2008 Rose Bowl USC Trojans Vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

[bakerskate0tony]

@AKB2192 49-14. jus remeber tht usc owns illini

[tomcolordo]

I agree that illinois was not the better team but USC basically has a home game for a bowl game every year..  how fair is that?

[canman421]

its where the Rose Bowl is played EVERY season. The Big 10 agrees on the site too. Maybe if Oregon or somebody actually WON the Pac 10 then it wouldnt be a home game. USC earned the right

[DylanR815]

yea thts gay USC is ranked 7 or sumfin that year this was made! that when illini were horible b4 zook era

[whitemen147]

what was the score i couldnt see it

[pgehm]

This is GAY! UCS SUCKS! USC SUCKS! USC SUCK!

[DrinkemoV8]

u c l a sucks!!11

[lakerbaseball6a]

U....C....L....A... SUCKS!!!

[defiance1313]

ur a fucking idiot vanarmenya cause sc lost 27-21 the kicker missed the pat

[VANArmenya]

Illinois would have beat USC if they played in Champaign-Urbana. See, USC just LOST to the BEAVERS of OREGO STATE 28 to 21. Oregon State BEAVERS pounded the USC Trojans, lol

Enjoy your LOSS to the BEAVERS. Sorry you were not playing at HOME at the ROSE BOWL.

[Relientksoccer]

man u have to just give it up sometimes. Illinois lost because they were not the better team.

I AM AN ILLINI FAN

[blmkg3]

After every year and after evey victory USC would pound LSU,FLORIDA,OHIO STATE ANY TEAM ANYWHERE! JUST LIKE THIS VIDEO GAME USC WOULD PLAY U LIVE LIKE A VIDEO GAME USC WOULD POUND U SMASH YOU AND SHIT ON YOU! FUCK U BASTARDS! USC

[diplo33]

@blmkg3 ohio state would trample USC so would Washington state so shut up wit that USC crap

[SWAY716]

Sedrick, but anyway, thats about what happened.

[hugofp22]

Where was Big Cedric Ellis?

[polloshoe]

more like the fighting vagini. hahahahaha

[jenks2008]

USC is trash, the only university that pays there athletes and gets away with it, Mayo can suck my Bush

[lakerbaseball6a]

u should probably shave that...

[steelersdynasty]

lmao obviiously a USC fan

[nintendoguy82894]

thanks bcs for making great bowls like this georgia and hawaii was even better

[hawkeyeftball34]

I hate usc fans

[Antoine2k8]

Is it becuse they beat every big ten team they face like the 2003 orange bowl remeber that buddy

[TheRiceman80]

As does everyone who ISN'T a USC fan.

[hawkeyeftball34]

This game sucked. The least most exciting rose bowl ever. Illinois did not even deserve to be their, especially when they lose to us(Iowa) 10-7 bitches.

[orangeandblue0687]

You're absolutely right, it was the least most exciting rose bowl ever. I mean, we didn't even deserve to be their.

Seriously, win 9 games and we'll talk. At least we were bowl eligible. How about you guys?

[hawkeyeftball34]

We were bowl eligible 6-6 and 4-4 in conference, which is better than indiana and purdue. i dont know how we lost to western michigan in the last game of the season (at home! we also lost on a fluke against iowa state. Ferentz should of had the team go 10-2. I was so pissed off this year. Easy schedule with no ohio state and michigan and they still manege to lost to indiana and purdue. wow one year of nine wins. From 2002-2004 we had altlest 10 wins a year and you guys had maybe 2 or 3.

[egmagicman1100101]

this isnt , even real! Hey, Illini rule

[jedismith5]

football is not base on graphics or paper its about who wants it more

[tripbrennan]

Wow way to dominate a horrible team. What were you playing on freshman?

[Mcklane12]

this is cpu dumbass

[TheAfroThunder]

check out my NCAA vid

[BlackVoid7]

This really is what happened.

