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Celebrate the Orange Bowl bid at these NIU bars
RedEyeWith Northern Illinois snagging an Orange Bowl bid this weekend, Husky fever is sure to reach a high in the next few weeks. NIU became the first-ever MAC school to receive a BCS bowl game berth, where they will take on the ACC champion Florida State. So...Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, Wrigleyville, Orange Bowl, Bowl Championship Series
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Is NIU's BCS bowl bid a flaw in the system?
Happy for the MAC Ron Fritz Baltimore Sun I have no idea whether Northern Illinois playing in the Orange Bowl is a strength or weakness of the BCS system, but I'm glad to see a Mid-American Conference school in a BCS bowl. Seven MAC schools are going...Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, ESPN (tv network), Oklahoma Sooners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Football
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Kirk Herbstreit rips Northern Illinois' Orange Bowl appearance
South Florida Sun SentinelNorthern Illinois' unprecedented inclusion in the Bowl Championship Series lineup isn't sitting well with ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit. Northern Illinois (12-1) earned the Mid-American Conference's first major bowl berth by meeting...Tags: Illinois Fighting Illini, Atlantic Coast Conference, ESPN (tv network), College Sports, Football
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Berth in Orange Bowl, new coach cap wild weekend for NIU
It was an incredible weekend for the Northern Illinois football program. A 44-37 double-overtime victory over Kent State in the Mid-American Conference championship game kicked off the exhilaration Friday night at Ford Field in Detroit. That was followed...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sugar Bowl, Florida State University, Football
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WASHBURN FIRED, FOLES NAMED QB FOR REST OF SEASON
Eagles coach Andy Reid announced that Nick Foles would be the starting quarterback for the rest of the season. Also, the purge continues at the NovaCare Center, where defensive line coach Jim Washburn was fired this morning after the team returned from...
Tags: Baseball, Nick Foles, Andy Reid, ESPN (tv network), Philadelphia Eagles
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UCF will play Ball State in Beef `O' Brady's Bowl
Despite early hope it would play a Big East opponent in the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, UCF learned Sunday evening it would face a Mid-American Conference opponent instead. Ball State accepted a bid to play the Knights on Dec. 21 at St. Petersburg's Tropicana...
Tags: Liberty Bowl, College Sports, Football, Bowl Championship Series, Kent State Golden Flashes
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Only major bowl question: Can Northern Illinois steal a BCS bid?
Aren't you going to miss the Bowl Championship Series? (Don't email answer that). The college football selection system for bowl games that has been ordered to the junk heap after next season might have a couple of surprises left in it. Nebraska's...
Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Illinois Fighting Illini, College Sports, Southeastern Conference, Football
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VIDEO: Coley Harvey, CineSport recap FSU's ACC championship win
ATLANTA -- Thankfully, my extended stay at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (see the previous post) is about to come to an end. I love this city, but five hours inside it's massive airport is a bit much. So, as we prepare to board the final...
Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, Orange Bowl, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Florida State Seminoles, Bowl Championship Series
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No surprise: Notre Dame vs. Alabama in BCS title game
The final Bowl Championship Series standings on Sunday produced a lot of expected news and one big surprise. Notre Dame and Alabama, in what everyone knew was just a formality, finished first and second in the final standings and will meet Jan. 7 in...
Tags: Bowling Green Falcons, Toledo Rockets, Southeastern Conference, Washington Huskies, Bowl Championship Series
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As usual, SEC claims ownership of BCS
ATLANTA -- No one down here in Southeastern Conference country was surprised Sunday when the final Bowl Championship Series standings confirmed Alabama would be playing Jan. 7 for the national title. The surprise is why the SEC isn't playing the SEC...
Tags: Pacific-12 Conference, Oregon Ducks, Auburn Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Gators' matchup with Louisville in Sugar Bowl has familiar face
GAINESVILLE — A shake-up in the final BCS standings will pit the Florida Gators against a familiar face in a familiar place. The Gators will cap a turnaround season under coach Will Muschamp with a date against coach Charlie Strong and the...
Tags: Oklahoma Sooners, Connecticut Huskies, Sugar Bowl, Teddy Bridgewater, Kent State Golden Flashes
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Notre Dame vs. Alabama: Star power, power football
NEW YORK (AP) — On one side, a blossoming dynasty from the college football capital of the Deep South. On the other, the sport's most famous team, trying to reclaim its place among the elite. Notre Dame and Alabama bring star power and power...
Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Brian Kelly, Southeastern Conference
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