SB Nation Belk Bowl Preview: Virginia Tech Hokies vs the Arkansas Razorbacks

[MuskogeeHogFan]

VT fans apparently believe that their team needs to show up and play very well to beat the Hogs.

Tech will step on to Bank of America field to face a team that has a very similar record, with very similar statistics and rankings.

Neither team shows up in the NCAA top 50 teams in rushing this season. More than a few traditional Hokie fans are a bit nonplused by that pretty average ranking. Our offensive line does not have the personnel and capability of supporting a heavy drive blocking run game. In addition we have be bitten by "par" or worse running back performances from our backs since David Wilson left. There are some issues that need to be addressed when your leading rusher is your quarterback. We know that, and I really think that Coach Fuente and the offensive staff are very well aware of both issues. The running game really needs to be fixed before this team can really step up to the next level.

Tech's defense should be much better equipped to stop the Razorbacks than they are to stop our offense. ESPN's very rudimentary rating scheme has us tied with LSU and Alabama at 74. Somehow I really can't complain about that company. The point is that it's just a very simple measurement set, and in it Arkansas comes in at 112. So we need to look elsewhere for more solid defensive ranking statistics. Tech comes in at 19th for the NCAA Total Defense category and Arkansas doesn't make the top 50.

Virginia Tech can win this game. To do so it must play its best football, and do it against a team that had high hopes and the personnel to go farther than they did. We know about how well a team looking for redemption can play. Arkansas coach Bret Bielema is going to have his team prepared.

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[Lanny]

If Va Tech has speed and a dual threat QB, they should feel comfortable

[Locutus_of_Boar]

If Va Tech has speed and a dual threat QB, they should feel comfortable

Strange as it seems Arkansas is 4-2 against QB's who ran for more than 50 yards against the Hogs.