Phil Steele’s preseason Top 40

[TOMCATS1990]

Alabama 1
Ohio State 2
Georgia 3
Clemson 4
Michigan 5
Utah
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
Oregon
Pittsburgh 11
Miami 12
NC State
Baylor
Oklahoma St
USC
UCF
Texas
Wisconsin
Iowa 20
UAB
Penn State
Michigan State
Wake Forest
Cincinnati
BYU
Tennessee 27
UCLA
Air Force
Ole Miss
Boise State
Florida 32
Louisville 33
Houston
Kentucky 35
Arkansas
Minnesota
Kansas State
App State
Fresno State 40

We shall see how this list looks at the end of the season.

 

[TuckyFB]

Lol I can't take anyone seriously who has Louisville ahead of us

153-44

 

[TOMCATS1990]

Lol I can't take anyone seriously who has Louisville ahead of us

153-44

I do feel KY is undervalued. Should be bulletin board material for the upcoming season.

 

[Cobb4uk]

Alabama 1
Ohio State 2
Georgia 3
Clemson 4
Michigan 5
Utah
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
Oregon
Pittsburgh 11
Miami 12
NC State
Baylor
Oklahoma St
USC
UCF
Texas
Wisconsin
Iowa 20
UAB
Penn State
Michigan State
Wake Forest
Cincinnati
BYU
Tennessee 27
UCLA
Air Force
Ole Miss
Boise State
Florida 32
Louisville 33
Houston
Kentucky 35
Arkansas
Minnesota
Kansas State
App State
Fresno State 40

We shall see how this list looks at the end of the season.

Doesn't think much of the SEC East, only Georgia gets any respect. I could be wrong but Pitt and Miami seem way to high and UofL, IMO, is a joke.

 

[JC CATS]

Alabama 1
Ohio State 2
Georgia 3
Clemson 4
Michigan 5
Utah
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
Oregon
Pittsburgh 11
Miami 12
NC State
Baylor
Oklahoma St
USC
UCF
Texas
Wisconsin
Iowa 20
UAB
Penn State
Michigan State
Wake Forest
Cincinnati
BYU
Tennessee 27
UCLA
Air Force
Ole Miss
Boise State
Florida 32
Louisville 33
Houston
Kentucky 35
Arkansas
Minnesota
Kansas State
App State
Fresno State 40

We shall see how this list looks at the end of the season.

We are behind Louisville? What in the...?

 

[YaketySax]

“Get my team off your top 25. Rat poison.”

Lol. That’s the top comment.

 

[studentcat]

I had some respect for Phil Steele, but to have UL at 33 is just laughable. I’m not really too concerned with where he put us (although I think we should be between 20-25 with C-Rod). Whatever….Arkansas and UK are on another level then several teams ahead of them

 

[Girthang]

Alabama 1
Ohio State 2
Georgia 3
Clemson 4
Michigan 5
Utah
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
Oregon
Pittsburgh 11
Miami 12
NC State
Baylor
Oklahoma St
USC
UCF
Texas
Wisconsin
Iowa 20
UAB
Penn State
Michigan State
Wake Forest
Cincinnati
BYU
Tennessee 27
UCLA
Air Force
Ole Miss
Boise State
Florida 32
Louisville 33
Houston
Kentucky 35
Arkansas
Minnesota
Kansas State
App State
Fresno State 40

We shall see how this list looks at the end of the season.

Still a complete sht rag. Other than regurgitating and amalgamating info from SIDs, they never get UK right. Always dumping on us to sell Mags. It's a business move, I get it, but it's fkn tiresome.

After the season they'll still say they're the most accurate at predicting in the country, but their bar is set really really low. Hope we shove 10-11 regular season wins and a top 10 finish down their piehole

 

[VikingCat21]

Fun fact about Phil, he has his own emoji 🤡

 

[bthaunert]

Lol I can't take anyone seriously who has Louisville ahead of us

153-44

Totally agree. Fine if you think UK is at 35…but I’m no world is UL ahead of us.

