OT - FSU versus Northern Illinois in Orange Bowl?

[huskymedic]

SIPeteThamel 4:32pm via TweetDeck
BREAKING: Northern Illinois vs Florida State is official in the Orange Bowl, according to a source.

 

[WestHartHusk]

Finally a game I will watch. I hope NIU SMOKES them!

And I will be counting the # of tickets FSU sells through the university...

 

[huskysupporter]

Looks like I am taking a bath on my Orange Bowl tickets, even worse than last year.

 

[SAMCRO]

Finally a game I will watch. I hope NIU SMOKES them!

And I will be keeping a close watch on the # of tickets FSU sells through the university as this is the true test of a football school.

No excuse for them not to sell their allotment and then some since they all saved money by not going to the ACC CG.

Oh, and a nice Spurs win coupled w/ Arsenal losing!

 

[WestHartHusk]

No excuse for them not to sell their allotment and then some since they all saved money by not going to the ACC CG.

Oh, and a nice Spurs win coupled w/ Arsenal losing!

3 EPL wins in one week...not bad! I just hope we keep Defoe on the roster the rest of the season, he's a Spur through and through and there are rumors of a deal w/ QPR.

 

[UCFBfan]

Can I ask why Boise doesn't qualify? Aren't they under the same rule that if they finish in the Top 16 they'd make it for the same reason NIU would make it? Unless NIU leaped them in the standings Boise would be ranked ahead of them. Do teams from the MWC not count in this rule for some reason? I thought it applied to all non-BCS conferences. Anyone?

 

[UCFBfan]

Oh, and a nice Spurs win coupled w/ Arsenal losing!

That's right Arsenal lost! My Swans are rocking this year. Michu is a beast!

 

[huskymedic]

Can I ask why Boise doesn't qualify? Aren't they under the same rule that if they finish in the Top 16 they'd make it for the same reason NIU would make it? Unless NIU leaped them in the standings Boise would be ranked ahead of them. Do teams from the MWC not count in this rule for some reason? I thought it applied to all non-BCS conferences. Anyone?

Guessing they didn't make Top 16. Haven't seen final BCS yet but speculation is that Oklahoma is out as well.

Andy_Staples 4:52pm via TweetDeck
Also, NIU wouldn't be there if the champions of the Big East and Big Ten had managed to be ranked above No. 16.

 

[WestHartHusk]

Swans are a likable side (and tough to play in Wales). Thank you for taking out the "Gooners".

 

[UCFBfan]

Guessing they didn't make Top 16. Haven't seen final BCS yet but speculation is that Oklahoma is out as well.

But they'd still qualify if they were in the Top 16 right? I don't see how NIU beating Kent St is worth leaping over Boise, or an idle Michigan at that. However, it's not me voting and I always enjoy seeing the little guy get a shot. I'd love it even more if they beat FSU.

 

[UCFBfan]

Swans are a likable side (and tough to play in Wales). Thank you for taking out the "Gooners".

My buddies a HUGE Arsenal fan and I told him I'd cheer for Spurs when Dempsey signed with them. He almost ended our friendship right there. Lol!

 

[SAMCRO]

Guessing they didn't make Top 16. Haven't seen final BCS yet but speculation is that Oklahoma is out as well.

Andy_Staples 4:52pm via TweetDeck
Also, NIU wouldn't be there if the champions of the Big East and Big Ten had managed to be ranked above No. 16.

Wisconsin won't (or shouldn't) be top 16 either. Can't put this one all on the BE, Nebraska spitting the bit had as much to do with it as UL choking v. UConn.

 

[phillionaire]

Can I ask why Boise doesn't qualify? Aren't they under the same rule that if they finish in the Top 16 they'd make it for the same reason NIU would make it? Unless NIU leaped them in the standings Boise would be ranked ahead of them. Do teams from the MWC not count in this rule for some reason? I thought it applied to all non-BCS conferences. Anyone?

did they win their conference? i think that you have to win your conference to get the bowl bid

 

[WestHartHusk]

My buddies a HUGE Arsenal fan and I told him I'd cheer for Spurs when Dempsey signed with them. He almost ended our friendship right there. Lol!

Friends who root for Ars or Chels are expendable.

 

[huskymedic]

NIU finished 15.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...2/02/orange-bowl-northern-illinois/index.html

Louisville - Florida in Sugar (could of, would have, should ha)!!

 

[UCFBfan]

did they win their conference? i think that you have to win your conference to get the bowl bid

That might have been it. Not sure if they won or not since there are three teams at 7-1 in the MWC. Maybe you need to win it outright? Not sure. Anyway, moot point now.

 

[SAMCRO]

But they'd still qualify if they were in the Top 16 right? I don't see how NIU beating Kent St is worth leaping over Boise, or an idle Michigan at that. However, it's not me voting and I always enjoy seeing the little guy get a shot. I'd love it even more if they beat FSU.

It will be interesting if NIU jumps Boise after both won. Could come down to computers. Since NIU beat a higher ranked team there is a good chance the computers elevate them past BSU. Since Kent St, UCLA, Texas, And Nebraska all lost there is a very good chance one or both of NIU and BSU crack the top 16. Of course, only one is required to be taken. The human poll will be VERY telling. Lets see if the good old BCS boys vote fairly or not.

 

[jbdphi]

I actually think the humans are treating Northern Illinois much better than the computers are. I was looking at the BCS prior to this week and Michigan was ony as high as they were due to the computers, not the humans. I think the win over Kent State really helped N Illinois. Plus Nebraska losing as badly as they did probably made extra room for them.

In terms of Boise, they shared the MWC title so I think they were eligible. I just think that N Illinois passed them in the rankings. Higher quality win over Kent State as opposed to Nevada. Only one loss versus two for Boise so maybe some humans re-evaluated their rankings.

 

[huskymedic]

I actually think the humans are treating Northern Illinois much better than the computers are. I was looking at the BCS prior to this week and Michigan was ony as high as they were due to the computers, not the humans. I think the win over Kent State really helped N Illinois. Plus Nebraska losing as badly as they did probably made extra room for them.

In terms of Boise, they shared the MWC title so I think they were eligible. I just think that N Illinois passed them in the rankings. Higher quality win over Kent State as opposed to Nevada. Only one loss versus two for Boise so maybe some humans re-evaluated their rankings.

Boise looking @ Vegas Bowl.

slmandel 5:24pm via TweetDeck
This year's BCS games will feature AP No. 13, 16, 22 and NR teams. Just brutal.

 

[traitor71]

It's amazing what the bowl situation has come to. The Orange Bowl used to be one hell of an event down here. A week of events, a big ass parade and a big time game that I used to look forward to attending every year, regardless of who was playing. Now, I'm like a lot of people here in that you couldn't give me a ticket to go most years.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Glad this happened, but it's a joke that NIU made a BCS bowl.

I'd like to hear everyone trash Wisconsin as well. Won't happen, but it'd be nice.

 

[RS9999X]

Glad this happened, but it's a joke that NIU made a BCS bowl.
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Will they move more than 3,500 tickets?

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Will they move more than 3,500 tickets?

Officially? No chance. They are facing the same bullsheet we did with BCS title game being played at same venue. Total scam. The bowl structure as its set up now is not sustainable. Scam of epic proportions.

 

[UConnDan97]

This matchup is beautiful from the standpoint that it puts FSU in a lose-lose situation. If they win, they only beat a MAC team and nobody will give a . If they lose....oh mamma, if they lose!!! Well let's just say that Northern Illinois won't be the only happy Huskies around here...

 

[Brochacho]

Sucks to be Georgia. Or LSU, Texas A&M, South Carolina for that matter.