Welcome Aboard?

OK, so the Big Ten is going to have 14 teams. Whatever, because as much as I like watching the games I'm under no illusion that anything in college sports makes a lick of sense.

But I will quibble with one of the statements made by Rutgers president Robert Barchi, who says that academically, the Big Ten is a good fit for his school. Mr. Barchi, your school paid Nicole Polizzi, AKA "Snooki," $32,000 to speak to its students. You should probably not be so willing to use the word "academics" in connection to it.