Chapter 147 The Battle of Faith
“Roar, Red Tide!”
"Roar, Crimson Tide!"
The entire Richmond-James Stadium was flooded, shrouded, invaded, and shaken, and spread mightily throughout Tampa Bay.
Just when everyone thought that the young and energetic Sweeney had successfully plotted against Shaban, Shaban once again showed his sophistication and wisdom.
The suspense is back, the suspense of victory is truly back.
Humphrey swooped down to protect the football, using his own life to protect the ball—
The whole scene was suppressed and frustrated.
Humphrey is also very dissatisfied with his performance. From the last game against the University of Washington to this game against Clemson University, his performance has never reached the level of the regular season. He is anxious and also blames himself.
Until now, standing on the edge of the cliff, he finally seized the opportunity to complete a small self-salvation.
ah! Ahhhh!
But this time, Humphrey did not celebrate grandly. When the crowd dispersed, he rushed to the sideline with the football as soon as possible, stuffed the football into Jacobs' arms, and smiled broadly.
"Josh, the game isn't over."
They are still fighting side by side, including Jacobs's share of the effort.
Jacobs was holding the football, frozen in place like a puppet.
Humphrey had already turned to look at Levi and gave Levi a big hug, "Man, the rest is up to you."
My heart was beating wildly in my chest.
finally!
The defensive team finally caught up at the critical moment and created opportunities for the offensive team. Humphrey looked at Levi and had a thousand words to say but didn't know how to speak. In the end, he just clenched his fist and hit Levi's shoulder hard, " Let's fight together."
Allen, the captain of the defensive team, was at the back, and his steps were belated. He still felt a little guilty. If the defensive team could find their form earlier, wouldn't they be in such a desperate situation?
As soon as he looked up, Allen saw Levi.
Levi stretched out his right fist and was waiting.
Allen glanced at Levi's eyes, calm and confident, and a smile couldn't help but creep up to the corner of his mouth. No words can compare to a tacit understanding in the eyes, and then he bumped fists with Levi to complete the handover——
The defensive team's task has been completed, and now it's up to the offensive team.
Turning around, Allen saw Hertz, whose face was slightly tense, and smiled. Sure enough, he was still a child. He bumped Hertz's shoulder with his fist, "All of us are standing behind you."
Hurts followed Allen's line of sight and looked over. The Crimson Tide Storm's eyes all up and down were united, which made blood rush to his heart. He couldn't help clenching his fists and followed Levi's footsteps into the court.
Victory or defeat, everything depends on this moment——
Across the court, Watson couldn't sit still and stood on the sidelines with a depressed and anxious face, cursing and walking back and forth.
From sacks to fumbles, the nightmare of spring training camp has reappeared. Victory was already guaranteed, but now it must wait for fate to be judged.
The burden falls on the shoulders of the Clemson Tigers defense, and he can only be a spectator. Watson doesn't like this feeling and hates this feeling.
Grass!
Watson almost exploded.
Because of this transfer of ball possession, the Alabama Crimson Tide offensive team immediately came on the scene and launched an attack at the 21-yard line of the Clemson Tigers half. The red zone was close at hand, and suspense hung in the throat.
There is still one minute and nine seconds left in the game, and Shaban has one timeout left.
Everything is possible.
Ten yards in first gear. Hurts connected with wide receiver Robinson and completed a five-yard short pass, but the Clemson Tigers defensive team was very alert and immediately followed up to complete the tackle, and prevented Robinson from going out of bounds to stop the clock, and forcefully pulled Robinson back. , fell to the ground in bounds.
At such moments of the game, the quarterback often chooses to pass the ball toward the sideline and use the receiver to catch the ball out of bounds to stop the clock. However, this tactic is also risky, because the defensive team can easily predict the position in advance and the interception success rate A rising tide will lift all boats.
This also forces the quarterback to pass the ball more accurately.
In order to avoid the interception by the cornerback, Hurts' pass just now had a slightly higher arc, so that Robinson had to lose his center of gravity and lean back to catch the ball. This destroyed Robinson's body control, and as a result, he was unable to successfully stop out of bounds. surface.
Shaban did not hesitate and immediately used the third timeout.
Second gear five yards.
Hurts passed the defensive team with a fake fax run, and Levi once again advanced on the ground, successfully advancing five yards and getting the first offense.
Because the red zone was right in front of him, the defensive team's short passing area also began to become denser. Levi saw that the route in front of him was full of people. He was not greedy for meritorious service. He simply fell to the ground after getting the first attack.
Immediately afterwards, Hurts dropped the ball without hesitation to stop the clock, wasting an offensive opportunity in exchange for a pause in game time, and giving Shaban time to plan his tactics.
At this time, the Crimson Tide Storm had reached the eleven-yard line at the front of the end zone. One step further was the red zone, but because of this, they had to face an unprecedented intensive defense from the Clemson Tigers' defensive team.
The difficulty rises straight up.
Also, the whole situation is different.
The game time is fifty-three seconds, and they have no timeouts, which also means that this stoppage of the ball is the last opportunity for tactical arrangement. There will be no chance again, and they must work hard to the end.
The air is getting tighter and tighter.
Ten yards in second gear.
Hurts tried to find tight end Howard, taking advantage of the tight end's size advantage to defend in the short passing area. However, because the passing parabola was too low, Howard was unable to catch the football below the knee and thigh. Turning around and pushing forward, he could only fall to the ground quickly to avoid wasting time.
Here again, Sweeney’s shrewdness can be seen——
In fact, the defensive team can destroy the pass, but in this case, they will automatically help the Alabama Crimson Tide Storm stop the game time. Therefore, they deliberately did not get close immediately, but instead let Howard receive the ball and then complete it. Contain and intercept, and let time continue to pass.
The Alabama Crimson Tide Storm had no time to breathe. They stood up immediately, lined up immediately, and kicked off immediately. Everything went into high gear.
Seven yards on third gear.
Hurts handed the football to Levi, who tried to break through the bustling defense, but the Clemson Tigers were mentally prepared for this, and the layers of human tactics completely cut off Levi's chance of life.
Forced a five-yard gain, but still lacked follow-through.
Fourth gear and two yards.
Desperate situation, this is the real desperate situation.
In fact, the choice left to the Alabama Crimson Tide Storm is very obvious. They don't need to try a free kick, because there is no point in kicking it. The only option is to force the fourth gear. Success or failure depends on this.
However, time is still passing, twenty-five seconds, twenty-four seconds...
Every time he hesitates and every time he is nervous, the door of hope will be closed a little tighter, twenty-three seconds, twenty-two seconds...
Sweeney and Shaban sent out hand signals one after another, and started planning against the clock. The suspense of the entire season's victory was all condensed in this moment.
Under the spotlight, Clark appeared.
Everyone:? ? ?
First update today.
(End of this chapter)