Josh Pate Disagrees With EASports CFB Rankings (Late Kick Cut)

[@JoshPateCFB]

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[@courtneyrobertson9062]

@LateKickwithJoshPate bro EA said in the announcement all the rankings came with help from Pro Football Focus! Not them alone. I’m not saying the rankings are good. Maybe you could discuss PFF’s metrics for their rankings

[@Keno-ss6ht]

VIRGINIA TECH ENTER THE SANDMAN WOW!!

[@Keno-ss6ht]

And Clemson !!!! Clemson ! Colorado!!!!! Are you serious !!! Stevie wonder made this list and I love Stevie but … some body blind lol

[@nacho-hp4um]

I bet James Pierce jr. want be in the top 25 overall

[@DonPeezyWeezy]

This is made from individual talent rankings and PFF. NOT by the merits of last year. With that said, CU MOLLY WHOPPED Nebraskas 13th ranked defense and you're complaining that CUs offense is too high and NEBRASKA is too low? Can't have it both ways man, pick a struggle 😂😂

[@hippy8255]

Tennessee not on the list for top offenses or stadiums... What the hell are we doing EA

[@garrysonmcafee8530]

"USC couldn't stop molasses in December last year." Freaking killed me 😂😂😂😂

[@benjaminunanaowo2929]

At the same time, USC wasn't in the top 10 for offense which is insane. But Miami is?

[@garrysonmcafee8530]

@@benjaminunanaowo2929 And how Iowa wasn't top ten rated defense? Whoever made these lists, I need their drugs 😂

[@benjaminunanaowo2929]

@@garrysonmcafee8530 Agreed! However, I am curious to see how Iowa's defense holds up with the addition of USC, Oregon, Wash, and UCLA who tend to have offensive firepower at QB & WR closer to Ohio State who's torched Iowa for years. Over the next few seasons we will see if B10 defenses were that good or the offenses made them look that good.

[@coreynelson9727]

Tennessee not even in top 25 of offenses. That is a crime.

[@MsNerdsRevenge]

Tennessee can't be. The colors of the outfits are over a quarterback. His name Condredge Holloway. His nickname was The Artful Dodger. That's Oliver Twist. Tennessee holds heavy shields for Scotland, Bavarian, Geneva. Tennessee has sent the most players to Detroit. There was a football player who expired in the 70s. He played for the Lions. The NFL didn't stop the game. The Midwest has the most sundown towns and Knoxville has the world's fair in 1982. We're not leaving Pat Summitt. The WNBA she played a huge part in.

[@VisceralCarbon]

What have they proven yet?

[@juliusmoore2176]

Gotta agree with you and I'm an Aggie fan

[@MsNerdsRevenge]

@@juliusmoore2176 Yes Tennessee and Texas have been through it! I love Texas for gifting the Oilers to Tennessee. There now the Oilers, yet Warren Moon was the QB. Houston wants their sade of blue back.

[@dwightedwardtownsend7674]

They have more than proven they are​@@VisceralCarbon

[@CertifiedClapaholic]

The entire premise of these rankings was clearly engagement farming. Even EA doesn't believe these rankings, but they are hungry for money, and they want this game being talked about as much as possible. Stop rewarding it.

[@JB-tl8rj]

I believe the proper term is, marketing

[@nategrandusky172]

@@JB-tl8rjthis👆

[@JC-db2bl]

@@JB-tl8rj engagement bait is one of the lowest forms of marketing

[@BobbyBouche00]

​@@JC-db2bldoesn't really matter, as long as it works

[@GoatedAtNFS]

@@JC-db2blwell EA is the best at doing that

[@WatermelonMonkeyMusic]

Ole Miss not being a top 10 offense is downright criminal

[@HooperPremium]

Fr

[@coreytrevor6276]

Biggest snub

[@SwagCane]

As a Miami fan Tennessee should be right where we are. If we are 7 they should be 6 or 8. Colorado is purely up there for hype and to get money

[@philiprogers1627]

The biggest snub on offense, was Tennessee not even in the top 25!! In the 3 years Heupel has been at Tennessee, the worst the offense finished was 19th, the other 2 years was 7th and 1st!! Yet some how that averages to outside the top 25??

[@AUZlE]

Similar issue with Nebraska defensively, they are just trying to promote teams they want to be popular.

