1. 12-02-12 03:59 PM #1
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    Northern Illinois in the Orange Bowl

    Unreal...i love this team, but come on. BCS bowls should NEVER accept MAC teams its embarrassing.

    Doeren left them too early it seems!

    Jordan Lynch the best QB nobody knows...

    That said, FSU should curb stomp them
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  2. 12-02-12 04:00 PM #2
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    Has to be the highest spread of a BCS game... although - FSU has been shit recently.
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    Oklahoma vs Uconn a few years ago is representative of what this should be
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    Where does everyone see this?
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  5. 12-02-12 04:03 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by daneblazer View Post
    Where does everyone see this?
    will be announced soon

    NIU got to #16 in the polls, all they needed to do
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    and georgia is left out
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    Would NIU be playing ND if they had held off Iowa??? they lost by 1 point, super close game
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  8. 12-02-12 04:24 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by InTheDrink View Post
    and georgia is left out
    I assume Georgia is left out because Florida is in.
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  9. 12-02-12 04:24 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brock Landers View Post
    Would NIU be playing ND if they had held off Iowa??? they lost by 1 point, super close game
    No chance.
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  10. 12-02-12 04:25 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brock Landers View Post
    Would NIU be playing ND if they had held off Iowa??? they lost by 1 point, super close game
    your a moron to even ask this
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  11. 12-02-12 04:29 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jrod124 View Post
    your a moron to even ask this
    they would be UNDEFEATED along with ND....how could they be kept out?
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    This is funny. Didn't there coach already leave to?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChalkyDog View Post
    Has to be the highest spread of a BCS game... although - FSU has been shit recently.


    FSU did not cover the spread in a single game away from home this year.
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  14. 12-02-12 04:31 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bcatswin View Post
    This is funny. Didn't there coach already leave to?
    yep

    bolted for NC ST as fast as he could
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brock Landers View Post
    they would be UNDEFEATED along with ND....how could they be kept out?
    Boise St of the past few years is wondering this themselves.
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    What will the spread be???

    FSU -14?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brock Landers View Post
    What will the spread be???

    FSU -14?
    Try 20.5, NIU is driven by their QB running the ball. Good Luck vs a defense with a clue.

    But more than Likely FSU will come in overconfident, unmotivated, and the game will be close.
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    Quote Originally Posted by meader99 View Post
    I assume Georgia is left out because Florida is in.
    yes....stupid rule

    funny thing is that no one really benefits except one small school....fans suffer, bowl suffers, tv suffers, etc
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    Quote Originally Posted by HoulihansTX View Post
    Boise St of the past few years is wondering this themselves.
    Those Boise State teams are wondering why they didn't get in a BCS bowl game with a much better resume.
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    Quote Originally Posted by InTheDrink View Post
    yes....stupid rule

    funny thing is that no one really benefits except one small school....fans suffer, bowl suffers, tv suffers, etc

    All the schools in the MAC benefit. Frankly they should just have NIU/Louisville play in a bowl. Why ruin multiple bowl games when you only have to ruin one?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Popcorn Trick View Post
    Those Boise State teams are wondering why they didn't get in a BCS bowl game with a much better resume.
    they did...2 Fiesta bowls, won em both too
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  22. 12-02-12 04:45 PM #22
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    Where did NIU get in the Harris poll? The computers had no love for NIU, u sure they got it?!?!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brock Landers View Post
    they did...2 Fiesta bowls, won em both too
    That's a long period of time. They were snubbed more than once.
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  24. 12-02-12 04:48 PM #24
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    I think they barely sneaked in
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    They were left out of BCS games cause they lost to pretty good Nevada teams, better resume than Northern Illinois. BCS is a joke. They didn't like a really good team like Boise State showing everyone up, yet they feel pretty safe with NI. Also, having to play TCU in the little kids bowl that one year was a virtual snub.
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    NIU has a very good secondary, FSU does not care about winning could be a close game
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  27. 12-02-12 04:55 PM #27
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    If any team is Oklahoma 2.0, it's FSU. Capable of laying an egg at any time against any team. I'll watch the game.
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    I will watch the game also but NIU doesn't deserve to be there. Would much rather see Georgia
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    Guys, fact is Northern Illinois HAS to do be in a BCS bowl because those are the rules. So they had to play somewhere, its not like the BCS is even happy about it. They took away Oklahoma's spot, which I am sure everyone involved would have preferred (outside of NIU that is). I do agree they should have had NIU play Louisville though, at least that would have left four good BCS matchups, not to mention NIU vs. Louisville would be a competitive game too.
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    It was impossible for both Georgia and Florida to be in. but Georgia has somewhat of a beef considering they beat Florida head-to-head. Still, bottom line is Florida finished ahead of them on final BCS Standings.
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    love it! hate oklahoma and their terribly overrated coach and program. shitty fukkin team who lost twice at home this year doesn't deserve anything. MAC champion makes the BCS afterall
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ernie Mccracken View Post
    If any team is Oklahoma 2.0, it's FSU. Capable of laying an egg at any time against any team. I'll watch the game.
    I will certainly watch the game and root for NIU. Would be fantastic to see Lynch dominate FSU.
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  33. 12-02-12 06:15 PM #33
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    The MAC deserves a BCS bowl as much as the big east does. They are both terrible conferences.
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    Listening to the ESPN talking heads about NIU takes me back to when everyone was in an uproar about VCU getting into the NCAA backetball tourney a few years back. VCU made the Final Four..... Hope NIU beats FSU outright.
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    Quote Originally Posted by matt777s View Post
    The MAC deserves a BCS bowl as much as the big east does. They are both terrible conferences.
    the difference is that the big east has no excuse for being so terrible....and yet there they are year after year
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