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Virginia Tech is in the Sugar Bowl ... yeah, that makes perfect sense.
If you're scratching your head over this one - or if you're a Boise State or Kansas State fan, infuriated by it - here's a gentle reminder: The bowl games, whether they're of the BCS variety or not, are just exhibition games. They're staged so the hosting party can make a million bucks or two. They're not any different from an NFL preseason game, or a Harlem Globetrotter performance. It's a show.
The Sugar Bowl grabbed Virginia Tech to face Michigan because the Hokies are a proven draw. They will bring the fannies to fill the seats and hotel rooms in the Big Easy. Without an SEC team to choose from and with the locals expected to spend their money on the BCS title game at the same location a...
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