[@caney_1489]

This is for this next year not the past three

[@joshgaston3802]

@@caney_1489yea next year… the only year we’ve had a 5 star QB and arguably the best QB in that class. To think that next season we won’t be at least top 19 to match last is laughable

[@philiprogers1627]

@caney_1489 you mean the year Tennessee has a 5* QB who was ranked as the #1 overall prospect in his class? 4 returning receivers and the addition of Brazzell? A rushing attack that has CONSISTENTLY averaged around 200 YPG? Landing the #1 TE prospect in the transfer portal? And an offensive line that many are ranking as top 10 in the nation? Yeah, how could I miss such obvious reasons to these rankings 🤷

[@LonghornsLegend]

Not saying your point isn't correct but talking about how good the offense was three and two years ago has zero to do with how good your offense is on the game. Your logic makes worse sense than the ratings

[@cxucxsixn]

as a UGA fan. it’s a disgrace not having tennessee in top 5 for offense….

[@Lowehomie121]

I didn't expect top 5, but not even top 25? Wild.

[@jasonbritt2497]

@@Lowehomie121I’d say you are top 5, I’m a UGA fan as well. Not that it gives me any more of a word. Just giving props where it’s due

[@dairyair5371]

@@jasonbritt2497 DITTO

[@ff_omr6330]

lollll you say you’re a UGA fan as if it validates your opinion that UT should be a top 5 offense - I don’t get why ppl do that, it’s stupid. And Tennessee should absolutely be top 25 but you can’t put them in the top 5 with a QB with ONE career start

[@Lowehomie121]

@@ff_omr6330 hey man, he's just giving his perspective as someone who watches and likes another team. Honestly it should be a compliment that another fanbsse (at least some of them) think so highly of Tennessee in some ways. We've been downtrodden and written off for years. GBO 🍊

[@Janthdanl]

Having 5 teams tied for 3rd in defense is laziness.

[@JAaronMattox]

They don’t actually rank the teams. They just rate the individual players and this is how it shook out. It doesn’t make sense to go back and tweak a few player ratings just to avoid having a tie. Then they’d just be tied with a different team

[@pauljones6629]

@@JAaronMattox this what people not understanding

[@chadchadderton]

yeah I don't think you understand how the rankings work...

[@Janthdanl]

@@chadchadderton I understand perfectly. I also understand they have final say and they can very easily adjust the number by 1 or 2 to avoid having like 57 teams tied

[@chadchadderton]

@@Janthdanl That's just disingenuous... they don't sit there and debate which team is ranked 1 through 10 etc etc, it's just calculated by what the players are ranked. Changing the team rankings and not player rankings doesn't make sense nor does changing player rankings because of team ranking.

[@GBOkylebeach865]

They have Virginia tech ahead of Tennessee what a joke

[@ThreadAndCircuses1]

Virginia Tech averaged 32.1 PPG in conference games, 2nd in the ACC. Tennessee average 24.4 PPG in conference ranking 11th in the SEC.

[@justinwilliams1127]

As a Bama fan, your assessment of Bryant-Denny is spot on.

[@Sh33nV]

Was coming in here to say this. Top 12 for sure. But 2ND?!?! lol

[@MarsellusWallace2024]

Same. BDS design isnt conducive to maximizing sound. No matter how loud the crowd gets.

[@br1rocks]

But remember it’s not loudest stadiums, it’s toughest places to play. BDS has the mystique, yes there is noise but you have to walk past the statues and the flags listing all the titles and hear Bear Bryant’s voice coming out of the loud speaker like the voice of God. Oh and then you see Nick Saban walking out of the tunnel flanked by a phalanx of state troopers. But yeah let’s just reduce it all to loudness lol…Bama fans don’t even know their own tradition.

[@justinwilliams1127]

@@br1rocks What happens when the game starts, though? Even Saban himself has called out the fans for not being invested at times.

[@chadchadderton]

@@br1rocks if you think statues and flags are affecting a players on-field performance then well.... yikes. Oh and BTW, as you're clearly not aware yet, Saban is no longer on the coaching staff at Alabama.

[@33corsaire]

Colorado as a top 25 defense is the most hilarious shlt

[@ThrowbackHEAT]

naw

[@squttnbear]

Tennessee was a top 5 Offense for back to back years. Expected to be a top 10 this year. Blatant ignorance to leave them out.

[@CognitiveDissident-d3j]

Not to mention Heupel's offenses, except for last year, have been in the top 10 for 10 years.