[uclafreak1]

pete carroll and all those retards are shitting their pants over there at $C. Chow will bring the Bruins offense up to speed, and Walker will keep doing what he has done the past two years, out smart pete carroll's offense. O yeah and I don't know if you were a trojan fan yet because they were not winning at the time, but UCLA rolled off 8 straight against the condoms, so get ready trojans fucks, UCLA is ready for ya.

[Sycamorai]

Just admit it, I'm an Oregon fan and I know it, USC is a waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay­ better team than UCLA. Im sorry, but even with Neuheisal and Chow, UCLA is still going to suck.

[uclafreak1]

fuck you all. UCLA has CHOW!

[bounce243]

sorry, but who beat ucla this year and won all those pac-10s over ucla?

We can basically call the rose bowl ours with all the rose bowls weve played in. FIGHT ON

[aiello63]

Hey, dumb ass "RequiemForABuckeye," is USC is such a media darling, then why did USC this season become the first team in five years to drop out of the No. 1 spot after a WIN (over Washington)? You fuckhead.

[bsn2crna]

As a Buckeye fan I think USC was screwed this year out of the NC. If they played in the NC they would of won. Instead I have to listen to the SEC tell us they Own the Big Ten again. And as I see on this post they do it with such class. Good luck in 08' USC looking forward to our matchup next season!

[rs872]

Man, it's gonna be bad ass! It's about time our teams meet up again, ya know!

[RequiemForABuckeye]

They lost to Stanford. No one should feel sorry for them. If it only mattered how you finished, everyone would just sit on their asses until the 8th game of the season. USC is the media darling and they will never get screwed out of anything.

[Mcklane12]

amen

[Sycamorai]

Yep and Im sure that the Buckeyes are just more deserving to go to the national championship game? Good job anyways, made the Big Ten proud. Honestly, Illinois did a better job than you guys. Please stop showing up at the big games, everyone is tired of you guys making them suck.

Florida 41

Ohio St. 14

LSU What was it? 38

Ohio St. 24

[ShawnSpencer24]

AHHHHAHAHAHAHAHA... WOW! I'm not a Buckeye fan, but that was hilarious! Another example of the pathetic overzealous, cocky and arrogant nature of Illanoy fans. One good season after nearly a decade of futility, with not much to claim even before then, and Illinois football is some dynasty and their blowout loss to USC was better than a Championship loss... pathetic. Just like their basketball team, just sad, Another reason Illinois fans are the most hated/laughed at bandwagon fans in the Big 10

[hawkeyeftball34]

ahaha. Iowa did bad last year but we have a way better history than illinoy. Since 1980 we've had 9 win seasons alot. Iowa hasnt been to a rose bowl since 1990 and had and 11 win season in 02-03 And Illinois gets to go. I loved watching this game. And against iowa it was even better. People saying big-10 defense can't cover the spread.Our D ate up juice and holds them to 7 points. No one in the country noticed. With an offense (okeefe cant call a play) we'd be better. Illinois football is a joke

[ShawnSpencer24]

I watched that Iowa-Illinois game. Illinois fans were thinking they were BCS championship bound after beating Wisconsin and good old Zook made two horrible calls to help an average at best team(which equals amazing for Illinois fans who are used to those 2 win seasons) lose to Iowa. I loved every minute of it.

[hawkeyeftball34]

Ya what team do you like?? atleast it is not those buckeyes. They dont have many 2 win seasons but they have some of the braggiest fans in the country. And when they went to the national championship this year, they all say it was a rebuilding year and they don't care. What bastards.

[Callmebetty123]

hey USC.. why don't you schedule some real competition for the rose bowl.

just TRY to share the championship with us now.

LSU LSU LSU LSU LSU LSU

pick on somebody your own size USC.

[jb4427]

uh the texas longhorns beat both of thoselosers

[Callmebetty123]

yeah .. that Texas game ... whoa boy!

I think the main reason i hate USC is Lee Corso.

[bsn2crna]

You mean like Hawaii?? How about Michigan?

