America 1979

Chapter 101 Get ready to start
Bill is busier in May than in April.

College athletes who can enter the professional team are already contacting the agency team and preparing to sign a contract with the professional team, while the senior players without any team contact either choose to continue to play on the varsity team or prepare to pack up and leave.

The strength of the Stanford school team is very good, and the player structure is also very healthy. Naturally, there is no need for senior players who repeat the grade.At present, senior seniors have to find a weaker college team and go there to play next season.

So the farewell meeting, the commendation meeting, and the tactical meeting took turns to torture people.After surviving the difficult spring training, Bill and other freshmen found that the days of reduced training were even more difficult.

"This time the envelope has become much thicker, is it the same for you?"

On May [-]th, the second Tuesday of the month, outside the office of the deputy head of the accounting team, Adam held his share and asked his teammates.

"You must have not listened carefully during the commendation meeting. The money this time includes training awards and lineup awards."

Bill explained to his roommates.

Although there are not as scary bonuses as professional teams, the school team also gives players training awards of around two to three thousand, which can be obtained as long as they fully participate in the spring training.As for the lineup award, Bill, the third tight end, got 88, and most of the other freshmen were in the early [-]s.Considering that No. [-] made several appearances last season, this situation also makes sense.

"I thought the accounting team suggested that I take more medicine?" Adam patted his chest exaggeratedly.

After ten months of school team life, the freshmen are also familiar with some unspoken rules. For example, the monthly nutrition fee paid by the accounting team is actually not money for the players to buy food and supplement their health, but medicine money.

After the money is in the hands of the players, in most cases, it will be taken away by the nutrition team.This left-handed right-handed move should be to circumvent certain NCAA regulations, because it seems that the players voluntarily pay for the medicine.

After understanding this, Bill understood why the monthly nutrition fee he received was higher than that of ordinary tight ends, and even more than 100 higher than that of running back Arthur Bryan.Because the nutrition team felt that he had strong drug resistance and could take more medicines, the accounting team paid more nutrition fees.

For the American sports world, which is full of technology and hard work, another meaning of good talent is strong drug resistance.Even in the 80s, most of the main players in the NFL are medicine jars. Many of them are very talented and have a lot of cough medicine.

The accounting team and the nutrition team hinted that Bill should take more medicine, indicating that they were optimistic about No. 88 and thought that this guy could go far on the baking tray.

But for medicine, Bill has a psychological rejection. He feels that taking too much will affect his life and body, and even affect his future career as a prostitute, so he stopped taking the medicine immediately after the growth.

Of course, there are benefits to taking drugs. His weight has returned to the 230-pound class again. The current increase has slowed down, but as long as he completes various training and competitions with the team, there is no obstacle to reaching the peak weight of 250 pounds.

After the familiar teammates received the money, the freshmen of the red and white team went their separate ways according to their respective schedules. Bill, Martin Kent, Arthur Bryan and others from the offensive team went to an offensive team organized by Hyman Hawke. Internal meeting.

"It is said that our ranking will be adjusted this time. Bill, it is certain that you will enter the second camp, and you may even become the first tight end."

Martin whispered the "information" he had heard.

The former No. 80 tight end of the red and white team performed very well last season. He was picked by a professional team with the No.[-] fourth pick in the third round of the draft camp. If it wasn't for the San Francisco Derby that made him suffer A little injury has slightly affected public opinion, and this dude may be selected in the second round.

So Bill made up in order and became the second tight end of the red and white team, which means that he will have more opportunities to play in the following season.

"I haven't reached the level of the first tight end, have I?"

Mr. Ferrari was skeptical of Martin's intelligence. This meeting was organized by Hyman Hawke, whose authority was not large enough to decide that Bill should play the starting lineup.

"Maybe!" Arthur Bryan patted Bill on the shoulder, "Turk's strength is not as good as yours, his bench press barely touches the threshold of [-], and you two are about the same level in receiving the ball. Yours, it's with the No. [-] team, but Turk was No. [-] tight end before."