[@Ace2Trill]

They were ranked 37th nationally last season... Joe Milton and company lookd awful

[@ThreadAndCircuses1]

They weren't top 5, they ranked 11th in the SEC in scoring (conference games only)

[@MrChucklepuff]

@@Ace2Trillranked 37 with an awful QB. Now they have a stud 5 star QB. Just expect a quick emergency patch to the game by October.

[@imresoloman633]

@@Ace2TrillJoe Milton's the reason they dropped off. The dude panicked every time something bad happened and it snowballed every time

[@SheepEatingDuck]

Tennessee not in top25 is a complete EMBARRASSMENT

[@sawyerwolff269]

As a Nebraska fan, where are we in the defensive rankings what the heck EA??😂

[@captainbooney]

I have a feeling it's gonna be really fun rebuilding Nebraska

[@sawyerwolff269]

@@captainbooney I agree

[@thebigdent]

Not having Jordan-Hare in the top 10 is enough proof these people have no clue what they’re talking about. In fact, I’d factor in at least 1 “What Just Happened!?!” outcomes in AU’s favor IF the score is within 3-7pts with 5-7 mins left in the game.

[@Gen-X-Memories]

LSU without question. And I'm not a fan. I went to a game there back in the early 2000s. It definitely deserves to be high on the list.

[@aclonecone]

Absolutely. Hate the SEC but it’s LSU, PSU, and Florida for me.

[@jmccain22090]

1-LSU 2-The Swamp 3-PSU. 4-Michigan Those are by far the hardest places to play in my opinion.

[@OGCarlGrimes]

As an Alabama fan, the only thing Auburn has over us is how tough it is to play at Jordan hare. Alabama has no business being above LSU or Auburn

[@slimguardnii]

As someone from Oklahoma and a lifelong fan. Gaylord Memorial is very comparable to Bryant Denny. Expected to win all the time it’s a business meeting

[@decojacksonjr2489]

🎯

[@DSincere]

I know that we all have fun with Iowa's offensive struggles, but we have to acknowledge that their defense is always elite.

[@philiprogers1627]

Which is more perplexing as to why Tennessees offense didn't even Crack the top 25...

[@armandopena2906]

That will change now that their schedule is no longer dominate with trash B1G west teams.

[@mwrobins11]

If you've never played these games before, these ratings are solely based on talent levels alone. Iowa is as good as they are on defense, mostly because of scheme and coaching. They do have some talent, but it's never top 10 in talent.

[@DaTank94]

Iowa not being in the top 10 for defense is atrocious. I know they were at 13, but cmon. They return mostly everyone besides DeJean. They are a top 10 defense almost every year for the last 8 years. Nebraska is a top 15 defense. Sure, they had a bad year again, but if it wasn't for their defense, they would have won 2 maybe 3 games last year.

[@marcuswilliams5385]

The fact Michigan isn't top 5 and Iowa isnt top 10 is crazy work 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@jadongrifhorst6221]

Honestly though, Iowa’s defense is so good it carried one of the worst offenses I’ve ever seen to a Big 10 championship game, and Michigan has insane talent still on defense and was the best in the nation defensively last year. I could see maybe Ohio state as better this year, and that’s about it

[@DynamiteNunchucks]

Hear Josh talk about my 2 favorite things (College Football & Video Games) makes my heart happy.♥️

[@skylartarpley9382]

Never been to Oklahoma? Thats gotta be a foreshadowing for him making the trip for the TN OU game 💯

[@skipgumphrey9579]

I’m betting that will be a good game to watch. Bama going to Norman this coming season as well. Could also be a special game… RTR

[@MichaelSmith-xb5cp]

ONLY 9 non-Conference opponents have won in Norman since 1980. They are: Ohio State 2016 NOTRE DAME 2012 TCU 2005 California 1998 Tulsa 1996 TCU 1996 USC 1992 Miami 1985 Ohio State 1983 USC 1982 West Virginia 1982 STANFORD 1980

[@MichaelSmith-xb5cp]

@@greenwave819 What is BAMA's excuse then, they've lost to 12 non-conference teams in Tuscaloosa/ or "scheduled"Birmingham since 1980, including 3 separate times + 1 tie to Southern Mississippi? Plus BAMA has the lowest road scheduling rate against the 7 other (.700) teams out of the eight (.700) teams.

