Illini Football Greatest Win in School History

[illinicubsfan]

juuuuuuuuuice!!!!!!!!!

[mpbaker22]

The last time people weren't calling for zooks job ...

[famguy218]

As an Ohio State fan, that was a great game by Illinois. But stomping on the "O" is very disrespectful.

[mightymarg]

eight minutes milked by one drive to win the game. clock management, gutsy play calling and a career performance from juice. thank you illini

[gopress25]

JUICE!!!!!!!

[BillyBong05]

I forgot about that this game even happened. I was thinking about BCS wins and Big Ten titles, something Illinois knows nothing about. LOL

[Spyda0Jones]

This is funny how all you tree lovers wanna pound on my team. You have more things to worry about then my team. lol

[619dbw]

JUUUUUUUUUUUUUICE!!!

[bootylicification]

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[pats4lifebb]

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[bootylicification]

@pats4lifebb

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[VikingsOwn18]

Illinois SUCKS

[illini978]

@VikingsOwn18 then why you watchin this video moron

[VikingsOwn18]

@illini978 To make fun of their patheticness

[illini978]

@VikingsOwn18 there not that pathetic in this video

[VikingsOwn18]

@illini978 They were against USC HAHAHAHA

[Ultimaxkeyblade]

things are starting to look a little better now 

[gunnerandferg]

@phatgeezer1955 i was at that game to they woulda won if eddie was not in half the game

[CobainStJohns]

Stephen Pamon, crooked ref and felon, head ump of the game.

[gunnerandferg]

man today was one of the worst official games i ever ever seen in my life. illinois played there hearts out. it was senior day. f u fresno state

[bissoc14]

man that was a fun 2007 year for the illini. the Zooker needs to get this team going again, for the rest of this season and the next.

[sol15g]

@bissoc14

zook need to be fired...juice williams should have stayed the starting qb. good coaches dont make that change unless you have a special backup. the schedule was way too tough,. they should have played a wiscon or auburn type schedule to get out of the gate to 3-0 or 3-1. i ubderstand why a non top 5 program wouls start the season against mizz, then play @cinn, vs, fresno st, plus the big 10 schedule...that off coord was a terrible choice. too conservative at the beginning,

[phatgeezer1955]

Amen to that--I was at the MSU game today (Illini lost 24-14) Biggest difference I see between this game and today's--no pass *attempts* beyond about ten yards until the fourth quarter.

[phatgeezer1955]

Which was the same thing they did in the Rose Bowl fiasco that year. Actually then they had not one pass *attempt* the entire first half. Today we were down 24 -0 at the half and when they finally let Juice air it out, we at least got 14 points on the board. Too little too late.

[nabaseball4]

osu has gotten blown out there last 3 bcs bowl games? uhm vs lsu they were in the whole game it and lost by 14, last year they lost by 3 to texas off of a game winning drive? im an illini fan, but come on dude dont talk unless you know what your talking about.

[UFfan85]

Ohio State was down 31-10 and 38-17 against LSU. They scored a pity TD with less than a minute left to make the score look close. LSU dominated that game after the 1st quarter.

[D34th66]

I think it's hard to show who is good or bad without a playoff system. Computer calculations won't outplay heart, as we have seen from some of the upsets of 2007.

[turok4lyfe]

Lol both these teams suck. Ostate can really say nothing tho until they can win a bowl game, seriously 3 years in a row in BCS games and all blow outs, whats up with that? Whats just as pathetic is a kid on facebook making a group comparing stats of Ostate to SEC teams. THey need to realize the only stat that matters is the score at the end of the game, cant wait til SC rolls in Columbus.

[PuffDaddySlim]

ya and then we came to ur staduim and absoulutly slammed you u scored u scored the rest of ur points at the end of the game so pwnd

[phatgeezer1955]

Huh? To "pwn" someone you actually have to express an idea that can be deciphered. OSU beat Illinois the next year...OK, what does that have to do with anything? Illinois scored at the end of the game...do late game points count less than first quarter points? I don't get it...there must be a message in there somewhere but it's not intelligible. Perhaps you could write in English instead of teenage internet shorthand, and then use a spellchecker. Is this the result of an OSU edcation?

[Garatau]

i always laugh when people say "we lost because we didnt have ______" playing

but on the other hand they can say "one person doesnt win the game"

So one person can LOSE a game, but it takes more than one to win?

Hypocrites.

Illinois played a great game. Stop crying.

