Virginia Tech won 11 football games in 2011. They won the ACC Coastal Division. They beat #20 Georgia Tech in Atlanta, they blew out rival Virginia, ranked 24th, 38 to nil in Charlottesville. They went 4-0 against a feather soft non-conference schedule. They are ranked 11th in the final BCS standings. They kept it close against Clemson for two halves, and got paddled behind the shed in crunch time. They were heavily favored in the ACC Championship game, and got crushed. Their fans have reputation for traveling well. They have history in New Orleans. They're going to the Sugar Bowl.
Boise and Kansas State fans are disappointed and outraged, media personalities are, to put it mildly, critical of the Sugar Bowl's selection, and are putting the Hokies under the microscope.
No one likes being passed over. Whether it's for a promotion you think you've earned, being picked last back in the day on the playground or on selection Sunday. We've been there too Hokies; angry and upset at the system. Does anyone remember the Hokies having to settle for the Gator Bowl after the Fiesta Bowl picked a lower ranked Notre Dame in 2000? Boise and K-State both had fantastic seasons, but they weren't perfect, and neither was Virginia Tech. If not undefeated, teams are open to criticism and subjectivity, and a free pass isn't a guarantee even if they are.
The BCS is not fair, but it's not meant to be fair. It's a flawed system used to stage a national championship game. *That's it. BCS at-large spots don't go to the best teams. It's all about selling tickets, getting viewers and making money. The Hokies do those things very well. The powers that be agreed upon a set a rules, Virginia Tech qualified as a BCS at-large candidate, and are going to the Sugar Bowl. Deal with it.
via @Hokie_Wartooth who you should follow on Twitter, and look for his work in our Pictureboard.
*Yes, I know conferences uses BCS rankings to break divisional ties and the rankings outside numbers one and two are used to determine how non-BCS and BCS teams automatically qualify for the BCS.
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