"Audience friends, welcome to ESPN's 'Within the Union,' I'm Edward Bowen."

In the studio, the faint surging silent restlessness is secretly rolling, everyone in the studio straightens their waists, and poses in a posture ready to go, the solemn and restless atmosphere is bubbling between the eyebrows and fingers, and the six-month long wait is finally officially over today!

Even as the host, Edward has long been accustomed to his seat and responsibilities, and at this moment, he can't suppress the excitement and excitement in his heart, and even his words reveal an urgency, "We have finally waited, and the 2013 season is about to officially start today." ”

After saying that, Edward was the first to applaud.

With a new season and a new atmosphere, "Within the Union" has once again replaced the guest lineup of ten analyst commentators, continuing to maintain its freshness and authority. Of course, those who have been replaced do not have to worry about not being able to find a job, and there is still a lot of demand for other TV stations and sports channels, and there is always a place for them in the largest sports league in North America.

This year, only one familiar face remained among the ten analyst commentators: Spencer Larson.

As we all know, Spencer is Lu Ke's most unwavering supporter, and the success of his prediction has undoubtedly become a favorite insight throughout the league.

In fact, before the 2011 season, Spencer's personal Twitter was widely acclaimed, and his super popularity allowed him to forge a path in the highly competitive field of sports commentary, appearing as a guest on ESPN's sports programs many times before and after, and receiving rave reviews, which led to an invitation to become a member of the program "within the league".

This season, Spencer successfully stayed on the show, but he must find more opinions and attitudes in order to continue his place in the league: first, Lu Ke's excellence has become the consensus of the league, which is no longer a gimmick, and all analysis and comments still need to return to the level of objective facts; Second, the-for-tat Charles Davis left the show.

To be precise, this is not surprising news.

Before the Super Bowl showdown, Charles predicted that the Baltimore Ravens would win the championship, and finalized the bet in a half-joking, half-serious gesture, "If he loses the prediction, he will kiss the ass of the donkey", and then asked Spencer to join the gamble, limiting the entire bet to the program group, without involving Lu Ke.

In the end, Charles lost the bet.

The day after the Super Bowl, ESPN actually found a live donkey on the streets of Los Angeles in the form of a live broadcast, and then asked Charles to kiss the donkey's ass in public.

This episode of the show reached an incredible peak in terms of ratings and discussion, thanks to the super high ratings and unrivaled attention of the Super Bowl, Charles truly achieved "Fight to Fame", even more exaggerated than the accumulation of the past few years, easily broke a series of records "within the league", set a new high, and deservedly became an Internet hot spot.

Later, the scene was made into a GIF meme by a large number of netizens, which was widely circulated on Twitter and Facebook, drawing a perfect end to the noise and controversy of the 2012 season.

In a way, it's even hotter than the Super Bowl itself—

Because the Super Bowl game needs to be watched, participated, and invested, and only after watching can you participate in the discussion; But the emoji is different, you only need to understand the meaning, anyone can use it anytime, anywhere, especially the action of kissing the donkey's fart/stock, which is full of deep meaning.

Almost the entire Internet is full of them, and endless versions have been derived, interpreting different effects, and becoming all the rage among young people.

But it was a big blow for Charles.

In fact, if you are a smart person, you can take advantage of such an opportunity to prove that you are open-minded and don't care, even if you kiss a donkey, it is also the embodiment of the spirit of "entertainment to death", and the popularity of wide circulation and discussion on the Internet can make you stand in the spotlight and take the initiative, which may become an important turning point for your career to take off.

But Charles had no way at all, his self-esteem, his pride, his strength, his stubbornness...... All of this was destroying him, he could barely stand in front of the camera again, the heavy blows and successive shames were deeply imprinted on him, so he chose to turn around, temporarily leave the spotlight, and find inner peace.

"Within the League" uses two distinct formats during the regular season and offseason, and instead of commentators explaining the game between the offseason, former players and industry experts are invited to analyze the 32 teams' preparations for the new season, which also allows other analysts to take a short break.

