Chapter 134: Effort in vain
His knees trembled slightly.
Browning took a deep breath and straightened his knees again, secretly clenching his fists and telling himself:
This is an illusion, everything is an illusion of scaring myself. They don't need to be afraid of the red tide storm. Their opponents are just bluffing paper tigers. They can defeat their opponents and are ready to defeat them.
They are ready.
However, red tide storms raise questions: Really?
Sometimes, you think you are ready but you are not really ready, because feeling good about yourself may have a deceptive effect and prevent you from seeing the truth. At this time, you need bystanders to remind the parties of the truth.
For example, now, the Crimson Tide Storm is preparing to play such a rational role.
At ten yards on first gear, Browning's face turned pale and he clearly felt a tightness in his knees.
——Red Tide Storm also chooses to raid.
It was just a four-man raid, with no numerical advantage, but the overall momentum and intensity were completely different. Browning had just kicked off and could see Allen's scarlet eyes staring at him like a shadow.
Browning didn't give up.
Dodging left and right, tossing and turning.
Browning tried to shake off the crisis and stage a comeback miracle, using his legs to run out of the world. He still did not give up the possibility of passing the ball; but as soon as he took a step forward, he felt an overwhelming force rolling down, and all adjustments and movements were blocked. Didn't work.
Bang.
The world just fell into darkness——
Sack!
Allen sacked Browning, cut off all offensive opportunities for the University of Washington with a crisp pass rush, and brutally and roughly pressed Browning to the ground.
Browning felt dizzy.
In such a violent storm, there was not even room to breathe.
Ten yards in the first gear transformed into eighteen yards in the second gear, and the entire pressure suddenly doubled.
To make matters worse, the kickoff line was originally at our own twenty-five-yard line, but now it was simply pushed to our own seventeen-yard line, with the red zone not far behind us. The fault tolerance rate was suddenly reduced, and the situation became precarious.
Pressure, incredible pressure.
Under such circumstances, instead of saying that the University of Washington's offensive team's lack of explosiveness was exposed, it is better to say that the University of Alabama's defensive team showed its strength this season and firmly seized the opportunity.
On the second play of 18 yards, the University of Washington tried to push away some situations by running the ball, but hit the wall directly and was tackled at the line of scrimmage.
On the third gear and 18 yards, the University of Washington tried to fake a real pass to advance some positions, pretending that it gave up taking the first down and just strived for a better punting position. But in fact, it was still very aggressive and very bold in trying to complete the third gear conversion, but was blocked. After seeing through, the passing connection between Browning and Rose was intercepted by Foster, and the ball was transferred at the front of the red zone.
disaster. Nightmare. Chaos.
Before the University of Washington had time to gain a firm foothold, it was stunned and disintegrated by a series of attacks from the University of Alabama. Before it even had time to take a breath, the University of Washington slipped into the abyss again.
"Touchdown!"
"Wow, touchdown."
"The University of Washington had a fatal leak. Their attention was completely on the side of Levi and Howard. The second-line defense had an obvious miss on the right side, so much so that the University of Alabama wide receiver Calvin Ledley ( Calvin Ridley was completely unguarded and easily caught a six-yard pass from Hurts and entered the end zone for a touchdown. "
"Washington University is completely disorganized."
"In the opening stage, the University of Washington showed absolute confidence and strength on both ends of the offense and defense, but was ill-prepared to face the University of Alabama's counterattack." "In less than five minutes, the University of Washington lost two consecutive touchdowns. , Now the initiative has returned to the defending champion, and the young University of Washington has paid the price for its aggressiveness and risk-taking."
"The next game will be very difficult."
From Levi's 75-yard touchdown run to Foster's interception in the red zone to Hurts' false run and pass to Ledley for a touchdown, the Crimson Tide storm hit a mark in the middle of the first quarter. A small climax, a burst of devastating combination punches showing the explosive power of the defending champion——
The University of Washington is a little confused.
From Browning to Jones to Baker, the eyes all showed a bit of confusion.
In fact, it’s not that they don’t have confidence, on the contrary, they are still full of confidence. They still believe that they can defeat the University of Alabama. But it is precisely because of their confidence that they believe that they can win. However, in the fierce wind of the red tide storm, I was completely lost in the rain, so much so that my brain couldn't turn around.
Things shouldn't be like this.
So, what is this, a nightmare? Waiting for the nightmare to wake up, they can take the initiative again? Can the game get back on track?
The key now is, how should they wake up from the nightmare?
Difficult, difficult to reach the sky.
For the University of Washington, the real difficulty lies in the offense. The offensive team, which has received numerous praises within the Pac-12 Conference this season, has shown its true colors in front of the University of Alabama's defensive team. Effectively open up the situation.
Browning was in a very embarrassed state, and even he himself was confused:
How was the first wave of attacks accomplished?
If the offense cannot open up the situation, it also means that the University of Washington needs to always bear the pressure of being behind in the game. The pressure on the defensive team will increase because they are not allowed to make mistakes, otherwise they will fall into a worse predicament.
In addition, the University of Washington's second-line passing defense is stronger than its ground defense, but now it needs to face the impact of multiple ground attacks from the Crimson Tide Storm Levi, Jacobs and Hurts, always paying attention to one thing and losing to the other.
Little by little, they fall into a vicious cycle.
Baker, as a safety guard, is helpless. He cannot change positions and change defensive tactics as freely as LSU safety Jamal Adams, so he can only worry in the backfield.
He couldn't help it. Even though Baker was eager to help his teammates, he couldn't help it. He watched the University of Washington's defensive position being eroded and occupied, and then completely lost its advantage.
All their efforts and struggles seem to be struggling. Even if they don't want to admit it, it is all in vain.
"28:7".
At the end of the first half, the defending champions were already well ahead and in control of the game.
Despite this, Shaban did not make large-scale rotations like the regular season. After all, this was a bowl game. Not only were the opponents different, but the nature of the game was also different. In the second half, the main lineup was still on the field and continued to control the situation.
However, Shaban's tactics were relatively less radical and less risky. They focused more on consuming time to control the game, getting the University of Washington into trouble bit by bit, and defeating their opponents like boiling frogs in warm water.
It wasn't until the fourth quarter that the University of Washington finally caught the University of Alabama's slack and scored another touchdown, but it was too late. There was no suspense in the game, and it came to an end in vain.
"37:14".
At the end of the game, the defending champion defeated the University of Washington without a fight and advanced to the finals of the National Championship for the second consecutive year——
Season, still undefeated.
So, the question is, who is the opponent of the University of Alabama in the finals?
The third update today.
(End of this chapter)