Outside of the state of Illinois and the BCS committee, there were very few people in the country who felt as though Northern Illinois deserved a spot in the Orange Bowl against Florida State. The Huskies, of course, felt as though they earned the opportunity. In fact, Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch called out the Seminoles’ defense earlier in the week, saying that he wanted to see FSU defenders “on their knees” by the fourth quarter.
Then, the Huskies went out and scored only 10 points in a 31-10 loss on Tuesday night. They failed to silence the naysayers and confirmed what many of us already thought (especially Kirk Herbsreit) — that they had no business playing in a BCS bowl game. After the game, FSU linebacker Vince Williams ripped Lynch.
“He’s terrible,” Williams said according to the Orlando Sentinel. “I can’t believe they tried us like that. They tried our life, man. … He’s not good at all.”
For what it’s worth, Florida State’s defense ranked 6th in the nation wi
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