America 1979

Chapter 95

On January 49, [-], in the temperature of [-] degrees above zero, the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, located north of Los Angeles, ushered in this year's game.For the red and white team of Stanford University, the Rose Bowl is also a sad place. The first Rose Bowl game ended with Stanford being zero and the University of Michigan scoring [-] points.

The same as the San Francisco Derby, the auditorium was packed, and [-] seats were filled with fans from all over California and even several nearby states.The slight difference is that the fans of the red and white team are much less, and a large number of neutral fans occupy the corners of the stands.

The two sides of this competition are the Stanford University men's football team and the University of Iowa football team. The latter's title is the Hawkeye team, and the logo is a golden eagle head. Therefore, gold and red are the main cheering colors in the auditorium. But there are also many other colors.

Thanks to its high popularity, NCAAF started telecasting very early. The league itself, major federations, and even individual schools have signed contracts with TV broadcasters. Popular broadcast fees are also one of the sources of income for strong university teams. Therefore, The Rose Bowl faces the nation.Even counting all football games since the broadcast began in 1938, the Rose Bowl draws the highest audience ever.

In fact, after excluding the NFL and the Olympics, [-] of the top [-] sports games in the United States are college football games, [-] are NBA games, [-] are college basketball games, and the worst is baseball. The games, even with the World Series and the All-Star Game, are only five.

At this time, there were no fighters at the opening of the Rose Bowl. After the guard of honor performed to add to the fun, the red and white team and the Hawkeye team entered the arena one after another. In a friendly atmosphere, the players of both sides shook hands with the referee team.

But the next game was not friendly. At that time, there was no national championship game officially recognized by the NCAAF. The championship of the six major bowl games was the highest honor that their respective leagues could get. How to get the score.

For individual players, the Rose Bowl is also the highest palace they can enter in college games, and their performance in this game will even affect their round and order in the draft.

So the players who had been hiding and letting go in order not to get injured also played at their strongest level.

"My God, if this goes on, I'll have to come off the bench."

Roommate Adam murmured as he watched people turn the ball on their backs and pass the ball to the baking tray.

The situation on the court is really heated up. In the defensive back system of the red and white team, the fast and maneuverable cornerbacks have already scrapped two people. One was carried on a stretcher, and the other was carried to the locker room to rest. .

The benefits of doing so are also obvious. At the end of the first half, the enemy Hawkeyes hadn't torn apart the red and white team's line of defense and didn't score a touchdown.

"It's a good thing, maybe one game can make the head coaches of professional teams fall in love with you."

Bill, who was sitting next to him, was looking forward to playing. Although the Hawkeyes paid special attention to offense because they didn't score in the first half, their starting players also dropped a lot, and the intensity of body collisions on the griddle dropped slightly.

"To be honest, I played too much in the past season, and my body couldn't take it anymore. In addition, I didn't take much medicine. I might not be able to hold the game today." Adam was very pessimistic about himself.

Bill, however, was optimistic about himself. In the past semester, he didn't have sex every day, and the number of girlfriends remained at one. The item data is evolving in the desired direction, and the current physical fitness should be at the peak after birth.

Among other things, in order to ensure less injury during confrontation and protect internal organs and organs, his body fat percentage has risen to [-]. The body is quite impact-resistant.

"Bill, you warm up quickly and get ready to play in the fourth quarter."

In the middle of the third quarter, the offensive line coach Yevgeny ordered No. 88.

The Hawkeyes also fought hard in the second half, which made the red and white team exhausted.The injured No. [-] tight end retired after two quarters and went to the locker room to keep warm. Although the No. [-] tight end was able to hold on, there was an accident, so Bill was also asked to warm up in advance.

The well-known Bill naturally agreed, and in the 6th minute of the fourth quarter, he was replaced by the head coach.

Beal's family gathered in front of the TV at Masico Conte's home in New York City to watch the Rose Bowl on CBS.

"The Red Tree team replaced their third tight end, Bill Ferrari. According to the previous appearances, this No. 88 has a good ability to catch the ball..."

The commentator quickly reminded the audience of the new players on the field.

"Our Bill has made his debut. From today on, people all over the country will remember his name."

The second uncle was the most excited. His hands were raised above his head, resting on his forehead like horns.The rest of the people were not much worse, they couldn't sit still because of their excitement.It was the first of their relatives to appear in such a prestigious competition.

Bill's performance did not live up to their expectations. Mr. Sports Car reproduced his brutal collision in the 79 season, and the speed maintained the previous level. In the penultimate 3 minutes, with the cooperation of the quarterback and the running back, He received the ball for the Red and White's fourth touchdown.

"Oh oh oh!" The still stable uncle couldn't help it, and shouted while standing on the sofa, and Neo and his cousins ​​danced awkwardly while shaking hands.

