• Super Shon. Knowshon Moreno laughs at your petty conception of gravity:

• This we know: we don't like you. Voters remain divided on who's number one, dividing 108 of 131 first place votes in the AP and Coaches' polls between USC and Georgia, with the Trojans coming out on top of both for the second week in a row. They do, however, agree on one thing: it ain't Ohio State. The Buckeyes drop from third to fifth in both polls after waiting a little too long to drop the hammer on Ohio U., with a mass exodus of primary backers: from 15 first place votes by the AP last week and 10 first place votes by the Coaches, OSU nets exactly one first place vote in each poll this week, with almost all the defections filtering off to USC and Georgia.

More insulting: the early line for Saturday is USC by a gaping 10.5, easily the biggest spread the Buckeyes have faced under Jim Tressel. For comparison, in the last two years, Vegas has expected Arkansas (+8), Oregon (+8), California (+6), Notre Dame (+8), Nebraska (+9) and Arizona State (+3) to play the Trojans closer than 10.5 points. Although, for the record, none of those teams was remotely close to covering.

• Well, that little iceberg was no trouble at all, was it? Somewhat unsurprisingly, Charlie Weis found more positives than negatives in Notre Dame's come-from-behind, 21-13 squeaker over probably the weakest team on its schedule, particularly the forced goal line fumble by San Diego State that kept the game within reach and set up the Irish's fourth quarter run. So, yes, the offense was moribund until it came out in the no huddle with the game on the line, and yes, ND was probably inches from defeat before the crucial fumble. Why do haters keep harping on that little nick in the stern? Don't you hear the band playing? This ship is steaming along just fine.

Quickly . . .

• Central Florida fans got a hold of Matt Grothe's cell phone number and bombarded the Bulls' quarterback with calls and text messages, including a death threat to Grothe's dad, Matt Sr. . . . Freshman Mark Ingram was a bright spot in Alabama's narrow win over Tulane, but the Tide better wake up as it hits SEC play. . . . Chris Todd takes over full time as Auburn's quarterback after carving up Southern Miss. . . . Florida's defense is suddenly a strength, although Miami's offense is -- well, what the hell, it's a strength. . . . Deliciously named Shady Salamon is hungrier for a bigger share in Minnesota's backfield. . . . Daryll Clark is doing exactly what Penn State partisans hoped he would: reminding them of Michael Robinson . . . or Kerry Collins? . . . What's up with Wisconsin's slow starts? . . . Randy Shannon said recruits were impressed with Miami's fight in the Canes' loss at Florida. . . . D'Vontrey Richardson stole the show in Florida State's win over hopelessly overmatched Western Carolina. . . . Nebraska defensive end Barry Turner is likely out for the season. . . . Oklahoma's empty backfield sets were effective against Cincinnati, although don't expect Seattle businessman/new Oklahoma City Thunder owner Clay Bennett to show his face in Husky Stadium Saturday. . . . USC assistant coach Dave Watson talks about his addiction to painkillers. . . . And Arizona State is already clamoring for Georgia.

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Photo of airborne Moreno via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; photo of Matt Grothe via the Associated Press.