[djsabino08]

yeah that unstoppable force that got laid out by sc in the rose bowl

[phatgeezer1955]

No one claimed they were an unstoppable force--what made it a story was that it was a rebuilding year for Illinois and they beat the number one team in the country. OSU would have been laid out by USC also (see LSU game). USC should have been in the championship game, not the Rose Bowl, in spite of losing to Stanford, a team they were supposed to have beaten by 40 points. Your comment was not well thought out and shows unfounded vitriol. Grow up.

[Zac147147]

juice williams is by far the best, most well rounded quarterback in the big ten if not the entire NCAA  he can run and now all the sudden he can throw....when him and rashard mendenhall were paired it was an unstopable force

[gunnerandferg]

my bro knows juice williams.there friends.

[wisdomstar1981]

games arent won on paper.

[mteaton1]

I like it that they didn't even give Ohio State a CHANCE to tie it up, lol. They held the ball for almost 14 minutes in the 4th! An anticlimactic ending to say the least, but they held on and got the job done! (By the way, I'm not a fan of Illinois either, my team plays in the SEC.)

[Kartkid024]

Illini are getting better every year. Which is good to see. However your sitting here complaining about something that happened almost 2 years ago. This is a ceremony for an up and rising team. When you beat a number one team It is a great win no matter who you are, we don't have a National Championship so that can't be our number one win, but this one is up there. Luck no. Good hard fought game. Yeah, people here dissing Illinois are Jealous.

[BillyBong05]

If this is Illinois' biggest football win ever, that's fucking sad. Over a #1 ranked team that really was there by default because they were undefeated...no way was OSU the best team in the country. But it's probably true. Illinois' football program is garbage - always has been and always will be. That's why Ron Zook is a perfect fit (whereas Florida hated his guts). An upset win helped greatly by a missed fumble call is the best win in school history? Consider discontinuing the program.

[87jgreen87]

Well a win at a #1 team's home turf is automatically the greatest win in school history for ANY program. Though the fumble was a blown call that set UIUC up by a touchdown, how many times to Boeckman give them the ball. Come on, if this wasn't a meaningful game, you wouldn't have anything to gripe about.

[Kartkid024]

I'm sick of people blaming the fumble for ohio state's lose. That ball was recovered out of bounds so it didn't make a difference. Also even if, it would have been tied and Illinois was in field goal range at the end. Then to say the program is garbage, yeah going from 2 wins to 7-3 with a rose bowl bid and ranked in the nation. Seems to me there is a jealous Ohio st fan in our presence.

[lessthanjordan]

Revenge for unranked Ohio State's upset of the undefeated #1 Fighting Illini basketball Team in 2005

[wedontgiveadamn]

Ohio State's greatest victory would have be chosen from National Championships, Rose Bowls, and Big Ten Championships over the years. Illinois' self professed greatest victory is a league win that didn't even earn them a Big Ten Title. Wow. Impressive!!!

It's thirteen years later, and I still think Simeon Rice and Kevin Hardy are trying to catch Eddie George

[Chamillionaire82]

illinois has 5 nat championships bro do ur research

[briancasey714]

But (as i know you realize) they really haven't had much of a history, the Illini were doormats for Michigan and OSU thru the years,I've been trying to tell these jugheads, Illini's greatest (almost win)game was against the great 1968 team (the super sophs)with Rex Kern, Jack Tatum, Jim Otis, John Brockington, Mike sensibaugh, Larry Zelina,etc. They actually were tied 24-24 late in the 4th qt. and Kern was ko'd. Super sub Ron Maceiejowski thru a 50 yd bomb to Bruce Jankowski for a 31-24 win.

[wavepride]

Hey you guys can keep your Ohio Buckies we will take our Beloved ILLINI

[buckeye1107]

Maybe Chamillionaire posted the 'greatest prose in school history' below? I pray he's not an alum). I accept that we lost that game, I found it amusing that you thought it was the 'greatest Illini win' EVER?

Rolled two years in a row? Did I miss the 2008 Ohio State - Illinois game? I remember OSU winning that 30-20, and so do the record books.

[buckeye1107]

Ohio State's greatest victory would have be chosen from National Championships, Rose Bowls, and Big Ten Championships over the years. Illinois' self professed greatest victory is a league win that didn't even earn them a Big Ten Title. Wow. Impressive.

[Chamillionaire82]

u mad cuz u lost that game...stupid buckeye fans....get rolled 2 straight years and still never stfu

[davisoldham]

It did earn them the right to be humiliated on national television in the Rose Bowl.