[Callmebetty123]

what about Michigan?

they are an excellent team.. they beat illinois, lost in a close, emotional game with OSU, and lost to the division 2 national champs...but they come back, play their hearts out and beat florida, ... solid season in my book.

as far as Hawaii goes.. I think they would have done better in the rose bowl.

[rs872]

Well, we wanted Georgia, but it's not like we had a lot of control over it. Congratz on your championship. Your team definitely deserves it.

[Callmebetty123]

thank you :)

I think USC will get a shot at UGA... I love my tigers but I think we are gonna be a 3 loss in 08 while we fins out rhythm.... so I think UGA will be the ones next year if they can squeeze through the conference.

[thenextreggie]

you're fucking retarded no one picks their bowl opponents and trust me if we did the first person would've been LSU

so we could've taken down their unworthy ass

any of the top 8 teams in the nation would've beat OSU in the NC you guys were just lucky enough to get there w/ 2 losses

[rs872]

Well, wait a minute. I'm a big SC fan and I can't even call Ohio State a bunch of pussies because, well let's face it, they're in the national title game. SC would have made the same decision if we had the luxury of such a choice.

[MrAnthonyWong]

is this dynasty mode or how did you get rose bowl?!?!? i have ncaa 08 and i have no idea how to play jus tbowl games :)

[Mcklane12]

yup. gogo dynasty mode

[MrAnthonyWong]

ahh, i;ve played campus legend, but for this kind of thing, did you just happen to play illini? or you played games in that pattern?

[illiniprince]

Ohhh no! You put the difficulty way down and beat a highly underrated team in that game with the most overrated team in college football history. Good Job.

[rs872]

Ha! I'm sorry, but who's over-rated??? Wake up dude, your school's pathetic team shouldn't have even been there in the first place. All the experts said that Juice Williams (stupid name by the way) is like Vince Young. Ha!!! He's more like Vince Vaughn. But Illinois does have one thing going for it. You guys were very very... orange!

[illiniprince]

May I remind you that you lost to Stanford. Enough said.

[Mcklane12]

ok ok, u go play football with REAL men with a broken finger. whether u play stanford of LSU ur gunna loose. so stfu

[rs872]

and Stanford scored more against SC than did Illinois. Enough said.

[rs872]

I always love it when SC royally beats the snot outta some stupid patsy (like Illinois) and then the opposing team's fans use another team's success as the basis for their comebacks. "SC sucks!" "Well, we beat the shit outta you!" "Well *sniff sniff* you lost to stanford, enough said!" "Well, WE BEAT THE SHIT OUTTA YOU!!!" LMFAO!!!

[illiniprince]

Ok Fine yeah you beat us. Woo-Hoo for you. I don't care. The fact is we made it there and that is a huge accomplishment. Now lets look at how gay your team is. Your Quarterback's name is John David BOOTY. Your nickname is shared with a condom manufacturer, and you play in Los Angeles. Once Again, Enough said.

[rs872]

Is this the smartest comeback you can think of? First of all, we've heard these jokes before. Second of all, they weren't funny the first time or the second time or the fiftieth time. Okay, the condom joke is pretty funny! But, you know what's really funny? Run left, run right, run left, run right. The Illini's predictability was funny. Face it! Your team got exposed as this year's biggest BCS frauds and you're embarrassed. Try to say something smart next time.

[rs872]

Is this the best you got? First of all, we've heard all these jokes before and they weren't really funny the fist ten times. (Okay, the condom joke is pretty funny!) But, face it, you're just embarrassed because your team was exposed as this year's biggest BCS fraud. Next time, try to think of something intelligent to say. Right now, however, you sound like an idiot.

[orangeandblue0687]

This Illinois guy is an idiot, and I'm an Illinois fan. It sucks we lost, but you guys played well. Hopefully we'll meet again next year!

[rs872]

I hear ya. Sorry to rag on your team so hard. I was just throwing the shit back at him. I wouldn't be surprised if we do meet agian. I think the Illini will win the Big Ten outright next year. Anwyay, it's all fun and games.

