Joe Allore and his Michigan Wolverines are the 2008 HHEFL Champions!

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2008 HHEFL College Championship
FINAL
Michigan Wolverines 7
Illinois Illini 6

What a day from Logansport! If you were not here, then you missed one of the greatest championship games of all time. In their regular season meeting, Jimbo and Joe needed overtime to deceide one of the greatest offensive games of all time...Jimbo one 46-45 in that one. So it was a surprise to see defense dominate this game, as sacks and blocked punts made for a wild ending to this game.

If you go to the play-by-play coverage on this forum, then you can see it all unfold. But to sum up the game...it was 0-0 at halftime...then in the third quarter Michigan got the first huge play with a 84 yard strike from Henne to #1 Braylon Edwards. That setup a 13 yard touchdown pass from Henne to Edwards three plays later...and what a pass it was...between two Illini defenders and Michigan lead 7-0. But Michigan could not put the game away. Back and forth we went in the fourth quarter. Michigan missed a field goal attempt early in the fourth and failed to move the ball the rest of the game. Illiniois faired little better, but their break came late in the game. Michigan had the lead, the ball and Illinois was out of time outs, but they were forced to punt with :09 left. The punt attempt by Michigan was muffed (ball fell off the foot just as he went to kick it)...the result was one final play for Illinois at the Michigan 34 yard line with :09 left and it was one of those plays for the ages. Jimbo went to the pass and with Michigan playing deep he hit #6 down the left sideline for about a 15 yard pass...three Michigan defenders had a chance, but he got threw for a touchdown and it looked like overtime for the Championship...but instead Illinois deceided to end it on a two point conversion...

It was all or nothing for Illinois...the HHEFL Championship or a Michigan trimuph...the play was a designed pass play, but Michigan's defense stuffed every available receiver and Illinois was forced to throw short...Michigan's #55 Dhani Jones sealed the deal with a tackle at the 12...and Joe Allore claimed the 2008 title.

For Matt Wavra and myself...I just want to thank Joe Allore and Jimbo Dunagan for a outstanding Championship game and congrats to all coaches today who participated in the 2008 HHEFL Bowl Championship Saturday...