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.