[JAX221]

I-L-L!! I-N-I!!! go juice

[phatgeezer1955]

easyeddie---

You are blocked and deleted for obscene language. If you don't like the Illini, fine, but your language has gotten you blocked.

[adbeeson0001]

It's all good and fun for trash talk but atleast do ur homework and get ur scores right, Illinois 17 USC 49 which put us at (9-4) for the 07 season, Illinois 42 Missouri 52, Illinois 47 EIU 21, Illinois 20 Rajin' Cajuns 17, Illinois 24 Penn State 38 (2-2) for 2008

[briancasey714]

Illini's football history is pathetic,let them have their day in the sun.2007 was a total rebuilding year for OSU,they lost Heisman QB Troy Smith,WR Anthony Gonzalez now starting WR for Indy,1000 yard rusher Antonio Pittman,WR,KR,PR and long threat Teddy Ginn.Finally with Beanie back and Terrell Pryor starting at QB, who knows maybe will make in back to the NC game. Illini fans, Heismann is given to the finest college player in the land, still waiting for that?Well you had Butkus back in '58.

[zenis5]

yeah thats why we kicked ass aginst yall so dont talk

[ReesyPoofs]

somebodys bitter... haha

[bernieb07]

REBUILDING MY ASS! We put up like 40 points on Mizzouri, and were in that game until the end againt a #6 team. While Ohio State BARELY got past Ohio university! what the hell was that? Don't tell me they overlooked them either, you'll see when when USC gets in that ass saturday! Land of losers? hmmm... Lose these NUTS in ya mouth bitch!!

[briancasey714]

BlowjobBernieb07, I rate the minnesota game the #5 greatest ALMOST WIN in Illini school history, Minnesota is 6-1 one of the greatest ALMOST wins in Illinois history, you only lost 27-20. The Cubs and now the Illini, ILLINOIS=THE LAND OF LOSERS

[briancasey714]

Bernie my man, i don't care about your gay life style, so don't be afraid to make a prediction but do you think we can beat OSU this week? I know we're known as the "LAND OF LOSERS" but i say Illini 27 (#10)OHIO STATE 20.

[briancasey714]

Hey Blowjobbernieb07, what Bowl are we going to, have they said yet???? I seem to have heard the OHIO STATE BUCKEYES are heading South to play in a BCS Bowl (a little Bowl called the FIESTA) against #3 Texas, LOSE THESE NUTS IN YA MOUTH BITCH!!

[bernieb07]

ILLINI NATION!!! We lost to a VERY GOOD Mizzou team, but we should give the Big Ten fits this year, and will probably beat the Buckeyes again this year. GO JUICE, AND REGIS BENN!!

[bcomp12]

Maybe, but if I were an OSU player I'd make Ill. pay big time for that midfield celebration they did last year.

[erin336]

Berniebo7, your a LEGEND on the Illinois campus after Illinois 28-21 win in 2007 over Ohio St., we heard you had your stomach pumped (excessive sperm) at University Hospital after performing oral sex on 3 frat houses (14 guys), your an animal BERNIEB07, legend also has it, you performed oral sex on Ron Zook and have a picture of his sperm on your face, is this true??? Please post it bernieb07!!!!

[clevec4]

Hu,huh....sperm. You douche. Do you speak from experience?? I've never heard of such a thing. ILL -- INI !!!!!!

[panteracowboy100]

fuck yeah illinois is fucking beast

[Nellig82]

OSU has some great (public) tailgates but ALL they were talking about was "next week" - meaning Michigan. They totally underestimated Illinois. Maybe their team did, too.

Still- we cheered for OSU during the National Championship Game.

Go Big Ten- GO ILLINI !

[Strat1084]

does anyone know what that background music is??? so catchy

[gormar21487]

Ron Zook...

[BryanBeatsYouAll]

Juice's head is so big they had to special order his helmet!

[benjiemooncakes]

im a michigan fan, buh i gotta give respect where its due. that was one helluva a game. juice was clutch as hell(even though it looked like he put WAY to much air under those TD throws).

[Juiceroids]

Ignore the idiots on youtube that call us overrated. its not like LSU or USC didnt lose to some awful team..cough stanford, cough arkansas. props to illini for coming into the shoe and beating us. that's all that needs to be said. illinois played their hearts out and won the game.

[TheFunkle]

Good man. The way I look at it. Illinois gets to beat OSU, OSU gets to play in the National Championship game. For now, that's a nice trade.

[YouNoOb193]

Go illini!

this was the biggist illini win in som 50 years. they've sucked so bad the last few years so this is the biggest win of their dynasty i dont know why your saying its not. 2009 look out for the illini!

