Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. UCLA, Tuesday 12/31/13 @2pm EST on CBS

[vtpoop]

It's official. VT vs. UCLA in the Sun Bowl.

 

[wildturkey]

Niice

 

[Hokie Swagger]

cised that we got the sun bowl bid, its nice to be paired up with a team we never ever see. i didnt want another sec team or aac. ucla will be a nice matchup

 

[757Hokie83]

2pm kick off? damn it, now I have use 8 hours of leave time to see the game, grr

 

[NickVT10]

Sucks it is in El Paso aka wasteland USA but I really like the pairing.

 

[VTscores]

Good to see them play in a bowl they usually don't go to, and against a team they NEVER play.

Much better than playing a team they've often played during the regular season.

 

[HoHumHokie]

Time for a UCLA game thread!

 

[hokiegrad]

Time for a UCLA game thread!

Done!

 

[HoHumHokie]

I think VT's D-line can have some success, but I am really concerned about Hundley's ability to scramble. You saw what Maryland's QB did against us. What becomes of the VT offense without Edmunds? Are we best off abandoning the run. I think we'd have more success with short passing routes than handoffs and I think running the zone read with LT is a big waste of energy. If VT comes out with guys like Caleb and Mangus who haven't played much all season, then its going to be a long day.

Some UCLA fan has posted a pretty good preview on TSL...he doesn't say much about their special teams though. TechSideLine.com Football Board Post

 

[757Hokie83]

so with Hundley being 6'5, 235....whats the over/under on how many size comparisons we get between him and LT3?

 

[hokiegrad]

UCLA's Myles Jack won both Offensive (RB) and Defensive (LB) freshman of the year in the PAC12. Wow.

 

[uncfan103]

I was looking at what players are getting from bowl games in terms of their gift backs and I thought y'all might want to know that all players on VT and UCLA receive, courtesy of the Sun Bowl, a



Helen of Troy Hair Dryer!!!

Their other gifts include Gift suite, Timely Watch Co. watch, Top of the World cap, Majestic fleece pullover and an Ogio backpack.

 

[757Hokie83]

I was looking at what players are getting from bowl games in terms of their gift backs and I thought y'all might want to know that all players on VT and UCLA receive, courtesy of the Sun Bowl, a



Helen of Troy Hair Dryer!!!

Their other gifts include Gift suite, Timely Watch Co. watch, Top of the World cap, Majestic fleece pullover and an Ogio backpack.

worst swag bag ever?

 

[uncfan103]

worst swag bag ever?

Haha no idea what a gift suite is but for such a good bowl they seemed to get pretty crappy gifts. The hair dryer is probably the worst possible gift though. How many of them do you think even dry their hair? Lol


Link to gifts: Want a new gift suite choice? Take a seat - SportsBusiness Daily | SportsBusiness Journal | SportsBusiness Daily Global

 

[HoHumHokie]

Haha no idea what a gift suite is but for such a good bowl they seemed to get pretty crappy gifts. The hair dryer is probably the worst possible gift though. How many of them do you think even dry their hair? Lol


Link to gifts: Want a new gift suite choice? Take a seat - SportsBusiness Daily | SportsBusiness Journal | SportsBusiness Daily Global

The NCAA limits the gift packages to like $500 or something regardless of the bowl. So the hair dryer was probably the last item squeezed in, because I am guessing Helen of Troy is a sponser. But pretty sad if that is not the case.

 

[jeffro151]

I think a gift suite is a room full of goodies that they get to go to and pick an item out.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

If y'all go to the game, please don't cross the border into Juarez. You would be safer on a beach in Somalia.

 

[Sleepy T]

If y'all go to the game, please don't cross the border into Juarez. You would be safer on a beach in Somalia.

Yeah, lots of cartel action. Never been there..seen it on Gangland..

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

A ton if my dissertation work involved violence and particularly gun and gang violence and Juarez is off the charts.

 

[Hokie Swagger]

coach grimes played at UTEP, this will be a nice homecoming for him. forgot about that piece to the puzzle haha