America 1979

Chapter 108 On the show

Gold helmets and sea blue jerseys were once the standard uniforms in the minds of many rugby fans. From the 20s to the 40s, the University of Notre Dame team wearing this uniform, the Irish Warriors beat the second strongest in the country at that time The West Point Military Academy team has dominated the entire NCAAF for 20 years.

After completing a series of necessary actions before the game, under the watchful eyes of more than 6 pairs of expectant eyes, the two teams began to fight immediately.

The red and white team won the ball first and started to advance from [-] yards of their own side. As the tight end, Bill and wide receiver Kevin Moon launched a charge to the enemy back at the same time. Circumstances determine to whom.

Obviously, the Irish Warriors did enough pre-match investigations. Bill, who has a good ability to catch the ball, was focused on defense. At least two African-American linebackers surrounded No. 88, guarding against him receiving long-distance forward passes.

Attracting at least two enemy players with one person, Bill has also completed the task of opening the way. He took care of his body and did not choose to head-on. He slowed down after running to the designated area.

After a rough observation of the situation, John Wirth chose to pass to the strong side wide receiver Kevin Moon. The position is five yards behind the line of attack and defense.

In the first two four downs, the red and white team played more or less like this, the only difference was which side the quarterback passed to the wide receiver.

After the two [first downs] earned 27 by 53 yards for the red and white team, the Irish Warriors obviously began to change their tactics. Their number of defenses on the 88th dropped to one, and a linebacker on the strong side was transferred to defend the red. The white team's weak-side wide receiver and strong-side cornerback also moved to the edge of the field, blocking Kevin Moon's way forward.

Therefore, a passage rarely appeared before Bill's eyes.

After kicking off the first attack of the third fourth-and-down offense, and knowing that John Wirth would pass the ball to him with a high probability, Mr. Ferrari didn't let the water go, and rushed directly to the gap of the enemy's defender with all his strength. Naturally, it was the linebacker who was staring at him. After the man who pushed with both hands staggered, Bill sped up again.

Our two wide receivers were heavily marked, but the tight end tried his best to rush to the rear area where the safety guard was in charge of. John Wiert seized the rare opportunity and threw a perfect bullet ball directly backwards.

Bill, who ran to his position, turned his head slightly and caught a glimpse of the football flying towards him. After reaching out his hands to catch the ball sideways, he chose to go straight to the end zone with a distance of fifteen yards.

Two safety guards rushed to the way of the tight end charge one after another, but it didn't play a big role.

The smaller free guard was directly pushed three or four steps away by the powerful right arm capable of doing 35 bench presses, and then landed with a crash. Although the remaining strong guards stood firm in front of the two-yard line, they were also rushed by the full-speed Bill Lianren entered the end zone.

The spectator area wearing red and white jerseys was on the spot. The touchdowns from the quarterback to the tight end's fit were remarkable, and the sounds of "Bill~" and "Bill~" almost chanted one after another. .

"The dominant arm strength is the key to this touchdown. Visually, the No. 88's [-]-yard sprint is around [-] seconds, which is very rare for a tight end of his size. If I were the Dallas Cowboys Or the coach of the [-]ers, I will take this top tight end who has a high degree of overlap with the wide receiver in the second round of the draft camp."

The commentator of NBC's commentary on the college football league program said Bill Ferrari, and at least a million fans in front of the TV station heard this comment.

After the special team got the extra points, the possession of the ball was switched, and the offensive team went to the sidelines to rest temporarily.

"Nice job man, I just knew you never lagged behind in big games."

Captain John Wirth is familiar with the character of this tight end. If you encounter a weak team, No. 88 will definitely fight from the beginning to the end. If you encounter a strong team, it depends on the importance of the game. Usually released into the sea.

It's not easy for him to comment on this kind of performance, as long as he doesn't pull the span in the competition, he can't force anything else.After all, there are many players who cannot play due to injuries, and caring for their bodies is not a reason to be blamed.

"Our strength lies here. Although the previous seven wins and four losses made us disqualified from the Rose Bowl, the Irish Warriors who took the University of Notre Dame can also give the fans an explanation."

After scoring seven points first, the mentality of Bill and the offensive team was much calmer, at least the sense of oppression at the beginning of the game was gone.