[yocool5]

If only Juice threw like this in the Rose Bowl, i mean he is pretty good quarterback, but you can not only run to get yards, u have to pass as well, if you can do these both, illinois will be an extremely good team next year.

[gomichiganrailmst3k]

This is a perfect example of why OSU never deserves to be in the NC! The play at HOME against a team who lost to Iowa!! And, what is the biggest reason, OSU can't lose a game without fighting with the other team! Such sore Losers!!!

[Juiceroids]

since when you ann arbor whore? didnt u lose to appy state? pathetic...have fun...3-9 is calling

[Mountaineerman510357]

Im glad illinois beat OSU they are so overrated unlike my mountaineers regardless of the PItt loss

[Juiceroids]

before you call someone overrated look at your program's prestige....then OSU's prestige. if u wanna be an eltie program play teams like USC and Texas. you have 0 national championships, 0 heismans...we have 7 of each. dont take shots when u cant back it up. we give props to the illini, they came in and beat us. end of story. unlike u, we can admit we lost to illini, where u act as if that loss to 5-7 pitt never happened.

[kitchel22130]

yeah you guys weren't overrated at all. you lost to a team that finished the season with what 4 wins? at least we lost to a team at home that went to a BCS game.

[AWDBOOSTEDTSI]

OSU is not overrated at all. OSU has one of the best football programs out there. with a great coach and one hell of a recruiter. How ever this win was what the ILLINI needed and glad to see it. Zook is the man. and this 08-09 season were getting to that BCS or ROSE..

I-L-L

[MVillani1985]

Sounds like sour grapes to me, especially since you're throwing a great 2007 Buckeye team under the bus. A team that the "mighty" LSU only beat because of penalties. Don't forget the 2007 Buckeyes kicked the shit out of some good teams, including Michigan, Wisconsin, and a Penn State that beat Wisconsin so bad that the second and third stringers were in for the final 1/3 of the game.

Yes, you've been waiting since 2002, but lots of teams have been waiting even longer and are even hungrier.

[MVillani1985]

Ohio State might have been slightly overrated in 2007, but they DID beat some legit teams. Penn State, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois all count as legit wins.

If you think the 2007 Ohio State Buckeyes are "the most overrated team", then that means that most teams, including LSU, sucked in 2007.

And why the sudden bashing of your defense? In 2006, your defense was younger, and won most of the games, including staving off a comeback by Illinois and preventing PSU from reganing the lead.

[dxdude2004]

This game right here proves why OSU and Illinois are rivals.

[Juiceroids]

expect to get ripped next year though. y

[MVillani1985]

What was amazing was that the Illini won in the Horseshoe, a place Penn State last won when Woody Hayes was head coach, in 1978 by a score of 19-0. I think that was also Penn State's last shutout over the Buckeyes. What makes it amazing is how hostile Ohio Stadium is. I'd rank it up there with Beaver Stadium as far as tough places to play.

[Juiceroids]

Even as a Buckeye fan pissed to see OSU lose this game, you couldnt help but feel happy for the Illini. They have worked so hard and deserved to win. They were also very respectful to OSU in their interviews with ESPN unlike SEC teams that called them out flat outsaying that they were shit *cough...cough Jarvis Moss.

[MVillani1985]

Hopefully, whatever bowl the Buckeyes go to, I hope it's a win and a win against an SEC team to shut up the SEC homers.

I think in 2008 the Big Three will be Ohio State, Illinois, and Penn State, but since only two can go to a BCS bowl, the third place team will go to the Citrus Bowl, which is still great, since it was once considered for the site of a #1 vs #2 "winner take all" national championship game.

[MVillani1985]

I think the Illini are going to win the Big Ten in 2008, with Penn State and Ohio State fighting for second place. I also think that Illinois might hand Penn State their only home loss. But it won't be a one-sided affair like the Ohio State vs Penn State game. It'll be won by a score of something like 28-17. I think if Illinois can pull the same tricks on OSU that they did last year, since it's a home game, Illinois might blow out the Buckeyes by a score of something like 27-7.

[Juiceroids]

I like your enthusiasm, but what in the hell are you smoking. Last time I checked, OSU may have its best team since Tressel arrived in 2008. If u actually think Illinois will blow OSU out this year let alone beat OSU I will give you my entire youtube account. There is now way in hell that Illinois will win. An iceball has a better chance of suriving hell then Illinois beating OSU this year. OSU will absolutely dominate the Big Ten this year. everyone but wisc. will be a scrub.

