super heavy artillery

Chapter 102 The game that must not be lost
January 2016, 1 was a very important day for UCLA.Because they are about to usher in the next opponent, called the University of Southern California.

For UCLA, there is nothing more difficult to accept than losing to USC, even if it is to spend the entire season losing.

As the most outstanding colleges and universities in California, USC and UCLA not only compete with each other academically, but also compete with each other in sports.

Every year in the week before March Madness, UCLA students wantonly humiliate the USC mascot, the statue of the Trojan Knight, and sometimes even splash paint, pee and other outrageous behaviors. This week is often UCLA The students became "painful USC Week".Of course, UCLA's big iron bear also cannot escape the humiliation of USC people.Although the high-level officials of both parties later came forward to mediate, however, this did not stop the grievances between the two schools at the level of sports events.Today, with the rise of USC at the basketball level, their antagonism is also deepening day by day.

The love and hatred between the two schools originated from "a bell", and the matter began more than 70 years ago.

In 1941, the two schools had been competing because of the rugby game. As a result, during the UCLA Open that year, six USC students did something that will be remembered in history: they sneaked into UCLA and stole the victory bell. gone!These guys acted quickly, organized rigorously, divided labor and cooperated, and covered each other.They hid the victory bell in so many different places that UCLA never found it.

It wasn't until 1942, when USC put a picture of Chung on the cover of its campus magazine, The Wampus, that it became clear.

But UCLA didn't do it, they didn't talk nonsense, and expressed their anger with practical actions: spraying blue paint on the bronze statue of the Trojan knight at USC.

They are all young people with fresh blood, how can they bear this tone.What's more, this is related to the "spirit" and "honor" of your school.

USC students fired back fiercely:

They burned the initials USC on the UCLA turf.

Following the spirit of the seniors who stole the clock, the later students secretly replaced the UCLA cheerleading boards, leaving USC elements in the other party's celebration.

They stuffed "smoke-only" bombs under the seats of cheerleaders at UCLA games.

They put 2 red and gold color (dyed) crickets into the UCLA library.It is said that until now, the dead cricket can be found in some old books in the library.

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UCLA students are naturally not to be outdone:

They kidnapped USC fans, tied them up and sprayed them with fire hydrants.

They sawed off the hands of the bronze statue of the Trojan Knight in USC, and then welded it back in a strange position, posing an intriguing pose.

They designed a hot air balloon that flew over the Trojan statue at USC and exploded automatically, drenching the Trojans terribly.

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The actions are so fierce, but the words are unscrupulous.On Twitter and Facebook, the two sides are also trying their best to hack each other.This mutual rivalry can even be seen in every aspect of daily life, for example, they never forget to slap each other on the license plate.

It is hard to imagine that this kind of children's fighting behavior has lasted for nearly a hundred years between two famous California schools.But no one thought there was anything wrong, at least not by Americans.What is certain is that this tradition will continue and be carried forward by future generations.

In fact, in the United States, there are Harvard vs Yale, MIT vs Caltech, Ohio State vs Michigan...

Between each pair, there is an equally or even more exciting story than UCLA and USC.

Although not the most intense football game, this time the basketball game between UCLA and USC has easily become the top priority of all students of the two schools.It even affected countless people associated with these two schools.

In fact, as early as An Luo and the others hadn't played against the two Arizona teams, discussions about this game had already begun in UCLA's official forum.The students themselves have arranged everything for the competition day.The first is to snap up tickets, never allow a USC person to enter Paley Stadium, and there must be no voice cheering for USC on the day of the game.Then how to interfere with the opponent's shooting during the game, how to use your own voice to put pressure on the opponent's players, and so on.They even arranged for someone to go to the opponent's locker room to make trouble.

Of course, as early as a week ago, UCLA's big iron bear had become a "mummy bear".The defense is that people from USC slipped in and splashed paint!

As for the players of the Bruins, as those who are fighting on the front line of the battle with USC, they have already enjoyed heroic treatment in advance.For old players like Isaac and Bryce, they have experienced such scenes many times, so they are much calmer.But the brothers Holiday, Alex, and Prince were so excited.Fight for your school like those superheroes save the world.It just feels cool!

An Luo seemed indifferent.He simply couldn't understand the thinking of these Americans.Whether it was the cause of the incident or the subsequent dispute between the students on both sides, it seemed to him like a nonsensical movie.Seriously funny.

But no matter what she thinks about this matter, victory is his eternal pursuit.

As an old man who has coached at UCLA for many years, Alford naturally understands the importance of this game.Yu Gong is the glory of the school; Yu private, if he loses the game at home, maybe his old Ford car will become the object of those crazy students to vent.

So on the 13th, he rarely arrived at the training hall ahead of schedule.

But he was still not the first to arrive.As soon as he entered, he saw several familiar figures: An Luo, Holiday, Alex, and Prince.The four students who joined UCLA this year experienced this "life and death battle" atmosphere for the first time, no different from those freshman players in the past.

Positive, active, aggressive.

"Hi, good morning, boys! I can see that you are all in good spirits!" Alford walked over and said hello.

"Good morning, Steve!"

"Oh my god! Steve! I think there must be something wrong with your alarm clock. We both know you're always on time." Alex still likes to make small jokes, and Alford knows it too, lol With a smile, he picked up the ball and threw a few.

"唰~"

"唰~"

"boom……"

"唰~"

The posture is very standard, and the hit rate is also very good.This is not a guy who talks about military affairs on paper. When he was young, he was also a ruthless character who could partner with Michael Jordan in the Olympics.

(End of this chapter)