However, no one could know Charles's whereabouts, and he disappeared without a trace—at least for now, and no one knows if he will reappear one day in the future; Or is it that it has remained in people's memories since then, and no one knows it except himself.

Compared to being in the spotlight and suffering, perhaps disappearing is a relief.

Without Charles's needle-to-point match, Spencer now needs to carve out his own path, otherwise there is no need to wait for the next season, and it is possible that he will be replaced in the middle of this season.

Now, Spencer is ready.

Not just analyzing the lineup of commentators, but also Spencer himself, the whole show "Within the League" will usher in a new change inside and out, with different modes and content, for the upcoming 2013 season, just imagine that they are about to have a season full of unknowns and challenges, and that's enough to start the blood boiling.

Edward's gaze swept around the court and officially started the opening statement, "Last season, I'm afraid no one expected such a process and such an outcome, this will also be destined to be a season that will go down in history after the millennium, even in the entire history of the league, it should be able to occupy a place." ”

"That's a good thing."

"But it also means that we must have more expectations and hopes for this season, can the defending champions continue to be strong and build a dynasty? Or is there another strong team that breaks the situation? Or is it the ability of other dark horse teams to impress the entire league? ”

With a simple word, Edward threw out the suspense. Then, without further ado, he left the time for his opinion to the analysts.

In the customary politeness, everyone exchanged glances, and then Nik-Murray took the initiative to express his opinion, "Undoubtedly, the San Francisco 49ers, who just made history, are worth looking forward to!" Their quality and form have basically continued, and the relatively stable starting line-up deserves more trust, but last season they won the title with a winning record, which also means that the consumption of players is more intense than other teams, both physically and energetically, which is inevitable, after all, they are not supermen. ”

This is an objective fact.

The New England Patriots won all of the regular season in 2007 and missed the playoffs in 2008, with Tom Brady reimbursing the season due to injury. This is a ready-made true portrayal. Now the San Francisco 49ers need to face more serious problems than the Patriots back then, their defensive team is more aging, and the impact of injuries is further accelerated; Their attacking group was disrupted and their attacking system was gradually penetrated, which was a disadvantage. ”

"As you can see from the struggles in the preseason, the San Francisco 49ers still maintain the starting lineup, but they may not still be able to continue the strength and ability of last season. The only question is, when will they be flawed? Obviously, the Green Bay Packers have what it takes to beat the San Francisco 49ers, which will also be the biggest attraction of this game. ”

Nick's view is relatively mainstream, and it can basically be understood as the general idea of the entire league, not to sing the San Francisco 49ers, but to measure and predict them by objective laws.

Spencer didn't speak, but shook his head slightly, his face full of obvious disapproval.

After two other analysts and commentators made similar comments, Edward turned to Spencer, half-jokingly saying, "After choosing to trust Lu Ke for two consecutive seasons, Spencer was the only analyst on our show who didn't lose in predicting San Francisco last season, so what about this season?" Will you continue to trust Lu Ke? ”

Everyone at the scene let out chuckles.

Spencer didn't mind either, shrugged his shoulders slightly, "What is my opinion, I won't publish it for the time being, let's take a look at the facts that Nick just discussed." ”

"In the 2008 season, the New England Patriots did face weakness after a winning season, Tom Brady suffered a season-reimbursing injury in the season opener, which was a big blow, but backup quarterback Matt Casel (ATT-Assel) took over the starting position, and most importantly, Bill Bilicek still managed to do it."

"In the end, the Patriots' season record is 11-5!"

"Attention, attention! In the 2009 season, the Patriots had a 10-6 record, in other words, the 2008 season was even better. The only regret is that the Miami Dolphins put in a perfect 2008 season, as did the Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens, who teamed up to squeeze the New England Patriots out of the playoffs. In the 2009 season, the Patriots managed to return to the playoffs, despite a slight drop in their record. ”

"So, do you see what I mean?"