Weekly Analysis 2022: post week 7 superlatives

The best game: Tennessee over Alabama.

The coach I wish I was: Syracuse Dino Babers.

The coach I wouldn’t want to be: Auburn’s Bryan Harsin.

The team that impressed: Michigan.

The defensive slugfest: Illinois over Minnesota.

The offensive shootout: Ole Miss over Auburn.

The team that disappointed: USC.

The Heisman favorite: Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker.

The best conference: SEC.

The worst conference: Big 12.

The best team: Georgia.

The underrated coach: TCU’s Sonny Dykes.

The overrated coach: Penn State’s James Franklin.

The underrated player: Illinois’ Chase Brown.

The breakout performance: Tennessee’s Jalin Hyatt five touchdown catches.

The biggest upset: Utah over USC.

The upset no one saw coming: Stanford over Notre Dame.

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

The blowout everyone predicted: Georgia over Vanderbilt.

The underrated team: North Carolina.

The overrated team: Oklahoma State.

The feel-good story: Tennessee snapping a 15-game losing streak to Alabama.

The horror show: Florida State’s three-game losing streak.

The must-see game in week 8: Syracuse at Clemson.

The team nobody’s talking about: TCU.

The team with an elite offense: Tennessee.

The team with an elite defense: Illinois.

The team that was desperate for a win: Colorado.

The surprising blowout: Michigan over Penn State.

The surprising close game: Maryland over Indiana.

The best comeback game: TCU over Oklahoma State.

The narrow escape: Michigan State over Wisconsin.

The defense that got exposed: Alabama.

The coach with the most to prove: Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman.

The dangerous Group of Five team: Cincinnati.

Cool in the clutch: TCU’s Max Duggan.

Give that coach a raise: Illinois’ Bret Bielema.

Man, they’re good: Michigan.

Wow, they’re bad: Virginia Tech.