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After getting vilified by the ESPN talking heads, the media had a little chance to rebuttal and figure that NIU in the Orange Bowl really isn't so bad and that they earned their spot in the BCS.
NIU Orange Bowl bound - chicagotribune.com
NIU’s Carey has a track record of success - DailyHerald.com
Northwest Herald | At NIU, joy over bowl bid, anger toward analyst
Northern Illinois domino crashes Florida, Florida State bowls - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Progar looks forward to BCS, reflects on Huskie career - Northern Star Online: Sports
Northern Illinois in Orange Bowl? Eat Huskies' dust, Herbstreit! - latimes.com
Today's question: Northern Illinois in Orange Bowl a good thing? - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
MORRISSEY: NIU’s story lies with players, not with coach who left - Chicago Sun-Times
Video: Northern Illinois players react to Orange Bowl news - CBSSports.com
Greenstein on NIU in Orange Bowl
Is Northern Illinois' bowl bid a strength or weakness of the BCS? - latimes.com
BMOC surveys bowl announcements, Alabama-Georgia, player of the year -- college football - ESPN
Daily Chronicle | BCS bowl bid has Huskies’ fans ecstatic
Alabama-Notre Dame BCS title pits storied teams fans love to hate - Stewart Mandel - SI.com
W roundtable: Northern Illinois Huskies worth celebrating - espnW
Northern Illinois received Orange squeeze from Big 12 coaches - Chicago Sun-Times
BCS: Northern Illinois? Who Invited Them? - The Daily Fix - WSJ
College football's bowl season a jumbled mess - Yahoo! Sports
BMOC surveys bowl announcements, Alabama-Georgia, player of the year -- college football - ESPN
Orange Bowl Business
Orange Bowl -- MAC considering plan to subsidize NIU BCS trip to Miami - ESPN
MAC's Sugar Daddy, Northern Illinois, and Classic BCS BS - Forbes
NIU to give each student a ticket to Orange Bowl - Chicago Sun-Times
Northern Illinois offering students free Orange Bowl tickets - ESPN Chicago
Huskie Wire | Orange Bowl ticket/travel package information
Herbgate
Former NFLer Ryan Diem Sounds Off At Kirk Herbstreit For Critical NIU Comments " CBS Chicago
Kirk Herbstreit's baseless BCS bashing of Northern Illinois is the "absolute joke"
Coaching
Q&A: NC State coach Dave Doeren, Part I - ACC Blog - ESPN
Rod Carey, Northern Illinois HC - ESPN
Lynch deserved more Heisman credit - Northern Star Online: Sports
Lynch Earns CBSSports.com Third-Team All-America Honors - Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site
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