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Originally Posted by ricoFlame
um...if they wouldn't have fumbled the ball on the goal line the score would have been 21-17 with the illini having all the momentum. that's sports. don't kid yourself, illinois is a very solid team.
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Or if the USC fumble on their first drive of the game was properly called a fumble and an Illinois TD.
Immediately after Illinois' goal-line fumble, JD Booty's screen pass lateral was bouncing out of bounds and under a yard from the stripe it kicks back in McKnight's hands, in stride, and he takes it 60+ yards leading to a TD.
USC is a better team than Illinois. There's no denying that.
But in the Rose Bowl all the bounces went USC's way. Several tipped passes were caught for big 3rd down conversions and INTs. For Illinois to pull off the upset they would've needed to play their very best AND they would've needed lady luck on their side. Put that luck on USC's side and it's not surprising to see a beat-down like that.