[@benjaminunanaowo2929]

@@MichaelSmith-xb5cp Sounds like OU doesn't schedule a tough enough non-con

[@MichaelSmith-xb5cp]

@@benjaminunanaowo2929 I think the rest of the B12 before new additions has only won there less than 40 times, but you'll have to count for yourself because I forgot. Could be less than 30. I know that BAMA lost there, and every other SEC team post 1980. A&M won there once in 1997 when they were B12, and I think once in the 40's, Mizzou won one time in the 60's, I don't think Arkansas has ever won Norman, and Texas won twice pre war and pre stadium.

[@thetruth1446]

TN unranked yet Colorado and Clemson at 8 and 10 is WILD

[@aclonecone]

I’m a Husker fan. Iowa got incredibly disrespected in these rankings. Kinnick should absolutely be one of the top hardest places to play and their defense is top 3. We also should’ve been in the top 25 hardest places and also certainly in the top 10 defensively.

[@Graves0311usmc]

Nah. As a Husker fan who goes to at least one away game a year and ALWAYS Iowa. Iowa is not a tough place to play. Iowa fans suck. Stadium is not really loud and they’re all too drunk to not what’s really going on.

[@BB13131313]

Ohio State and Colorado having the same ranked offense is so wild..

[@JeffreyLeohner]

Yes it is! Nobody should ever mention Colorado in the same conversation with Ohio State! 🌰🏈

[@drewlindfield2528]

Let’s gooo! Miami #7 ranked offense 🙌🏼

[@Newtonml]

I think people need to have a little context for Colorado. Shedeur Sanders played in 11 games at Colorado last season. He was good, but 17 of 27 touchdowns last season(63%) and 50% of his yards came in 4 games played against defenses ranked 100 or worse. His QBR dropped by an average of 20 points when playing a defense in the top 100. The stats may be artificially inflating the skill of their offense a little.

[@rileyblack7160]

They definitely have him and Dylan Edwards rated very highly. What I want to know is what are the ratings on their lineman? If any of them are above 82 someone isn't doing their job

[@Greatness4Amoment4Alifetime]

sounds like none of you have ever played a sports video game everything you just typed means absolutely nothing

[@kylem03000]

@@rileyblack7160 the thing is Edwards isnt even there anymore

[@rileyblack7160]

@@kylem03000 Then their rating is absolutely puzzling to me.

[@daryinmedley8292]

I said this and people called me a hater. All facts though

[@Niquilly]

Im just saying, WVU had the best rushing stats in the power 5 last year, they return almost the entire offense, the entire backfield mind you, and WVU is not listed. what makes it worse is that Virginia Tech is weirdly on this list for some reason.

[@Mfree22]

This is the only list I’ve ever seen in the last 20 years that left Autzen stadium(Oregon) off the top 10 toughest places.

[@Professional-Commenter]

Same, they should have had some respected sports analysts offer feedback before releasing these

[@zanebuchholz5080]

Nebraska got completely disrespected on defense and loudest stadiums.

[@bradsmith2661]

I agree with you about the defense. They should be Top 15 at a minimum. However, “Toughest Places to Play”, I believe goes beyond a simple decibel level that the stadium may reach. Look up Nebraska’s record when playing at home over the past decade or so and try to reach the conclusion that it is a tough place to play.

[@Bterrill25]

@@bradsmith2661fair point lol not to mention 95% of our fans compliment the other team lol! It would be nice for them to list the criteria for this stuff

[@Ellis_Hugh]

1) THE Death Valley, 'where opponents teams go to die' (LSU) 2) Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Florida) 3) Kyle Field (Texas A&M) Honorable mention for Oregon and maybe Virginia Tech if it were 15 or 20 years ago.

[@Football22636]

Michigan??? 110000 people?!!!

[@absoluteskill]

My guess is that these are "in-game" stats based, which would make sense on how Colorado being in the top ten in offense, get two 90ish overall stat guys and that will make your in-game offense a huge boost. It's definitely not based in any reality we live in though.

[@floggingthreat6566]

EA wants Colorado to be good so bad, when they cap out at 6 wins it will be funny

[@Rockymarciono731]

They didn’t want to offend their daddy Deion. No way they should be ranked

[@JB-tl8rj]

EA puts out these lists as marketing, they do the same thing with Madden, they're a business first

[@Gen-X-Memories]

@@JB-tl8rj I agree. It's nothing but pot stirring. I hate EA almost as much as I hate Disney.

