NIU NEWS: Talking Orange Bowl Coaches and Business

From elation, to uncertainty to answering the critics: Four days Northern Illinois will never forget - Yahoo! Sports

The best article from yesterday was Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports breaking down the wild four days of Huskie Mayhem. Some other questions of the day:

How lucky is Northern Illinois to have a commissioner that is going to help them out with a ridiculous amount of face-value tickets to sell?

How awesome is it students are getting free tickets to the bowl game of their lives?

Is the Orange Bowl a top-5 bowl game to watch?

The full coaching staff will be coaching the bowl game, but who will leave with Doeren?

Should Big 12 Coaches get their voting rights taken away? (Coach Novak thinks so)

Orange Bowl $$$$

Huskie Wire | Receiving a helping hand

What is a BCS bowl worth to Huskies? - Sports Business News, Analysis - Dollars Blog - ESPN Playbook - ESPN

Northern Illinois Offers Free Orange Bowl Tickets to Students - Bloomberg

Coach Carey

Huskie Wire | Tuesday NIU notes: Coaching staff will stay for Orange Bowl

Northern Illinois names Rod Carey new head coach - SBNation.com

Rod Carey talks Orange Bowl | HuskieWire.com

Former UND football coach hired at Northern Illinois | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, North Dakota

Bowl Rankings

Ranking all the bowl games, from 1 to 35 | Dr. Saturday - Yahoo! Sports

THE EVERY BOWL GAME RANKING, 2012 EDITION - Every Day Should Be Saturday

Bowl Hype

Huskie Wire | NIU gets low votes from Big 12 in poll

Kadner: Is NIU football ready to be big time? - Southtown Star

FSU's next foe: Little Northern Illinois has Big MAC attack | FLORIDA TODAY | floridatoday.com

Lynch named All-American quarterback - Northern Star Online: Sports

NIU football seeing more orange than red after critics’ barbs - Chicago Sun-Times

FSU to be a tough opponent in the Orange Bowl - Northern Star Online: Sports

Huskies ignore critics, prepare for game day - Northern Star Online: Sports

Talking heads’ outrage better served on bigger issues than NIU - DailyHerald.com

PHOTO: Northern Illinois-supporting gas station responds to ESPN criticism - CBSSports.com

Northern Illinois Celebrates Orange Bowl Bid; Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN Rip BCS Spot (VIDEO)

Today's question: Northern Illinois in Orange Bowl a good thing? - Chicago Tribune

Few believe Northern Illinois worthy of Orange

Northern Illinois, BCS get last laugh - David J. Neal - MiamiHerald.com

Huskie Wire | BCS bowl excitement builds around NIU's campus

Sorry ESPN, NIU still going Orange - DailyHerald.com

Scout.com: Tuesday Question: Does NIU Belong In The BCS?

Northern Illinois University campus celebrates Orange Bowl berth | Video | abc7chicago.com

FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | OFI: 'Deserve' Ain't Got Nothin' to Do With It

Criticisms of BCS-bound Northern Illinois off-base: Elton Alexander | cleveland.com

Northern Illinois football: Former Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish proud of alma mater making BCS bowl - chicagotribune.com