Not attempting to beat a dead horse, but I was talking with a coworker yesterday (LSU fan) about last weeks game. It was the usual conversation, and then he said, I really wish yall would have beaten the **** out of Auburn. Discussion continued until he mentioned that pick 6 we threw in the first quarter. He went on to tell me about all the times that LSU's had been picked off in Jordan-Hare, on similar flat passes where the ball was a little high and it went off of their receiver's hands and AU would intercept the tipped pass.
This brings me to the topic. Before the game started 2 weekends ago, I told my buddy next to me, to look at the hellacious crown on the field in JH. If you look at the bricks in the endzone and count the difference from the middle of the field to the sidelines, there is at least 4 fullbrick heights of drop to the sidelines, at roughly 3 inches a brick plus mortar, thats well over a foot of drop. I have never noticed such a crown on a college field and I've been to a good bit of them and walked on a lot also. Auburns is by far the largest drop and most noticeable that I've ever seen. That being said, it explains why a lot of visiting teams seem to throw a lot of int's on out pass patterns. Do coaching staffs even realize this aspect of games in JH? It's almost impossible to practice for but your play calling could be changed accordingly. Just a thought.
I seem to recall Brett Favre having this same problem against the Cowboys in Dallas at the old Cowboys Stadium. He wasn't accustomed to the larger crown and was intercepted a few times on out passes that were a little high to his WR's. Brett did throw a lot of picks, but it was obvious that Cowboy Stadium didn't positively effect this flaw.
I know we can't goback and change the AU game, but it is interesting that they are allowed to keep this ridiculous crown on their field. The modern drainagesystems and designs can keep flat surfaces almost free of standing water.Scott Fieldis as flat as you can have a football field and with it's new drainage system, it hardly ever hads standing water, outside of flash flood conditions.
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This brings me to the topic. Before the game started 2 weekends ago, I told my buddy next to me, to look at the hellacious crown on the field in JH. If you look at the bricks in the endzone and count the difference from the middle of the field to the sidelines, there is at least 4 fullbrick heights of drop to the sidelines, at roughly 3 inches a brick plus mortar, thats well over a foot of drop. I have never noticed such a crown on a college field and I've been to a good bit of them and walked on a lot also. Auburns is by far the largest drop and most noticeable that I've ever seen. That being said, it explains why a lot of visiting teams seem to throw a lot of int's on out pass patterns. Do coaching staffs even realize this aspect of games in JH? It's almost impossible to practice for but your play calling could be changed accordingly. Just a thought.
I seem to recall Brett Favre having this same problem against the Cowboys in Dallas at the old Cowboys Stadium. He wasn't accustomed to the larger crown and was intercepted a few times on out passes that were a little high to his WR's. Brett did throw a lot of picks, but it was obvious that Cowboy Stadium didn't positively effect this flaw.
I know we can't goback and change the AU game, but it is interesting that they are allowed to keep this ridiculous crown on their field. The modern drainagesystems and designs can keep flat surfaces almost free of standing water.Scott Fieldis as flat as you can have a football field and with it's new drainage system, it hardly ever hads standing water, outside of flash flood conditions.
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