There is always no shortage of sparks in the city derby, and this year is even more so. This game is related to countless major events, not only the season rankings of the two teams, not only the invitation qualifications to the Rose Bowl, but also the two teams. The team's grievances and resentments over the past ten years.
Last year's Bruins had a good opportunity to recover, but under the leadership of Kevin Clift, they still lost to the Trojans with a score of "7-28", which also made the University of Southern California even more arrogant. Become arrogant. Let alone this year.
As early as a few weeks ago, supporters of the two teams started a confrontation. The smell of gunpowder gradually spread and reached its peak before the official start of the game. It was not clear who made the first move, but the result was that There was a brawl involving nearly two hundred people. Two people even stabbed each other, causing a lot of blood. The arrival of police cars and ambulances added a touch of fierceness to this year's city derby.
The referee blew the whistle and the old rivals resumed their annual showdown.
At the beginning of the game, the Trojans launched a fierce attack on quarterback Matt Barkley, which overwhelmed the Bruins. In the first three quarters of the game, the Trojans completed two passing touchdowns. The Bruins defense team, which has made great contributions this year, was unable to withstand the powerful offense like a gust of wind and rain.
Relatively speaking, the Bruins' offense is struggling. Kevin Price's passing is always struggling. Short, medium and long passes are all misfired. The wide receivers and tight ends have almost no chance to perform. They Just relying on running back Marcus Lynch to run the ball with divine help in the first quarter, he scored a touchdown.
At the end of the third quarter, the Trojans led the Bruins with an absolute advantage of "28-7" and entered the final quarter of the game with a three-touchdown lead.
The reaction of the audience was polarized. For the University of Southern California, this was another carnival night. They celebrated the team’s outstanding performance heartily, crazily, and wantonly, and even tried their best to mock their rivals in the same city. Embarrassed and embarrassed; for UCLA, this was a complete disaster. When the third quarter was going normally, a small number of fans left the stadium in despair.
Ironically, the Bruins are home tonight.
The home stadium of the UCLA Bruins is the famous Rose Bowl. In the 1994 World Cup, it witnessed the lonely back of Roberto Baggio; in the 1999 Women's World Cup, it was here. Witnessed the regretful loss of the Chinese women's football team to the US women's football team and their disappointment in finishing second.
This stadium can accommodate 100,000 people and is one of the top stadiums in the world. As the home of the UCLA Bruins, it has witnessed many classic football matches. The name of the stadium itself is called the Rose Bowl, and the highest honor of the Pac-12 East League is also called the Rose Bowl. This shows that UCLA has a long history and tradition in this league.
But tonight, the Rose Bowl with 100% attendance is about to witness another humiliating defeat for the Bruins. In the entire stadium, the Bruins fans, who had an absolute advantage of two-thirds, were silent and dejected at this time, watching helplessly the one-third of their sworn enemies cheering and singing loudly. This was simply... A kind of torture, even more terrible than hell.
Losing the game is not the end of the world, because Bruins supporters will never give up; the scary thing is that on this Bruins team, there is no fighting spirit, no hope, no spirit, or even There's no incentive in sight for supporters to keep going.
There was still a full fifteen minutes left in the game for the Bruins, but there were no cheers, shouts, or cheers in the Rose Bowl. The dead silence was like a walking zombie that had lost its soul. This is the real end of the world. They have forgotten the last time they saw the pride of a traditional strong team in the Bruins.
The whistle blew in the fourth quarter, but Bruins supporters couldn't tell whether this was the beginning of another quagmire or the continuation of a dark world with no end.
Kevin Price led the offensive team to play again. In the first attack, he ran the ball and advanced two yards. In the second attack, before the pass could be made, the opposing player directly sacked Kevin to the ground. The starting position retreated from twenty-two yards to fifteen yards, which means that the number of yards that needs to be completed in the third gear of attack is "the basic eight yards plus the seven yards retreated", which is a full fifteen yards.
Not only is there no improvement, but it is getting worse and worse. It is really terrible.
Just when everyone thinks this is the bottom, things often get worse. After the defensive player completed the sack, he stood up and cheered to celebrate, but Kevin, who fell to the ground, did not stand up. He hugged his calf and wailed and rolled on the spot. The referee had to stop the game.
