The appearance by Northern Illinois University in its first-ever BCS college football game is causing quite a stir. A report out of Florida says Northern Illinois is outpacing its Orange Bowl opponent Florida State University in ticket sales. As of Monday Seminoles fans had bought less than a quarter of its allotment of 17-thousand, 500 tickets while NIU had sold nearly one-third of its allotment. Northern Illinois and Florida State meet New Year's Day in Miami, Florida.
