It appears ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit has a soul mate. Or at least someone who shares his feelings that the NIU Huskies don't belong in the BCS Orange Bowl. During the selection show he called their placement "a joke." Can't Northern Illinois get any respect? I guess the nation's longest winning streak and back to back 11 win seasons don't count for much. Then again losing to a 4-8 … [Read more...] about Orange Bowl rep to NIU: “We didn’t want you here” (Huskies don’t prove him wrong)
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West Virginia Could Lose $650,000 on Orange Bowl Tickets
The Orange Bowl required West Virginia University to purchase 17,500 tickets. WVU has sold just 7,500 of that allotment for their Jan 4th match up with Clemson. Even the most optimistic of projections have them coming well short, and eventually losing about $650,000 on the Orange Bowl ticket agreement. From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: West Virginia is also competing … [Read more...] about West Virginia Could Lose $650,000 on Orange Bowl Tickets