Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Cincinnati Bearcats

The Hokies beat the Boston College Eagles in the ACC Championship game to ensure their place in the 2009 Orange Bowl.

Cincinnati was a big surprise in the Big East. But the Bearcats earned it after beating South Florida and West Virginia.

The key in this game is to determine exactly how good the Bearcats really are. They did fail twice this season - - a big time thrashing against Oklahoma and a beat down at the hands of the Connecticut Huskies.

The loss to Oklahoma is understandable but the loss to Connecticut is virtually unexplainable. How do you lose to the Huskies?

In any case, to me that's the the key. Virginia Tech is used to big games. Cincinnati is not.

I see the Hokies winning this one outright as 2 point against the spread underdogs.

Virginia Tech should win the Orange Bowl.

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