Thursday afternoon, March 18th.

“…… Our spring training only lasts for three months, but it affects the whole season, and in the rest of your free training time, you need to regularly strengthen squats, bench presses, etc......"

In the equipment area, some of the players who had finished their upper limb strength exercises were listening to Frank, the physical assistant coach, but before he could finish speaking, another person ran over to interrupt Frank.

"When is it, what nonsense are you talking about, the meeting will start right away, kids, hurry to the rugby field."

Robbins Miller moved in a frenzy and waved his hand to get the dozen or so participants in the special training into action.

"Why don't you wash it first? We're sweating all over and smelling so much that fans with season tickets might think we're disrespecting them. Martin Kent questioned.

Bill explained to him, "Just go like this, let them see what we look like after hard training, only sweat all over our bodies can prove that we are really preparing for the game, and only the soft rice man will make himself fragrant to meet the fans." ”

Compared to the NFL and high school leagues, the college season has been shorter, and between January and September, there is hardly any exposure on the field.

"That's the truth, how can athletes not stink, people snatch the jersey on the field, and they also take the most smelly one, the original sneakers after playing, the bigger the taste, the higher the price at the auction house." While pushing the players out, Robbins made an exaggerated analogy.

He said that nature is fake, and the price of the original sneaker depends on its owner, not on the smelliness.

Naturally, there is no need to change into anti-collision liners, shoulder armor and other protective gear when physical strengthening, but in order to show sincerity, Robbins asked this wave of people to go to the locker room to change and then meet the fans.

"In the season when there are no competitions, we have to meet any request from the fans unconditionally."

The weather is clear, the Pacific breeze gently blows, giving the feeling of being on the beach, and at least 500 men, women and children dressed in casual sportswear wait for the Cardinals to appear in the football field.

According to the team's ranking, the quarterbacks and the starting pocket five make up the first row and appear in the eyes of these gold owners.

Bill and other freshmen are almost at the bottom of the line, but it doesn't matter, the first to appear will inevitably attract the most firepower. Although the left and right volleys and other positions look a little bloated, they are also muscular hunks, and it is common for them to be rubbed with oil at fan meetings.

"I didn't bring perfume, Bill, you smell it, do I have some smell under my armpits."

There was still some distance left, and Adam asked his roommate to help him determine whether his fox smell was too big.

"Don't smell it, just clamp your arms."

Mr. Ferrari doesn't look down to smell it, just after the exercise, the smell of the whole team can smoke people to death, the smell of feet and sweat and the smell of foxes show their might, and an Adam alone is not stinky.

Naturally, the fans don't pay too much attention to these little things, in fact, their own body odor is not small, but they suppress it with baths and perfumes, and they don't show it.

The atmosphere was very frenetic, captain and quarterback John Werther was crowded in the center by hundreds of people asking for autographs and group photos, and if it weren't for the coaching staff's experience, four tall and strong assistant coaches around him in advance, Wirt's pants would have been stripped and framed as souvenirs.

The next most popular ones are the starting wide receivers, running backs, close ends, centers, tackles, etc., who are also surrounded by a large circle of people. The rest of the people were much better, and the fans who couldn't squeeze around the star players took pens and jerseys and looked for the less popular red and white players to sign it.

"Hello, I'm David Brown, can Mr. Bill Ferrari sign for me?"

A tall, lanky boy whispered about Eighty-Eight, who was surrounded by three or four blonde wavy white women, two fat men, and a family.

"No problem, I'll sign it for you now."

Bill, worried that no one would pull him out of the hands of the greasy fans, readily agreed to sign the boy's autograph.

He said sorry to the big waves and burst out of the crowd to stick to the David Brown, picking up his jersey and pen.

"Your catch is really beautiful, and my high school classmates say your big hands are best for catching a rugby ball coming from any direction......"

David imitated Bill in the Rose Bowl and made a midfield catch.

"I also think it feels good to catch the ball that day......"

Mr. Ferrari began to brag about himself, and the Italian style of acting had begun to affect his usual speaking habits, and in more relaxed scenes, Bill would subconsciously speak big.

After that, there were several female fans who came over with their handsome faces, but they were all quickly dismissed by Bill under the pretext of David, until a couple came to Bill with their beautiful daughter.

"I'm sorry, David, I need to talk to them." He shrugged his shoulders and turned to talk to the couple with his consent, telling jokes to their eighteen-year-old daughter, who laughed and shuddered.

The atmosphere was always harmonious, and two minutes later, Robbins suddenly found Number Eighty-Eight, pulled him away from his beautiful daughter, and dragged him to a less crowded place for a private chat.

