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Decent bowl bid for the Pack, GREAT bowl bid for NIU

NCSU is going to have a good matchup with Vanderbilt in the Music City Bowl. It should be fun to watch.
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/duke-to-play-in-belk-bowl-nc-state-in-music-city-/11836373/

As for the "second rate" coach we just picked up, according to ignorant Terd Hole fans, his team just earned a BCS bid to the Orange Bowl vs. FSU. Is that a better bowl game than Orange County Remedial College has ever played in? I'm willing to bet so.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8702724/bcs-bowl-schedule-northern-illinois-huskies-earn-orange-bowl-bid

RE: Decent bowl bid for the Pack, GREAT bowl bid for NIU

NCSU is going to have a good matchup with Vanderbilt in the Music City Bowl. It should be fun to watch.
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/duke-to-play-in-belk-bowl-nc-state-in-music-city-/11836373/

As for the "second rate" coach we just picked up, according to ignorant Terd Hole fans, his team just earned a BCS bid to the Orange Bowl vs. FSU. Is that a better bowl game than Orange County Remedial College has ever played in? I'm willing to bet so.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8702724/bcs-bowl-schedule-northern-illinois-huskies-earn-orange-bowl-bid 

- Posted by Wolfpackalypse Now

If you watched the Bowl Selection show on ESPN tonight..all the analysts, including a former state college coach, were all unanimous in saying that NIU had no business getting this bowl bid (in other words, they ain't no Georgia, Oklahoma, etc...all of whom got knocked out of a top shelf bowl)...fact is NIU lost to Iowa, the 2nd worst team in the BIG 10 this year...and NIU got this bowl bid due only to a quirk in the BCS rules...not on the strength of their record. And your last comment shows either your relative youth and/or ignorance of college bowl participant history (if you care to improve on your history of the bowl games, check it out, otherwise, you are just making yourself appear uninformed at best.

RE: Decent bowl bid for the Pack, GREAT bowl bid for NIU

NCSU is going to have a good matchup with Vanderbilt in the Music City Bowl. It should be fun to watch.
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/duke-to-play-in-belk-bowl-nc-state-in-music-city-/11836373/

As for the "second rate" coach we just picked up, according to ignorant Terd Hole fans, his team just earned a BCS bid to the Orange Bowl vs. FSU. Is that a better bowl game than Orange County Remedial College has ever played in? I'm willing to bet so.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8702724/bcs-bowl-schedule-northern-illinois-huskies-earn-orange-bowl-bid 

- Posted by Wolfpackalypse Now

If you watched the Bowl Selection show on ESPN tonight..all the analysts, including a former state college coach, were all unanimous in saying that NIU had no business getting this bowl bid (in other words, they ain't no Georgia, Oklahoma, etc...all of whom got knocked out of a top shelf bowl)...fact is NIU lost to Iowa, the 2nd worst team in the BIG 10 this year...and NIU got this bowl bid due only to a quirk in the BCS rules...not on the strength of their record. And your last comment shows either your relative youth and/or ignorance of college bowl participant history (if you care to improve on your history of the bowl games, check it out, otherwise, you are just making yourself appear uninformed at best. 

- Posted by Tarheel7074

I suppose you do have a point about my youth and ignorance. I'm not part of the "greatest generation" that lived through the Great Depression and/or WWII, so I've never seen Kerlina get anything but a middle-of-the-road bowl bid (and even more rarely seen them win one). Thanks for the educational opportunity, and possibly for your service in WWI, WWII, or the Korean War, since you may be old enough to remember firsthand a time when Kerlina didn't completely suck at football.

RE: Decent bowl bid for the Pack, GREAT bowl bid for NIU

NCSU is going to have a good matchup with Vanderbilt in the Music City Bowl. It should be fun to watch.
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/duke-to-play-in-belk-bowl-nc-state-in-music-city-/11836373/

As for the "second rate" coach we just picked up, according to ignorant Terd Hole fans, his team just earned a BCS bid to the Orange Bowl vs. FSU. Is that a better bowl game than Orange County Remedial College has ever played in? I'm willing to bet so.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8702724/bcs-bowl-schedule-northern-illinois-huskies-earn-orange-bowl-bid 

- Posted by Wolfpackalypse Now

If you watched the Bowl Selection show on ESPN tonight..all the analysts, including a former state college coach, were all unanimous in saying that NIU had no business getting this bowl bid (in other words, they ain't no Georgia, Oklahoma, etc...all of whom got knocked out of a top shelf bowl)...fact is NIU lost to Iowa, the 2nd worst team in the BIG 10 this year...and NIU got this bowl bid due only to a quirk in the BCS rules...not on the strength of their record. And your last comment shows either your relative youth and/or ignorance of college bowl participant history (if you care to improve on your history of the bowl games, check it out, otherwise, you are just making yourself appear uninformed at best. 