[MVillani1985]

I agree that Ohio State will be great in 2008, but I don't think they'll be better than the 2002 Buckeyes. Granted, a team that can go into Happy Valley and come away with a monster win is one hell of a team, but I think the Illini will win the Big Ten.

Again, I said the 27-7 blowout MIGHT happen. It probably won't, though. Illinois will likely win by two touchdowns. One thing in their favor is home advantage.

I think Ohio State will beat Wisconsin, but that may be the Illini's only loss.

[starlingsnest123]

yay to go illini

[FightingIllini6]

Illini win the illibuck greatest win in school history

[FireRonGuenther]

we got Illibuck back!

[gymman1031]

Zook is one of the best and hard-working, if not the best, recruiters ever. For the Rivals 250 for 2009, here are the ranked players by number who are considering(or have considered, if they signed with another school)Illinois.

12, 23, 26, 32, 36, 38, 40, 41, 42, 44, 49, 52, 60, 61, 82, 88, 95, 105, 111, 115(committed!), 123, 127, 129, 135, 156, 159, 163(committed), 164, 171(committed), 173, 175, 181, 207, 211, 214, 228, 231, 233, 236, 249

And Illini is a harder sell than some others!

[jmaproduction]

Go ILLINI!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tromboneking87]

We needed to play like this in Pasadena.

Don't worry, fellow Illini, we'll be back.

[awesomelyawesome12]

hells yeah we will. i hope rashard mendenhall gets drafted to a good team. he deserves it.

[djkmanv10]

If Ohio State is the number one team that they were before, you can't make throws like that and expect to win. Double coverage, are you serious and triple coverage? Second of all, we have an offense. We are a running team, but we can throw too. Ohio State loses at their own home field. We are a good team. Just why can't you not admit that Illinois is a good football team? It is not false hope so don't give me crap about it.

[edd146]

Illini gonna win da rose bowl

[MauricXe]

No offense to Illinois, you are a great team but without those 3 picks, you would not of pulled this off.

Good luck in the Rose.

[FUyooutube]

We have some pretty good corners. And we basically outplayed you. Don't make excuses.

Good luck vs LSU. Go Big Ten.

[Krazeybuckeye]

while I completly agree we lost that game and you won it plain and simple but the play that I think gave you guys momentum and hope should have never happened.

GO PSU,Illini,UM,and tOSU

[MVillani1985]

This game was a representation of how far they had come. In 2005, the Big Ten's national championship contenders, Penn State beat Illinos so bad that PSU led 56-3 at halftime, in 2006 Illinois played Ohio State (that year's national championship contenders) to the wire 17-10, and this year Illinois beat OSU. Congrats to Illinois on going from a team being beat 56-3 at halftime to a Rose Bowl team that handed Ohio State the first Big Ten loss it had since Penn State destroyed them in 2005.

[Juiceroids]

Cmon, OSU didnt get destroyed by Pennst in 05...it was like a TD game that went down to the last minute.

[MVillani1985]

It wasn't a complete blowout, but I never once was worried about an Ohio State comeback after halftime. I admit a couple drives near the end made me a little nervous, but it seemed like Penn State controlled the game from the second quarter onward.

[xxAviDDxx]

C U IN PASADENA

[white114210]

lol

ohio state cant even beat ex florida gator coaches

[MidwestChopper]

ROSE BOWL BABY

[Applesauce505]

Juice Williams is going to be a force to be reckoned with during the next couple seasons. I believe he will lead us to a national championship before he leaves.

[tgheinrich]

Yeah, next year I think Illinois, by the last couple of weeks, will be the team to beat. However, UI does have one of the hardest schedules in the nation (pre-season rivalry game with MU, at UW, at PSU AND at UM). Anyway, I think Illinois will be in the N.C. Game next year if they keep improving.

I-L-L!

[EmbassyRow37]

As an Illini fan, I'd NEVER be this optimistic.

[therealacevenom]

If the next season is as crazy as next season, I wouldn't rule it out. This is coming from an LSU fan.

[IslandVeeDub]

Illini Nation! Beat those bitches of USC or University of Stink Cunts

[GoBears96]

ive just noticed how close the illini were to going undefeated. lost by 6 to missouri, lost by 4 to iowa, and lost by 10 to michigan. illinois was in all 3 games and had chances to win all 3.

Rose Bowl vs. USC

-Top 5 in '08???

