Weekly Analysis 2023: post week 11 superlatives

The best game: North Carolina over Duke.

The coach I wish I was: Georgia’s Kirby Smart.

The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Coach Prime.

The team that impressed: Michigan.

The defensive slugfest: Maryland over Nebraska.

The offensive shootout: Arizona over Colorado.

The team that disappointed: Penn State.

The Heisman favorite: Washington’s Michael Penix Jr.

The best conference: Pac-12.

The worst conference: Big 12.

The best team: Georgia.

The underrated coach: Iowa State’s Matt Campbell.

The overrated coach: Penn State’s James Franklin.

The underrated player: Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy.

The breakout performance: Oklahoma’s Dillon Gabriel responsible for eight touchdowns.

The biggest upset: Texas Tech over Kansas.

The upset no one saw coming: Arizona State over UCLA.

The team that wants to hit the reset button: Nebraska.

The blowout everyone predicted: Ohio State over Michigan State.

The underrated team: Missouri.

The overrated team: Oklahoma state.

The feel-good story: Iowa State becoming bowl eligible.

The horror show: Nebraska’s five turnovers.

The must-see game in week 12: Georgia at Tennessee.

The team nobody’s talking about: Iowa.

The team with an elite offense: Ohio State.

The team with an elite defense: Michigan.

The team that was desperate for a win: UCF.

The surprising blowout: Missouri over Tennessee.

The surprising close game: Texas over TCU.

The best comeback game: Arizona over Colorado.

The narrow escape: Maryland over Nebraska.

The defense that got exposed: Rutgers.

The coach with the most to prove: Indiana’s Tom Allen.

The dangerous Group of Five team: Tulane.

Cool in the clutch: Oregon’s Bo Nix.

Give that coach a raise: Northwestern’s David Braun.

Man, they’re good: Ohio State.

Wow, they’re bad: Virginia.