American winner takes all

Chapter 248 New Rules (12)

At the end of June, with intensive examinations, this school year came to an end.

The Crimsonettes of Alabama and the Tiger Claws of Auburn University will gather in Birmingham. The two ceremonial dance groups will perform a unique women's football game in this important industrial city in Alabama.

The venue is the Birmingham Coliseum, a multifunctional indoor stadium with [-] seats that can host indoor events including volleyball, basketball, and handball.

The price for a day's rental is thousands of dollars, funded by a fundraiser sponsored by the city of Tuscaloosa, the race volunteer association.If a single donation exceeds $30, you will receive a ticket to the event.

Ethan has raised more than 8 US dollars, which not only covers all the expenses of the competition, including the production costs of special protective gear, and round-trip transportation expenses are also included.

"Why are you wearing the Scarlet Girl uniform?" McKenna was carrying a Scarlet Girl uniform top that looked only about the size of a palm. The style was similar to a navel-baring camisole. It was red and white, decorated with artificial rhinestones and red fish scale sequins. Looks bulingbuling, very shiny.

Wearing this set during a performance before a rugby game is indeed very eye-catching, but during the game, it is a bit inappropriate.

"It's very simple, because you are not athletes but dancers. Wearing the original uniforms also means that this is an exhibition match." Ethan said.

Winning or losing itself is not important. If you really want to consider it from a competitive perspective, the viewing value of women's rugby is not high. After all, rugby itself is a sport full of violent aesthetics.So Ethan chose to use a different way to attract attention.

"The same applies to the lower body. The only changes from before are sneakers and additional protective gear."

"You mean we have to put on extra makeup?" McKenna asked next.

"Yes, it can be understood as another form of performance. Not only Alabama, but Auburn University contestants also have to do this." Ethan responded.

These were all discussed when the competition was established, and of course it was also Ethan's idea.

Ethan's ultimate goal is to create a sports league similar to the LFL.

Not many people may know the name LFL, but if you talk about another name, Underwear Bowl... there may be a little more people who know this name, but not much more.

Looking back from the future, the underwear bowl is undoubtedly a failure.

As a women's sport, it oscillates back and forth between being "meat" or "competitive."On the one hand, there was no growth in the number of spectators. On the other hand, public opinion, especially women's criticism of the sport, led to the LFL being hastily shut down in less than five years.

LSP tends to focus only on meatballs rather than rugby.

And if a sport is destined to only have eye-catching gimmicks and does not have the ability to make the audience stay for a long time, then the sport is bound to not go very far.

Ethan's solution to this problem is to drastically change the original rules.

Whether it will succeed, Ethan is not sure.

But, at least you can try.

Under Ethan's strong request, McKenna finally chose to nod in agreement.

"See you later." McKenna closed the door to the locker room, blocking Ethan out.

"Okay, girls, there is not much time left. Now start changing clothes and wearing protective gear." McKenna looked at her teammates.

The female team members began to take off their original sportswear and put on tight shorts. Just in case, the team members also attached extra bra patches, followed by routine makeup work, and finally put on protective gear.

About half an hour later, Ethan walked in.

"Can these protective gears... have a protective effect?" a team member said.

The chest plate is far too short, extending only three inches below the collarbone.

"This is actually to protect your necks." Ethan explained.

The protective gear is also specially made in the form of the later LFL. In addition to the chest plate, the helmet is also made lighter, similar to a go-kart helmet.

There was no host, no commentator, and even the referees were drawn from the coaching staffs of the two schools. Outside the wall at the edge of the field, reporters from several local Alabama media were present.

"Today's Birmingham City Stadium was packed with fans from both teams. Everyone wanted to see what it would be like to see the ceremonial dance group that used to be performers transformed into football players. We saw the Alabama Scarlet Lady. All members walked onto the football field wearing their iconic uniforms.”

The on-site photographer then turned the camera to the entrance, and McKenna could be seen walking first, raising her hands high and waving.

As they arrived, the scene erupted into cheers.

"Plop, plop..."

McKenna heard her heartbeat. Although she had performed in a stadium with tens of thousands of people more than once, her identity had changed this time, which made her still a little nervous.

McKenna habitually looked towards the edge of the field and saw Ethan standing on the edge of the field. He was nodding towards her. McKenna felt a little relieved.

At this moment, Ethan has arrived at the edge of the playing field in advance. His identity today has naturally changed. He will serve as a coach and guide the players in their formation.

"Sorry, I'm afraid I have to focus on the game." Ethan politely declined the reporter's interview request and called the female players to his side.

"According to the formation and offensive line that we have trained before, winning or losing is not critical. As long as we can perform at the level we should have during training, it is enough." Ethan looked at everyone.

