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tOSU at Illinois, November 28th, Cancelled

The latest Ohio State ever played Illinois was November 25th. This happened twice.

1933 - A 7-6 victory in Ohio Stadium
1922 - A 6-3 victory At Illinois

This game will be the latest we've ever played Illinois. It will have been 98 years since Ohio State played even nearly as late AT Illinois.
 
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ILLINOIS

Illinois made most of us feel during the 2011 season.

The Buckeyes, of course, were directly in the middle of the most challenging season they had faced in over a decade. Gone was the coach who had risen the program back to national prominence. Gone was the title contender that was supposed to be led by a senior and Heisman Trophy favorite quarterback. Gone was hope.

At least, we thought hope was gone.

A week after the Buckeyes embarrassingly collapsed in Nebraska, the Fighting Luke Fickell's made their way to Champaign for a showdown against Illinois. The Joe Bauserman debacle was behind them and Braxton Miller was firmly planted behind center as QB1.

Instead of letting their young phenom cook, Jim Bollman and company drew up a game plan that featured a single (one, 1) completion all game. The Buckeyes went on to beat No. 16 Illinois 17-7 despite finishing the game with 17 passing yards.

I watched every single second of this game, and I will never forget.
 
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Doc 5: Top five trophies in college football - No. 4 The Illibuck Trophy

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No. 4 - Illibuck Trophy

Who doesn't love turtles?

The Illibuck Trophy is the trophy given to the winner of the Illinois-Ohio State game. (See why it has its name?) It's a wooden turtle that has the scores of each game inscribed on the turtle's shell.

It was once a live turtle too. The turtle was chosen because of the animal's long lifespan as a symbol of the rivalry and the live turtle was first used in 1925. However, the whole "long lifespan" thing didn't really work out. The turtle died in 1927, so it was replaced by a wooden turtle that's nicknamed Illy Illibuck. That's probably a good idea. Could you imagine on-field celebrations with a live turtle?

However, carving the scores of games in the shell of a live turtle would not be advisable. Because the scores are marked on the trophy, the rivalry is currently on the ninth version of the Illibuck. It's small enough to be carried, you know. It's not the size of a Galapagos Islad turtle. (Though we'll fully admit that if it was we'd put it as No. 1 in this list)

But if it was monstrous it may lose some of its charm. It's a great trophy because it's simple, looks classy, and is incredibly unique. You're going to notice a wooden turtle in a trophy case and wonder what it's associated with.

Recently, it's been associated a lot with Ohio State. Illinois' last victory in the rivalry was in 2007. The combined margin of victory in those last six games? 213-97. Illinois, you need to step up to the plate to regain your turtle.

Though the almost-annual rivalry is about to become not-so-annual with the expansion of the Big Ten. Because the conference is set to have 14 teams in 2014, Illinois is in the West and Ohio State is in the East. That means the teams will play once every four years, though it shouldn't diminish the awesomeness of the trophy.

Entire article: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment...ll---no--4-the-illibuck-trophy-204519142.html

Here the Illibuck is 24: https://supertailgate.com/top-50-rivalry-trophies

And this site doesn't list the Illibuck in the top 10: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2677287-ranking-top-college-football-rivalry-game-trophies
 
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