Pasadena Bound
December 30, 2008
Weekly Report Posted: September 27, 2008 20:37
The Fighting Illini to play in the Rose Bowl against #6 West Virginia
This should be an excellent game between two very talent teams. It will be interesting to see whether or not the Illini can shut down the run game of West Virginia. If they can look for them to win but if they cant a victory in this game is unlikely.
Injury Reports
Brit Miller | Torn Pectorals | Out
Keys to the game
offense: limit turnovers
defense: slowdown the running game.
Predictions
Kirk Herbstreit: 38 - 37 WVU
Lee Corso: 42 - 35 Illinois
Lou Holtz: 45-42 WVY
2008 ends with a WIN
Illinois caps of a successful season with a win in the Rose Bowl.
The illin last night executed their game plan to perfection and came away with a huge win in the Rose Bowl. Everything was going right and Juice Williams was absolutely on fire. After jumping out to a quick lead they were able to hold on too the lead the rest of the game as they shut down WVU explosive offense.
What was good
Offense
Special Teams
What didnt go so well
Run defense was iffy.
2008 National Champion
USC Trojans
Week 17 Players of the Week
| Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 2 | USC Trojans |
| 3 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 4 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 5 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 6 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 7 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 8 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 9 | Clemson Tigers |
| 10 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 11 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 12 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 13 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 14 | Missouri Tigers |
| 15 | Texas Longhorns |
| 16 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 17 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 18 | Auburn Tigers |
| 19 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 20 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 21 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 22 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 23 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 24 | LSU Tigers |
| 25 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 2 | USC Trojans |
| 3 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 4 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 5 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 6 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 7 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 8 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 9 | Clemson Tigers |
| 10 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 11 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 12 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 13 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 14 | Missouri Tigers |
| 15 | Texas Longhorns |
| 16 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 17 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 18 | Auburn Tigers |
| 19 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 20 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 21 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 22 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 23 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 24 | LSU Tigers |
| 25 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 2 | USC Trojans |
| 3 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 4 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 5 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 6 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 7 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 8 | Clemson Tigers |
| 9 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 10 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 11 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 12 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 13 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 14 | Missouri Tigers |
| 15 | Texas Longhorns |
| 16 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 17 | Auburn Tigers |
| 18 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 19 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 20 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 21 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 22 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 23 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 24 | Florida Gators |
| 25 | LSU Tigers |
| Big 10 Conference Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RNK | School | Record | Conf Rec |
| Not Set. | |||