[orangeandblue0687]

It's all good. I still rag on USC, but nothing to that extent of stupidity haha. I hope we're near the top of the Big Ten again, and good luck next season.

[nudder62]

USC is in a poverty-stricken portion of the traffic-congested, drug-popping lesbo-city called Los Angels Calipornica. Anyways, the Trojans looked a bit too comfortable, playing 2 years in a row at home. Try flying in an Airplane then play football out of a hotel bed. Stanford is a powerhouse, BTW

[rs872]

Poverty stricken? Mabye so, the the school has doen a shit load to help the community. Traffic? Well, that's a fact of life. Lesbians? Where? I'd love to meet them! Playing on the road? No problem at all. You're an idiot. What's your school Glendale Community College?

[nudder62]

The USC team played in their home town two years in a row while kids just out of high school from U of I had to fly on an airplane and adjuct to totally new surroundings, sleep in a hotel after a 8 hour airplane and car communte. Clearly the fumble as they were about to score was the turning point. The meek shall inherit the earth: nothing wrong with poor. Pride (USC) = go to hell.

[rs872]

So, let me see if I understand you. You're implying that the ONLY reason SC spanked Illinois (and Michigan for that matter) is because the Illini and Wolverines had to travel? That's the only reason? Don't you think it might also have something to do with better players, coaches, and, above all else, execution? I mean Kaluka Maiava forced that fumble.

[asystolik]

If it wasn't the fumble it would have been the next play. The turning point in this game was the coinflip.

[VANArmenya]

USC was ranked, what 3 or 8? U of I was ranked like 12? The soccer score would have been 3 to 3 if U of I scored,, but, fumble, it becomes 4 to 2, then 6 to 2 as the fatigued players from the traveling, and the USC team (playing in her 2nd straight ROSE BOWL in her HOME TOWN) has a mental advantage. USC will not win the national championship because of many reasons, one of which is losing to Stanford. U of I would not have lost to Stanford.

[rs872]

I agree: Illinois would not lose to Stanford. I also agree that SC does not deserve the national championship because of that loss. But what's all this about a soccer score? What sport were you watching? And are you implying that because they had to travel, the Illini were not prepared for the game? Seems like a weak excuse to me. What's your point?

[nudder62]

The game wa splayed on your home city turf. If the game was held in Urbana Illinois the score would have been different. I do not see why they send all the winter games to gay cities.

[rs872]

Well, I'm just one guy, but I believe it has more to do with warm weather than sexual orientation. And yes the score would have been different if it was in Urbana. Consider our home and home with Arkansas. When they came here in 2005, SC dropped 70 on them. When SC went there in 2006, the Trojans only scored 50.

[benlaroza]

LOL

[VANArmenya]

college football is the one sport where everything you do in the regular season counts, and USC lost at home to Stanford. Stanford, by the way, was a 41-point underdog. And Stanford, by the way, finished 4-8

[rs872]

Hey, genius. You're not saying anything that we don't already know. What's your point?

[rs872]

See above.

[StknzFnst]

All this does is make the summer unbearable again! USC will grace the cover of nearly every preseason magazine and all of ESPN will be crowningg them champs before the season starts. They'll go on and lose a couple of head scratchers again in 08. I'm sick of the trojans-

[drbrunch]

That's all you Illinois people have to say, "UCS has no class" Feh. Take your defeat and go away gracefully, you are showing a lack of class by posting about what is now history. Better work hard on that '08 team, you're gonna need it.

[usc4lifewoot]

usc fucking owns!!!

woot woot

[rs872]

woot!

[WarriorFootball]

look at it this way usc at this point has the best rushing defense in the nation the size and speed is sickening illinois bread and butter was running the ball but realistically there is no team that can run over usc rushing defense you can pass but no running look how low usc held oregon to 24 points 7 those points were because usc fullback fumble close to usc enzone. Had illinois had passing attack than maybe the would have had a chance.

