THE BUBBLE BEGINS TO DEFLATE?  Rutgers University's splurge on big time sports is not paying off.

It seems as though we are finally beginning to see the big dollar college athletic model begin to crumble, as Rutgers surely will not be the last college to over-extend their athletic budget to the point where it puts serious cramps on the funding of academics.  Colleges nationwide must seriously consider the place of athletics within a university, as it has become clear that while schools still say its about academics, clearly the priorities are athletics if you follow the money.

It's not showing up at the gate, or in the ratings, but when Big Ten representatives lament the violations at "two storied programs" (Michigan and Ohio State) rather than talk about the conference's aspirations, perhaps someone in authority is listening.