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No. 5 Stanford (11-1) vs. No. 12 Va. Tech (11-2)
Jan. 3, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
On the morning of Sept. 12, unheralded Stanford checked the new Associated Press poll and discovered it had climbed from No. 25 to No. 19. That same day, Virginia Tech was unceremoniously dumped from the rankings after losing at home to James Madison. Nearly four months later, the two teams make an unlikely pairing in the Orange Bowl. The Cardinal put together the best regular season in school history, finishing 11-1 and producing their second straight Heisman Trophy runner-up, this time quarterback Andrew Luck. The Hokies rebounded from their disastrous 0-2 start to tie a school record with 11 straight victories in a season, a streak they capped with a win over Florida State in the ACC Championship Game. The two teams from opposite coasts have never met, giving the Orange Bowl a chance to stage an intriguing matchup between schools looking to add a final chapter to their already historic seasons.
Have to go with Luck and the Cards.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...-orange-bowl-preview/index.html#ixzz1A0Ew7h2e
Jan. 3, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
On the morning of Sept. 12, unheralded Stanford checked the new Associated Press poll and discovered it had climbed from No. 25 to No. 19. That same day, Virginia Tech was unceremoniously dumped from the rankings after losing at home to James Madison. Nearly four months later, the two teams make an unlikely pairing in the Orange Bowl. The Cardinal put together the best regular season in school history, finishing 11-1 and producing their second straight Heisman Trophy runner-up, this time quarterback Andrew Luck. The Hokies rebounded from their disastrous 0-2 start to tie a school record with 11 straight victories in a season, a streak they capped with a win over Florida State in the ACC Championship Game. The two teams from opposite coasts have never met, giving the Orange Bowl a chance to stage an intriguing matchup between schools looking to add a final chapter to their already historic seasons.
Have to go with Luck and the Cards.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...-orange-bowl-preview/index.html#ixzz1A0Ew7h2e