[titleist011]

I'm sick of the dang crap. No the illini did not play there best. But nothing went right for them. And USC had everything going for them. Right from there 1st drive. Does anyone recall the fumble that was no reviewed....guess what they review that...and there was a good possiblity that would have been 6 for the illini. Huge momentum difference.

[rs872]

Wait a minute! I presume you're speaking about SC's very first possession. I recored the game and I saw the replay several times. It was not a fumble. Stanley Havili's knee was clearly down before the ball came out. It was a fair call. Watch the replay.

[Kartracer6]

Illinois didn't come to play I'll admit that but the game I saw. How easy is it to win when you play at your own place in your weather with your crowd. USC has no class. Trying to start fights and showboating it's uncalled for. Typical California attitude. Good teams need to have good class USC doesn't

[hmoney06]

what r u talking about they r the best team in the country, illinois even if they did has 3 losses this season and a good qb can't carry a whole team on two sides of the ball to go a long with no special teams

face it usc has better coaching, recruiting, players everything

[Kartracer6]

I never said that USC was a bad team I said they have a poor attitude and need to stop fighting and showing off it was poor class. I think they do have a pool of talent they just need learn to show respect it's uncalled for

[titleist011]

Apparently all you obnoxious USC fans dont' realize just how big of a turnaround the Illini produced. Going from a 2-10 season...to a 9-3 season with a trip to the Rose Bowl. And might I add that we only had 8 wins in the past 4 years. At least we have class. Im' getting sick of all your cocky ass shit. SHUT UP!

[czechmeout85]

Saying Illinois didn't play is damn insulting. Did you actually WATCH the game? Illinois moved the ball almost every drive, they just had turnovers at really bad times which gave USC the momentum. Quit hating on Illinois, they showed a lot of heart and CLASS, something USC definitely doesn't know anything about...6 unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, and trying to score with a minute left UP by 32 POINTS...way to be respectful, ass clown.

[Mcklane12]

the reason they did that was to give a 6 year senoir, who had his career ruined by injuries btw, a chance to score his first ( and last) college football TD! SO GO TO HELL

[rs872]

All the penalties were a little uncharacteristic of our team and, as an SC fan, I don't like to see the taunting. But that last touchdown was not a case of running up the score. Hershel Dennis is a sixth year senior who had a really promising career until injuries cost him two season. He was one of Pete Carroll's first recruits and really meant a lot to the program because he was an emotional leader. It was a fitting way for him to go out.

[acmna]

yeah that was pretty much it

[cardboardcody]

juice williams is a joke illinois should not have been in a bcs game most overated team in football

[titleist011]

How are we overrated. I'll admit we got lucky to be in BCS. But hey....go bitch to the BCS committee...not us. And as for Juice Williams....he's improved from last year. He'll be great by the time he's a senior. Just wait.....and if mendenhall stays for 1 more year...we'll be so much more better next year.

[titleist011]

sorry guys...i guess i just can't seem to click on the "reply" button. too angered but all this non sense...

[cardboardcody]

dont tell me that illinois is good they had a medeorce record losing all games against good teams with an exception of ohio st in this game a usc player did a flip into the endzone and landed on his feet he got flagged even thogh illinois should have got flagged 4 playing such poor defese p.s. michigan beat illinois without hart and henne barelt played that was in illinois 2 and learn to spell illinoi not illinois

[Frank056]

lol that is somewhat close to what happened

[Miley709]

usc stinks illini rules get that memorized in ur head timdcor and rowdyroad

[zacmac26]

u got it backwards its illini sucks and USC rules.HO could USC stink anyways if they are ranked 7 and just beat illini in the rosebowl?

[Miley709]

illinois beat ohio state for ur info and usc lost to ohio state just because usc beat illinois in one rosebowl doesnt mean that they are better then them

[zacmac26]

uhh yeah it does.lol dumbass

[timdcor]

I'm impressed if I read that simulation final correctly. Did it predict a 49-6 victory? Eerily close.

