BIG TEN RIVALRY – University of Michigan alum Fred Upton appeared to take a shot yesterday at his alma mater’s biggest rival. The new Energy and Commerce chairman was explaining to reporters that he is nicknaming committee rooms after sports stadiums, and will call the committee’s main room “The Big House,” after Michigan’s football stadium.

But here’s where it gets good: He then said that he’s going to call room 2218 “The Shoe” after Ohio State’s stadium “because you can’t really fit much in there.” Some background for those who didn’t go to school with Big Ten fans: OSU’s stadium is the fourth largest in the nation and holds more than 102,000. But The Big House clocks in as No. 1 with nearly 110,000 (something that is of immense pride to Wolverine fans).