American winner takes all

Chapter 247 Iron Lady Bowl (22)

The Auburn University cheerleading team came on stage wearing burnt orange and navy blue uniforms. The players held orange bouquets, held their heads high and smiled.

Ethan recognized a few of them.

Like the Alabama Crimsonettes, these people are not ordinary cheerleaders at all, but members of the Tiger Paws.

Obviously, even in the cheerleading competition, the two rivals have to bring out the best things to win.

Then Ethan saw the group of tiger claw chicks starting to make moves in formation accompanied by dynamic music.

This scene is eerily consistent with some scenes from previous lives, and could be understood as more complex broadcast gymnastics.

Ethan didn't care about the victory or defeat in cheerleading. After all, Auburn football lost, and winning other games couldn't change the overall situation. It could only save some face.

As the other side's performance ended and the University of Alabama took the stage, the audience booed again.

The usual attendance rate for this kind of competition is less than half, but this time it involves a confrontation between old enemies, and the gymnasium is packed with people.

After the Crimsonettes led by McKenna came on the stage, Ethan found that the faces of the team members were not very good-looking, and McKenna also looked quite uncomfortable.

As the music began to play, Alabama's performance deteriorated significantly compared with previous training. The movements were inconsistent, the formation was chaotic, the rhythm could not be kept up, and various low-level mistakes were made frequently.

Halfway through the performance, McKenna raised her hands and forcibly stopped her movements.

At the same time, several team members dropped the bouquets, covered their waists, ran quickly and rushed off the stage.

"You Auburn University are so shameless! You actually gave us laxatives!" McKenna scolded loudly with cold sweat on her forehead.

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When Ethan saw McKenna again, her face was as pale as a layer of flour.

"I'm dying... I've gone to the bathroom eight times since lunch." McKenna said angrily.

Ethan has also investigated whether the team members had their lunch in the Auburn University cafeteria or whether it was specially prepared by Auburn University. Everyone who ate this meal suffered from diarrhea in varying degrees.

As for the meals, they were naturally cleaned up by Auburn University, so there is no proof of this.

The story of Auburn University's use of tactics to win the game immediately caused an uproar when word returned to Alabama.

It was originally a small matter, but it was like a fuse between the two universities that had long-standing grievances, igniting the mood of confrontation between the two universities.

First, the University of Alabama stated that it would report to the SEC and ask the other party to send an investigation team.

Then Auburn University backhandedly reported that Alabama's athletic director, Bob Boone, was recruiting illegally and sent Crimson girls to high schools in Pennsylvania to lure high school players.

During this time, Bob Boone was visiting one by one the members on the recruitment list that he had drawn up with Ethan, Eugene and others.Just in case, Ethan also wrote a handwritten letter calling on the students to join Alabama and create a glorious future together.

Obviously, Auburn University's exposure this time is not groundless, and most of them want to take advantage of the timing of Alabama's reconstruction to attack it in order to win this year.

Furthermore, this also caused the previously subdued discussion of "rugby commercialization" to be filled with smoke again, and reporters from many media outlets began to leave like flies after smelling the odor.

The NCAA also announced that it will conduct another investigation. You must know that Alabama has just completed the last round of penalties this year.

Rose, who is in charge of the investigation, even told the media that if Alabama's illegal recruitment is confirmed, the punishment will be doubled on the original basis.

Of course, Alabama denied it and began to spread the news, accusing the Auburn University hostess group of similar behavior and using their beauty to attract young players.

The two sides of the news channel are going back and forth, and among the people and in cyberspace, fans from both sides are also quarreling.

Alabama fans accuse Auburn of unsportsmanlike conduct.

Supporters of Auburn University also took advantage of the trend to fight back and brought out Eason's old score.

Later, a post on the school message board by McKenna Allen, the captain of the University of Alabama Crimsonettes, who was involved in this "drug incident", drew the attention of many participants in another direction.

She represents the Crimsonettes and hopes to have another real showdown with Auburn University's Tiger Paws, calling it a "battle of glory."

In the beginning, not many people actually took this matter to heart. After all, it was just a dance showdown between two cheerleading teams. It had nothing to do with the fierce news released so far and had nothing to do with the rugby game.

And just two days later, McKenna's new post took the matter to a whole new level.

In the post, McKenna changed her previous remarks and stated that she would have a women's rugby showdown with Tiger Paws to recreate the iron-handed game.

