Hello,
Today NIU plays Florida State in the Orange Bowl. Many people think that FSU will win in a blowout
I'm not a fan of NIU, in fact I don't know if I've ever heard of them before this season. Before today I couldn't have told you who their mascot (Huskies) or quarterback (Jordan Lynch) was.
You are probably wondering then why I'm cheering for the Huskies. One reason is that I love the underdog, especially in the ridiculous BCS system. A system set up to favor the big boys, whether they are worthy or not. The BCS represents everything that's bad about America. For instance, greed over fairness. Also the BCS did everything it could to become much more intelligent, dragging their feet all the way. Also the BCS is more about the needs of the few over the many. Thinking the BCS is a good idea is equivalent to thinking the Earth is flat in the time of Columbus.
Now granted NIU is in this game because of the BCS, but it's only a change the BCS made because of intense pressure. The BCS finally joined the rest of NCAA and went to a playoff system. In their greedy, self rewarding way they've locked in a 4 team playoff for 12 years.
Another reason that I'm cheering for the Huskies is due to the way the College Gameday idiots were mocking NIU today. Kirk Herbstreit was the worst, he's an idiot and BCS tool. The only way he said the Huskies have a chance to beat FSU is if the Seminoles don't care. That's extremely disrespectful and a sign that the so-called experts are drinking the Kool Aid of their BCS overlords. Yes, I realize that Georgia manhandled Hawaii a few years ago, but those kind of wins don't happen as much as the BCS would lead you to believe.
In FSU's last game the Seminoles were barely able to beat below average Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship Game. The supposedly powerful Seminoles were shut out in the second half of that game and needed an interception to win. The Seminoles six point victory elevated FSU to 11-2 and dropped Georgia Tech to 6-7. Georgia Tech was as good as their record indicates. I won't point out how easily an average BYU team beat Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
So yes I'm hoping that the Huskies join some of the other BCS busters from over the years. Some of the best college football games are when the so-called mid majors knock off one of the BCS big boys. I loved watching TCU shut Wisconsin down in the 2011 Rose Bowl. The Badgers were badgered by the Horned Frogs. I loved when my alma mater, Utah, punched Alabama in the face in the 2009 Sugar Bowl. Utah quickly went up 14-0 using a no huddle offense, completely catching Alabama off guard. The Crimson Tide were not prepared for that. Alabama made a bit of a comeback, but ultimately the Utes prevailed. I get tired of college football experts still making excuses for that Alabama team.
In my opinion the best football game ever is one of those games where the national pundits mocked the non-BCS team. In a game that happened six years ago from today, the Boise State Broncos knocked off the Oklahoma Sooners 43-42. I remember all the talk about how the Broncos didn't have a chance in that game, much like what people are saying about NIU now. BSU-Oklahoma was an incredible game of big plays and momentum shifts by both teams. Both teams played hard. Ultimately BSU won in overtime. Oklahoma didn't choke, as they played their hearts out. That's probably the first time many people saw the Statute of Liberty and hook and ladder plays.
And to all the people that say, yeah but what has Boise State done since then? Well for one, they've won their last 4 bowl games. Also BSU announcing yesterday they were staying in the MWC could be the final nail in the Big East's coffin.
Sadly NIU winning wasn't meant to be. The Huskies fought with a great deal of grit. They played tough and scrappy defense. They also used a couple of trick plays, both of which worked. The fake punt and the onside kick were both almost perfectly executed. A tip of the hat to NIU and their daredevil coach. It's amazing in the same season he moved from the offensive line coach to the head coach. Coach Rod Carey looks like he'll be a great coach.
But at the end of the day, it just wasn't in the cards. Kirk Herbstreit was right, the Seminoles were just too physically overpowering. People were worried about their motivation level, but they didn't need to be. FSU played like they cared about winning the game. A tip of the hat to the well coached and the hard playing Seminoles.
The athletes of both colleges represented their respective universities extremely well. I wish more games were played with so much class, grit and sportsmanship.
Also a tip of the hat to EJ Manuel's Mom. Her name is Jackie and she's currently battling cancer. Best wishes to EJ, Jackie and their whole family.
themusicaddict
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