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Auburn's field's "turtle back"
Posted on 9/12/18 at 9:58 am
Posted on 9/12/18 at 9:58 am
So I think it's pretty standard for the middle of football fields to be higher than the sidelines for drainage purposes. I'm sure most people who have played on one are aware of this even if it isn't super obvious from watching on TV. I read this past week from a poster that Auburn has one of the larger ones in college football if not the largest in terms of discrepancies, causing opposing quarterbacks who aren't used to the elevation change to be messed up by it.
Does anyone know if this is true that JH has an exagerated drop on the sidelines compared to most fields and if it actually does factor into game performance when you're not used to it?
Does anyone know if this is true that JH has an exagerated drop on the sidelines compared to most fields and if it actually does factor into game performance when you're not used to it?
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Posted on 9/12/18 at 10:02 am to jlovel7
It’s called a crown and the field has been the same since the early 80’s when Dye put in a new drain system.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 10:02 am to jlovel7
field with a crown. played on many of those.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 10:03 am to jlovel7
My company built the field. It has a 2% slope compared to the normal 1-1.5% you typically see on most natural grass fields. Only for drainage purposes no advantage gained.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 10:03 am to Fat Bastard
Some are so bad you can't see the feet or ankles of the people on the other side of the field
Posted on 9/12/18 at 10:04 am to jlovel7
Tiger Stadium had a Hell of a crown back in the DiNardo days...
Posted on 9/12/18 at 10:05 am to jlovel7
For the 2004 game at Auburn, my seats were on the 2nd row off the field on about the 20 on the LSU sideline.
I remember that we couldn't see some of the legs on people standing on the far sideline, but I don't remember exactly how high the crown of the field went. I do remember thinking that it was odd.
And on the 2nd row we had a little elevation and the effect was still noticeable.
I remember that we couldn't see some of the legs on people standing on the far sideline, but I don't remember exactly how high the crown of the field went. I do remember thinking that it was odd.
And on the 2nd row we had a little elevation and the effect was still noticeable.
This post was edited on 9/12/18 at 10:07 am
Posted on 9/12/18 at 10:06 am to jlovel7
It's a crown and I think must conform to standards.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 10:17 am to 19
After the repair that will begin promptly after the Rice game the new field will be SPECTACULAR 
Posted on 9/12/18 at 10:20 am to jlovel7
Pretty sure Ryan Mallett complained about ours after one of the Hog losses here.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 10:31 am to bouefbengal
I was that poster. I walked that field during a turf grass seminar and the groundskeepers where the ones who emphasized the crown.
Other facts:
-field us native so that has not been amended so drainage through the soil profile is not great, thus requiring the crown to remove water
-the field is sanded very often, this gas increased The crowning. We were told they have dug as deep as 18” and brought up evidence of old field paint from that deep due to sand added on top
- when JH was built, they did not leave adequate space for trucks to drive into the field, so heavy equipment can’t access the field. That’s why the build up is so great as they cannot remove enough old sod and soil without huge labor expense.
This is a real irony as Auburn has one if the premier turf grass schools in the US, and their own field is next to impossible to keep up.
Other facts:
-field us native so that has not been amended so drainage through the soil profile is not great, thus requiring the crown to remove water
-the field is sanded very often, this gas increased The crowning. We were told they have dug as deep as 18” and brought up evidence of old field paint from that deep due to sand added on top
- when JH was built, they did not leave adequate space for trucks to drive into the field, so heavy equipment can’t access the field. That’s why the build up is so great as they cannot remove enough old sod and soil without huge labor expense.
This is a real irony as Auburn has one if the premier turf grass schools in the US, and their own field is next to impossible to keep up.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 10:33 am to smely4lsu
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After the repair that will begin promptly after the Rice game the new field will be SPECTACULAR
What kind of work are they going to do?
Posted on 9/12/18 at 10:39 am to jlovel7
Short side option! Head of steam, all downhill.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 10:49 am to I20goon
the old cowboys stadium had a ridiculous crown.
seen several QBs chucking ball well over head of wr on sideline passes early in games until they adjusted.
don’t think jerry world is as pronounced.
seen several QBs chucking ball well over head of wr on sideline passes early in games until they adjusted.
don’t think jerry world is as pronounced.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 11:07 am to jlovel7
If you stand field level are tennessee you can’t see the knees of the other team it’s so high. I read a while back that it was the highest in division 1. Never heard anyone talk about Auburn.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 11:10 am to jlovel7
I'm "turtle heading" a little bit right now. Does that count?
Posted on 9/12/18 at 11:11 am to jlovel7
quote:AU uses this to handicap opponents. It works more often than not in my view.
Auburn's field's "turtle back"
Posted on 9/12/18 at 11:18 am to jlovel7
Auburn has an 18" crown. Standard is anything under 20", with most being 12"-18"
cam see it slightly here. This is the WVU game about 10 years ago, ~4" in an hour
cam see it slightly here. This is the WVU game about 10 years ago, ~4" in an hour
This post was edited on 9/12/18 at 11:20 am
Posted on 9/12/18 at 11:18 am to Old
AU's seems only slightly higher than ours.
Both have pretty good drainage (AU got to test ours a couple years ago).
I'd rather deal with a pronounced crown than a lake, especially if I'm a QB, WR, or RB.
Both have pretty good drainage (AU got to test ours a couple years ago).
I'd rather deal with a pronounced crown than a lake, especially if I'm a QB, WR, or RB.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 12:08 pm to I20goon
That's perfect for us. Our jet sweepers will be running downhill after they get the ball, so they'll be that much faster.
This post was edited on 9/12/18 at 12:09 pm
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