Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 61 In the Spotlight
Boom, boom, boom—

The sound waves are rolling; the heat is burning.

The AT&T Arena was packed to the brim, with all 90,000 seats sold out, kicking off the new football season in the most grand and loud way possible.

Historically, the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Southern California Trojans have no grudges against each other. After all, the two schools are quite far apart. In the 1985-year history so far, they have only met seven times. The last time they met was in , when the Crimson Tide won.

If it weren't for the "Cowboys Kickoff Classic", the two teams would not have been able to step into the spotlight together.

So, what exactly attracted so many spectators to the event?
"East-West Struggle".

In North America, the East Coast led by New York and the West Coast led by Los Angeles are showing all-out competition in culture, politics, economy and other aspects. To some extent, it is similar to the "North-South dispute" but more intense, more lively, more comprehensive and more exciting.

Trojans represent the West Coast, the elite, white-collar workers, and the middle class.

The red tide storm represents the East Coast, blue-collar workers, workers, and the people.

This kind of collision and opposition is the first time in the short eight years since the "Denim Boot Classic" debuted.

The topic exploded in all directions.

Add to that the fan base of the two teams themselves, and the welcome of the new season by countless football fans in the NCAA and NFL, and the current scene has been created.

Unlike the previous warm-up games at Bryant-Denny Stadium, that was the home court of the Crimson Tide, and the entire town came out in full force to support their team; today was a neutral venue, and not only did supporters of the two teams arrive at the scene, but there were also countless neutral fans.

Then, the scene became lively.

"Go, Trojans, go!"

"Roaring, Crimson Tide!"

You come and I go, tit for tat.

If you listen carefully, you can hear that all the fans in the stadium are making their voices heard, cheering for their team. The rolling air waves are colliding with each other, circling and surging over the huge AT&T Arena. Being in the middle of it, a grand and majestic passion begins to burn.

Even though AT&T Arena is slightly smaller than Bryant-Denny Stadium, today, this is where it all began:

The first official match.

The starting point of a new season.

The noisier, the more excited, the more tense, the more thrilling, the more turbulent, the more focused, Levi likes this burning feeling. He has fallen in love with the feeling of fighting and competing on a stage with hundreds of thousands of people.

How about letting the whistle blow now?
Buzz, buzz buzz.

The whole place was silent.

The Crimson Tide, as the top seed and defending champion, took the stage first.

The players were standing in a bustling crowd at the entrance of the player tunnel, ready to go. Clark couldn't control his excitement. In fact, Jacobs was also very excited, but he still tried to keep a poker face to avoid revealing his emotions. Then he saw Levi, with an expressionless face, suddenly scared Clark.

Roar.

Clark couldn't hold it in any longer, "Ah!"

He let out a scream, and then couldn't control himself anymore, "Ah, ahhhh! Levi, I am a Crimson Tide Storm, and I am about to debut as a Crimson Tide Storm! Ahhhh! Ahhhh!"

The smile on Levi's face rose completely, and he clenched his fists and whispered, "Roar! Roar! Roar!"

Once, then again.

Clark also shouted along with Levi, and then, one by one, the ball was passed to another. Jacobs turned around in panic and looked around. All his teammates followed suit and he himself could not control the surging emotions in his heart, and the sound just rushed out of his throat.

Finally, the stage.

“Roar!” “Roar!”

The players rushed out of the passage one after another, flames broke out in the sky and the ground, the whole audience shouted together, and the rolling waves were shaking the whole world.

Wow.

Red tide, storm.

When the Trojans came on the field, the frenzy in the stadium lasted for a long time, so much so that the Trojans who shouted "fight-on" were completely suppressed.

Zhu Zhu had no time to observe these things, and his first reaction was to search the opposing team, until -

Number twenty-three.

found it!
Wait, that’s it?
Zhu Zhu took a look. He himself was 6.1 feet (185 cm) and 215 pounds (98 kg). No. was almost the same size as him. In fact, from a visual point of view, he was even thinner. This body shape was very suitable for wide receivers because they needed speed and agility, but as a running back?
Haha!

Zhu Zhu was almost laughing out loud. Such a skinny guy actually wanted to succeed Derrick Henry?

The Red Tide Storm is really crazy. Shaban must be getting old and confused. He should have chosen a decent one when trying to use a smoke bomb to divert attention.

Zhu Zhu couldn't help but smile. She completely relaxed and turned to talk and laugh with her teammates. Her mood was brighter than the June sun.

"Dear viewers, dear viewers, the first game of the 2016 NCAA season is about to kick off, with the defending champion Alabama Crimson Tide facing the Southern California Trojans."

"During this offseason, both teams went through some adjustments. Judging from the strength on paper, the Trojans finally changed their quarterback. Hayden chose the redshirt freshman Darnold. According to the information currently obtained, this is the only newcomer worth noting. Can the Trojans' offense finally regain its firepower?"

"The Red Tide's defense is still excellent, which is also the biggest reliance of Shaban to continue to compete for the championship this season. Of course, their already weak offense suffered a further blow because Derrick Henry turned professional, and the starting running back who replaced Henry was an unfamiliar face."

"I used to be... uh, sorry I'm stuck, I'm just checking the information, mixed martial arts athlete?"

"Oh, God."

"Although everyone jokes that football is like boxing, football is not about fighting. Shaban is using a mixed martial arts athlete as the starting running back. Jesus Christ, this should be the biggest risk that Nick has taken since coaching the Miami Dolphins."

There was laughter in the studio——

Obviously, coaching the Miami Dolphins is still a "black spot" in Shaban's career. The experience was not pleasant, and could even be said to be embarrassing.

But now, people seem to finally have something new to talk about.

"The game is about to begin."

"The Trojans, who won the coin toss, chose the venue, which also means the Crimson Tide will take the lead in attacking."

"So, now we can see how Old Nick is going to arrange his offensive tactics. Maybe, we can finally have a Rocky in football?"

On the court, the Red Tide's offensive team has already appeared, forming a circle, and the offensive team captain Cam Robinson is speaking -

In a rugby match, the captain is not that important and is not necessarily the core of the team. He plays more of a connecting role to bring the team together.

Therefore, the captain of the offense is not necessarily the quarterback.

Robinson is an offensive tackle, and a left offensive tackle, because Hurts is right-handed and his left side is the blind side, so the blind side offensive tackle is even more important. He must give the quarterback 100% support and let the quarterback dare to give his entire back to him.

This is also Robinson's position in the team.

"Hey guys, our goal is not the Trojans, but the championship. The Trojans are just the first step."

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