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Auburn’s Iron Bowl win over Alabama may have affected seismic activity
By Cody McClure
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Steve Jones, an electrical engineer in Alabama, has a homemade vertical-sensing seismometer in the basement of his home, according to a report from AL.com.
Why does Steve Jones’ seismometer matter?
Apparently it was affected by Saturday’s Iron Bowl when Auburn beat No. 1 Alabama 26-14.
“I saw a slight increase in ground noise on the seismograph starting a few minutes before 6:00 pm when the game ended, until about 6:15 pm or so,” Jones reportedly said.
While Jones can’t conclusively correlate the ground noise with Auburn’s win, the two events do seem to line up.
Jones apparently said he also detected a similar “slight increase in micro-seismic ground noise” on Nov. 11 shortly after Auburn took down then-No. 1 Georgia.
Jones saw this potentially corresponding seismic activity four years ago when Auburn knocked off Alabama in the “Kick Six” game, as well.
Apparently when Jordan-Hare Stadium is really rocking, so is the state of Alabama.
Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.
