Chapter 121 Absolute Dominance
In 2016, the NCAA regular season is over, but the real highlight has just arrived.
Unlike the NFL, the NCAA is divided into many leagues, so the playoffs are also divided into two stages:
The first stage is the championship game within each league.
The second stage, the United States Championship.
The competition front is also relatively long. The first stage is held immediately after the end of the regular season, usually scheduled in the first week of December.
Then, there is a three-week break, which is also the time for the final exams at the university. It will not be until the return from the Christmas break that the second phase will kick off.
The first one to appear is the league championship game.
All Southeastern Conference games have ended, and the league is divided into two divisions:
East and South.
Regardless of their respective win-loss records, in the end the Eastern Conference champion and the Southern champion will compete for the Southeastern Conference championship.
This year, the Eastern champion is the University of Florida, with a season record of nine wins and three losses; the Southern champion is the University of Alabama, which remains undefeated during the season.
The two teams meet in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game.
This is the third consecutive year that the University of Alabama has advanced to the Southeastern Conference championship game. It is also the second time in the Shaban era since the 2009 season that the University of Alabama has won a complete season. As the top seed in the NCAA, the Crimson Tide Storm is naturally the more optimistic team before the game.
But the University of Florida is not to be underestimated.
This is a team that lacks stars but relies on the collective strength of the team to win. It is also a team that relies entirely on defense to win.
In other words, the performance of this University of Florida is relatively stable, with little fluctuation during the season, and the state is consistent throughout. Although the ranking in the NCAA is not high throughout the season and has been hovering around the top 20, the upper limit is correspondingly low. The lower limit is excellent.
Definitely not to be underestimated.
This is also true.
The University of Florida took inspiration from LSU's fierce battle against Alabama and relied on its defensive formation to keep an eye on Levi, starting with ground defense and launching frontcourt pressure.
It can be seen that the University of Florida has indeed carefully studied the game video and carried out detailed pre-game arrangements. They are not prepared to be a foil. They are low-key and low-key, but the goal is still aimed at the league championship.
However!
The red tide storm has been prepared for a long time.
Not only Shaban, but also everyone on the team's offensive team has experience, and after a whole season of training, everyone has grown to varying degrees. Facing the University of Florida's targeted defensive strategy again, this time the performance was outstanding. Much more calm.
Levi, as the decoy, firmly held the attention of Florida's defensive front, and Hurts finally showed off his quarterback style-
Passing offense.
The Crimson Tide's passing offense, which has been overlooked and underrated all season, caught Florida off guard.
However, the University of Florida's second-line defense does have good strength. The two cornerbacks and two safeties cooperated very well tactically. This gave the University of Florida some breathing space in the storm of the red tide storm, but they did not have time to rejoice. Without paying attention, the ground defense was once again seized by the Crimson Tide Storm:
Levi, Levi again.
A five-yard advance on the ground, but he got rid of it before falling to the ground after encountering a tackle. Miraculously, he stood up again and continued to advance, and finally turned into a seventeen-yard touchdown run.
The University of Florida was a little frustrated, looking for one thing but not the other.
Their targeted defense failed to contain Levi, and they faced a severe test from pass defense, so that the team was in trouble from the opening stage.
At the same time, the University of Florida's own lack of threatening offense was unable to open up the situation. Once it fell into a passive situation of falling behind, it could never recover.
final--
"63:14".
The Alabama Crimson Tide storm defeated their opponents at home and won the Southeastern Conference championship.
The University of Alabama during the Shaban era was still the absolute hegemon of the Southeastern Conference. Even if the biggest contributor to last season's National Championship game enters the professional league, they can still rely on a group of young rookies to open up the situation and once again complete the victory over the Southeastern Conference. 's rule.
fear!
I have to say that in the NCAA, Shaban is indeed a presence that is difficult to surpass. At this point, all competitions within the league have come to an end. After three weeks of rest and adjustment, each team is about to step onto the national stage to compete at a higher level and launch an impact on the 2016 National Championship——
The Crimson Tide is still aiming for the championship.
However, before that, the players also need to return to their status as students and prepare for the final exam. This is a battle for the brain.
Fortunately, this year's Crimson Tide Storm has an additional gifted student with both physical and mental abilities. With the help of Levi, these strong men's final preparations have become much easier.
After struggling with their studies, the students finally finished all their final exams and headed home before their transcripts were sent home to prepare for the Christmas holiday.
Eee.
Burns opened the locker room door and looked at the young people laughing and joking with each other. Today is the last training before the Christmas holiday. The team only conducted some simple basic training. The atmosphere was very relaxed. He looked at the youthful scene in front of him. , Burns couldn't help but smile.
"Ahem."
After coughing twice, the noise immediately quieted down and he looked towards the door.
"Coach Burns!"
There were shouts one after another, which made Burns smile.
"Be careful about your diet at home during Christmas. Don't let both come back with imbalances. We don't have time to slowly adjust after coming back. There are still two championships waiting for us to win."
There were boos in the locker room.
"As you command, sir!"
"yes!"
"Don't worry."
Burns couldn't help but laugh, and then searched the crowd.
"Levi, come here with me."
immediately--
"Ho ho ho, Levi Levi Levi!"
Everyone started to cheer and it was extremely lively.
Levi didn't mind either. He spread his hands, hugged and cheered, and even nodded gently, enjoying the cheers and applause like a superstar attending the red carpet.
The locker room was noisy.
After Li Wei left, everyone started to fight again.
Clark was a little curious, "What is Coach Burns doing with Levi now?"
Jacobs shook his head, "I don't know, maybe I was given some instructions on the training plan."
Clark agreed, "That's right. Levi hasn't had any systematic training before. This time when he returns home during the Christmas vacation, he probably doesn't know how to arrange training."
After thinking about it, they were about to step onto the national stage after Christmas, and Clark couldn't help but get even more excited, "I don't know who we will face in the bowl game."
At the same time, Levi was also curious about the reason why Burns was looking for him. He vaguely guessed that it might be related to the agreement before the start of the season. Is the principal going to test the results of the agreement now?
Slightly surprisingly, they did not go to the principal's office, but came to the door of the head coach's office. Burns showed Levi a "don't worry" smile, knocked on the door, and did not wait for a response. Went in.
Inside, Shaban is sitting behind his desk watching game footage.
Today’s fifth update.
(End of this chapter)