There has always been no shortage of sparks in the city derby, and this year has been even more evident in the fact that the game has been linked to a myriad of major events, not just the season standings of the two teams, not just the invitation to the Rose Bowl, but also the grievances between the two teams over the past decade.

Last year's Bruins had a good chance to recover, but under the leadership of Kevin Livett, they still lost to the Trojans with a score of "7-28", which also made USC more arrogant. Not to mention this year.

Weeks earlier, supporters of the two teams had been in a standoff, the smell of gunpowder had crept in, and it had reached its peak before the game officially began, and it was impossible to tell who had done it first, but the result was a brawl of nearly 200 people, with two people stabbing each other, causing a lot of bloodshed, and the arrival of police cars and ambulances, adding a touch of sharpness to this year's city derby.

The referee blew the whistle, and the rivals once again faced off for the time of year.

In the first three quarters of the game, the Trojans completed two passing touchdowns, two running touchdowns, and scored four play-off points.

The Bruins, on the other hand, struggled with their passing, with short, medium and long passes all over the place, and the wide receivers and close forwards barely had any chance to perform, relying only on running back Marcus-Lynch to pull off a touchdown in the first quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, the Trojans led the Bruins with a 28-7 lead and entered the final quarter of the game with a three-touchdown lead.

The reaction of the audience was polarized, and it was another night of revelry for USC, who celebrated the team's excellent performance to the fullest, frantically, wantonly, and even did their best to mock the embarrassment and embarrassment of their rivals in the city; For UCLA, it was a complete disaster, with a handful of fans leaving the court in the middle of the third quarter.

Ironically, tonight is home to the Bruins.

The UCLA Bruins are home to the famous Rose-Bowl, which witnessed the lonely back of Roberto-Baggio at the 1994 World Cup; In the 1999 Women's World Cup, the Chinese women's football team unfortunately lost to the United States women's football team and was the runner-up.

With a capacity of 100,000 people, the stadium is one of the top in the world, home to the UCLA Bruins, but it has also seen many classic football games. The name of the course itself is called the Rose Bowl, and the highest honor of the East Pacific 12 University League is also called the Rose Bowl, which shows the long history and tradition of UCLA in the league.

But tonight, with 100 percent attendance at the Rose Bowl, the Bruins are on the verge of another humiliating defeat. In the entire stadium, the Bruins fans, who had an absolute two-thirds advantage, were silent and dejected, watching the one-third of their sworn enemies cheering and singing loudly, it was simply an ordeal, even more terrible than hell.

Losing the game, it's not the end of the world, because the Bruins' supporters will never give up; The scary thing is that on this Bruins, there is no fighting spirit, no hope, no spirit, and even no motivation for supporters to keep going.

There was still a full fifteen minutes left for the Bruins, but the cheers, shouts, and cheers were no longer heard in the Rose Bowl, and the dead silence was like a soulless walking corpse. This is the real end of the world, and they have forgotten when the last time they saw the pride of a traditional powerhouse in the Bruins.

The whistle blew in the fourth quarter, but Bruins supporters couldn't tell if it was another start in the mire or a continuation of the invisible end of the dark world.

Kevin Press led the offensive group back on, attacking in first gear and running the ball two yards; In the second gear attack, before the pass could be shot, the opposing player directly grabbed Kevin to the ground, and the starting position of the attack retreated from 22 yards to 15 yards, which is equivalent to the yardage that needs to be completed in the third gear offense is "the basic eight yards plus the seven yards back", which is a full fifteen yards.

It's not just that it's not improving, it's getting worse and worse, and it's really miserable.

Just when everyone thought this was the bottom, things were often worse. After the defenders finished the sack, they stood up and cheered, but Kevin, who fell to the ground, did not get up, he held his calf, wailing and rolling in place, and the referee had to stop the game.

In an instant, all the players in the Bruins bench stood up, nervously and apprehensively looking at the situation on the court, Lu Ke was no exception, he and Kevin were not friends, but they were not mortal enemies; What's more, he is also a member of the Bruins, even if it is just a substitute, this is his team, and the Trojans standing on the other side of the court are his mortal enemies!

