Sugar Bowl

  1. BCS Shakedown: How the Games Should've Been Scheduled

    Every year the national champion debate is the same: BCS vs. Playoff. This year was quite the same. Should it be ‘Bama or Oklahoma State? How do Virginia Tech and Michigan get ...

    David Abel Written by David Abel about 5 months ago 647 reads 6 comments

  2. Michigan's Sugar Bowl Victory Marks Complete Turning of Page on Rich Rod Era

    As a Brandon Gibbons field goal soared through the uprights in overtime, Michigan completed a changing of the guard and a "turning of the page" in the history of its football program...

    Isaac Smith Written by Isaac Smith about 5 months ago 1,017 reads 14 comments

  3. Holly Rowe Video: Watch the ESPN Reporter Elbow Her Way to an Interview

    Do not get in Holly Rowe's way while she is gunning for a post-game interview, people. As evidenced in the above video, she will take you out...

    Timothy Rapp Written by Timothy Rapp about 5 months ago 20,114 reads 2 comments

  4. Sugar Bowl 2012: Michigan Win Is Precursor to Big Ten Championship Next Season

    After a few years of incompetence under Rich Rodriguez, the Michigan Wolverines had lost much of their mystique...

    Mike Chiari Written by Mike Chiari about 5 months ago 793 reads 4 comments

  5. Sugar Bowl 2012: 5 Things We Learned from Michigan's OT Win

    There were a lot of interesting lessons to be learned from the Michigan Wolverines wild win over the Virginia Tech Hokies in an overtime thriller in the 2012 Sugar Bowl . Both teams have both good and bad things to take from the game...

    Jordan Calfee Written by Jordan Calfee about 5 months ago 47 reads 0 comments

  6. 2012 Sugar Bowl: Grading Michigan's Win over Virginia Tech

    Anyone who knows Bud Foster is well aware that he's produced one fine defense after another. Foster's been at head coach Frank Beamer's side since the two worked together at Murray State...

    Joel Greer Written by Joel Greer about 5 months ago 996 reads 32 comments

  7. Michigan Football: Why It's Better for CFB That Michigan Won the Sugar Bowl

    Michigan is one of the most storied programs in college football today. The Wolverines' rivalry with Ohio State is one of the greatest games of the season every year...

    Jonathan McDanal Written by Jonathan McDanal about 5 months ago 777 reads 4 comments

  8. Sugar Bowl 2012: Michigan Dominated by Virginia Tech, Ekes Out Ugly Overtime Win

    I know it was the Sugar Bowl. And I know you do anything to win college football games in January. But there was something not quite right with watching my Michigan Wolverines play ...

    Adam Hirshfield Written by Adam Hirshfield about 5 months ago 16,416 reads 131 comments

  9. 2012 Sugar Bowl: The Michigan Wolverines Are Back, Restoring the Big Ten's Name

    The Big Ten Conference has been much maligned over the past several years, with analysts, pundits and fans of other leagues chiding, snickering or outright laughing at the football played up north...

    David Luther Written by David Luther about 5 months ago 1,261 reads 11 comments

  10. Sugar Bowl: 5 Things Virginia Tech Needs to Improve on in 2012

    A night of great plays by both Virginia Tech and Michigan was sullied by poor officiating Tuesday night. Danny Coale made a highlight reel catch for the Hokies on third-and-long in overtime...

    Ryan McCart Written by Ryan McCart about 5 months ago 3,534 reads 12 comments

  11. Sugar Bowl 2012 Video: Watch Controversial Non-Catch in Overtime

    The Michigan Wolverines took the Sugar Bowl in a contest that was not without its controversy. With the game in overtime, Logan Thomas floated a pass to Danny Coale who dove and brought in what was the catch of the season...

    Gabe Zaldivar Written by Gabe Zaldivar about 5 months ago 9,748 reads 81 comments

  12. Sugar Bowl 2012 Video: Watch Michigan's Wild Field Goal Attempt

    A game that bordered on dull got weird real fast. The Sugar Bowl certainly delivered with something sweet for those fans that muscled through some sloppy initial play...

    Gabe Zaldivar Written by Gabe Zaldivar about 5 months ago 2,832 reads 1 comments

  13. Sugar Bowl 2012 Video: Watch Denard Robinson Throw Amazing TD Into Traffic

    Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson got a little lucky at the end of the first half in the Sugar Bowl when wide receiver Junior Hemingway made a fantastic catch in traffic for the first touchdown of the game...

