Chik-Fil-A Bowl Prediction Pick 2011, Auburn vs. Virginia
Posted on | December 13, 2011 | No Comments
Bye Michael Dyer.
Chik-Fil-A Bowl Prediction Pick 2011, Auburn vs. Virginia
After a week off, your hero’s tanned, rested and ready to power through the bowl games. And what we’re going to start with? We’re going to start with a bowl made out of chicken.
I actually won a bowl pool last year. I’m not going to be humble about it either. I was awesome. And I learned a couple of lessons as I did it. One of which? Barring a special offensive talent, trust the defense in Bowl Season.
Why? Because the numbers make it seem like it’s going to be close. I don’t think they Auburn will miss Michael Dyer as much as some would believe. Onterio McCalebb is a fine talent, and Tre Mason has the same sort of physical gifts running the ball. That being said? Auburn is bad at not letting a good rush defense through.
Virginia has that. Cam Johnson and Matt Conrath are fine talents, and they will get a big stop or two. Conversely? While Auburn is not going to face a singular talent as special as a Trent Richardson, the Cavaliers have a tag team in the backfield with Kevin Parks and Perry Jones who get a lot of the scoring for their offense.
The Passing game for Virginia is decent. Michael Rocco has emerged as an intriguing talent (10 TD’s to 4 picks after September), and he has a good target in Kris Burd. Auburn’s been okay regarding pass defense, but a good quarterback (an Aaron Murray, a Tajh Boyd, or a Tyler Wilson) has found a way to beat them.
Though Auburn has come up with a good defensive performance or two along the way, and Corey Lemonier has had a breakout season and he’s never had a second guy to mitigate defensive game plans, when you have a member of the secondary that’s going to get over 100 tackles? Your defense is bad. And Neiko Thorpe will get over 100.
All in all, I think Virginia is good enough to win by two scores. Auburn can’t get the ball to Emory Blake and Phil Lutzenkirchen on a regular basis. Auburn struggles mightily to get off the field. Virginia’s not nearly as much of a shutdown defense as a Georgia, let alone an Alabama, but they’re good. For the final time? Auburn’s run defense dooms them.
Virginia 27, Auburn 17.
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Tags: Aaron Murray > Bowl Predictions > Corey Lemonier > Emory Blake > Michael Dyer > Neiko Thorpe > Onterio McCalebb > Phillip Lutzenkirchen > Predictions > Rosin > Tre Mason > Tyler Wilson
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