 

[Girthang]

Fun fact about Phil, he has his own emoji 🤡

Perfect!

 

[Girthang]

We are behind Louisville? What in the...?

They misunderstood the term "crack the top ten" and turned the mag over to the San Fran Crack community

 

[Girthang]

Alabama 1
Ohio State 2
Georgia 3
Clemson 4
Michigan 5
Utah
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
Oregon
Pittsburgh 11
Miami 12
NC State
Baylor
Oklahoma St
USC
UCF
Texas
Wisconsin
Iowa 20
UAB
Penn State
Michigan State
Wake Forest
Cincinnati
BYU
Tennessee 27
UCLA
Air Force
Ole Miss
Boise State
Florida 32
Louisville 33
Houston
Kentucky 35
Arkansas
Minnesota
Kansas State
App State
Fresno State 40

We shall see how this list looks at the end of the season.

It's like we didn't even play football last year or they didn't watch any of it.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Doesn't think much of the SEC East, only Georgia gets any respect. I could be wrong but Pitt and Miami seem way to high and UofL, IMO, is a joke.

The SEC East part makes sense. Other than UGA the rest have a lot to prove.

 

[hmt5000]

I just want one of these pubs to be forced to bet straight up on head to head games for teams they have ranked. I'd of made bank the last 4 years on UK vs ul. They keep over playing how good they are and keep under selling us. I don't get it. It's not like Louisville is NY or LA with 14 million eyeballs for tv. What are we at... 150 to 35 the last 4 years in score?

 

[The-Hack]

I had some respect for Phil Steele, but to have UL at 33 is just laughable. I’m not really too concerned with where he put us (although I think we should be between 20-25 with C-Rod). Whatever….Arkansas and UK are on another level then several teams ahead of them

Ole Miss will be better than picked, also.

 

[The-Hack]

Wow, NC State at 13th!!

Hey, 4 ACC teams Top 15; but only 3 SEC teams.

And LSU and Auburn outside the Top 40?!?!?!?!

 

[Grumpyolddawg]

Wow, NC State at 13th!!

Hey, 4 ACC teams Top 15; but only 3 SEC teams.

And LSU and Auburn outside the Top 40?!?!?!?!

AU could be in trouble this year. But if you count ND that's 5 ACC teams in the top 20 right? CU, Miami, Pitt, NCST, and ND. Unless I missed the disassociate themselves from the ACC.

 

[mrschwump]

Lol I can't take anyone seriously who has Louisville ahead of us

153-44

National U6 media slurpfest ignores those games, they didn't happen...never played. Steele is a prime example of a has been.

 

[TheBlueCat]

4 ACC teams Top 15

 

[TBCat]

Wow, NC State at 13th!!

Hey, 4 ACC teams Top 15; but only 3 SEC teams.

And LSU and Auburn outside the Top 40?!?!?!?!

Kudos to Phil Steele for seeing through that SEC is really good propaganda.

 

[bluecoon1]

I suspect WildCard has already latched onto this.

 

[SosaUK87]

Horrendous list. That pretty much says it all.

 

[Perrin75]

Just to avoid any hint of bias as a Kentucky fan, let's take a look at where he has Arkansas. Put the Razorbacks on a neutral field with Houston, Louisville, Boise St or Air Force and they would easily be double digit favorites. They bring back their QB and their entire OL except for one tackle. They might not have to even throw a pass against those lackluster defenses. To make matters worse, the Razorbacks are a 7-point favorite in their opener against Steele's 25th ranked Bearcats. Talk about no respect.

 

[LordEggForgotHisPassword]

 

[CATONTINROOF]

We are behind Louisville? What in the...?

Insane

 

[TOMCATS1990]

Need to check his bold predictions come January 2023. Does UL have an easy schedule this year? KY should destroy them again!!

 

[CATONTINROOF]

Need to check his bold predictions come January 2023. Does UL have an easy schedule this year? KY should destroy them again!!

No doubt

 

[Girthang]

Wow, NC State at 13th!!

Hey, 4 ACC teams Top 15; but only 3 SEC teams.

