owlcountry said

owlfan1 said

My understanding is that even though eligible at 6-6, NIU would not get an invite. They went 10-2 and 9-3 in back to back seasons and did not go bowling.

OUCH. That's gotta be a tough sales pitch to recruits… come to cold Northern Illinois and, despite your best efforts, never play in a bowl game.

When they went 10-2 they beat a ranked Maryland team, a ranked Alabama team at Tuscaloosa, and Iowa State. All BCS teams. They got screwed like no other team in recent memory.

GO OWLS!!!

SeminOWL2006 said

College Gridiron 365 | A blog about college football 365 days a year from every angle imaginable. - OrlandoSentinel.com

Orlando Sentinel has us in the Papa Johns Bowl v. Rutgers.  This is from Dec. 3.

All speculation at this point. Unfortunately we have to wait until things are announced on Sunday.

GO OWLS!!!

Whatever happened to NIU is really not fair!!
This proves once more time why the play-off system is needed.

GO OWLS!!!

Let's be real..FAU doesn't deserve to go bowling.

d-owl said

Let's be real..FAU doesn't deserve to go bowling.

i hate when people say this we went 6-6 so by ncaa rules we deserve to go to a bowl i don't care what anyone else says

d-owl said

Let's be real..FAU doesn't deserve to go bowling.

Most of the country would have agreed with you last year as well.  Don't be negative, its not helpful.  If we get picked, great.  If not, no harm no foul.

SeminOWL2006 said

College Gridiron 365 | A blog about college football 365 days a year from every angle imaginable. - OrlandoSentinel.com

Orlando Sentinel has us in the Papa Johns Bowl v. Rutgers.  This is from Dec. 3.

That would be awesome… in some ways.

SeminOWL2006 said

d-owl said

Let's be real..FAU doesn't deserve to go bowling.

Most of the country would have agreed with you last year as well.  Don't be negative, its not helpful.  If we get picked, great.  If not, no harm no foul.

Well said!

Somewhat fun
from the Top 10 bad team bowls

5. The Hooters Bowl

The Teams: Florida Atlantic (5-5) vs. Temple (3-7)

Two small-time programs in the need of financial resources team up in an endorsement-laden game that’s being dubbed “The Battle of the Big-Eyed Birds.”

Sacrificing pageantry for a big payday, team officials from both sides agree to let Hooters Inc., take virtual control over every aspect of the game.

Taking the place of the schools’ cheerleaders will be the nation’s most well-endowed waitresses, while the company logo, the Hooters Owl, will fill in for the schools’ mascots on the sidelines.  Rounding out the agreement will be drastically altered, specially tailored uniforms for FAU and Temple.

Instead of its traditional color schemes, each school will be outfitted with bright orange pants and cut-off white jerseys, the backs of which will read “Delightfully Tacky, Yet Refined.”

But neither school should be worried about looking bad, especially when it involves appearing in a game in December.  After the departure of legendary coach Glenn “Pop” Warner, Temple had only four winning seasons between 1938-63, a stretch of listlessness that was highlighted by a 21-game losing streak.

Meanwhile, FAU’s program, though only seven years old, has struggled mightily since its move to Division I in 2005.

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Questionable that we have struggled mightily

where did you find that? i have never been so angry at an editorial as i am with that one…

usually, sports writers are idiots

this guy is beyond worthless

"struggled mightily?!?!"

2006- 5-7 (4-3)
2007- 8-5 (6-1) and a bowl victory
2008- 6-6 (4-3)

that's struggling???????