On the west coast, the smell in the Rose Bowl is even more intense. The Stanford fans in red and white are almost crazy. Although there are still more than 2 minutes before the end of the game, the loss of the Hawkeyes is a foregone conclusion. If the defense team is strong If so, the red and white team can get rid of the shame of the Snow Rose Bowl when it first started.

The special teams scored additional points, and after the ball was switched, Bill and his offensive teammates returned to the bench area to celebrate. The team's strongest left tackle, Haile Murray, directly carried No. 88 on his shoulders and greeted the cheering fans. regards.

The Rams, a professional team, did not move to Los Angeles until 2016. Before that, the second largest city in the United States had no professional football team, so local fans temporarily regarded the red and white team in California as their own. The team contributed a lot of applause and cheers.

While Bill and his teammates celebrated, the last few minutes were over. Stanford University's red and white team scored 28 points and beat the Hawkeyes with four touchdowns. Their fans, everyone is very happy, excited fans even rushed into the locker room of the red and white team, trying to take away the off-field jersey. Let's change our clothes.

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Friday, May 1th.

"Yes, you heard me right, I want to buy a long position in gold, at the current price of 330 dollars an ounce, and use five times leverage to buy [-] ounces."

In Yevgeny's office, Bill was on the landline to talk to Andrew, a futures trader on the other side of the continent.

At present, his assets mainly include three parts, one is more than 30 yuan in the LLC company account, the second is the current deposit of more than 6 yuan in the bank, and the third is the mature one-year time deposit of 80 yuan, which brought ten Point [-] in interest and a [-]-dollar tax deduction.

After Reagan came to power, the inflation rate in [-] was well controlled, and the savings rate will inevitably drop in the future.

The logic of buying long orders of gold now is very simple. In April of 82, Great Britain and Argentina will fight.At that time, the fear of war will increase the safe-haven value of precious metals such as gold, and the price of gold will have a short-term bull market.

After receiving the instructions, the trader on the other end of the phone ran to the New York Mercantile Exchange to trade, but Yevgeny here was very interested in the players' futures.

"Aren't you afraid of losing money? What we rugby players are most afraid of is investing randomly after retirement and spending our hard-earned money."

The coach crossed his arms and kindly reminded him.

What he said was the truth. In the 80s, every football player in the starting lineup had to have a contract salary of 500 million U.S. dollars after his career, and various benefits of more than a million U.S. dollars, that is, he paid 400% The tax of [-], in fact, there are still nearly [-] million in hand.

As long as this money is not wasted, the whole family can live a wealthy and middle-class life.The career planning of star players is better. Many of them go to participate in programs or star in movies after they become famous, and seamlessly connect to the film and television circle after retiring.

Few people play stocks or futures, because the reputation of football players does not work, and athletes cannot play.

"It's just an amateur speculating in futures, just to get some pocket money." Bill said politely.

He still had to wait for the fax machine to transmit the futures contract, so he stayed there.

Yevgeny thought for a while, and decided to give this handsome young man some life advice, "You know, we are no different than those in the NBA. Our professional service time is shorter, and those who can earn money are less than ten years. It was me who entered the school team to coach, and my annual salary was kept at the level of ordinary NFL players. There are even people who are not good at mixing, and there are even those who go to high school to coach, and go to the brokerage company as a scout..."

He began to plan the course of life for Bill.

"...Since you are Italian, you might as well get in touch with the directors in Los Angeles early on, and take a few guest roles in the off-season in the future. After you retire, you can use your connections to invest in movies or directly switch to a movie star. Mr. Juice Simpson, that is After doing this, his peers have said that his personal asset management is quite good, and his net worth is at least slowly increasing..."

His kindness Bill closed his mouth, "Yes, I am indeed in contact with directors and film and television circles in the south, and mixing in the film and television circle is also one of my plans. In terms of investment, I will not take out all the money. Maybe all in one basket...Actually, what I want to do is to invest in several startups in Silicon Valley, but because no one brings me into the circle, there is basically no progress."

The United States in the 70s and 90s was in a state of embarrassment, but in the [-]s it gradually became more airy, mainly due to the Internet wave and Su Zi's self-destruction.Investing in Silicon Valley and Internet companies is the key to class advancement. Investing in movies has no big future. It is okay to occasionally adjust your mood and praise your favorite actress, but it is absolutely impossible to be the main business.

"Actually, as an alumnus of Stanford, you still have many ways to get in touch with opportunities to invest in Silicon Valley companies..."

Spring training hadn't started yet, and he was idle during the working hours. Yevgeny explained the situation he knew to No. 88, who had a good relationship, although he didn't advocate doing so.

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