Turk Dunant is now the No. [-] tight end. He is currently a junior and will be a senior when the next season starts. He has to play a lot to be eligible to be invited to the draft camp.

Bill shook his head, "It depends on the arrangement of the coaching staff, I can do whatever."

The hard work on the field will naturally bear rich fruits. Among other things, the fans gained by star players can support their careers after retirement, and some can even rejuvenate their careers.

In the nearly three years of his football career, the cheers of the fans, the joy of scoring, and the honor after the game have changed Bill's attitude towards the game. An impetuous thought.Of course, it is still his code of conduct to ensure that he is not injured and to be flexible in less influential games.

The meeting of the offensive team was held in a conference room with a long table decorated in a classic style. After the members of the meeting arrived, Hyman Hawke officially announced the start.

"A lot of players left, so the second players got a chance to play..."

The coaches began to take turns to say the cliché that they say every year, mainly to motivate the players who are increasing in the ranks, and sometimes mention the players who played well last season.

"As for the change of position, our offensive coach will give the head coach a preliminary list. The following are some of our ideas. After I finish reading, you can ask questions. Everything can be discussed at the meeting. After confirmation You have to obey the coaching staff's arrangement."

After the rules were announced, Hyman Hawke named the first player in each position one by one.

The first quarterback is still John Wirth. He is currently a sophomore and can still play his junior and senior seasons.According to the information exchanged by the freshmen, in the mouths of the coaches, this person is too talented, and he might be selected in the first round of the draft camp in the future.

The center, left and right tackles, running backs, and wide receivers are not bad. As most people expected, when it came to the position of tight end, Hyman Hawke's words caused a little controversy.

"The first tight end is tentatively scheduled to be Turk Dunant, but this is not the final arrangement of the head coach. Bill Ferrari, you should also be ready to start."

It's not a good idea to make a tentative decision. The first player is directly designated for the first position without any modifiers.

Turk Dunant, who might be robbed by a rookie, protested on the spot: "Coach Hawk, is this arrangement unreasonable? My cooperation with the team is much better than that of a freshman."

He didn't even mention Bill's name, only referring to the new students.

"They are all people who have played for many years. With this matter, they have become familiar with it for a while. The reason why your position is tentative is that Bill is no worse than you in terms of statistics, and his bench press is a few more than yours. , You should know what this means. The final first tight end won the head coach's ruling, and I just suggest that after this meeting, you can convince the head coach."

Hyman Hawke is not sticky at all, and Yevgeny, another important offensive coach, speaks much more seriously, "You look at strength on the court, and everything speaks of strength. Turk, if you can also achieve 35 Bench press, we will directly recommend you as the No. [-] tight end. Bill, do you have any objections?"

The discussion that the coaches said before is just that, and the players' thoughts are not very important.

Mr. Ferrari, who understood this, replied loudly: "I completely obey the arrangement of the team and the head coach. I will do it if I want to."

Hyman Hawke and Yevgeny were very satisfied with No. 88's statement, and the debate on the position of the tight end was over.

Turk Dunant, who may be robbed of his position, then kept hating Bill with his eyes, as if this would make No. 88 withdraw from the competition.

After the meeting, more than 20 players in the offensive team walked out of the room in their own small circles. As soon as Bill and others walked around the corner, they ran into Turk Dunant and several of his close teammates.

"Hehehe, boy, if you understand the truth, go and explain to the head coach that you can't start the game, and the friendship between us can still be maintained."

"Friendship with you?" Bill looked up and down this average-looking, not-so-bloated player, "You take you too seriously, who cares about maintaining friendship with you."

After finishing speaking, Bill, Martin and others turned around and left, leaving Turk Dunant and his little friends who were jumping.

PS: Ask for a recommendation ticket and ask for a monthly ticket.

(End of this chapter)