NIU fires back: community gas station writes “Suck our oranges ESPN”

Northern Illinois became the first MAC team to make a BCS bowl after being selected for the Orange Bowl. There has been a lot criticism for NIU’s selection over teams like Oklahoma and Georgia, neither of which are going to a BCS bowl.

A gas station near the Northern Illinois campus fired back and wrote “Suck Our Oranges ESPN Go Huskies” on their billboard. This is clearly an excited community, and with free tickets to the game, it’s making for a much discussed game.

Here’s where ESPN’s analysts shoot bowl selection bombs towards NIU’s way.

HT: Awful Announcing