"What's the matter with you? Why did you snub the people of the Brown family just now? ”

The deputy head of the accounting team asked.

"Is that David? I've been talking to him for a long time, so it's not a snub! Bill explained.

"That's the governor's second son, the star players in the team are all around people, and they don't have time to entertain him, your reputation is not low, and you are free, and he has feelings for you, so you will accompany him throughout the process."

Robbins finished commanding, took two steps away, and then turned back, "Don't get stuck with the pretty girl anymore." You can do whatever you want in your spare time, and you have to obey the team's arrangement today. ”

"I understand that I must have a pure friendship with him." Bill assured him.

That's the magic of rugby fans, people of all backgrounds can be fans of a team.

The red and white team has little advantage in California, at least two or three other college teams share the fan market together. The professional team next door, the 49-man team, is different, the local football fans are mostly fans, and even a considerable number of Californians don't know who the governor is, but can tell the full name of the quarterback.

After being reminded, Bill locked the position of the governor's son, went around in a circle and pretended to meet David Brown again, and had an in-depth exchange again, making the boy feel the team's enthusiasm and love for the fans.

After Bill told him all about the team, and what he knew about the football game, the conversation suddenly cooled, so Mr. Ferrari had to bring out an interesting story about his time at Fort Hamilton High School, which David was interested in and asked about the best athlete in New York City's high school.

By the end, the two had a strong friendship verbally, promising to send each other postcards on a regular basis.

"Huh~ I successfully completed the task you gave, and I must not be given a salary increase to compensate for the loss of not being able to communicate deeply with that girl." After the fan meeting, Bill, who went to change his clothes, stopped by to ask Robbins for credit.

"This is also an improvement in your network, what else do you want the team to give you?" The deputy head of the accounting team was very impatient, but finally agreed to pay more for nutrition next month.

……

Tuesday evening, March 23.

"Are you sure you're going to take that class? I felt very bored. ”

In the driver's seat of the Jeep off-roader, Martin Kent asked his teammate Bill.

"I was just touched by their spirit and wanted to meet such a persevering scientist."

Bill, who was in the passenger seat, said two nonsense that he didn't believe.

Here's the thing. The freshman curriculum is dominated by general education courses and large-scale courses, but students are also allowed to take a water course, such as a freshman seminar that introduces the frontiers of the industry.

Martin, who plays quarterback, is also one of the best in his class, so he chose computer science when choosing a major, while Bill majored in mathematics and computing science. In contrast, most of my classmates chose majors such as sociology, Native American studies, and African studies.

Martin took a computer and information society class this semester, because the teacher told the story of managing the computer science department's computer and manufacturing a new technology, but was banned from selling it by the school, and Martin complained about the teacher several times in small talk.

At first, Bill didn't react, but the more he listened, the more familiar he became, and he realized that this person might be the unlucky founder of Cisco.

Cisco is a network solutions provider that provides customers with network equipment such as switches and routers, as well as how to plan and deploy these equipment customers, with a market capitalization of more than $500 billion at its peak. Sadly, the company's two founders quit Cisco's management team in the nineties and sold all their shares. At the time, the shares may have been worth a lot of money, but it would have been unwise to sell them compared to thirty years later.

and Li Zekai sold Tencent shares that year.

"I really can't understand your thoughts, like I can't understand why you're going to sell that Mustang."

Martin shook his head and concentrated on driving.

"I just don't like the color of the Mustang, sapphire blue is a bit of a riot, or black is low-key."

Bill saved himself the dignity that he would never admit that the Ford Mustang had too little space and was uncomfortable to drive.

Mr. Ferrari carefully analyzed the reasons why he thought his uncle's Corolla was good, but after buying the Mustang, he felt that it was not suitable. The reason is very simple, when I drove a Corolla before, I have been pretending to be poor, and I have never made a spacious car, and my thinking has not changed after I came to California without installing it, and I think the car is small and easy to drive, but after taking advantage of the teammates' big off-road, I found that the compact car is a garbage, and even the gun woman is uncomfortable.

So he decided to find time to change cars.

There are usually very few students in the water class, and when Bill arrives at the classroom, he takes Martin to the first row, listens to a lesson on computer history, and when it comes to recess, Bill, who has looked at the teacher many times, immediately runs to confirm the person's identity.

"I'm also very angry that Stanford forbade you to sell new technology, and the school is the underworld that suppresses genius."

PS: Ask for a recommendation ticket and ask for a monthly pass.

(End of chapter)