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"Reality is merely a framework for imagination" 9/25/05 "I am firmly convinced that Charlie Weis didn't have any idea as to how good the Buckeyes were defensively." - Brent Musburger I'd rather be a prison whore than root for Michigan --- Long live the PCP
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- As he watched Florida beat Ohio State in the national championship game in January, Juice Williams, quarterback of two-win Illinois, had a crazy dream.
"I was just thinking, like, wow, I know it's a great feeling to be out there on the national stage," the sophomore said yesterday.
After polishing off their ninth win, 41-22 over Northwestern, the 20th-ranked Illini almost certainly will live Williams' dream.
It could be a showdown at the Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1 with Illini coach Ron Zook's old team, No. 14 Florida, where a lot of fans still hold a grudge. Or a Bowl Championship Series game, if a few of the teams ahead of Illinois in the polls lose during the next two weeks.
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"Men, this is war. I don't care anything about the national championship or the Big Ten championship, but if we win this game today and, afterward, if the Good Lord says, 'Woody, it's your time,' I'll say, 'Lord, I'm ready.'" - Woody Hayes, pregame vs. Michigan, 1975
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