BCS bowl bid has Huskies’ fans ecstatic
DeKALB – Seth Hild couldn’t hold back the excitement.
Once the 13-year-old, donning a matching NIU hat and red windbreaker, saw Northern Illinois ranked as the No. 15 team in the BCS standings on the TV screen at Fatty’s Pub, he jumped out of his chair and raised both hands in the air.
“The excitement is overwhelming,” Seth, a student at Plano Middle School, said. “Because the last time we’ve been to an Orange Bowl ... I don’t know.”
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