    Nicholas Goss Written by Nicholas Goss about 5 months ago 882 reads 7 comments

  14. Sugar Bowl 2012: Win or Lose Brady Hoke Has Proven He's Right Coach for Michigan

    Brady Hoke has proven that he is the right coach for the future of Michigan football whether his Wolverines win or lose the Sugar Bowl on Tuesday night against Virginia Tech...

    Nicholas Goss Written by Nicholas Goss about 5 months ago 517 reads 0 comments

  15. Sugar Bowl 2012: Denard Robinson Will Run the Hokies out of Their Shoes

    The Virginia Tech Hokies better be careful tonight at the Sugar Bowl because Michigan Wolverines quarterback Denard "Shoelace" Robinson is going to have them coming out of their own shoes in this BCS bowl game...

    Jeff Chase Written by Jeff Chase about 5 months ago 339 reads 1 comments

  16. Michigan vs. Virginia Tech: 2012 Sugar Bowl Live Score, Analysis and Highlights

    The Michigan Wolverines, under first-year head coach Brady Hoke, were one of college football's biggest surprises in 2011...

    Mike MacConnell Written by Mike MacConnell about 5 months ago 9,562 reads 24 comments

  17. Sugar Bowl 2012: Can Denard Robinson Raise Bar Higher Than New Year's Games?

    Times Square was not the only place that lights were flashing this past New Years. The past New Years Bowl games saw scoreboards burning bulbs as teams that lost put up 30 and 38 points...

    Andrew Pregler Written by Andrew Pregler about 5 months ago 426 reads 0 comments

  18. Sugar Bowl 2012: Dominant Performance Will Make Denard Robinson Heisman Favorite

    Before the 2011 season started, Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson was on the short list to win the Heisman Trophy...

    Adam Wells Written by Adam Wells about 5 months ago 145 reads 0 comments

  19. Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl: My Favorite Hokies Bowl Memory

    The Virginia Tech Hokies will take to the field in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 3 in their second-most important game in school history. Frank Beamer's team will take on the explosive Michigan Wolverines, led by perennial Heisman contender Denard Robinson...

    Austin Porter Written by Austin Porter about 5 months ago 319 reads 0 comments

  20. Sugar Bowl 2012: Why Virginia Tech Will Blow out Michigan

    The 2012 Sugar Bowl is one that most analysts are predicting to be a close game with Michigan coming out victorious. The Wolverines better be wary because this is playing directly into Virginia Tech’s hands...

    Ryan McCart Written by Ryan McCart about 5 months ago 3,941 reads 7 comments

  21. Michigan Wolverines: Most Undeserving BCS Team Ever

    Michigan making a BCS bowl game and Michigan State being left out of the conversation is just another glaring example of how the BSC system is tomfoolery. The Wolverines are the most undeserving BCS team since BCS began in 1998...

    Justin Welton Written by Justin Welton about 5 months ago 1,286 reads 22 comments

  22. Sugar Bowl 2012: 5 Keys for a Michigan Wolverines Victory over Hokies

    The Michigan Wolverines, under first-year head coach Brady Hoke, were one of college football's biggest surprises in 2011...

    Mike MacConnell Written by Mike MacConnell about 5 months ago 2,414 reads 4 comments

  23. Michigan vs. Virginia Tech: Game Time, Radio and TV Coverage Info for Sugar Bowl

    The Michigan Wolverines and Virginia Tech Hokies battle it out in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 3, led by quarterback Denard Robinson and running back David Wilson respectively. Both teams come into the game giving up less than 18 points per game...

    Ryan Rudnansky Written by Ryan Rudnansky about 5 months ago 5,826 reads 3 comments

  24. Sugar Bowl 2012: Everything You Need to Know About Michigan vs. Virginia Tech

    Although Michigan and Virginia Tech were surprise selections for the 2012 Sugar Bowl , New Orleans still ended up with a sweet match up...

    David Fitzgerald II Written by David Fitzgerald II about 5 months ago 1,395 reads 13 comments

  25. Sugar Bowl 2012: BeamerBall to Test Michigan Wolverines' Mettle

    It's no secret that Virginia Tech has assembled 19-straight winning seasons and 19 consecutive bowl berths. The Hokies have done it with BeamerBall , a highly successful combination of defense and special teams...

    Joel Greer Written by Joel Greer about 5 months ago 2,495 reads 13 comments