Weekly Analysis 2022: post week 12 superlatives

The best game: TCU over Baylor.

The coach I wish I was: Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea.

The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Miami’s Mario Cristobal.

The team that impressed: Kansas State.

The defensive slugfest: Wisconsin over Nebraska.

The offensive shootout: USC over UCLA.

The team that disappointed: Tennessee.

The Heisman favorite: USC’s Caleb Williams.

The best conference: Pac-12.

The worst conference: ACC.

The best team: Georgia.

The underrated coach: Oregon State’s Jonathan Smith.

The overrated coach: Utah’s Kyle Whittingham.

The underrated player: South Carolina’s Spencer Rattler.

The breakout performance: USC’s Caleb Williams’ 470 passing yards.

The biggest upset: South Carolina over Tennessee.

The upset no one saw coming: Georgia Tech over North Carolina.

The team that wants to hit the reset button: Oklahoma State.

The blowout everyone predicted: Washington over Colorado.

The underrated team: Clemson.

The overrated team: Alabama.

The feel-good story: USC clinching berth in Pac-12 Championship.

The horror show: Nebraska’s fifth-straight loss.

The must-see game in week 13: Michigan at Ohio State.

The team nobody’s talking about: Iowa.

The team with an elite offense: USC.

The team with an elite defense: Michigan.

The team that was desperate for a win: Texas A&M.

The surprising blowout: Texas over Kansas.

The surprising close game: Michigan over Illinois.

The best comeback game: Wisconsin over Nebraska.

The narrow escape: Oregon over Utah.

The defense that got exposed: Ohio State.

The coach with the most to prove: West Virginia’s Neal Brown.

The dangerous Group of Five team: Tulane.

Cool in the clutch: Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud.

Give that coach a raise: Washington’s Kalen DeBoer.

Man, they’re good: Georgia.

Wow, they’re bad: Colorado.