The best news about the addition of USC and UCLA to the Big Ten is that men of all ages attending the games will now have a chance to see, live and in person, the pom pon girls and cheerleaders from UCLA and USC. While the further expansion of the Big Ten leaves me cold, the inevitability of these west coast beauties gracing Dyche Stadium's Ryan Field and the basketball fieldhouse already has my heart palpitating. IU's Red Steppers occasionally made an appearance here to the great appreciation of the male audience - heck, even my wife liked them - but USC and UCLA raise the bar to a much higher level. The issue now is, will NU choose to compete or just beg off from this most worthy of competitions.