What was up with the field last night? Players were slipping all over the place. The game had plenty of drama, but considering how high octane the offenses are, it never really got going. The field may have had something to do with it. The layoff too, but that's been overcome in other NCG games.
Seemed like most of the game was...sluggish.
Sandra
To me, it seemed that way too. In the early going, I thought the new sod that had been laid was loose and was causing the backs to slip all over the place. Told the wife that they would change cleats at half-time, if not before, and the slipping would hopefully stop. They either didn't or the sod was too loose to get a grip on as it seemed the longer the game went on, the more the players slipped, offense and defense.
Based on what I saw, I would recommend that the entire field there should never be switched out entirely again so close to a game or just never hold the NC game there again. Something was definitely wrong with that field and if they can't fix it, so be it.
It was a good game, in all, and looked like the right teams were playing in the game, more matched than when some teams (not gonna say tOSU) in prior years were blown out.
Congrats to the team from LA, Lower Alabama, that is.