The 2011 college football betting regular season finished up last weekend, and now it is time to look ahead to the BCS Bowl Games schedule. For most handicappers, the Bowl season is where they can make a huge profit, as it is easier to focus on 70 instead of 200 teams. This year’s bookie software BCS Bowl Schedule was met with much criticism, as lots of schools felt they received snub. One bowl game that was praised however was the Sugar Bowl, featuring the Michigan Wolverines and Virginia Tech Hokies. Here is a preview of the game.
Despite neither team winning their respective conference’s Championship, both Michigan and Virginia Tech, qualified for the Sugar Bowl thanks to strong seasons and at large bids. The two teams are quite similar, as they possess worldly run games and have improved defenses. This game will feature several players, who one day could wind up being stars in the NFL.
Entering the game, the Michigan Wolverines are led by star quarterback Denard “Shoelaces” Robinson. The Virginia Tech Hokies will counter with their own speedster quarterback in Tajh Boyd. Yet, on paper and in reality, Robinson is a better quarterback, as many critics argue, he should have been converted to a running back, given how many times the Wolverines offense focuses on him running the ball. In theory, along with Fitz Toussaint, Michigan possesses a far better running attack then Virginia Tech.
Another reason, we love Michigan to win this game, is because of the improvement of the defense under former Baltimore Ravens coordinator, Greg Mattison. Mattison single handily converted the Wolverines albatross defense into one of the best in the country. You don’t go 10 and three without stopping the run. For this reason, the aforementioned Boyd and running back David Wilson will have a long afternoon ahead of them.
