The 2011 Virginia Tech football schedule has gone out and fans and analysts alike are doing their own regular evaluation of the schedule and trying to prognosticate wins and losses. Fans are gearing up and beginning to determine exactly where they’ll get things like Virginia Tech vs East Carolina football tickets.
Should you go through the 2011 Virginia Tech football schedule, you will see several common things but in addition some new things we haven’t observed in recent times. In 2011 the Hokies are going to have their regular ACC adversaries both home and also on the road, including a few high profile Thursday evening games. But what’s lacking which we’ve seen in recent years is the high profile out-of-conference match-up that always arrives early in the season.
Recently, Virginia Tech has started the season with a high profile out-of-conference match-up. This is generally a made for TV game that is against a premier challenger that is ranked, and the game is over-blown just about all throughout the off-season. Virginia Tech has performed games like this against USC, LSU, Alabama, and this past year Boise State. While these games create great expectation for the season, and great motivation for the team, there is a drawback (well, at least for Virginia Tech) for the reason that Virginia Tech has lost most of them. This puts them within an immediate hole to start the season.
All of us don’t know if this is deliberate or otherwise, but the 2011 season does not have this type of game. In fact, there is no compelling out-of-conference match-up on the schedule at all. On the actual contrary, the actual Hokies begin the season with Four OOC opponents from ‘mid-major’ conferences, including the games against East Carolina, Arkansas State, Marshall, and a Div I-AA team Appalachian State. Despite being I-AA, Appalachian State is a good program who has conpeted for several recent national championships.
Following those four opening games, the Hokies get into ACC action full swing throughout the season. In 2011, Virginia Tech offers home games against Clemson, Miami, Boston College, and North Carolina (UNC). Certainly Virginia Tech vs Clemson tickets will be high in demand. They are on the road in the ACC against Wake Forest, Duke, Georgia Tech, and Virginia (UVa). A closer look discloses a few interesting observations.
The Hokies clearly have a advantageous ACC schedule. Their most difficult opponents are all at home (Clemson, Miami, BC, and UNC). The lower opponents are on the road (Wake, Duke, and UVa). The ACC schedule lines up nicely for the Hokies in 2011.
Additionally, given the Hokies will be breaking in a brand new quarterback in 2011 (Logan Thomas will take over for graduating Tyrod Taylor), getting four mid-major teams to open the season is certainly an advantage. This certainly provides the Hokies an opportunity to break in Thomas before hitting the more difficult ACC schedule.
Lastly, while there is no large early season OOC match-up, there will be a few large TV games for Virginia Tech this season. Specifically, the Hokies will play at Georgia Tech and at home against UNC in back to back Thursday evening games within November. Virginia Tech versus UNC football tickets will be probably the most difficult to get in 2011.
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