[@JB-tl8rj]

@@Gen-X-Memories I wouldn't put EA in "as bad as Disney" tier, they aren't even a Top 5 worst Video Game company

[@daredevilrolling]

@@Gen-X-Memoriesmcu 🐐

[@jdubbs1981]

LSU HAS TO BE #1. Not even a fan but there is something crazy about Tiger Stadium.

[@andrewwyatt1610]

Tennessee made it seem quite ordinary in ‘22

[@jacoblordbanemastersithdes3072]

your joking right your gonna take one game two years that was played at 11:00 AM

[@ImChazo]

@@andrewwyatt161011am kickoff early into brian kellys first year at lsu

[@tylermccormick7617]

Hey Josh, Tell them to put you in the game! I feel like a lot of us would love that. You definitely deserve the clout my guy. GBO

[@trevorblanton6270]

Crazy Clemson is not up there for toughest places to play

[@C505Wise]

Kstate not in the top 25 offense is wild

[@vs820]

agreed and Im a mizzou fan... shafted us too

[@ACkeepsitreal]

You lost Will Howard to the transfer portal why would KSU be a top 25 offense?

[@Tomdaman-mq6cx]

​@@ACkeepsitreal elite 11 qb Avery Johnson, Dylan Edward's, and 1200 yd rusher with 31catches for 350 yds DJ Giddens.

[@ACkeepsitreal]

@Tomdaman-mq6cx unproven QB doesn't matter if he is elite 11. That matters alot It's the reason oklahoma is only rated 23rd instead of higher. They return all of their backs, wide outs, tightends but have a freshman at QB with 1 start. If kstate is a top 25 offense then they will get a chance to prove it.

[@Tomdaman-mq6cx]

@ACPlayz33 he actually played quit a bit last year, accounted for 12 tds, had 5 rushing touchdowns in one game against Texas tech.

[@cletustrainer]

If Auburn wasn't the home team at Jordan Hare then that should be pretty high up there.

[@AceBarracuda22]

I believe “Death Valley” and “The Swamp” are the 2 best and most consistently intimidating environments in college football. But all is subjective and can change from year to year or game to game.

[@nathaneyring4858]

I'm a BYU fan and I heard multiple of our players and fans talk about Tennessee's environment. Keep in mind we were independent so played at tons of venues. Definitely should be listed more highly.

[@marlowswindow]

I’ve came to the video to watch the continued hate for the Colorado Buffalo😂😂😂

[@natanohman9469]

Iowa not in the top 10 defenses is a hate crime 😵‍💫💀

[@randumbguydude]

Well Tennessee beat y’all 35-0 and they aren’t in the top 25 for offense

[@natanohman9469]

@@randumbguydude held Michigan to their least efficient offensive game of the season and they went all the way 🤷‍♂️ better defense then everyone they went against

[@HooperPremium]

Ole Miss got criminally underrated in every list

[@kenshin087]

It's EA no one expects them to do anything even close to correct. Eye candy is typically the main focus in games now.

[@kevinchavis8462]

EA Sports needs to hire me to give them intel on the their college football video games, I would have the ratings and as 100% accurate

[@AUZlE]

Nebraska had one of the most elite defenses last year and return an elite defense and coach this year and ARENT IN THE TOP 25 DEFENSIVE RATINGS while IOWA and COLORADO are? What the f*ck are they thinking other than clearly trying to push and promote certain teams to make them money,

[@JAaronMattox]

I kind of think Bryant Denny could move up a tier starting this year now that Bama fans believe the team actually needs them to be loud to win (similar to Auburn and Texas A&M).

[@jasonwalters5478]

Great perspective on the EA college football rankings and your opinion on them was accurate as well

[@erik2913]

Tennessee not in the top 25 on offense or defense lol

[@Professional-Commenter]

From a person who actually watches Oregon football: Stadiums: Top 5. Offense: Top 3, will likely suffer a bit going up against this new conference schedule. Defense: Top 10 and benefits from playing in the B10 instead of the P12 where a random team can turn up the air raid and put some points on you.

[@nathanschuessler9573]

Washington that beat Oregon twice last year. Got steamrolled in the National Championship by a B1G team. The PAC12 teams joining the B1G are in for a rude awakening. Teams that know how to play defense

[@BustaNAugusta]

Florida having a ranked defense is RIDICULOUS!!!