Rick Newhese slammed the tactical board in his hand to the ground, and when he saw the drinking bottle next to him, he was so angry that he raised his leg and kicked the water bottle away. But even so, it still couldn't calm the anger and irritability in his heart, let alone solve the current problem, he turned his head irritably, looked at his colleagues, and said, "Call Darryl here." ”

But before the words could be spoken, Rick himself shook his head and hesitated for a moment, "What do you think?" ”

Darius is only a freshman, and he doesn't have much outstanding skill and talent, and his tactical awareness is mediocre; Although Lu Ke is a senior, he has never officially played, and he has come up step by step from the sparring partner, which is really embarrassing.

It stands to reason that Darius is the second quarterback, and Lu Ke is the third quarterback, so it should be the second quarterback at this time. But the problem is that the two quarterbacks seem to be indistinguishable, and now the Bruins are in a dilemma where no one is available.

Defensive coach Chuck hesitated for a moment and said his choice, "Darius." ”

Noam, the coach of the offensive team, replied surprisingly crisply, "Lu Ke." ”

One person, one vote, and then Rick looked at Anthony standing next to him. As an assistant coach, Anthony knows the team very well, and in some ways even more comprehensive and profound than Chuck and Noem, he muttered for a moment. recalled all the things in the past five months in his mind, but he had to admit that the first candidate that came to mind was, "Lu Ke." ”

Lu Ke may not be a talented quarterback, but his diligence, hard work and perseverance have left a deep impression, not only in the past five months, but also in the previous year of sparring career. What's more, Lu Ke is an intelligent quarterback, and in him, you can see the style of a general, which is a temperament that even Kevin Clivet does not have.

Anthony wasn't sure what that ethereal temperament would bring, but he was willing to gamble. So, he nodded again and confirmed, "Yes, Lu Ke." ”

Rick didn't speak, his eyes looked anxiously at Kevin Prece, who was on a stretcher on the stage: he hugged his right knee tightly, his expression was painful, and there was definitely no way to play anytime soon. While the season has struggled, and while tonight's performance was a disaster, it is truly a microcosm of the Bruins' current predicament.

So, what about Darius or Lu Ke?

"Call Lu over." Now that you have fallen to the bottom, it is better to fight. At least, Lu Ke's on-court adaptability was what they needed, and Rick made a decisive choice on the spot.

Anthony didn't say a word, trotted all the way over, and shouted, "Lu, hurry!" Fast! ”

Lu Ke looked at Kevin, who was being carried down on a stretcher, and then raised his head to look around the Rose Bowl, and one after another people began to leave the court, and the entire stadium was filled with a sad and angry atmosphere, surging under the night sky. The attacking team members standing in the center of the field were at a loss, they didn't even know if the game should continue to be played.

Someone next to him suddenly bumped Lu Ke's shoulder, he turned around, and before he had time to see who it was, he saw Anthony's figure rushing over, "Quick, put on your helmet!" What about helmets? Where's your helmet? Anthony didn't wait for Lu Ke to react, looked left and right, picked up a helmet from the bench, stuffed it into Lu Ke's arms, pulled Lu Ke and rushed over, "Quick, get ready to play!" ”

"What?" Lu Ke thought he had misheard.

He was looking forward to the day when he would be able to play as soon as possible, but the four-month season seemed to be coming to an end, he never got a chance, and every week before the roster was announced, he hoped that he could surpass Darryl and Kevin to become the team's top quarterback, and every week he was disappointed, gathered his mood, sat in the players' lounge, watched every game up close, learned from experience, and observed the opponent.

There is so much to learn that the passage of time seems to be losing its meaning. But, deep down?

"Get ready to play!" Anthony repeated again, confirming Lu Ke's conjecture, and then he came to Rick and Noam, Rick said quickly, "The third gear attack, you go up first to deal with it, don't lose the ball is the victory." "With only 40 seconds between each offset, and Kevin going off the court with an injury, he really didn't have enough time to discuss tactics, so he had to deal with the third offense first, and then after giving up, he slowly arranged the game.

Rick patted Lu Ke on the shoulder and pushed hard, and Lu Ke was so ignorant and staggered onto the court.