I was glad to see NIU get the bid - and had more interest in them than the other games on New Years. It's not like it was national championship game -it was meaningless to me, but probably gave some money and exposure to the schools.Vidor wrote:!
As for NIU, isn't it odd how we celebrate all the little Cinderella Directional University schools that get into the basketball tournament but get all pissy when one gets into the BCS?
Realistically, cinderella in college football by nature -sheer numbers of players - is much different than basketball. Basketball, one player can carry a cinderella in basketball for a while.
Without a playoffs, BCS is all-or-nothing. Grant a bid to a mid-major in basketball, and they have to win (most likely against major competition) to move forward -proving they deserve to be there. That doesn't happen in football.