In an instant, all the players on the Bruins bench stood up and looked at the situation on the court nervously and anxiously. Lu Ke was no exception. He and Kevin were not friends, but they were not mortal enemies either; more importantly, , he is also a member of the Bruins, even if he is just a substitute, this is his team, and the Trojans standing on the other side of the court are his mortal enemies!
Rick Neuhesse slammed the tactical board in his hand to the ground. He saw the drinking water bottle next to him from the corner of his eyes. He was so angry that he raised his leg and kicked the water bottle away. But even so, this still couldn't calm the anger and irritability in his heart, let alone solve the current problem. He turned his head angrily, looked at his colleagues, and said, "Call Daryl over."
But as soon as he said the words, Rick shook his head and hesitated for a moment, "What do you think?"
Darius is only a freshman, his skills and talents are not outstanding, and his tactical awareness is mediocre. Although Lu Ke is a senior, he has never officially played on the court, and he has come up step by step from sparring. It’s really an embarrassing task.
Logically speaking, Darius is the second quarterback and Lu Ke is the third quarterback. Of course, he should be the second quarterback at this time. But the problem is that these two quarterbacks seem to be equally matched, and now the Bruins are in a dilemma with no one available.
Defensive coach Chuck hesitated and said his choice, "Darius."
Offensive coach Norm's answer was surprisingly crisp and clear, "Lu Ke."
One person, one vote, and then Rick looked at Anthony standing next to him. As an assistant coach, Anthony undoubtedly has a very thorough understanding of the entire team. In some respects, he is even more comprehensive and profound than Chuck and Norm. He pondered for a moment. I recalled everything in the past five months in my mind, but I had to admit that the first candidate that came to mind was, "Lu Ke."
Maybe Lu Ke is not a talented quarterback with outstanding talents, but his diligence, hard work and persistence have left a deep impression on people, not only in the past five months, but also in the previous year's training career. More importantly, Lu Ke is an intelligent quarterback. In him, you can see the style of a general, which is a temperament that even Kevin Kraft does not possess.
Anthony was not sure what this ethereal temperament could bring, but he was willing to take a gamble. So, he nodded again to confirm, "Yes, Lu Ke."
Rick did not speak, looking anxiously at Kevin Price who was being stretchered on the stage: He hugged his right knee tightly, his expression was painful, and he would definitely not be able to play in a short time. Although they have struggled all season, and although tonight's performance was a disaster, this is indeed the epitome of the Bruins' current predicament.
So, who is Darius or Lu Ke?
"Call Lu over here." Since we've hit rock bottom, it's better to give it a try. At least, Lu Ke's on-court adaptability was what they needed, and Rick made a prompt decision.
Without saying a word, Anthony ran over and shouted, "Lu, hurry! Hurry!"
Lu Ke looked at Kevin who was being carried off on a stretcher, then raised his head and looked around the Rose Bowl. People began to leave one after another. There was a sad and angry atmosphere filling the entire stadium, and under the night sky surging down. The offensive team members standing in the middle of the field were at a loss. They didn't even know whether the game should continue.
Someone suddenly bumped Lu Ke's shoulder next to him. He turned around, and before he could see who it was, he saw Anthony's figure running towards him, "Quick, put on your helmet! Where's the helmet? Yours Where's the helmet?" Anthony didn't wait for Lu Ke to react, looked around, picked up a helmet from the bench, stuffed it into Lu Ke's arms, pulled Lu Ke and rushed over, "Quick, get ready to play!"
"What?" Lu Ke thought he heard wrongly.
He looked forward to the day when he could play as soon as possible, but the four-month season seemed to come to an end in the blink of an eye. He never got a chance. Before the roster was announced every week, he hoped that he could surpass Daryl and Kevin and become The team's number one quarterback returns disappointed every week. After clearing his mind, he sits in the dugout and watches every game up close, absorbing experience and observing his opponents.
There are so many things to learn, and the passage of time seems to gradually lose its meaning. But, what about deep inside?
"Get ready to play!" Anthony repeated again, confirming Lu Ke's suspicion, and then he came to Rick and Norm. Rick said quickly, "In the third gear of attack, you go up and deal with it first, don't lose it. The ball is victory." There are only forty seconds between each offense, plus the time when Kevin was injured and off the field, he really didn't have enough time to discuss tactics, so he could only deal with the third offense first and punt. After that, the next stage was slowly arranged.
Rick patted Lu Ke's shoulder and pushed hard, and Lu Ke walked onto the court in a daze and staggered.