Immediately afterwards, the Tiger Claw chicks from Auburn University also appeared on the stage. They were also wearing the iconic orange and blue costumes, and their bottoms were pleated skirts that went three inches above the knees.

As they appeared on the stage, whistles erupted into cheers from the audience.

Ethan looked across the way, and standing opposite was the head coach of the Auburn University women's football team.

Compared to the popularity of men's rugby, American women's rugby is quite niche. Alabama doesn't even have a women's rugby team.

Obviously, in terms of professionalism, Alabama does not have an advantage today.

At 02:30 in the afternoon, the first "Iron Lady Bowl" officially started.

In the coin guessing session, McKenna was lucky enough to get the right to attack first.

Compared with the standard pitch, the seven-a-side rugby field has shorter horizontal and vertical distances. It is 50 yards long and 26 yards wide. There is no goal and no kicker. If no ten yards are gained after the fourth block attack, it will remain in place. Changed possession, scored six touchdowns, and had only two conversions on the extra play.

Ethan has not changed the field personnel lineup. He is currently mainly changing the timing rules.

There is no technical timeout in the middle, and the Jushang formation time is only 25 seconds. The game is changed to the first and second halves, with limited substitutions. After half-time, injury time is added. This is done to increase the smoothness of the game.

On Alabama's first offense, McKenna received a pass from the center. She stood alone behind the line, with no one to respond or protect her.

There are only three players in the front line of rugby sevens, the other three are offensive personnel, plus a passer.

At this time, McKenna's teammates had already broken through, and McKenna tried to pass the ball in the distance.

Her movements were not up to standard. Due to the limitation of her arm strength, she subconsciously raised the ball with both hands and then pushed the ball out with one hand.

Although the action is not very good-looking, the accuracy of the football is still there, but the outside receiver is interfered with when catching the ball, and her position is occupied by the defender. Although she has tried her best to push away the opponent with her back, she still watched the football being blocked. Auburn defensive player intercepts.

The offense of these Tiger Claw girls from Auburn University was not very organized. Originally, the passer was going to make a fake pass, but the moment she passed by her teammates, she failed to pass the ball. So, He could only bite the bullet and charge with the ball, and was quickly knocked down by McKenna.

Auburn University passer Amy Lee, also the Tiger Claws' captain, let out a high-pitched howl.

I'm afraid these girls have never fought many times in their entire lives. The intensity of the fierce physical confrontation is obviously something that these girls cannot bear.

Auburn University's third offensive touchdown pass was also full of dangers. In the end, a player accidentally got the ball and rushed into the end zone.

If it weren't for the fact that Alabama was intercepted on its first offense, causing Auburn University's line of scrimmage to be very close to the end zone, I'm afraid Auburn University would not have been able to score this touchdown.

In the subsequent additional attacks, Auburn University also failed.In the new round of offense, McKenna adjusted in time and relied on two runs and a pretty good pass to help Alabama get a touchdown and finally tie the score.

After looking around for a while, Ethan already knew something in his mind. Don't expect these girls to master rugby in a month. It can be said that the main theme of this game is novices pecking each other.

Just 10 minutes into the game, someone took advantage of the break to come to the court to drink water.

"Oh my god, this is much more physically demanding than the rehearsal." The water-drinking girl said angrily.

"You can definitely treat it as a weight loss training." Ethan responded with a smile.

You must know that the game has just begun. I am afraid that someone will be exhausted before the first half is over.

This is indeed the case. As Alabama's wide receiver and Auburn University's quarterback ran the ball themselves, the two teams each scored a new touchdown, but the additional offenses on both sides had no achievements.

The current score is tied at 12.

At this time, not only Alabama, but also the female players of Auburn University began to become breathless. The intensity of both offense and defense decreased, but they had to continue to persist on the court.

The audience seemed very excited from the beginning. The first reason is naturally that this is a special rugby game.

Secondly, there is another important factor that cannot be ignored...

"I feel that the pace of this game is very fast." One spectator said.

"That's right, there's hardly any down time."

"It's caused by special rules."

Many of the fans who came this time have also been rugby fans for many years. Now they all feel that this game is different from the ones they have watched before. The smoothness of the game has been greatly increased, and the transition between offense and defense is extremely fast, which makes the game appear more exciting. Very intense.

Although the fans at the scene enjoyed watching it, it was completely different for the players on the field. They would not get any breathing space at all. As soon as the previous attack ended, they would immediately start the next attack.

Finally someone couldn't hold it any longer.

An Auburn player never got back up after colliding with an Alabama player and falling to the ground.

In the end, her teammates and substitutes helped her off the field. It was probably cramps caused by strenuous exercise.

The opponent also urgently replaced a new player, and it was this new player that allowed McKenna to find a breakthrough.

"Everyone is rushing to the right, and the opponent's corner may not have adapted to the game." McKenna said breathlessly.