[@skullyready7786]

Florida has talent Dat way

[@BustaNAugusta]

@@skullyready77864 consecutive years of historically bad defenses…add in special teams too!

[@Cifer77]

Kyle Field toughest place to play is 100% BS lol

[@GoatedAtNFS]

Kyle Field will be Texas’s toughest place to play next year. Honestly you can’t deny it completely it’s at least top 5. even if Texas A&M has been garbage their fans show up against Alabama Auburn and some others. but Georgia has never played at College Station I believe.

[@keenej8]

@@GoatedAtNFSnot top 5. I was excited to visit Kyle field and see the 12th man in action. And I’m here to tell you it was pathetic..there was no deep crowd roar just chants at a super high pitch. Thought I was stuck in a middle school softball dugout

[@xF1revolution]

Yeah App St didn't really give a shit.

[@franquil85conn]

​@xF1revolution the crowd affects passing more than running and all app st did was run the ball

[@franquil85conn]

​@keenej8 absolutely one of the loudest places to play, you are full of it, I've been to stadiums all around the country

[@SarcasticOne4407]

It kills me that people whine about where teams are ranked whether they’re too high or too low. Who cares. You’re either going to play this game or not. I could care less cause I’ve waited over ten years for this to come out and I’m just happy that college football is finally back.

[@Duzypriicee]

Texas Longhorns said Bryant-Denny shouldn’t be on the list of toughest places to place.

[@FredPitre-o4b]

Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then.

[@Duzypriicee]

@@FredPitre-o4b That squirrel helped Saban retire, we’ll take it. 🤷🏾‍♂️🫣

[@FredPitre-o4b]

@@Duzypriicee I know in that pea sized brain of yours you believe that to be true. It aint.

[@RollTide19]

Oregon ahead of Bama in defense is unforgivable

[@noahs7335]

All those stadiums in the top 25 had a case to be there, just somewhat bad order. The defense rankings kinda the same thing (minus Colorado and USC). Offensive rankings had a little too much to drink

[@ROUGHNECK75]

Bro, you never talked to some Oklahoma fans about how we are ranked too high on this pole. 😂

[@ROUGHNECK75]

@greenwave819 we actually don't believe it.

[@TheBenzwanger]

Oklahoma's stadium can get insanely loud and rowdy. The problem is the big 12 for so many years has scheduled so many 11:00 a.m. games and all they've been able to play is people like Kansas and Baylor and Iowa State, there's just no other marquee programs in that conference and it was so boring as a fan to have to be stuck in that conference because there were no good atmospheres to play in. That's why OU fans are so excited to go to the SEC because we finally feel like we're playing Big boy football again Like the Big 12 in the early to mid 2000s. I think the new Big 12 will be a lot more exciting but when OU is so far ahead of everyone in every aspect It just wasn't fun anymore.

[@ShaunRHouser]

Agree. OU will earn that ranking this year, however the crowd can be terrible when playing terrible opponents. 2008 vs Texas Tech is the loudest stadium I’ve ever been in.

[@Gen-X-Memories]

@@TheBenzwanger I love the video of the little wagon flipping over before the game.

[@dmanwainright2132]

​@@Gen-X-Memories One of the funniest things I've ever seen! 🎉

[@ShaunRHouser]

@@greenwave819 I wouldn’t mind if the schedules were flipped next season, but this may be our toughest schedule since 2000, if not ever. There isn’t much balance with the scheduling. Missouri may have the easiest. Texas’s is pretty easy. I’d love to see their projected win totals with our schedule.

[@TheBenzwanger]

@@greenwave819 They take your winning percentage over the last 10 years and that's how they build the schedules. Texas literally just got back to being good so they get a much easier schedule.

[@toddbowles8201]

LSU is the toughest.

[@gelato3299]

Look at your record fam at home

[@chicken_sandwich3377]

@@gelato3299that’s not the only thing that matters otherwise Boise state would be top 10

[@john-wh6mz]

Not with BK as your coach lol.

