In America, the winner takes all.

Chapter 198 Rampage (22)

, "Today's Tiger Stadium was packed with spectators waving bright yellow props in their hands to show support for the LSU Tigers. In the past four years, LSU has maintained a complete victory over Alabama. Mike, what do you think of the two teams this year? A collision? Can Alabama defeat its opponents with the help of the amazing Ethan O'Connell?" In ESPN's frontline commentary box, Ron Franklin asked his commentary partners around him.

"You just mentioned Ethan O'Connor. Indeed, he is the biggest variable in this game. In the previous game, as a first-year freshman, Ethan O'Connor quickly adapted to the college football game. In the last game In the contest with Tennessee, he even performed better than Peyton Manning, scoring a lightning-fast touchdown and completely killing the game." Mike Gottfried said.

He once served as the head coach of teams at universities including Cairns University, University of Texas, University of Cincinnati, etc., and led these teams to achieve relatively good results. Six years ago, he partnered with Ron Franklin to form a pair of commentators. The duo's commentary is both humorous and professional. They are the hottest commentary duo on ESPN today.

"So, you're optimistic about Alabama?" Ron Franklin said.

"Yes, considering that Alabama has been preparing for this game for half a month, it will definitely come up with brand-new tactics." Mike Gottfrey said.

"Then you have to ask the head coach of LSU if he agrees. Audience friends, the person wearing a yellow and purple jacket in the camera is Gerry DiNardo. He seems to be in a good mood." Ron Franklin said.

"As the opponent, Alabama's Eugene Sterlings is wearing a gray suit today, and his expression is still as calm as before." Mike Gottfried followed.

"Oh, the camera showed Ethan O'Connor. He looked very relaxed. From his eyes... he seemed very satisfied with the LSU cheerleading team today. Just kidding, let's turn our attention back to the game."

"In the first quarter of the game just now, neither team scored, and both punted twice. I don't know if Ethan has considered any new tactics."

"Now that the game has officially resumed, let's move into the second quarter of the contest between the two teams, with LSU taking the lead."

"Herbert Taylor completed the pass and David LaFleur made a beautiful post-up pass. Deshia Townsend knocked him down!"

"LSU got 21 yards on this long pass. If it weren't for Deshia Townsend, the tight end would have to rush all the way."

"Compared to the star Fernando Bryant at the same position, Deshia Townsend is not so eye-catching, but don't ignore his contribution to the team. He has completed 19 key tackles this season , interrupted the opponent's attack, just like it did at this moment."

"In the first quarter, Alabama's defense played well and did not give LSU any chance."

"We saw that Gerry DiNardo chose a free kick. This position is close to the sideline and 48 yards from the goal. Whether it is distance or angle, there are requirements for the kicker!"

"The rugby ball drew a beautiful arc in the air, like a machete! I felt like I was in a British football scene. Sorry, this was a rugby match. It was a pity that LSU's free kick did not enter the goal. "

"Then it was Alabama's offensive opportunity. Ethan O'Connor high-fived the players on the defensive team one by one, and he put on his helmet. I even felt sorry that I couldn't look at his face more. Maybe Wilson should have done it for Ethan O'Connor specially designed a transparent helmet, so SEPN's college football program should have a lot more female viewers."

With Ron Franklin's somewhat mischievous commentary, Ethan took to the field.

"In the first quarter of the game, Ethan tried to pass the ball several times, but the result was not ideal. I don't know if Alabama can break the deadlock in the second quarter."

"Sure enough, Alabama's lineup has been adjusted. It only has a single wide receiver and a running back. Obviously this is a ground attack lineup."

Before forming the formation, Ethan gave orders to his teammates, and the three running backs still adopted a triangular position to wrap up Ethan.

As the center served, Ethan chose to turn around, his figure overlapped with Sean Alexander, and then the two ran in different directions.

The LSU defensive team hesitated for a moment, and then the defensive end quickly surrounded the direction of Ethan holding the ball, but met the running back who turned to cover on the spot.

Alabama's offensive team, including the tight end and two running backs, provided cover for Eason. The three formed a screen. Eason went around from the outside and successfully crossed the line of scrimmage.