Go Illini

[illinifan01]

GOIN 2 THE ROSE BOWL

[phatgeezer1955]

I don't want to spend any time tearing down the Buckeyes, because it minimizes the Illini's accomplishment. As far as bad calls, you Buckeye fans now know what Illinois has suffered with for years, what it seems the "Big Two" have been immune from for years. Shall we discuss the horrendous officiating in 2002 when Illinois should have beaten the Buckeyes in OT but for the so-ruled "bobble" by Walter Young?

[phatgeezer1955]

Or the 2000 Michigan game where an MI fumble was given back to the Wolverines, and a ground-caused fumble by Illinois that was recoverd by Illinois was given to the Wolverines who then scored what turned out to be the winning points. That game is said to be the game that caused the Big Ten to approve the Replay Review. Illinois has several times gotten a letter of apology from the Big Ten officiating office, but it doesn't take the error back.

[phatgeezer1955]

That said, even if it had been ruled a touchback in favor of OSU in last weekend's game, there is no reason to believe it necessarily affected the game's outcome. Illini may well have forced a punt and come back and scored again, considering how well they were moving the ball. I'd say Boeckman's 3 picks had more to do with the outcome than that blown call. OSU is a great team--as an Illini fan I am proud to have beaten such a great team.

[222westlane]

The fumble did not affect the outcome of the game. OSU was outplayed and Illinois deserved the win, they were the better team that day. Now go and beat USC and make the BIG 10 proud. Buckeye fan.

[mcoticch]

well said

[joemax222]

wow. it's just like an OSU fan to come out with the book of excuses.

i'd rather just watch you FUckeyes cry (like in this video)

[swimincubbie]

buckeyeboy321- dont blame illinois. admit it your team lost. =]

great game!!!!!

[buckeyeboy321]

that game was crap, i give credit to illinios, but those refs have to be fired... 3 penalties the whole game? and if you watched the first quarter, the illinois rb clearly fumbled the ball and osu recovered, and they didnt even review it... I though the review was to get the ref's mistakes? These same refs reffed the Purdue-PSU game and all of them should have been fired then. The Big Ten admitted they made a huge mistake putting them in this game. They cost the Big Ten 4.5 Million dollars.

[outcrowdintl]

Thanks for putting this up. It brought me to tears. ILL!...!

[phatgeezer1955]

INI!!

[wtf4real123]

Haha Ohio....OVERRATED....OVERRATED­...in your house, go home and go back to sleep.

[DannyB21]

overrated? And you base that on what? A fumble that wasn't reviewed and several bad calls. I give Illinois outplaying OSU in the fourth quarter for sure, but clearly not the whole game. LSU is overrated if anybody.

[brentwald]

If OSU played in the SEC, they would be middle of the conference, at best. Why do You never schedule teams like Georgia or Florida or LSU? Because You would probably be embarrassed, that's why. Y'all were never in this game from the start, and the Illini were. Once again, You figured that since it was at your home, you could just mail it in, and we'd roll over and die. When You finally realized that this would be a contest, it was too late.

[smashlvr69]

Illini's '07 win over Ohio St. was Illinois greatest win in school history? That's pathetic! Ohio State like Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, didn't play or beat a TOP 20 team(only UM's win over Fla. gave the conference any respectability)Illinois was HUMILATED by USC in the ROSE, LSU destroyed Ohio ST. in the NC game, Illinois, Ohio St, Wisconsin, Michigan WERE NOT TOP 15 TEAMS, Illinois fans your pathetic losers. OHIO ST should not have even been in the title game and BACKED into it.

[phatgeezer1955]

smashlvr--

You miss the point. We beat the #1 team in the US in their own house-that's why it was the greatest. OSU--20 game Big10 win streak going into that game; OSU ended up in the NC game in spite of loss to us. OSU was a great team; I was proud to beat them. Looks like this year we'll do it again. OSU barely survived Wisky tonight, while Juice at the Big House, spanked MI by 25, put up the most yards in MI history. The only 2 Illini losses--Top 5 teams (PSU will end up there).

[briancasey714]

Dissagree,phatgeezer in 1968 we were 0-11-0 but we were actually tied with the #1 1968 Ohio State 24-24 late into the 4th quarter,we lost 31-24 but we were actually tied with the #1 team that would go onto win the 1968 National Championship, this 1968 team of OSU destroyed the #2 USC Trojans and OJ Simpson in the Rose 27-16,hell we scored 24 on them. Sports Illustrated Magazine voted the 1968 Ohio State team the greatest college team of the 1960's and we only lost 31-24 to them.