The title spoofs the stereotype of the star athlete or most popular student at college: Big Man on Campus (B.M.O.C.).
Skeeter Barnes the character played by Todd Jefferies in this episode shares the name with a professional ball player Skeeter Barnes who played 9 years in the Major Leagues. At the time of this episode Skeeter Barnes was playing on the St Louis Cardinals, the same team Tony Micelli played for.