- Posted by Tarheel7074

I suppose you do have a point about my youth and ignorance. I'm not part of the "greatest generation" that lived through the Great Depression and/or WWII, so I've never seen Kerlina get anything but a middle-of-the-road bowl bid (and even more rarely seen them win one). Thanks for the educational opportunity, and possibly for your service in WWI, WWII, or the Korean War, since you may be old enough to remember firsthand a time when Kerlina didn't completely suck at football. 

- Posted by Wolfpackalypse Now

Here's a time they didn't completely suck at football. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gQ7tVlMruo

RE: Decent bowl bid for the Pack, GREAT bowl bid for NIU

LOL....you don't have to be old to look up the bowl participation records online, if you know how to do that. Personally, I think the Doern hire is a good one, but let's not give him sainthood yet....because he has yet to win a game in the ACC. But the verbage about NCSU being his last coaching job is total BS if he averages more than 8 wins over the next three years....just look at his resume...he is job skipping all over the place..and NCSU will be just another stepping stone to a bigger stage (and yes, the same may be said about Fedora, too). Remember, Doern is just 40 yrs old.

RE: Decent bowl bid for the Pack, GREAT bowl bid for NIU

LOL....you don't have to be old to look up the bowl participation records online, if you know how to do that. Personally, I think the Doern hire is a good one, but let's not give him sainthood yet....because he has yet to win a game in the ACC. But the verbage about NCSU being his last coaching job is total BS if he averages more than 8 wins over the next three years....just look at his resume...he is job skipping all over the place..and NCSU will be just another stepping stone to a bigger stage (and yes, the same may be said about Fedora, too). Remember, Doern is just 40 yrs old. 

- Posted by Tarheel7074

I totally agree re State may be his stepping stone. As Ken pointed out recently, other than Clemson and Fla. St., all other ACC schools appear to be stepping stones for really good coaches. Such is the way life evolves, I suppose. $$$s trumps loyalty.

RE: Decent bowl bid for the Pack, GREAT bowl bid for NIU

LOL....you don't have to be old to look up the bowl participation records online, if you know how to do that. Personally, I think the Doern hire is a good one, but let's not give him sainthood yet....because he has yet to win a game in the ACC. But the verbage about NCSU being his last coaching job is total BS if he averages more than 8 wins over the next three years....just look at his resume...he is job skipping all over the place..and NCSU will be just another stepping stone to a bigger stage (and yes, the same may be said about Fedora, too). Remember, Doern is just 40 yrs old. 

- Posted by Tarheel7074

Same as TB, I completely agree. There is always a bigger, better job out there. If you hit the coaching "ceiling" in college, there's always a leap to the NFL (which seems to disastrous more often than not, as of late).

RE: Decent bowl bid for the Pack, GREAT bowl bid for NIU

LOL....you don't have to be old to look up the bowl participation records online, if you know how to do that. Personally, I think the Doern hire is a good one, but let's not give him sainthood yet....because he has yet to win a game in the ACC. But the verbage about NCSU being his last coaching job is total BS if he averages more than 8 wins over the next three years....just look at his resume...he is job skipping all over the place..and NCSU will be just another stepping stone to a bigger stage (and yes, the same may be said about Fedora, too). Remember, Doern is just 40 yrs old. 

- Posted by Tarheel7074

I totally agree re State may be his stepping stone. As Ken pointed out recently, other than Clemson and Fla. St., all other ACC schools appear to be stepping stones for really good coaches. Such is the way life evolves, I suppose. $$$s trumps loyalty. 

- Posted by TB in NC

It's ok to be a stepping stone. If your coach takes flight to a "better" program then that means you are winning.

Decent bowl bid for the Pack, GREAT bowl bid for NIU

^^^ Besides, I didn't really look into the details but off the top of my head are there any schools that have had their current coach very long? Of the blue chip programs I can only think of LSU/Les Miles (8 ish years), Oklahoma/Bob Stoops (12 ish years), and Texas/Mack Brown (15 ish years) that have had their current coach for a significant period. Anybody else at these so-called programs that coaches supposedly swoon to been around very long?

RE: Decent bowl bid for the Pack, GREAT bowl bid for NIU

I would have rather had a Belk Bowl bid so at least we could have another home game. Not sure I want to travel to Nashville on New Years Eve. Bet there are others that feel the same. Orlando would have been better, or Atlanta. oh well. Or as our UNC freinds say, old well.

RE: Decent bowl bid for the Pack, GREAT bowl bid for NIU

NCSU is going to have a good matchup with Vanderbilt in the Music City Bowl. It should be fun to watch.
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/duke-to-play-in-belk-bowl-nc-state-in-music-city-/11836373/

As for the "second rate" coach we just picked up, according to ignorant Terd Hole fans, his team just earned a BCS bid to the Orange Bowl vs. FSU. Is that a better bowl game than Orange County Remedial College has ever played in? I'm willing to bet so.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8702724/bcs-bowl-schedule-northern-illinois-huskies-earn-orange-bowl-bid 

- Posted by Wolfpackalypse Now

.... I know that UNC hasn't won an ACC Championship in football since 1980, kind of cool that karma bit them in the tail this season, yes, you see cheaters shouldn't ever win anything of true merit.