While running quickly, Ethan saw a huge figure rushing towards him from the corner of his eye, with an Alabama running back hanging on his body to provide cover.

This scene is exactly the same as Dwayne Rudd stopping the Tennessee running ball in the previous game.

But today's Ethan is different from the Ethan from the previous game.

Ethan's original forward momentum suddenly stopped, and his whole body braked as if nailed to the ground.

The next second, he saw a yellow-purple figure passing by his eyes and throwing himself at the position where he was advancing.

Ethan effortlessly went around the side, directly broke through the opponent's linebacker defense, and quickly rushed to the 10-yard line.

Just when Ethan was facing the corner and preparing to step forward to break through, he was directly tackled by defenders coming from all directions...

"Ethan didn't fall down immediately! Restrained by three defenders, he still took two steps forward before he was completely controlled. With Ethan's final persistence, Alabama gained 2 more yards. , and finally got 13 yards running the ball." Ron Franklin spoke quickly.

Mike Gottfried analyzed the details of Ethan's movements: "Compared with the previous rampage, Ethan's running of the ball has become more flexible, and he quickly got the first attack with emergency stops and changes of direction."

"Of course, we shouldn't forget Ethan's iconic strong body. I think if the three defenders didn't use their full strength at the first time, Ethan would have escaped through brute force like a wild bull."

"You know, the current LSU defensive team is still quite strong. Maybe in the second half, Ethan may be able to directly overwhelm LSU's defense!" As an experienced college football coach, Mike Gottfried His tone was full of exclamations.

If it were not in the commentary box and it was LSU's home court, I would probably have to read Wang Defa several times.

Relying on highly efficient rushing, the game quickly entered Alabama's rhythm. Including Ethan, running backs such as Sean Alexander, Dennis Riddle, and Curtis blossomed more, and LSU blocked a line. , another gap appeared on the line, and the continuous running of the ball began to make the LSU defensive team exhausted.

In less than five minutes, Alabama reached the 5-yard line in LSU's half.

"In the first scoring attack, Alabama will still choose to run the ball or temporarily change tactics. I'm afraid LSU's head coach is also thinking about this issue..."

Ethan, who received the center's short serve, did not hand the ball to anyone immediately, but turned around to observe the situation on the field.

Facing the end who had already rushed towards him, Ethan did not pass the ball to Sean Alexander until the last moment. However, Sean did not immediately choose to attack after receiving the ball. He made another pass and handed the ball back to Ethan.

Ethan started again with lightning speed and went around from his right side. Facing the opponent's compressed formation, there were five defenders in front of Ethan.

Ethan made a choice in a very short period of time. He neither went around the outside nor chose the nearest straight line. Instead, he chose the most "thankless" route, cutting inside to the middle.

At this time, the distance to the middle linebacker was even closer, the circle surrounding Ethan began to shrink further, and the ball running route was further blocked.

Ethan once again chose to cut inside, ran a diagonal line, and reached the left half in three steps.This is the opportunity!

Ethan saw the blind spot on the left side of the LSU formation, a line appeared in his mind, and he started sprinting with all his strength.

Obviously the defensive players had the advantage and the interception route was closer than the offensive route. They also saw Ethan's intention, but they just couldn't catch up with Ethan.

In just two seconds, relying on his absolute speed advantage, Ethan had already thrown everyone away. Just before he was about to rush into the formation, the last safety guard made a flying dive. At this time, Ethan, who was accelerating with all his strength, could no longer Stopped, and in desperation, used the sliding shovel again, directly knocking away the corner post of the formation.

In the rules of rugby, there are corner posts placed in two blind spots. As long as the corner posts are touched, it is also counted as a touchdown.

Ethan, who hit the corner post, used his inertia to slide a few meters away, causing the two LSU female players standing there to jump up and avoid him.

It took him a second to react and cover his skirt directly.Then he pretended to scream twice.

On-site commentator Ron Franklin deliberately ignored this unsightly scene: "Ethan firmly continued to use running tactics and ran a very peculiar diagonal inward route."

"That's right," Mike Gottfried responded.

