An underwhelming ACC season ended with a thud Saturday night in Charlotte. Virginia Tech-- what happened? Nothing like being rewarded with a BCS Bowl though. Instead of being in the national title conversation-- the Hokies are in a different conversation. One that has them not deserving a trip to New Orleans.
Virginia Tech (11-2) lost to Clemson 38-10... coughing up the customary first quarter touchdown before getting blown out in the second half 28-0. Ouch. Hokie Highlights-- DJ Coles caught 7 passes for 116 yards and the team's lone touchdown... Danny Coale averaged 46 yards a punt. BEAMER BALL! Hokie Humblings-- three turnovers and nine penalties have you fighting uphill. After being lights-out for seven straight games, Logan Thomas turned back into a sophomore. David Wilson was held to 32 yards on 11 carries... making Thomas' task all the more difficult. Next Up-- the Sugar Bowl against Michigan.
Nationally--
So the SEC gets a rematch in the BCS National Championship Game. So we have a month to wait around and catch semi-interesting matchups of middling schools before a bloated New Year's weekend... followed by more trickles of games that don't mean anything followed by a strokefest for SEC football. Fine. Whatever. The most interesting regular season always gives way to the most frustrating postseason.
Will there ever be a true playoff? One can say we're in the cocoon period... where the old bowl system was the caterpillar and the eventual playoff format will be a butterfly. People have been pointing to its eventuality for the last 30 years... and still nothing. I'd be fine with a four or eight team field... while a 16 school tournament might not be feasible-yet.
So I joust windmills and trot out my bracket again this December... giving all 11 conferences automatic bids and padding the field with 5 at large schools (highlighted)... bracketing conference winners closer to home and sending second teams from conferences to other regions.
SOUTH
1-LSU--Arkansas State
8-Kansas St--Clemson
LSU faces a nearby nemesis in the first round while the Tigers punch their ticket to the dance by blowing out Virginia Tech.
WEST
5-Oregon--Louisiana Tech
6-Arkansas--TCU
A nice turn back the clock to the Southwest Conference matchup... with all four teams west of the Mississippi River.
MIDWEST
3-Oklahoma State--Northern Illinois
4-Stanford--Wisconsin
Red on red in the undercard... with the Cowboys rewarded for finally beating Oklahoma.
EAST
2-Alabama--Southern Mississippi
7-Boise State--West Virginia
If Boise State's bummed about being shipped across the country... then win your league. Like Southern Miss did.
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