And LSU and Auburn outside the Top 40?!?!?!?!

Don't know what their weed is laced with, so you need to read that rag with nitrile gloves on

 

[Girthang]

National U6 media slurpfest ignores those games, they didn't happen...never played. Steele is a prime example of a has been.

Never was

Same formula every year. Pick the teams with great recruiting classes and no real challengers on their schedule. PICK UK at 6-7 wins now and then. Their method is so immovable it's got bedsores

 

[southindycat]

Totally agree. Fine if you think UK is at 35…but I’m no world is UL ahead of us.

He got in on the great UoL NIL orgy?

 

[JHB4UK]

The acc is god awful, I can easily see UL racking up 8 or 9 wins before Thanksgiving

And then being annihilated by UK 59-17

 

[Stuntman68]

I love it because there’s nothing sweeter than Louisville fans talking themselves into believing they will beat us then crushing them. They should win some easy Big East games and go in with hopes only to have another total meltdown. In all honesty I see it as then being higher on the Louisville QB vs Levis.

To me the most laughable part is Vegas has Louisville at 5.5 so putting two and two together UK is a 5.5 ACC win team, interesting lol

 

[The-Hack]

there’s nothing sweeter than Louisville fans talking themselves into believing they will beat us then crushing them.

My guilty pleasure: reading their boards a week before our game. Last year, their QB set single game records against Duke a week or two before playing us. I pulled up the highlights. Had LBJ ever faced the 2021 Duke defense he could have run for 800+ yards. They were slow.

Then reading the meltdowns on their game threads!

 

[The-Hack]

And then being annihilated by UK 59-17

Stoops has class.

He takes his foot off the gas against our MAC opponents, Vandy, etc.

But he “gets it,” when it comes to Louisville. It is our one game where the attitude from the Top down to the high school cheerleaders selling popcorn is United.

LEAVE NO DOUBT!

 

[FirewithFire]

I'm good with this. Heap UK's plate full of disrespect. They shall feast.

 

[Johnfarrel]

I just want one of these pubs to be forced to bet straight up on head to head games for teams they have ranked. I'd of made bank the last 4 years on UK vs ul. They keep over playing how good they are and keep under selling us. I don't get it. It's not like Louisville is NY or LA with 14 million eyeballs for tv. What are we at... 150 to 35 the last 4 years in score?

Had Steele looked at those numbers he wouldn't have ranked Louisville over Kentucky. Makes you wonder if he does his own research.

 

[billoliver40]

Glad somebody put this out. Stoops loves talking up disrespect and being the underdog. This article is up his alley.

 

[sluggercatfan]

I just want one of these pubs to be forced to bet straight up on head to head games for teams they have ranked. I'd of made bank the last 4 years on UK vs ul. They keep over playing how good they are and keep under selling us. I don't get it. It's not like Louisville is NY or LA with 14 million eyeballs for tv. What are we at... 150 to 35 the last 4 years in score?

I'm sure he's on twiter, etc. Why some doesn't someone send him this info and see his response? I don't get on any of that BS.

 

[Rembrandt90]

Lol I can't take anyone seriously who has Louisville ahead of us

153-44

Based on results on the field, reasonable people should agree with you on this. Anyone who saw the last several UK-UL games would know that the strength of UL's program is not comparable to UK's. Our lines shoved their lines all over the field. That difference hasn't been turned around in 8 months.

This particular ranking for UK is the lowest I have seen. Almost everyone has UK between 15-25. Of course, preseason rankings don't have any actual importance. They don't win games, and they don't have any impact on bowl invitations. In fact, it is more impressive when a team with lower expectations really plays well and outperforms.

If one buys into an optimistic narrative regarding UK's season, one assumes our OL, DL, and secondary will perform well. Conversely, a lack of respect for our OL, DL, and secondary would be the basis for discounting this team, especially if one believes Chris Rodriguez will not be back. At this stage, there are a lot of variables. My opinion is that Deondre Buford's performance plus keeping Will Levis, Tayvion Robinson, and Keidron Smith healthy will go a long way toward determining the results.