Seems like at least half of Cyclone fans brought some damned Hawk tool to the game with them, no wonder they weren't loud.
Lack of crowd noise?
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The hawk fan next to me took up half my seat. Him and his buddy were very large so it's not like they could "scootch down". Good thing my wife and are aren't very big.
I was very frustrated with fans in my section as they just watched for most of the game. Then I watched as it seemed that over half of the section erupted when Iowa scored the go ahead touchdown...
The crowd was really quiet all game, but that's completely understandable. I guess at least it was full the last 2 games. That is the last game this year it will be full. Attendance will drop way off by the end of the year.
We bought some ear protectors for our 1 1/2 year old after I heard how loud it was at the UNI game when he wasn't there. They're adjustable so I tried them on for a second at one point and they made a huge difference during pre-game. Sometimes the noise is fine, but some songs or noises are just ear piercingly loud, they definitely try to crank the system up to 11 when it should be at like an 8.
Two things.
The sound system needs work. I'm guessing they will get to it after this season. Right now the speakers are in the NEZ towers and point straight forward. So if they're pointing at you, or if you're at the north end, they're really loud. If you're along the sidelines pretty much anywhere, they're average to silent. Where I sit on the SE 20, the opposing bands have completely drowned out the PA system both weeks so far, which hasn't ever happened in the past. My guess is they've turned it down to decrease echo since it's actually hitting something on the south end instead of flying past Vet Med & Highway 30. I'm sure they realize this and will be looking into a line array system soon, which will disperse the audio more evenly throughout the venue. Right now all they can do is turn it up or turn it down. A well-designed line array covers a very wide area with less volume needed, which allows it to be loud enough without blowing people out. That's the last time I'm going to post this answer. It should apparently be a ******* sticky.
Second thing. There's no point in making a ton of noise on defense when they're already halfway through their snap count. Noise makes a difference when they're trying to get the play in from the sidelines, when they're trying to make adjustments. Start screaming 10 seconds earlier and then take a break once they snap the ball. Hopefully you'll have a chance to cheer again at the end of the play when we sack them or intercept it.
I understand the "why cheer when we're going to lose" comments. I actually do get it. When you've screamed for two hours until your throat hurts and they **** it down their leg it sucks. It sucks for the players, too. But weren't we still up 17-10 on this play? At the very worst we were still tied 17-17. The OP has a great ******* point. This isn't Wimbledon. If you're going to go, make some ******* noise. Just like you learn as a basketball player, if you're going to rest, rest on offense. Never rest on defense. That **** goes same for cheering. The defense needs volume more than anything on the field because it disrupts the offense, it screws up their play calling ability, it takes away their ability to call an audible.
Make some ******* noise, seriously.
The sound system needs work. I'm guessing they will get to it after this season. Right now the speakers are in the NEZ towers and point straight forward. So if they're pointing at you, or if you're at the north end, they're really loud. If you're along the sidelines pretty much anywhere, they're average to silent. Where I sit on the SE 20, the opposing bands have completely drowned out the PA system both weeks so far, which hasn't ever happened in the past. My guess is they've turned it down to decrease echo since it's actually hitting something on the south end instead of flying past Vet Med & Highway 30. I'm sure they realize this and will be looking into a line array system soon, which will disperse the audio more evenly throughout the venue. Right now all they can do is turn it up or turn it down. A well-designed line array covers a very wide area with less volume needed, which allows it to be loud enough without blowing people out. That's the last time I'm going to post this answer. It should apparently be a ******* sticky.
Second thing. There's no point in making a ton of noise on defense when they're already halfway through their snap count. Noise makes a difference when they're trying to get the play in from the sidelines, when they're trying to make adjustments. Start screaming 10 seconds earlier and then take a break once they snap the ball. Hopefully you'll have a chance to cheer again at the end of the play when we sack them or intercept it.
I understand the "why cheer when we're going to lose" comments. I actually do get it. When you've screamed for two hours until your throat hurts and they **** it down their leg it sucks. It sucks for the players, too. But weren't we still up 17-10 on this play? At the very worst we were still tied 17-17. The OP has a great ******* point. This isn't Wimbledon. If you're going to go, make some ******* noise. Just like you learn as a basketball player, if you're going to rest, rest on offense. Never rest on defense. That **** goes same for cheering. The defense needs volume more than anything on the field because it disrupts the offense, it screws up their play calling ability, it takes away their ability to call an audible.
Make some ******* noise, seriously.
It was really hard to get into a game when there's only about 2 minutes of game action between 5 min commercial breaks. I know every game has media timeouts but Saturday seemed especially brutal with all of the stoppages of play. The crowd gets excited, starts making noise..... time to review an inconsequential play. The crowd goes nuts after a 3rd down sack and it's 10 minutes before ISU takes the first snap on their next possession. We can't really expect the crowd to stay into it with those momentum killing breaks.
College athletics has sold out to the almighty dollar so there's really nothing to be done about the issue, the networks gotta get paid, but I wonder at what point people get sick of sitting in a stadium for 4 hours to watch about 20 minutes actual game action. Those "bad fans" who tailgate and watch the TV from the back of their trucks in the parking lot may be onto something.
College athletics has sold out to the almighty dollar so there's really nothing to be done about the issue, the networks gotta get paid, but I wonder at what point people get sick of sitting in a stadium for 4 hours to watch about 20 minutes actual game action. Those "bad fans" who tailgate and watch the TV from the back of their trucks in the parking lot may be onto something.
Great points. Saturday did seem to have a lot of down time.
At what point are those "bad fans" watching on TV funding more of the program than the actual ticket holders? :/
We said the same thing at both games. There might be crowd noise, the officials might explain a penalty call occasionally and the band might actually be playing, but far too often I'd have to take someone's word for it because the gosh-awful screeching noise that comes from the north speakers is mind-numbing, to say the least.
How many teams will sell out not once but twice after two season with only 5 wins? They should be glad there are any fans there, let alone 61.5k. Thats a pretty strong fan base if you ask me. So lets not be mad if there making noise or not. Lets be proud of our fans.
Teams build the fan culture. The fan culture at Nebraska was built on Big 8 and national championships. The fan culture did not come first.
The first years at Hilton were church mouse quiet compared to the Old Armory noise. Part of it was the building where a small group could not make the place rock and part was the teams sucking. Johnny came and built Hilton Magic.
Not saying I don't wish were we more into it as fans and all but it might not be realistic until the teams shows something on the filed. It's not like it was not loud when we upset OSU.
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How many of the teams in this hypothetical are playing two in-state rivals in a newly renovated stadium?
This is always encouraging right after he gives up multiple 3 and long receptions.....Need more Darion Cotton video board encouragements
Maybe I should try this. I am in upper SEZ so the music is loud but it's mostly bass and doesn't bother me. But these first two weeks, I have had high pitched screechy "woo" girls (both a PantherHawk and a Cyclone first game, drunk Hawk turd second game) behind me and the screeching woos give me a migraine. I can live with the music but everyone around us complains about it. The shrill screeching right in my ear is unbearable though.
Crowd support is about #9,987,322 on the list of things wrong with ISU football. :realmad: :realmad: :realmad:
It is just that we are so young and inexperienced. Wait. The oline has lots of experience.. The qb is fifth year senior. The receivers are the same. The real youngsters are the defense if we must pick anyone....
