Weekly Analysis 2023: post week nine superlatives
The best game: Kansas over Oklahoma.
The coach I wish I was: Georgia’s Kirby Smart.
The coach I wouldn’t want to be: South Carolina’s Shane Beamer.
The team that impressed: Oregon.
The defensive slugfest: Ohio State over Wisconsin.
The offensive shootout: Georgia Tech over North Carolina.
The team that disappointed: Oklahoma.
The Heisman favorite: Washington’s Michael Penix Jr.
The best conference: Pac-12.
The worst conference: ACC.
The best team: Georgia.
The underrated coach: Kansas’ Lance Leipold.
The overrated coach: USC’s Lincoln Riley.
The underrated player: Kansas State’s D.J. Giddens.
The breakout performance: USC Marshawn Lloyd’s 187 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns.
The biggest upset: Arizona over Oregon State.
The upset no one saw coming: Georgia Tech over North Carolina.
The team that wants to hit the reset button: Florida.
The blowout everyone predicted: Notre Dame over Pittsburgh.
The underrated team: Louisville.
The overrated team: Duke.
The feel-good story: Kansas beating a top-10 team at home for first time since 1984.
The horror show: USC’s defense allowing California to score 49 points.
The must-see game in week 10: Washington at USC.
The team nobody’s talking about: Ole Miss.
The team with an elite offense: Washington.
The team with an elite defense: Minnesota.
The team that was desperate for a win: Auburn.
The surprising blowout: Oregon over Utah.
The surprising close game: USC over California.
The best comeback game: Arizona over Oregon State.
The narrow escape: Miami over Virginia.
The defense that got exposed: Oklahoma.
The coach with the most to prove: Indiana’s Tom Allen.
The dangerous Group of Five team: Air Force.
Cool in the clutch: Texas A&M’s Max Johnson.
Give that coach a raise: Nebraska’s Matt Rhule.
Man, they’re good: Ohio State.
Wow, they’re bad: Michigan State.