She didn't know how to arrange the specific offensive route. At this moment, she had forgotten the so-called tactics in her mind, so she could only make such a simple arrangement. The rest relied on her teammates to perform freely.

Although the password was vague, it had an effect.

After getting the ball, McKenna kept retreating to distance herself from the defender. At the same time, you can see three teammates rushing forward to the right at the same time.

The opposing team's defenders also changed their positions, and there was a problem with each other's running. Two teammates bumped into each other.

Seeing that there was an opening, McKenna immediately and decisively chose to pass the ball. Although the situation of the pass was not ideal and the landing point deviation was too large, it at least proved that this strategy was effective.

"I can't do it anymore. I'm very dizzy now." At this time, his teammate said that he could no longer hold on.

McKenna did not let the opponent leave, but asked the opponent to grit his teeth and persist. Ethan specifically told her before the game.

With the current level of the two teams, it is not time to compete for strength. In other words, the competition is actually about physical strength.

There are only so many substitution places in total, whoever uses them up first will be GG.

"I believe you can do it, Anne," she said.

I have to say that the posture of this PUA teammate also has a bit of Ethan's charm.

Relying on the weakness shown by the opponent, Alabama continuously launched attacks to the right, and finally achieved results. Relying on the space created by her teammates on the right, McKenna rushed the ball alone with a football in her hand, and finally broke in from the left. array area.

As for extra points, Alabama still didn't score two extra points.

Correspondingly, Auburn University's next round of offense also began to show fatigue, but they did not find Alabama's weakness. Due to physical limitations, this round of offense ended in failure.

With 10 minutes left in the first half, Alabama further opened up the gap and now leads 24-12.

Then Auburn University replaced another person. Alabama had not rotated its personnel, and its physical strength declined, which led to weaknesses. The opponent sprinted straight with the ball, but Alabama's players could no longer keep up. This made Auburn University managed to get one back.

At halftime, Auburn trailed Alabama by six points.

"Auburn University has used half of its substitutions. You will definitely be exhausted towards the end of the second half. Then it will be time for us to counterattack. The next period of time will be relatively difficult for you, but please hold on." Sen looked at the people staggering around in the locker room.

I don’t know if these people listened, but all of them looked like they were about to faint. As for McKenna, her face was pale and she was out of breath.

Ethan walked over, put McKenna's legs on his own, and pressed her calf and thigh muscles to let her relax.

"My feet hurt so much, I'll leave it to you, the masseur!" Some teammates saw this scene, and they were not polite enough to let Ethan come over for a massage to relax.

Ethan quickly realized the biggest mistake of the game, not bringing McKenna's father, Jeff Allen, with him.

During the halftime, Ethan had no chance to discuss some tactical issues with the players, so he only focused on rubbing the legs and feet of the female players.

Ethan's white and smooth thighs and pink and tender toes are all here and there. At this time, don't think about weird things... You shouldn't be noticed if you lick them, right?
After Ethan's comfort one by one, the fatigue of the team members was partially relieved.

After the game resumed in the second half, Alabama used its first-half team to hold on. With 15 minutes left before the end of the game, Alabama fell behind by two touchdowns. Seeing that time was almost up, Ethan replaced four consecutive touchdowns. people, use up all substitution quotas.

At the same time, Auburn University also used up its last two substitutions.

At this time, McKenna was almost relying on willpower to hold on, her throat seemed to be burning, countless light spots appeared in front of her eyes, and every step she took seemed to use all the strength of her body.

She saw Ethan make a gesture and pointed to the opponent's center.

Does Ethan want me to break through from the middle?But I can't get through it at all.

While McKenna was still hesitating, a team member from Auburn University who was lining up had a conflict with a team member from Alabama. There had been friction between the two players who were facing each other before. Now for some unknown reason, the two of them got together. Caught in a dispute, the Auburn University players rushed forward and tore their opponent's clothes apart while pushing and shoving.

This actually attracted the attention of all the men in the room.

Exploding clothes was a routine part of LFL later on, and it often appeared, and some were even scripted in advance.

But right now, it's a surprise.

The cost of such an impulsive move was that Auburn was penalized in yards.

Auburn University's offense suffered heavy losses in this round and was unable to get a new offensive opportunity.Alabama got the ball on the spot, not far from Auburn University's zone at this time. McKenna also seized the opportunity and relied on a fake move to cover the running ball and Alabama recovered a touchdown.

Later, relying on the physical advantage of the new players, Alabama once again recovered a touchdown. Auburn University began to become impatient. With 3 minutes left in the game, Auburn University's close touchdown was blocked by Ala Bama intercepted.

The audience burst into cheers. This interception was enough to help Alabama seal the victory!

　There was a power outage in the afternoon, so all updates were a little late.I'm going to have a meal first, and the next chapter will be posted before twelve o'clock at the latest.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)