[@gelato3299]

@@chicken_sandwich3377 Boise has not been the same since Chris left , but bama over the last 10 years have the top 3 record at home and it’s loud not the loudest stadium but it can be up there

[@Jerahzz]

So, Oklahoma fan here. Born and raised. Stadium: Tough and loud. Better than Oregon? FSU? Clemson? I don’t know… Offense: OU has consistently been an offensive juggernaut for 10 years. CO, Miami, Clemson? Better than Oklahoma? WILD! Defense: 12th? I’ll take it. Needs to be seen, but I think fair with the returning talent. They should be a top 15 defense this season.

[@352sports8]

My dawwgg josh coming with the tasteful comments got me rolling…i love you man…i died when you said it would be hard to beat bama in a parking lot.😂😂😂😂

[@AndyMorris_BAP]

How is a Heupel offense not in the top 25? Anyone that can explain that, go ahead and try. Even in a 'down year' last season it was still pretty darn good.

[@NotSparkyy]

Washington Outside the top 10 is criminal they literally hold the record for the loudest game at 133.6 decibels, and the wind that comes off the lake screws with passing. EA need to get there shit together with this game.

[@NotSparkyy]

@@greenwave819 go google it everything says 1992 Washington vs. Nebraska

[@tonyevans1275]

@@greenwave819bro huskies have the loudest ever recorded stadium! Go Dawgs!!!

[@FromDowntowne]

Rutgers was a top 10 defense nationally and bring in 95% of their starters why no love for them?!

[@lostinthesauce8855]

Not having Michigan as the number 1 defense was just disrespectful. Was the number 1 defense last year and our defense got EVEN BETTER this year.

[@The_Mediocre_Musician]

I'm offended as a USC fan. How dare you insult Lincoln Riley by arguing he's going to field a Top 20 Defense? Blasphemous

[@Mzbbxhfbfnsx]

Top 25 Defense here we come !!! ✌️🔴🟡🔴

[@DonovanGG__]

Glad he’s showing Jordan-Hare some love!!!

[@kylefunderburk4194]

I haven't been keeping up, so y'all correct me if I'm wrong. But if the offense, defense and overall ratings are based just on talent, that might not be a problem. In NCAA 14, if your head coach and assistant coaches were of a high enough level, you'd see significant overall boosts to the players. Enough to turn an 86 overall team into an 89 overall team. As long as Colorado and USC and other team's coaching staffs are rated properly, in dynasty mode, Colorado will not perform as well as these ratings suggest. But I also don't know if that system carried over into this game fully.

[@adammauer6424]

Clemson hasn’t had an offense in 4 years 😂

[@jmccain22090]

I don’t care how bad Florida has been lately, it’s a crime that the swamp is so far down. Easily top 5. This is coming from a Florida hater.

[@SoundFX09]

I'm getting a lot, and I mean, A LOT of BAD OMENS with the lists EA's been putting out for NCAA Football 25. If the Lists are Bad, I'm ALREADY Assuming the Game's Going to be Bad.

[@tylerthomas6871]

At first I was thinking the list is very wrong... But it doesn't matter, it is just a video game. Upon further thought, however, this might really have a large impact on recruiting and creating biases in high schoolers about schools before the even visit.

[@Professional-Commenter]

It is interesting, for example who plays these games the most? Kids who like football. Who fills those recruiting rankings? The same kids after graduating from HS. They know what they're doing by overselling some teams. And some players might grow up being early fans on the games alone. Especially if they're one of the better teams to play as

[@rancidity]

Yes, the team that ranked 132 in offense last year, is equal to Ohio state and mizzou. Colorado is the most hyped team, for no reason

[@Professional-Commenter]

Well, we know the reason

[@rancidity]

@@greenwave819 in delusionville

[@AP-to3hz]

Having Ohio ranked higher than Michigan in total Defense or scoring Offense is wild. They too are Over hyped.

[@rancidity]

@@AP-to3hz Michigan just lost everything bro. Ohio isn’t overhyped, we are saying the taken is good(which it objectively is) nobody is saying anything about results

[@AP-to3hz]

@@rancidity This game is based on 23-24’ season results tho. It’s Why Michigan is on the cover front and center. Michigan is the defending National Champs but given an 88 overall rating!? Listed as 11th… tied for 5th with teams such as Miami! Behind several teams they beat? Ohio finished the season 10th but game has them ranked 2nd!? Michigan finished 14th in scoring offense. (Fun fact, the starters didn’t play in a fourth quarter till week 10! Or play an entire game till week 11, against PSU!) The game doesn’t even have them ranked in the top 25!!!!! Ohio finished 44th but game has them 5th!!! Michigan finished 1st in total defense. But the game has them ranked 7th!!! Behind ND and Clemson!!! Ohio finished 3rd but game has them 1st!!.