The game will be played under seven-man rugby rules, with no free kicks, redundant defensive teams and special teams.

When it comes to football, many Alabama supporters immediately expressed support, and some have even begun contacting a neutral location for the game.

Auburn University was obviously not prepared to respond at first, but it could not stand up to the clamor of supporters, and Auburn University supporters also chose to respond online.

As for Tiger Paws, who was issued a gauntlet, there was no response from beginning to end.

Discussions about this matter continued until mid-May. The president of the University of Alabama even told reporters after attending a city council meeting: "I appreciate the courage of the Auburn University football team, but obviously the Auburn University football team There is no similar will among other groups in this university. Especially the girls who are supporters of the team, it is a stark contrast."

It's like throwing words in Auburn University's face, clearly saying that the other party is a coward.

Then Ethan also left the game and faced an interview with the Alabama campus newspaper. He made a comment, bluntly saying that Auburn University will never face each other because as soon as the two teams start playing, the audience will soon find that Auburn University is so vulnerable. .

At this point, the University of Alabama began to take advantage of the situation from multiple angles. Although the school could still sit still, Auburn University supporters could no longer maintain their sanity.

In late May, a number of anonymous discussions took place on Auburn University message boards.

"If we didn't do it? Why don't you dare to challenge?"

"Auburn University also said it would beat the University of Alabama this year, but now it doesn't even have the courage to face Alabama."

“I am deeply humbled as a member of Auburn University.”

"Why should Auburn University be compared with the University of Alabama and we deserve it?"

Questioning, disdainful, curious, ironic, and all kinds of shady remarks began to appear in the discussions among Auburn college students.

Among Auburn University supporters, many expressed deep disappointment.

As things have developed to this day, the discussion of whether to fight has evolved into a large-scale accusation against Auburn University. Seeing that the matter is getting increasingly impossible to end, on the last day of May, Auburn University Tiger Paws finally issued an official notice expressing its willingness to accept the Crimsonettes. challenge.

In response, McKenna Allen of the University of Alabama left for Birmingham to meet with Tiger Paws captain Amy Lee. Witnessed by the local Alabama media, the two sides stated that the game would be at the end of the semester and that both sides had Nearly a month of preparation.According to the rules, both parties must send members of the dance team, and substitutions and substitutions are prohibited.

As the news broke, the nickname "Iron Lady Bowl" began to spread widely in Alabama.

The happiest people are naturally the fans of the two universities.

There is still a long summer vacation before the start of this year's rugby match, and fans have been eagerly waiting for it.The Iron Bowl, which was originally scheduled to be played during the Thanksgiving holiday, now starts early, in an unprecedented and special format, and fans are naturally very happy.

This special matchup also attracted media coverage outside of Alabama.The two universities are actually promoting the competition intentionally or unintentionally.

After all, from the moment Auburn University accepted the challenge, the two universities had actually formed a tacit understanding to promote the smooth implementation of the game.

After all, for a competition established in the name of a university, the school will naturally take the majority of the profits generated.

It was just the first game, and the two universities did not really end the game. Instead, they took charge of the game by establishing the Iron Lady Bowl Volunteer Association within the school.

And Ethan is also very happy to see the game come to fruition.

Because from beginning to end, this Iron Lady Bowl was planned by him.

McKenna's first post was inspired by Ethan's secret comment the day before: "The game ended in this way. The opponent didn't win at all. We need to reorganize a duel."

It was later changed to a seven-a-side rugby match, which was also Ethan's arrangement.

Including what the president said to the media, including those "rhythmic" words within Auburn University, were all arranged by Ethan.

At that time, the Internet had just sprouted, and there was no concept of trolls. Ethan just hired a few people to mass-produce some tricky comments.

The only ones who have a negative attitude towards this competition are precisely the two parties participating in this competition.

"Ethan, I really can't do it. I've never even touched a rugby ball. You'd better let someone else play." McKenna was very reluctant.

"You are the captain. If you even shrink back, then who will play?" Ethan said.

At this time, Ethan's identity has changed. He is not only the coach of the Crimsonettes team, but also the head of the event volunteer association, fully responsible for the smooth implementation of the game.

Ethan even customized a special set of rules for this game, which were different from the original American football or the original seven-a-side football.

