BYU earns Joel Klatt's top spot after Notre Dame win

The Cougars lead his Week 8 rankings, while Notre Dame's place and Tennessee's recognition give viewers plenty to discuss.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 136,366 views a day, 20 times a normal first day on this channel (6,728).

There's a new No. 1 atop Joel Klatt's latest Top 10. Do you agree? #cfb

"BYU, you earned it. Coug fans, you earned it."

Joel Klatt saves that acknowledgment for the end of his countdown, placing the Cougars above Ohio State after their tight win over Notre Dame. It is his own college football ranking, not an official poll, and the result leaves him with an interesting distinction: BYU gets the top spot, but the team it defeated still gets considerable credit.

Notre Dame sits fifth. Klatt praises the Irish despite their road loss, and that placement becomes one of the comment section's sticking points. Viewers question whether their résumé warrants it, while others revisit the timing of the game's final play. Those are arguments about the ranking and the finish, not a settled verdict on the officiating.

Tennessee supplies another talking point. Klatt puts the Volunteers eighth after their home win over Alabama, and several viewers single out that recognition rather than the choice at the top.

The Short drew roughly 136,000 views in its first day, about twenty times the show's usual Shorts start. Comments arrived at nearly nineteen times the usual first-day pace, too.

The clip is presented by Hilton. For anyone wanting the longer argument behind the board, Klatt's full reaction episode also breaks down BYU-Notre Dame and addresses the disputed finish separately.

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All is sensible except Notre Dame. They should be outside looking in until they beat a ranked opponent
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Tennessee has been phenomenal! Very impressed with them!
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Your Top Ten is well thought-out and nicely articulated.
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