Observations from the concert tonight... Vid and pics added

[dougonthebench]

Just watch them when they hear the ice cream truck coming down the street. Same thing.

:laugh2::laugh2:

 

[DEZBRYANT x88x]

that **** is crazy!!

 

[Motley Blue]

Awesome report, awesome photos! I look forward to hemorrhaging a lot of money at the Cowboys store.

Do you guys know what hotels are within walking distance of the new stadium?

 

[WG5516]

That place looks amazing. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Signals]

Just WOW!

 

[Jay]

That's not correct. Its 106 feet as the height of the board is 90 feet, not yards.

And actually, I think it is more like 127 feet. So, were talking about 42-43 yards at the 45 degree.

However, no punt travels at that straight line. Its an arc and that is how far a punt would have to travel on that 45 degree just to get to the board. In an ideal scenario, you'd have to double that distance to account for the punt coming back down. Ideally, the punt should spend equal time raising and falling.

So in reality, we're talking about 85 yards traveling along its diagonals, resulting in a punt of about 60 yards.

McBriar averages 45 yards for his career. That's total distance so cut that in half and you have the rising distance of his punt. Going with the 45 degree estimate, the height should be equal to the distance so his punts reach about 67.5 feet.

But.......there's more.

Punts aren't measured from the kick, they are measured from the LOS. How far back is a punter, 15 yards?

Add that in to McBriar's average and we're seeing a kick travel 60 yards.

I'm looking forward to pooch punts. I really don't know the angle of a punt but if a pooch makes that 45 degree into a 50 degree at the expense of 10 yards, the height of the ball is going to get really close. A punt registering 35 yards (traveling a total of 50) at 50 degrees will reach a height of 89.4 feet.

Maybe someone can check the math but I think that is how it breaks down.

Is it gonna hit the thing? I dunno but it wouldn't shock me at all to see it happen.

Did you miss the whole story about them having McBriar come and boom punts as high as he possibly could?

 

[FCBarca]

I see some lawsuits in the future for neck strain

 

[5Stars]

Nice report , Cowboyway!

Can you imagine what it's going to be like when the Superbowl comes to town?





It's going to be the biggest SuperBowl ever played!

 

[FCBarca]

Based on that massive HD screen, I really wonder how many people will be watching the field...Jerry will probably sell seats during the week to air movies to help pay the bill too, eh?

 

[Hoofbite]

Did you miss the whole story about them having McBriar come and boom punts as high as he possibly could?

Not sure I saw that. Not that it matters, I'm not expecting it to get hit but I also wouldn't be shocked if it was hit.

 

[Longboysfan]

Thank you for posting the videos...
Awsome....

You were right about the people watching the board. As you panned to the right everyone was watching the board not the stage.

Good thing about the noise level.....

 

[CowboyWay]

Not sure I saw that. Not that it matters, I'm not expecting it to get hit but I also wouldn't be shocked if it was hit.

I forgot to mention this in the original post...............

There is NO WAY a punt hits this screen. I thought the same thing when I read how high it was, but after seeing it in person, its not possible that a punter hits it.

 

[Hoofbite]

I forgot to mention this in the original post...............

There is NO WAY a punt hits this screen. I thought the same thing when I read how high it was, but after seeing it in person, its not possible that a punter hits it.

I'm not gonna say its impossible.

Anyone happen to know the average hangtime of a punt?

 

[ZB9]

Anyone happen to know the average hangtime of a punt?

about 3.9 seconds

 

[burmafrd]

I think its clear that a lot of thought would have gone into making sure that the screen would not get hit so to worry about it is frankly non sensical.

 

[ZB9]

I think its clear that a lot of thought would have gone into making sure that the screen would not get hit so to worry about it is frankly non sensical.

im sure a lot of thought went into it. That is an obvious understatement

however, it is 90 feet above the ground, and punts can reach higher than 90 feet

 

[DallasEast]

Someday.

Ten, fifteen or so years from now.

Someone will punt on fourth down.

The ball will travel up and up. Many in the crowd will keep their eyes glued on the ball, waiting to see if something... anything... would happen--just as many had done so before in seasons past.

Then, without warning, the ball will, ever so gently, graze the video board.

A momentary hush will grip the crowd.

A second will past. Maybe a second and a half. And just when the ball is falling and wobbling halfway back down onto the field, a lone voice will cry out:

I TOLD JA!!!!!!

 

[speedkilz88]

From what I've read the only way the punter will hit the board is if they are trying to, which won't happen in a game. Maybe warmups.

 

[ZB9]

From what I've read the only way the punter will hit the board is if they are trying to

could add an interesting moment at the end of a close game LOL

 

[AdamJT13]

Anyone happen to know the average hangtime of a punt?

According to STATS LLC, it's about 4.2 seconds.