[@thomastime8511]

Wisconsin is pretty famous around the league for having a really tough atmosphere to play in. The Big Ten hates playing there

[@connermaher8550]

Mizzou not being in the top 25 is criminal work.

[@Kimsey47]

I'm sure that's the ratings before the mini purchases you have to buy to boost your virtual marketing/social media rankings etc.

[@jacksonhollis2676]

not having iowa in the top 10 defenses is a criminal act

[@BornAgainBoom]

He pointed out usc on defense being ranked 16, which He should. But refused to speak on how the world is a Lincoln Riley offense at Usc not ranked in the top 7-10

[@TheBenzwanger]

Probably because his one playmaker on the entire team that literally won games by playing backyard football But still lost almost every single game in their second half of the season and now they're going into a conference five times as hard with much better defenses and no one knows what that team is going to look like this year. Because Lincoln Riley took the job and I just got progressively worse and worse every year.

[@jeannine1991]

⁠​⁠@@TheBenzwangerhe has 3 of the last 7 heisman winners. The backup qb threw 6 td’s in his first start in their bowl game. You don’t think he deserves some credit?

[@jeannine1991]

@@greenwave819 correct

[@tr3yize]

All I wish to say, is about Wisconsin; great stadium atmosphere, and everybody "Jump Around"! Wisconsin stadium body earns their spot. No different than VaTech with "Enter the Sandman", absolutely electric place.

[@ThrowbackHEAT]

The Colorado hate is forced at this point

[@hollywood2156]

Toughest place to place is tied to winning which allows it to change. EA isn’t going to allow you to make stadium improvements to change it, if it’s based on location. That’s why these teams are are up there. Josh I thought you would understand that.

[@timhouser]

"That, right there, Martha, is a double-paper-popper. That's what it is."

[@jonahroberson1158]

In the 2000s, Oklahoma was a hostile environment to play in. In the 2020s, Oklahoma has had an opera crowd. That being said, we're having a lot more big games coming into the SEC, so that inspires more passion than some of our late Big 12 schedules. That being said, we have a great home record, and that's probably a lot of what is deciding this based on some of the programs at the top or the toughest places list.

[@epeezyish]

These ratings are based on cumulative ratings of individual players. Not based on how well the defenses play

[@BobaFett5474]

Toughest place to play is very periodic. Sure Jordan Hare 5 years ago was tough but last year they got beat at home by New Mexico State.

[@pendleton123]

Theoretically these "Rankings" should equal out after Week 1 and 2 of the actual season. Casuals don't realize these rankings will change

[@josephmarkell9742]

The complete and utter disrespect for the defending national champions is atrocious

[@CountryMozart]

Kyle field is such a tough place to play that even the Aggies rarely win.

[@devinsmith7195]

They explain how they come up with the rankings in the blogs, and there are like a dozen factors. It’s not just the decibel level lol

[@hackermusic3355]

I'm not sure loudest should equal toughest. Toughest always meant hardest place to win to me. If the fans are loud and the team sucks it's not really tough.

[@JAaronMattox]

For the team rankings, they were never that accurate because the overall team stats don’t have anything to do with it. They just rate the individual players let the chips fall where they fall. Probably relying too much on recruiting ratings for a lot of the players. So stars like Shedeur and Travis Hunter who are probably close to 99 make up for the deficiencies at OL for Colorado and since Tennessee is starting a redshirt freshman first year starter at QB he’s probably mid to low 80s. And idk maybe the qb is weighed more in their rankings since you’ll actually control him most plays

[@macseamus835]

everyone thinking this game is going to be any different from the typical EA sports experience that weve come to know for the past 15 years is a fool

[@Andrewnevens]

Wisconsin can be a tough place to play and the stadium does get rocking for big games. However I do think 7 is way to high for us I would have is 15-20 range

[@fletchdiggitydawg]

I don't think I've ever agreed with anything more than I agree with everything JP said in this video 😂😂😂. I hate the Voltards and Barners so much, but not having Neyland Stadium and Jordan-Hare top 7 in "toughest places to play" is basically highway robbery tbh!

[@skitaylor5773]

Wisconsin being a tougher place to play over Neyland is a crime EA letting people design this game that don’t know anything about football