The Kansas State University Wildcats have three nemesis in the NCAA, namely the University of Kansas Jayhawks, the Iowa State University Tornado, and the University of Nebraska Corn Skin Man.

Every opponent has a long and intense historical origin. These three games in each season are the highlights and are truly the focus of everyone's attention.

Last year, Pres took office and reorganized the team. He experienced a very difficult and struggling trough, and these three battles of his old enemy also made him suffer in all kinds of trouble:

First, he lost to the University of Nebraska with a bad score of "3:21", then defeated Iowa State University with a bad score of "31:10", and finally was nailed to the pillar of shame by the University of Kansas with a tragic score of "20:39".

Three key battles, one win and two losses. After the season, although Pres led the team to seven wins, initially demonstrating the recovery trend, it was still criticized and criticized by local media. Wifald and Weather also talked to Pres in private and repeatedly reiterated the importance of the battle between the old enemy.

"We are not a team with the ability to compete for the championship. The winning and losing ratio is actually not that important. The real key is still these three opponents."

This is the original words of Wifald. Eleven months have passed in a blink of an eye, and Pres is still remembered freshly.

In the next two weeks, the Wildcats went away to play against the Iowa State University Cyclone and the University of Nebraska Corn Skinner respectively.

This is a challenge. Pres clearly realized this and chose such an opportunity to return. In the face of eight consecutive victories, he faced two old enemies in a row. Any little deviation may make him doomed, and even victory is not enough, and he must win beautifully and have a wonderful game.

But at the same time, this is also an opportunity. If he can lead the team to defeat two old enemies in a row, his head coaching position will be firmly settled again and Lu Yiqi's influence will no longer exist. Pres must give it a try, otherwise it will be too late to wait for Lu Yiqi to defeat two old enemies in a row.

Pres felt deeply that it was really hard for him. Even though he knew it was a fire pit, he still jumped in with his teeth.

After the tactical meeting, Pres became more and more aware that his situation was difficult. Even though he wanted to modify the tactics, the weight of these two games was too heavy and he did not have enough room to display it. After hesitating for a while, Pres chose to shut up.

Smart people need to know how to advance and retreat.

For both players and teams, Pres' return has a subtle impact.

In fact, it was only the past nine weeks since Pres had a sudden heart attack and was absent from training. It was more than two months, which was not long. However, when Pres appeared on the training ground again, he still felt like he was a different world. The atmosphere on the scene was a bit subtle.

Applause warmly welcomed Pres' return from recovering from illness, but his eyes fell on Lu Yiqi. Subconsciously, the players were still waiting for Lu Yiqi to give orders.

The scene was once awkward.

Fortunately, Lu Yiqi cleverly resolved the embarrassment, "I know, you finally realize now that the days when training can be lazy is a thing of the past."

The subtext is that he does not have the majesty of the head coach and cannot control the players at all. After Pres returns, his training will be able to return to normal.

Pres standing next to him was like drinking cold water during the dog days of summer, and his tight face was slightly relieved.

But the players were full of black lines: training laziness? Are you serious? Will your conscience hurt? Haven't you seen Robert yelling out strongly with contemptuous eyes? Shouldn't they finally escape hell? Do you no longer need to do devil training?

etc!

Can they formally say goodbye to Lu Yiqi's devil training?

Pres could clearly feel that the players' moods were brighter, and he couldn't help but nod in his heart: It seems that he is a genuine head coach and is still loved.

This made Pres cheer up, cheered up and straightened his back, issued a "return declaration", expressing his ambitions in a scattered manner - he had been holding back a little hard in the past few weeks, and he would have been unable to stop for a while. If Latimer hadn't spoken reminder, he would probably not be able to stop for a short time. He cleared his throat with a cough, "Very good, then today's training will officially begin, let's move towards victory!"

The players were dispersed, and the coaches were dispersed.

Augustus deliberately landed behind slightly, pulled Lu Yiqi's arm, watched Pres get a little distance, and then lowered his voice and asked, "How are you?"

They only realized that Pres had officially returned when they arrived at the office today, and there was no notice in advance. But Lu Yiqi was more or less mentally prepared that this day would come eventually, but it was just a matter of time before he was affected. He would still prepare his work step by step.

Of course, I am more or less a little uncomfortable, and the work of the head coach and offensive coordinator is still different; but so far, Pres has not taken over the power, nor has he drasticly restored all the tactics to its original state, integrating into the team in a relatively gentle way, and Lu Yiqi's feeling is not very obvious.

"I will survive." Lu Yiqi said in a joking way.

As an offensive coordinator, Lu Yiqi still has a lot of work to complete, and his tactics and wisdom can still be demonstrated through the game.

Last year, Pres dominated, and Lu Yiqi had to complete the preparations based on Pres' tactical framework. Both of them happened to be on the offensive side, and in fact they did not leave much room for him to play. This year's accident really made Lu Yiqi's ability at the offensive level reflect. After letting go of his hands and feet, his position and state will be different.

Regardless of all, Pres returned to the head coach position, Lu Yiqi returned to the offensive coordinator position, and the Kansas State Wildcats seemed to have finally returned to the "expected" track. The team was still training and preparing step by step, and then they went away to face the Iowa State Tornado.

During the game preparation stage, Pres did not rashly interfere in the tactical layout. He often listened in an "advisor" manner, occasionally participated in discussions and opinions, but did not significantly modify the tactical framework, continuing and inheriting the tactical system that Lu Yiqi worked hard to establish over half a season.

For coaches and players, the return of Pres is not obvious. He still prepares for the game with a familiar rhythm and pace. Only when he turns to look at the stadium for Lu Yiqi's figure will he realize that his target is wrong, and then turn to look for Pres.

Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is unknown, but the second hostile duel in the 2007 season did not unexpectedly arrive as scheduled.

At least for sure, for the analysis and commentators of TV and radio stations, the game is different after all.
Chapter completed!