Minnesota Comes to town
October 10, 2008
Weekly Report Posted: September 18, 2008 22:40
The Illini look to keep rolling as the struggling Golden Gophers come to twn to face the Illini. Illinois should win this handily whether or not Juice Williams will be able to play as McGee has proven himself t be a solid back-up.
Injury Report
Juice Williams | QB | ACL Sprain | Probable
Predictions
Kirk Herbstreit: 42 -10 Illinois
Lee Corso: 38 -13 Illinois
Lou Holtz: 50- 3 Illinois
Keys to the game
Offense: Get the run game going
Defense: Just keep doing what your doing
Heisman Watch
C. Todd | QB | Auburn
T. Tebow | QB | Florida
J. Sharp | HB | Kansas
M. Stafford | QB | Georgia
T. Boeckman | QB | OSU
Nada
Minnesota is left with questions about their offense after a shutout loss
The Illini had another great showing last night defeating the Golden Gophers 40-0. Everything was going right for the defense who registered their second shutout of the season, and the offense was also playing on a very high level.
Good things
Pass Game, Defense
Things that need to be worked on
Run game
Week 7 Players of the Week
| Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Texas Longhorns |
| 3 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 4 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 5 | Auburn Tigers |
| 6 | Florida Gators |
| 7 | USC Trojans |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 9 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 10 | LSU Tigers |
| 11 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 12 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 13 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 14 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 15 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 16 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 17 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 18 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 19 | Clemson Tigers |
| 20 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 21 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 22 | Missouri Tigers |
| 23 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 24 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 25 | Miami Hurricanes |
| Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Texas Longhorns |
| 3 | Auburn Tigers |
| 4 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 5 | USC Trojans |
| 6 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 7 | Florida Gators |
| 8 | LSU Tigers |
| 9 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 10 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 11 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 12 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 13 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 14 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 15 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 16 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 17 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 18 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 19 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 20 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 21 | Clemson Tigers |
| 22 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 23 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 24 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 25 | Missouri Tigers |
| BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| Big 10 Conference Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RNK | School | Record | Conf Rec |
| 1 | Ohio State | 6-0 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Iowa | 6-0 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Purdue | 5-0 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Indiana | 4-1 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Penn State | 4-2 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Illinois | 4-1 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 4-1 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 4-1 | 0-1 |
| 9 | Michigan | 2-3 | 0-2 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 2-4 | 0-2 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 2-4 | 0-2 |