"It's just football, nothing difficult. What are you afraid of when I'm here?" Ethan said.

McKenna still hesitated: "But what if we lose? What if someone gets hurt?"

"If you lose, you lose. It's just a performance game. If you lose, it won't have any impact. Don't feel any psychological pressure. As for the protective gear, I have customized a special set for Wilson." Sen gave it a try first.

Unable to withstand Ethan's repeated persuasion, McKenna finally chose to agree.

"Then you have to train me well!" McKenna said without forgetting.

"Of course, as long as you don't feel tired, one month will be enough for you to transform yourself." Ethan said with a special smile.

As the end of this semester approaches, the atmosphere is different from previous years. Alabama students no longer only think about how to pass the exam, but are also looking forward to this special competition.

Many people have seen that every morning, Ethan takes members of the Crimsonettes for a run in the school.

Ethan had the experience of training teammates in high school, and he was familiar with it this time.

Somewhat beyond Ethan's expectation, McKenna was still the one with better physical fitness. As for the rest, the situation was not ideal.

"Ugh..." Several girls propped up their knees and vomited while squatting.

"How long have you been running for?" Ethan muttered in his mind.

If you think about it carefully, these female team members would rather not eat a single meal on weekdays for fear of gaining an extra pound. In fact, they are already better than ordinary girls, but they are still far behind the real female athletes. .

But if female athletes are really allowed to play, the game itself will lose its biggest attraction.

After all, it was just an exhibition match. What everyone wanted to see was the uncharacteristic collision of campus beauties, not pure women's rugby.

"I'm quitting training, I really can't stand it anymore!" One team member raised his hand, followed by the second, and then the third.

At this rate, everyone will quit before the game even starts.

"How can this work? Sisters, we are representing the University of Alabama this time. We are no longer spectators of history, we are part of history. Maybe ten or 20 years later, in the Bryant Museum, We can still see our photos,” McKenna said loudly.

Before the training started, McKenna was the most hesitant, but after the training started, she became the most positive one.

"If you want to quit, you can go to my dad to get a medical certificate! No one can take advantage of this loophole! Anyone who deserts will be voluntarily giving up their identity as Crimsonettes." McKenna looked at everyone and pinched her waist and said.

Does the identity of the Crimsonettes matter?

At least it is quite important in the school. As a performance group with a long history, it is undoubtedly a status symbol in the school.

Boys will be proud to find a Crimsonettes girlfriend, and girls will also enthusiastically sign up for the status of Crimsonettes.

Just look at how many people participate in the selection every year, and you will know how valuable the Crimsonettes are.

There were so many people present, but few of them simply wanted to dance and perform. In the final analysis, it was not for this status. As soon as McKenna spoke, the few female team members who had been clamoring to quit suddenly stopped talking.

But Ethan also felt that continuing to train like this was not an option, so he took the initiative to give up all physical training in the future and only conduct skill training.

"Yeah!" All the team members cheered with relief.

As the date approaches day by day, these Crimsonettes, who did not even understand the rules of rugby at first, gradually began to learn to attack, and then gradually learned the formation and coordination with each other.These girls perform dance training on weekdays, and their flexibility and flexibility are there, and their progress is not slow.

After getting along day and night for a month, Ethan also had a heated relationship with them, the most popular people in the school. Moreover, Ethan was extremely generous. From time to time, he would take this group of people to have a big meal after training, and the relationship became closer. .

Even Ethan himself enjoyed it a little. He was surrounded by women every day, watching a group of beauties wearing sports bras and yoga pants running back and forth in front of him, teaching them one by one, which was quite relaxing and enjoyable.

After the last day of practice, Ethan announced the starting lineup. McKenna will serve as the quarterback, responsible for passing the ball and organizing the offense, in addition to several substitutes.

Tomorrow, he will go to a private golf course in Birmingham with this group of girls.

"Ethan, will I see you again in the future?"

"You can't just protect your girlfriend, but don't forget about us."

"McKenna, you have been in love with Ethan for such a long time, why not give him to us."

the girls joked.

"You, what are you talking about!" McKenna laughed, and then held Ethan's arm in front of everyone to show affection.

"Since you won't give it to us, let's rob it!" Everyone rushed forward and started fighting.

　I can't write anymore, I'm so hungry that my chest touches my back.Today’s update is [-], and tomorrow there will be another [-] update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)