1. When parity isn't

Despite being ranked No. 1 by four of the six computers used in the BCS formula, the Pacific Ten Conference may not get a second team in a BCS bowl. The Pac-10 plays a true round-robin schedule of nine league games while conferences with more teams such as the SEC (12) and the Big Ten (11) play eight, giving them an opportunity to schedule an extra cupcake. The Pac-10 has no school with fewer than two losses, and its highest ranked team is No. 11 Southern Cal. The conference is 20-9 outside the league with four of the defeats coming against schools ranked in the BCS top 10 — Cincinnati, Boise State, Iowa and LSU.

2. SEC whine of the week

So now SEC commissioner Mike Slive is saying that there are more important issues facing the league than officiating and penalizing coaches who criticize referees. Maybe so, but all anyone hears from the conference is the seemingly endless questions about calls, publicly suspending a crew and fining Florida coach Urban Meyer $30,000 for critical remarks. And what is it that's more important? "It's what we can do (in the conference) to make sure this legacy lives on," Slive said. That's a legacy of football, not griping.

3. Buckeyes want roses

Quarterback Terrelle Pryor said 10th-ranked Ohio State learned in its shocking defeat at Purdue that you can't let down after a big win. A roaring sellout crowd at Ohio Stadium will try to make sure that doesn't happen when the Buckeyes go after their fifth straight Big Ten title and a Rose Bowl bid with a game against No. 15 Iowa. Of course, with freshman James Vandenberg replacing the injured Ricky Stanzi (ankle) at quarterback for the Hawkeyes, Ohio State could be overconfident, so we'll see if the team heeds Pryor's words.

4. Did you catch the rant ...

... from Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy, who lashed out at his critics last week for their "animosity ... and hatred" after the third-ranked Crimson Tide knocked off LSU? McElroy apologized for the remarks two days later saying, "It wasn't supposed to be a 'take-that' moment by any means, but sometimes your emotions just get the best of you." McElroy threw for 276 yards and two touchdowns against LSU and will try to keep that momentum going at Mississippi State.

5. Not in Gainesville any more