I'll be tweeting throughout the day (@RuleofTree) from South Beach and during the game, assuming I get service. (Nothing major to report from the Fort Lauderdale airport.) In the meantime, here are some links to help pass the final hours before kickoff.
Stanford's creative offense, which features a multitude of schemes, "tries to hit every decade since about the 1940s." | ESPN
Toby The Van did a little shopping yesterday in anticipation of today's huge tailgate. | TTV Blog
Tyrod Taylor hopes to lead Virginia Tech to its first really big win in a long time. | Washington Post
Stanford provost John Etchemendy, who wrote an e-mail to faculty asking them to be flexible with student absences for the Orange Bowl: "I need to figure out what we'll do next year when the team goes to the BCS Championship game." | Stanford Daily
The Stanford recruiting class of 2007, including fullback/linebacker Owen Marecic, was rewarded for its faith in Jim Harbaugh and a program coming off a 1-11 season. | Mercury News
Former Stanford star John Elway, the Denver Broncos' new vice president of football operations, will serve as the Cardinal's honorary captain in Miami. He could also be courting a new head coach. | Denver Post
Harbaugh's future hangs over all of football. | SI.com
Stanford fans want him to stay. In other news, the sky is blue. | Detroit News
Comparing Andrew Luck to other former Stanford QB greats. | Mercury News
A group of Hokies were stuck on an elevator at the team hotel for about an hour yesterday. | Gobbler Country