Not sure that I've heard about it being that drastic. I know just about all fields are built that way (with a crown running the center of the field) so that they drain. I've never been on 0-1 field (thats what we started calling it after TCU beat them in Norman a few years ago instead of Owen Field) but my brother in law has. I will ask him if there is any truth to it and he will know.
i dont remember the slope being that drastic, but i was on "that" field in the late 70's and i remember it had a very high crown. much more so than any other field i have ever seen and it was very much an up and down hill.
Does anyone think we see any two back or fullback-tailback sets? The spread has caused the one back set to be the most used. I would love to see lsu use a fullback to beat down a defense. Also both ford and ware in the backfield could offer the opportunity for lots of misdirection. Anyone else thinking this way?