"This route is very rare. Looking at the entire field of college football, I think only Ethan has the confidence and ability to run this route. Because it requires extremely fast speed, and there is no hesitation in the face of the close zone. "

"So, can we call this the Ethan route?" Ron Franklin tried.

"Absolutely." Mike Gottfried also agreed.

"The head coach of LSU immediately called a timeout, and then it was LSU's turn to counterattack. I believe that similar to Alabama, LSU also prepared special tactics." Ron Franklin showed his expectation.

Unfortunately, the perfect performance of the Alabama defensive team did not give the LSU offensive team any chance. All offensive players were tightly guarded. Facing the incoming linebacker, the LSU Tigers quarterback could only pass the ball in desperation. Throwed out of bounds.

Then the yellow flag was thrown.

In the close-up of the camera, the referee made a diagonal downward gesture, which meant that LSU illegally gave up the ball.

In football games, if there is no legal receiver on the passing route, it will be illegal to abandon the ball, and a yard penalty will be imposed.

Suddenly there was a huge noise in the stadium.

At this critical counterattack moment, being sentenced to a penalty yardage penalty was equivalent to LSU's counterattack horn being extinguished early.

Sure enough, after another try, LSU had no choice but to punt.

At the end of the first half, Alabama led by seven points.

"Ethan is in good condition, and the quarterback will be the main force in running the ball in the second half." During midfield, Eugene said that Ethan should have more power to fire.

Originally, in the pre-game arrangement, Sean Alexander was the main force running the ball, but Ethan used his performance to directly make the coaching staff change their mind.

Entering the third quarter, Alabama suddenly launched a cold arrow. Immediately after the center kicked off the ball, Ethan started directly without any hesitation and jumped out the moment before the striker made contact.

Fortunately, LSU's linebackers reacted quickly and stopped Ethan directly. The defensive line swarmed forward and seven or eight people directly suppressed Ethan.

Although the defense was successful, all LSU players, including the head coach, broke into a cold sweat.

If Ethan is caught off guard and passes three linebackers, it will % be another big-yardage run, and it may even lead to a direct touchdown.

But even that gave Ethan one yard.

In the second attack, Ethan followed the same tactics. The three linebackers did not expect Ethan to use this tactic again. In desperation, they blocked it as before, but this time Ethan changed his strategy and went directly in the opposite direction to the last time. direction, striding to the left, like a loach, slipping out of the double team between the two linebackers.

At this time, there were only deep defenders left in front of Ethan. No one could catch up with Ethan before when he moved diagonally, let alone this time when he moved in a straight line, he quickly rushed all the way to the front of the formation.

Facing the last safety guard, Ethan first tilted to the left. At the critical moment when the opponent turned his hips, he quickly stopped and changed direction, and rushed directly into the formation from the opponent's right side.

This scene made Ivey, who was standing at the edge of the field, nod his head frequently.

It can be said that after the innovation of running ball technology, Ethan still has not forgotten the previous way of getting rid of it, and has achieved a combination of new and old.

It can be said that in just half a month, Ethan's running skills have reached the top level of college football.

The reason why Ivey set the requirement of "three touchdowns by running the ball" for Ethan before is very simple. Historically, no one in Alabama has scored four touchdowns by running the ball in a single game, but there are many who have completed three.

At this time, the team members rushed over to celebrate with Ethan. If it was still an advantage before, the team members now felt a sense of victory.

The only flaw is that the kicker failed to kick the extra point, and he kicked the ball too low.

As for LSU, the commentator still doesn't know what LSU's secret strategy is at this time.The iron wall of the Alabama defense completely enveloped the opponent.LSU has only four successful passes so far.Only 41 yards were advanced in total.

LSU's quarterback didn't know if it was influenced by Eason, but he also tried to run the ball twice and achieved a good result of -3 yards.

So Alabama's kicker error doesn't affect the overall situation.Near the end of the third quarter, Ethan relied on the successful cover of his teammates and scored another touchdown. The moment he entered the zone, the time of the third quarter just ended.

Before the start of the fourth quarter, Alabama already led its opponents by 19 points.

"It's been five years. This year Alabama not only wants to win, but also shaves LSU's head!" Ethan said to the players.

(End of this chapter)