Weekly Analysis 2023: post week 13 superlatives

The best game: Alabama over Auburn.

The coach I wish I was: Oregon’s Dan Lanning.

The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Baylor’s Dave Aranda.

The team that impressed: Michigan.

The defensive slugfest: Iowa over Nebraska.

The offensive shootout: Iowa State over Kansas State.

The team that disappointed: Louisville.

The Heisman favorite: LSU’s Jayden Daniels.

The best conference: Pac-12.

The worst conference: ACC.

The best team: Georgia.

The underrated coach: Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz.

The overrated coach: Ohio State’s Ryan Day.

The underrated player: Arizona’s Noah Fifta.

The breakout performance: Iowa State’s Abu Sama’s 276 rushing yards.

The biggest upset: Kentucky over Louisville.

The upset no one saw coming: Iowa State over Kansas State.

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

The blowout everyone predicted: Notre Dame over Stanford.

The underrated team: Northwestern.

The overrated team: Tennessee.

The feel-good story: California becoming bowl eligible.

The horror show: Nebraska’s seven-year bowl drought.

The must-see game in week 14: Alabama vs. Georgia (SEC Championship).

The team nobody’s talking about: Arizona.

The team with an elite offense: Michigan.

The team with an elite defense: Penn State.

The team that was desperate for a win: Syracuse.

The surprising blowout: Oregon over Oregon State.

The surprising close game: Washington over Washington State.

The best comeback game: Oklahoma State over BYU.

The narrow escape: Alabama over Auburn.

The defense that got exposed: Ohio State.

The coach with the most to prove: South Carolina’s Shane Beamer.

The dangerous Group of Five team: Liberty.

Cool in the clutch: Alabama’s Jalen Milroe.

Give that coach a raise: Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz.

Man, they’re good: Oregon.

Wow, they’re bad: Arkansas.