Roger Goodell Studying Ways to Reduce Crowd Noise Effects

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Roger Goodell Studying Ways to Reduce Crowd Noise Effects

#1 Post by Bixby17 » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:31 am

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/10/ ... rrelevant/

I think this is a terrible, wussy idea.

Wah, visiting teams can't communicate as effectively. Well, then just deal with it. It's part of the game.

Or maybe not.

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#2 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:33 am

Goodell has done a pretty good job on most things. This, and his slap on the wrist for Bellicheat are two examples of things he has been not-so-good on.
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Re: Roger Goodell Studying Ways to Reduce Crowd Noise Effect

#3 Post by earendel » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:34 am

Bixby17 wrote:http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/10/ ... rrelevant/

I think this is a terrible, wussy idea.

Wah, visiting teams can't communicate as effectively. Well, then just deal with it. It's part of the game.

Or maybe not.
Sounds like crazy talk to me. Fan participation is what helps make football what it is.
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#4 Post by Bixby17 » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:35 am

If you care at all about this subject, please feel free to leave a note on the blog post.

I've been told that at least some at the NFL office read FanHouse regularly.

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#5 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:43 am

I will if I remember once I get home. "Sports" is one of the banned categories here at work.

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#6 Post by Bixby17 » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:47 am

TheCalvinator24 wrote:I will if I remember once I get home. "Sports" is one of the banned categories here at work.

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Nice. I believe in the power of individuals working with others to get common goals accomplished.

You know, home field advantage.

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#7 Post by Appa23 » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:50 am

OK, here come the Four Horsemen riding on by . . .


I agree with Bix. Unless one is discussing artificially-created noise (like was alleged but unproven about Indy a couple years back), the noise of a crowd simply is home-field advantage.

What's next -- make Green Bay and Chicago play in domes, because the frozen tundra of Lanbeau and Soldiers Fields is a competitive advantage for them against warm weather teams during the latter part of the season?

First the cheerleader nonsense and now this?

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#8 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:52 am

Okay, I must have missed something. What was the cheerleader nonsense?
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#9 Post by gsabc » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:11 pm

TheCalvinator24 wrote:Okay, I must have missed something. What was the cheerleader nonsense?
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#10 Post by Appa23 » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:19 pm

Bix can correct me, but IIRC Goodell wanted to crack down on those scantily-dressed cheerbabes warming up near the vistor's bench area.

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#11 Post by Bixby17 » Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:56 pm

Appa23 wrote:Bix can correct me, but IIRC Goodell wanted to crack down on those scantily-dressed cheerbabes warming up near the vistor's bench area.
Not just the bench area, but also near the visitor's locker rooms. For more and some other stuff:

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/09/ ... tract-you/

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#12 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:47 pm

Bixby17 wrote:If you care at all about this subject, please feel free to leave a note on the blog post.

I've been told that at least some at the NFL office read FanHouse regularly.
How do I get it to accept my comment?
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#13 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:48 pm

Nevermind. They sent me a confirm e-mail.
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#14 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:51 pm

Oops on the double post over there. Their interface leaves a lot to be desired.

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#15 Post by Buffacuse » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:27 pm

Hows about this--no limit on fan noise but strict limits on alcohol consumption--might fix the problemand save a couple of lives.

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#16 Post by Referee Phil Luckett » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:32 pm

I've thrown a few penalty flags before on raucious crowds, so I agree with Commissioner Goodell that they are a nuissance. I hope he has better luck than I do though, because the more flags I threw for crowd noise, the louder the crowd got. Maybe I should have been penalizing the home team instead of the visiting team....

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#17 Post by Ritterskoop » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:50 pm

I was impressed with the fan noise a few times at Phoenix, though certainly having a roof makes that sort of sustainable echoing work. If all arenas had roofs or didn't have roofs, that might be fairer. I'm not saying we should move that direction, at all. But it makes a big difference.
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