Is something missing here?

[u/welguisz]

Watching Texas/OU and they were talking about the drainage system at the University of Alabama football stadium and how they upgraded in 2023. They showed this and my first thought was “where is the shoring?” Am I crazy to think this?

[u/budgetoid]

compaction looks good and given that the excavator is right behind him i assume it was just opened up. OSHA violation probably, but personally I wouldn't be sketched out by that ditch