{"id":7400,"date":"2021-10-24T12:17:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T17:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stayaliveinpower5.com\/staging\/7903\/?p=7400"},"modified":"2021-10-31T08:58:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T13:58:02","slug":"weekly-analysis-2021-post-week-8-superlatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stayaliveinpower5.com\/staging\/7903\/2021\/10\/24\/weekly-analysis-2021-post-week-8-superlatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Analysis 2021: post week 8 superlatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The best game:<\/strong> Oregon over UCLA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The coach I wish I was:<\/strong> Wake Forest Dave Clawson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The coach I wouldn&#8217;t want to be:<\/strong> Virginia Tech&#8217;s Justin Fuente.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The team that impressed:<\/strong> Ole Miss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The defensive slugest:<\/strong> Illinois over Penn State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The offensive shootout:<\/strong> Alabama over Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The team that disappointed: <\/strong>Penn State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Heisman favorite:<\/strong> Ole Miss&#8217; Matt Corral.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The best conference:<\/strong> SEC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The worst conference:<\/strong> ACC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The best team:<\/strong> Georgia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The underrated coach:<\/strong> SMU&#8217;s Sonny Dykes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The overrated coach:<\/strong> Clemson&#8217;s Dabo Swinney.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The underrated player: <\/strong>Notre Dame&#8217;s Kyren Williams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The breakout performance:<\/strong> Michigan&#8217;s two 100-yard rushers (Blake Corum, Hassan Haskins).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The biggest upset:<\/strong> Illinois over Penn State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The upset no one saw coming:<\/strong> Miami over NC State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The team that wants to hit the reset button:<\/strong> Northwestern.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The blowout everyone predicted: <\/strong>Ohio State over Indiana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The underrated team:<\/strong> Wake Forest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The overrated team:<\/strong> Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The feel-good story:\u00a0<\/strong>Oregon State one win away from bowl eligibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The horror show:<\/strong> Arizona still winless on the season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The must-see game in week 9: <\/strong>Michigan at Michigan State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The team nobody&#8217;s talking about:<\/strong> San Diego State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The team with an elite offense:<\/strong> Ohio State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The team with an elite defense:<\/strong> Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The team that was desperate for a win: <\/strong>Kansas State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The surprising blowout:<\/strong> Texas A&amp;M over South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The surprising close game: <\/strong>Illinois over Penn State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The best comeback game:<\/strong> Oklahoma over Kansas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The defense that got exposed:<\/strong> Purdue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The coach with the most to prove: <\/strong>TCU&#8217;s Gary Patterson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The dangerous Group of Five team: <\/strong>UTSA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cool in the clutch: <\/strong>Alabama&#8217;s Bryce Young.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Give that coach a raise:<\/strong> Pittsburgh&#8217;s Pat Narduzzi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Man, they&#8217;re good:<\/strong> Michigan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wow, they&#8217;re bad: <\/strong>Clemson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best game: Oregon over UCLA. The coach I wish I was: Wake Forest Dave Clawson. The coach I wouldn&#8217;t want to be: Virginia Tech&#8217;s Justin Fuente. The team that impressed: Ole Miss. The defensive slugest: Illinois over Penn State. The offensive shootout: Alabama over Tennessee. The team that disappointed: Penn State. 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