[Teabagonyou]

Bunch of Chumps? 9 and 3 with 4th quarter losses to missouri and Michigan who both won their bowls and beat Ohio State when they were number 1 after a 2 win season last year.

Apparently your just a homer who knows nothing about college football.

[mtseevid]

You are stupid,,,neither team chose, and usc lost to some weak teams....lmao stanford, usc doesn't belong.

[mtseevid]

typical usc fan, prick. USC got lucky in getting Illinois as an opponent. So they beat an overrated team from an overrated conference (which so is the pac - 10), USC isn't as good as you think. douche

[kman197]

Are you saying illinois sucks?

They dont

[ireneilove]

sadly this is almost how the game went :D

[xXSteelPillowxX]

USC didnt have 2 play this shitty team. Ohio state didnt have to be major pussies! USC

[Tennisflip18]

it should be a good game between usc and illini funny thing is i saw the entire i illini organization in santa monica but i still was rockin the usc gear.......btw besides leman on the illini usc will rock everyone.....all those ppl sayin juice will be the shit like vince young against usc r fukin tards......usc defense is the shit and vince young was 6'6'' and btw the comparison of juice to dixon is bs too cuz dixon is much faster and deceptive......so go trojans sends those boys back home

[titleist011]

Obviously a USC fan made this. Now i myself am a diehard Illini fan. Many people in the sports nation underestimate the Illini. They have there ups and downs but Jan 1st they are going to be on the up side of things. I thikn that it will be a close game. My prediction is that if Illinois is either winning or losing by no more than 7..then they will previal as Rose Bowl Champions.

[SECSUX]

49-17...

[maxer72]

juice wont be able 2 do anything agaist usc fast swarming defense...fight on usc

[CBS217]

31-28 Illini shock the nation.

[ireneilove]

49-17

[opus91]

Juice will upset USC Vince Young style

[gumper]

49-17. fight on!!!

[KennE123]

lol this is a vid of a top ranked USC team and a very bad 2 win Illinois team. Its gonna be a great game, at least a lot better than this one.

I CANT WAIT, GO ILLINI

[ireneilove]

hardly

[chibearsfan313]

this video is so stupid...illini were supposed to suck this year, so this game was played with the preseason piece of junk illini team

[kinglurveyhulio77]

Illinois will Rock dem Trojans on New Yeear's Day!!!!

[USCIG6]

hahaha

[jaebush]

u funny as hell u must be smokin crack

[SECSUX]

49-17 i thought they were gonna rock us???? HAHA YEA RIGHT!!! WE RUN DA ROSE BOWL BOOOY!

[Mava665]

This will be a great game. I'm a big fan of Illinois (but I'm all maize and blue when it counts), and I can't wait to see them play one of the nations best. I look forward for a high powered spread offense attack by Juice, Mendenhall, and Benn, and USC doing what they always do.

[trojanLow]

i am usc fan but i think this is gonna be a good game

[bitcheznhos]

USC means UNIVERSITY of SPOILED CHILDREN!!!

[USCIG6]

original....really

[lancerzero2009]

U...C...L...A...SUCKS!

[lancerzero2009]

U...C...L...A...SUCKS!!

[blang84]

I L L

[nofx589]

I N I

[wannabespartan]

Illini > Trojans

[kruger27]

hahahahaha.

[Lakermon87]

that's what i'm talkin' about! go USC! let's hope that will be the real score in january.

[sweetjen051]

Lol. That was pretty cool. Fight on!

[benb1251]

Who ever was playing this game must have been a USC fan.. GO Illini beat those trojan condoms

[bbrow83]

Im a UI Alum and I will be the first to say that your comment was gay.

[IslandVeeDub]

Illini all the way MF's

[SECSUX]

DAAA FUCK UP!

[Wsox005]

ILLINI!!!!!!!!!!!!

U of I!!!!

[IslandVeeDub]

you wish this would happen

[Wsox005]

ya u wish. GO ILLINI!!!!!!!

[SECSUX]

IT JUSS DID BITCH!

[akareggie27]

USC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!