I believe the only real talent gap is between the playoff contenders and the rest. When looking at the other power 5 teams success is much more based on confidence/scheme and mentality than it is on talent.
That's why I don't buy the talent differences meaning diddly squat when looking at teams like Tenn-Kentucky-NC state-Colorado.
I don’t consider auburn or LSU a playoff contender and their talent is unquestionably better than ours.
Off the top of my head:
Bama, Ohio state, Clemson, ND, WVU, penn state, Michigan, miami, Georgia, LSU, Auburn,Stanford, texas, Oklahoma, Florida, Washington, Wisconsin, Oregon, texas AM, Miss state,
That’s 20 right there that are universally accepted to have better players than us.
Then you can get into teams like South Carolina, Kentucky, Colorado, NC state, TCU etc that a very good case can be made for.
When i say i don’t think we are a top 20 roster i base it on i think they are 20+ teams i can say for sure have better players than us. I know we’re top 50 for sure. We’re probably somewhere between 30-45 depending on who is judging.