But the Irish Warriors with golden crowns seemed to be blessed by Jesus, and they played very well in the away game. They scored [-] points in the first half, leading the Red and White team by [-] points.

In the second half, the situation on the court became more intense. After getting the ball, the offensive team of the red and white team directly made a long pass of more than [-] yards. Although the probability of being intercepted increased a lot, the yards advanced by each fourth down offense The number also increased significantly.

Because of his outstanding ability to break through the guard system, Bill was heavily marked by the big linebackers, which made him almost have no chance to hold the entire enemy defense team as he did in the first quarter, but Mr. Hands, running back teammates to provide offensive assistance.Completed three receptions throughout the second half for a combined 35 yards receiving.

The situation was intense, and in the third quarter wide receiver Kevin Moon was lifted after being knocked down, and the second player came off the bench.

In the end, the red and white team defeated the Irish Warriors team with 21 points and was not defeated at home.

Coincidentally, the three touchdowns of the Stanford school team were completed by three players respectively. Bill and running back Rodgers were thrown into the sky several times by excited fans and teammates. interrupt.

In the 82 season, the red and white team had [-] wins and [-] losses. Although they were firmly suppressed by UCLA's [-] wins and [-] loss, the fans highly recognized their team's performance on the field, especially the San Francisco Derby and the last game. .

The die-hard fans in the front row sent blessings and words of comfort to the players through various channels, and many members of the red and white team received small gifts from their fans.

Three days after the final game, ABC hosted an exclusive interview with the red and white on one of its affiliated local stations in San Francisco.

Due to the large number of team members, most of them are reduced to background boards, and only the outstanding starting players have the opportunity to communicate with the host alone.

The sequence of interviews was naturally based on position. Quarterback John Wirth was the first to walk out of the three-row line. Fifteen minutes later, the fourth interviewee, Bill Ferrari, stood in front of the African-American host.

"Mr. No. 88, you were identified as the starting tight end in the pre-match training this season. What efforts have you put in for this? Can the hard training be shared with the audience and fans?"

The main purpose of this team-wide interview program is to increase the popularity of college athletes. The interviewees only need to say positive responses that can attract fans.

"During the freshman spring training camp, I, who had outstanding arm strength, was trained alone. The items included 220 five-pound bench presses, push-ups, etc. The amount of exercise every day was so great that I almost couldn't hold on, but the obsession with playing basketball supported me. Me, I gritted my teeth and persisted for three full months..."

Bill exaggerated the intensity of spring training, which is also an answer technique that the first three teammates have used.

"As far as we know, you are still a kind young man who is enthusiastic about taking care of the elderly." The host looked at the prompt on the card in his hand and started the second question, "I heard that you often go to a nursing home in Santa Clara County, Bring joy and love to the elderly. Can you describe your journey and why you did it for us.”

As soon as he heard this, Bill knew that the actions of the past few weeks had worked.

After making Sophia verbally his agent, the girl actually took the time to research how previous athletes put on public shows.So after discussing with Bill, she started the plan to go to the nursing home to brush her face in late November.

Every Sunday when Bill is free, he drives to the nursing home and stays there for three or four hours. The main thing he does is to gather the old people and play word puzzles, table curling, handmade and other small things with them. game.

Old people who have plenty of time are naturally willing to play along for a few hours, and the hospital is also willing to have someone to help waste time.

Of course, just playing games with the elderly is far from enough. A reporter who got a "reminder" happened to walk into the nursing home when Bill was interacting with the elderly, and took pictures of the smiling Mr. Ferrari and the laughing Mr. Elderly people, this photo was later published in a local newspaper and spread on a small scale.

"I lost my parents when I was young and was raised by my uncle and aunt. They are very old, so I especially like to get along with the elderly..."

Bill began to tell his reasons.

PS: Some book friends questioned the decimal place of the winning rate. NCAAF’s winning rate is calculated by dividing the total number of wins by the total number of games, such as 2/7, which can also be calculated to a dozen decimal places, 1 percent It doesn't mean that they have to play [-] years to have such a gap, and the total number of games played by the two teams is also different. This data is true.Ask for a recommendation ticket and ask for a monthly ticket.

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