rd behind ORE and the only reason you gave was a new QB and OC. Does a team’s ranking suffer bcuz they will be the road team?

[@roccosteo8328]

MIZ

[@ExcitedCamperVan-vt8gm]

We will hold you to your picks and that

[@RadicallyOptimistic]

Love how we’re all replying to @RobbieStacks90 with absolutely no knowledge of the shady things he’s done on his channel

[@brandonlollis1506]

Who is sanders never heard of him.go dawgs!!!

[@rondrigiuswilliams_GODAWGS]

I have and I’m a uga fan born and raised

[@paulbrackin1203]

Osu has a hard schedule? tell that to UF

[@fface5727]

Penn St at 8, and FSU outside of the top 10... So typical of an ESPN shill

[@brettk9316]

Georgia remembers how good FSU is 🤣🤣🤣

[@jesuschristhomeslice9492]

FSU is a one and done team. Don't overlook GT in week 1

[@EulogyfortheAngels]

We saw how good FSU was without Travis last year. Now remove Keon Coleman and other major players. They'll have a great defense and tons of question marks on offense, just like Michigan.

[@fface5727]

@@jesuschristhomeslice9492 lmao no they’re not. This is how I know y’all are casuals you watched the orange bowl where only 3-4 starters this year played in that game it was literally 3rd stringers and walks ons everywhere.

[@fface5727]

@@brettk9316 Casual alert! I always know when people don’t know ball they bring up a game where hardly any starters were playing. Sit tight I’m sure you cheer for some shitty team riding the coattails of UGA

[@thomaslepage2840]

I don’t disagree with that top and think it’s reasonable. But I don’t see 5 sec teams finishing the season ranked in top 10. There is no way the CFP will put 5 teams from the sec in playoff. The rest of the country will cry too much.

[@TonyLauLetta]

why not, there's only 2 real conferences.....

[@aaronlampkin284]

@@TonyLauLettaLol sure there are. Everybody is so scared of Indiana and Vandy. Top heavy conference got to dupe and market themselves as such so y’all don’t realize it. Love you casuals

[@johnbochenek5526]

​@@aaronlampkin284Look at the 2025 recruiting rankings on 247. Eight of the top 10 and 12 of the top 15 are SEC or Big 10. I'm not saying that's the same as season rankings but it does indicate how the best recruits see things.

[@DJ7mph]

​@@aaronlampkin284both conferences have 4 doormats.

[@johnbochenek5526]

While not the same as in season rankings, the 247 recruiting rankings indicate how the best recruits see things. Eight of the top 10 and 12 of the top 15 are SEC or Big 10.

[@HotLikePu94]

currently standing this year has more top 150 recruits (12-9)(closer on some recruiting sites but still ahead) than sabans last class and there is at least a few more coming. this might be one of bamas better classes ever

[@tompiper1480]

This list is so bad

[@RUNNOFT71]

Tennessee going all the way this year baby GBO!!!!

[@cakedoodle]

Go Ducks!

[@lfbpfishing7818]

FEBU Go Ducks 🦆🦆🦆

[@JWCFB]

I agree Will Howard is freakin Awesome and Ohio State will win the Natty.

[@UnrivaledGH]

Crosket Merritt is out of eligibility. Ole Miss took Rashad Amos former South Carolina/Miami of Ohio RB. other than that good job

[@reyganwhitt3738]

Bama is a top 5 team, but not the defending natty champs???

[@alpacain1075]

Notice that this isn’t a ranking of last year’s teams

[@dallasmorrow21]

I wouldn’t have them that high but they’re definitely in a better spot than Michigan. DeBoer is a proven coach and Alabama has much more talent than Michigan. Michigan lost a ton of production

[@reyganwhitt3738]

@@dallasmorrow21 is that all that matters? Bc last time I checked Michigan was the deepest team in the country last year and the current HC beat Penn state and Ohio state last year, and then Michigan went on to beat both Alabama and Kalen Deboer

[@dallasmorrow21]

@@reyganwhitt3738 you keep referring to last year. The rankings are for this coming season. While history can give some inclination into what the team is gonna be moving forward, it can’t be all that you rely on. Michigan lost a ton of its production, mostly on the offensive side of the ball. The defense will still be really good, but there was a large turnover in the coaching staff. Sherrone Moore is a first time HC (yes he stepped up as interim HC but that is vastly different than running the entire program). Michigan hasn’t recruited at an elite level to replenish its ranks. Yes, they develop well, but that remains to be seen for the new starters. All of these things are why Michigan is getting dinged in the rankings. And to be honest, none of it matters. If Michigan wins games, they’ll move up

[@EulogyfortheAngels]

@@reyganwhitt3738 "Michigan was the deepest team in the country last year" - correct, and they just lost nearly their entire offense. "The current HC beat Penn State and Ohio State" - being a weekly interim on relative cruise control is not the same thing as actually running a program with a brand new staff you had to hire. "and then Michigan went on to beat both Alabama and Kalen Deboer" - You're right! Since Deboer is at Bama now, that means that they'd beat Alabama TWICE AS BAD in 2024, right?! Please work on developing basic logic.

[@jerryeaton6617]

6 SEC teams out of 10.

[@EulogyfortheAngels]

Pretty reasonable. They could have 5+ teams in the playoffs.

[@user-xp6qd4sk1j]

Believe sooners get FIVE of them plus top 15 LSU. Welcome to the SEC.

[@Shmeb22]

i think mizzou is a legit natty contender

[@cordercorder8785]

Why is that? They had a good year last year but a lot of games could have gone either way and if the ball bounces a different way on those games they are looking at another 6-6 season. Now their schedule is very weak this year, so a lot like last year but wouldn’t call them a title contender.

[@Kertbob-yu6dw]

It wil be USC Trojans, Michigan Wolverines and also Ohio State Buckeyes in the playoffs.

[@Ryan-mx2kr]

USC TROJANS?????? This is funny

[@chasewmoore]

M-I-Z

[@kendrickdelosreyes5381]

Tenn at 10, Mizzou at 9, Texas at 4... 😂😂😂

[@benjaminfinley9314]

Elaborate please

[@ThatTexasDude]

TX made the playoff and has one of the most talented rosters returning in football. Stay salty, 🤡

[@kendrickdelosreyes5381]

@@ThatTexasDude Losing ALL your starting offensive production + Brooks, your 3 best players on an already weak defense. You guys are going 8-4 this season 😂🫵

[@ThatTexasDude]

@@kendrickdelosreyes5381 Texas returns arguably the best offensive line in football, 2 studs running backs, 2 Bama transfers at wr and TE, Ewers and is loaded at talent at WR. What?

[@weeger3930]

Ranking a James Franklin coached, poo allar quarterbacked team in the top ten is fking wild come on greg you’re so much better than that

[@kevinchandler179]

WE ARE, you aren't!!!!! Don't say I didn't warn you about my Nittany Lions!!!!! 11-1 at worst

[@haydenguy2623]

FSU keeping receipts