Chapter 98 Like falling into an ice cellar
Fonette was a little confused.
Everything was so unexpected, so sudden, and so surprising that he stood there with the sound of thunder, and even forgot to chase after him. He was like a fool, messy in the wind, his mind was full of shock and confusion, and he also forgot his anger for a moment.
How did things happen?
Originally, he had completely taken the initiative and was about to destroy the Crimson Tide Storm's defense line. The scene after the touchdown had already appeared in his mind. Like a world-class hero, he saved the tiger from fire and water. The whole audience cheered. Tiger Stadium fell at his feet and worshiped.
Then, he proved himself in an absolutely powerful and dazzling manner.
Levi? Haha, who is that?
But...
but!
How could things completely turn around and go to the other extreme?
Breeze, blowing, Fournette only felt that the injured ankle was sore again. The next second he saw Humphrey, so arrogant and arrogant, even if he wanted to ignore it, it was difficult to ignore it. His eyes followed Humphrey, and finally See the football being stuffed into Levi's arms.
The blood suddenly rushed to the brain and instantly froze into ice.
Fournette felt his cheeks burning and hurting terribly.
Levi and Fournette's eyes briefly touched and collided in the air. Fournette's eyes were filled with anger, and he wanted to eat Levi alive; but Levi calmly and gently threw the football up, one after another, like a juggling act. In general, it's like playing on Fournette's self-esteem and pride.
Then he turned around and left...just turned around...and left like that...
As if Fournette wasn't worth mentioning at all.
Fournette couldn't help it anymore: Damn!
"14:0".
With the Crimson Tide Storm steadily scoring extra points, Alabama, playing on the road, expanded its lead and finally gained a foothold.
Seeing this scene in front of them, the audience almost thought that the game was no longer suspense:
The Louisville State Tigers will be like the teams that faced the Crimson Tide Storm earlier this season, including traditional strong teams such as Tennessee and Texas A&M. , one or two collapsed and lost, one after another lost their lives, and they were tragically shattered into pieces in the red tide storm.
However.
Ogilong and his tiger said no.
They refused to surrender, they refused to disarm, they refused to give up.
The reason is very simple. Ogierang knows that the reason why the former head coach fired was because he did not show enough fighting spirit and courage against his arch-rival Auburn University in the fourth week. For Louisville State University, this is more humiliating than failure. Lose the backbone of the team.
Maybe they are no longer brilliant and can no longer find the style of the elite defensive school in 1959 that controlled opponents' average yards per game to less than 143.2 yards, but they are still the traditional overlord of the Southeastern Conference, especially in face-to-face situations. Don't be afraid of red tide storms.
They can lose the game, but they can't lose the momentum.
Ogilong showed his iron-blooded attitude and took control of the situation resolutely, quickly awakening the flagging morale and will of the Tigers' defensive team, gaining a firm foothold, and re-building tactics around the Crimson Tide Storm's ground attack——
The ground, this is still the key.
The Crimson Tide Storm's last wave of offense was able to open up the situation because of Levi. It was also because Hurts unexpectedly chose to run the ball by himself.
If the Tigers want to maintain the suspense of victory, the ground defense must be tough.
The Tigers, on their feet, did not lose two touchdowns in a row.
In fact, this is not easy, because the Crimson Tide Storm has a sufficient lead, and the entire offense has become more and more calm. Shaban's offensive tactics have obviously opened up the situation, not only allowing Levi to rest and giving Jacobs and Clark more playing time; Boldly let Hurts pass the ball, reduce the burden on the ground attack, have more flowers, and have a plan in mind.
For the Tigers defensive team, even though Levi is not on the court, the difficulty of defense continues to increase.
However, the Tigers still withstood the pressure. After the Crimson Tide Storm got three first downs and crossed the half-court line, they completed the strikeout with a beautiful sack and did not allow the Crimson Tide Storm to continue to expand their lead.
Tiger Stadium once again ignited the passion and burst out with the power of the Devils' home court.
You come and go, not giving an inch - just when everyone thought there was no suspense about the outcome, the game turned into a stalemate again.
Tiger, with two strikeouts.
Crimson Tide Storm, two strikeouts.
Until halfway through the fourth quarter, the score remained deadlocked. The toughness and tenacity of the Tigers' defense really put great pressure on the Crimson Tide offense, which had been going smoothly this season. The atmosphere could never relax, even if the Crimson Tide led by two touchdowns. The formation cannot be relaxed. Subversion and comeback seem to be things that can happen in an instant.
Here, the Tigers defense intercepted Hurts and completed the ball transfer for the first time in the game.
The home fans broke out into an incredible frenzy and swept the entire stadium.
On that side, the Crimson Tide defense once again tackled Fournette and cut off the opponent's third-down conversion, forcing Fournette to fall to the line of scrimmage.
The ball is back in the hands of the away team.
Tension, stalemate, intense.
Shaban, on the other hand, calmed down. The game time in the fourth quarter was already halfway through in a blink of an eye, leaving less and less time for the opponent. As long as they can maintain the score advantage, the victory balance will slowly tilt towards the away team.
Anyone who is experienced in Shaban will know that choosing a ground attack to consume game time at this moment is the most economical and affordable game strategy. The purpose of the ground attack is not to advance the yardage, but to keep the game time moving forward. In this way The method is the safest and simplest.
Including Ogilang is no exception.
Obviously, Ogilong was a little shaken and uncontrollably anxious. There was less and less time left for the Tigers. The Tigers' offensive team was not an explosive team, and the hope of victory was gradually fading.
Then, at that moment, Shaban sent in Levi again.
Ogilong was alert immediately, but it was completely different from the first half.
In Ogilong's view, Shaban may be using smoke bombs, because everyone believes that Levi's ground attack is a threat. As long as Levi is on the court, the Tigers' defensive team will inevitably mark Levi, and then Shaban chooses to pass the ball .
In other words, Levi is the bait.
The reason is very intuitive. After the Crimson Tide Storm has consumed time with continuous ground attacks, it now needs to complete the conversion of the first attack, get three more opportunities to attack, and then continue to consume time with ground attacks, extinguishing all the Tigers' hopes of counterattack.
So, Levi appeared.
Thinking of this, Ogierang took a deep breath, quickly gestured to Adams and Riley, and deployed tactics. They must make changes.
"attack!"
Ogierang's eyes were fixed on Hurts. He saw Hurts quickly retreating and turning around to complete the handover to Levi. However, the handover action was completely undisguised. It was obvious at a glance that it was a performance for the linebackers and safety guards. ——
Fake running and real passing!
Ogiron was overjoyed and immediately looked at Adams and Riley, hoping that his disciples could see through Shaban's plan. He had already reminded them.
Maybe, they can stop the red tide storm this time. As long as they guard the second ten yards, followed by the third ten yards, the Tigers' chance of defensive success will skyrocket, and then the home team's offensive team can come on stage.
Sure enough, both Riley and Adams noticed that Riley did not step forward immediately, but instead retreated for a rare moment to cooperate with the pass defense.
So, what about Hurts? Which passing target will Hurts choose?
Gaze towards the pocket——
Wait, where are the Hertzians?
Second update.
(End of this chapter)