Especially with incredibly talented players like Grant Delpit, Greedy Williams and Jamal Adams who have all worn the purple and gold recently. 2. The official Twitter page of Ohio State football was not about to let a graphic shared Friday go without correcting the record. © Provided by Fansided College football teams seem to constantly argue over … Our data provider is having technical issues, live scoring and stats are impacted. We weighted an All-America nod higher than an All-SEC selection. “Ohio State had two DB's taken in the first round this year -- Jeff Okudah at No. 1 for defensive backs after crunching all the numbers? Ohio State, on the other hand, more than took care of business... Ohio State and head coach Ryan Day had themselves a pretty successful start to the 2020 season. There’s only one problem with that? In fact, the Buckeyes were named DBU lately by a piece ESPN produced. As he does after every game, Day made himself available to the media and fielded questions from reporters. We had to come up with a metric to determine a player’s performance at the next level that would function for all position groups, so we used average Approximate Value over the first four seasons (or fewer, if applicable) in the NFL. Well, ESPN decided to settle the score once and for all as we sit on the doorstep of the upcoming college football season. That’s right. After it appeared many of the voters in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports waited for Ohio State to put a game on tape, the Buckeyes have now moved up a couple of spots to No. With just a few glances at Twitter during the season, you’ll see that Florida and LSU players — current and former — and their official football team accounts are constantly bombarding the internet with claims of “DBU.”. Despite the fact that LSU certainly has produced a great deal of high-level defensive backs, the Buckeyes have done the same as well, and even outdid the Tigers in last years' NFL draft. Since the 1998 season, 30 Buckeyes defensive backs have been drafted, among them 12 first-round picks, including three — Marshon Lattimore, Malik Hooker and Gareon Conley — in 2017. Unfortunately for both schools, they have to take a back seat to the real DBU: Ohio State. https://t.co/iPdL1wOKpR pic.twitter.com/55bm8jcue1, — Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) October 11, 2019. So far there’s no response from the SEC Network, but fans in sweet tea and grits country are in an uproar. Sign up for the Buckeyes Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Unfortunately, the game lost quite a bit of the luster because the Nittany Lions still aren't elite and lost to Indiana in the season opener Saturday. ESPN's David Hale released his Position U 2.0 rankings. Not only is Ohio State dominating the college football world as the rightful owners to “DBU”, but they are winning across the board as well. 1, followed by Alabama at No. Ohio State was named best program for defensive backs over LSU. Ohio State football, not LSU, awarded the owners of DBU label. Ohio State has just as much claim to that title as any program. Everyone likes to debate on who is the best college program and churning out elite talent. Please check your email for a confirmation. Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. 1 for DBU, over the LSU Tigers who came in at No. Some claim to be “Linebacker U,” “Quarterback U,” or even “Defensive-back U (DBU).”. 2. 1, followed by Alabama at No. Although, LSU has a great, young cornerback in Derek Stingley Jr. who also seems like a lock to be a future top-five pick. And wouldn’t you know what team is ranked No. College football teams seem to constantly argue over who has the best talent at a certain position, which would then give them the honor of being a specific position "University", such as offensive line U or defensive back U. It's still a spot below the initial preseason rankings, but at least the two teams ahead of Ohio State are perceived to be in the same ballpark. After the Buckeyes, it was a run of SEC teams, with LSU, Alabama and Florida taking spots two through four. Get your popcorn and make your way through the thread. The same ESPN that the SEC Network is a part of (contradict much?). Ohio State: The real DBU Published by Josh Poloha on July 25, 2019 Much has been made about who the real DBU is in college football over the last … ESPN Stats & Information dug deep into the numbers, culled details on all-conference performers, All-Americans, NFL draft picks and stars from the pro ranks, and came up with a formula to determine the official rankings for the schools best at producing quarterbacks, receivers, tight ends, running backs, linemen, linebackers and defensive backs. It didn't take long for ESPN's traveling road circus known as College GameDay to make its way to a Big Ten campus. Despite all the arguments and heckling over who truly has the best defensive backs in college football, it is undeniable that both LSU and Ohio State have had great secondaries recently, which is what helps make them two of the best teams in college football. Just two weeks into the very delayed start of the conference slate in the heartland, GameDay announced that it'll be traveling to Happy Valley to be on hand for the Penn State vs. Ohio State contest this coming Saturday night. It's still a spot below the initial preseason rankings, but at least the two teams ahead of Ohio State are perceived to be in the same ballpark. Ohio State makes a good argument for being the best at a couple different positions, but perhaps has no better body of work than at defensive back. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, Illinois hayride death: One person killed, others injured after a hayrack ride overturned.