Roger Goodell Studying Ways to Reduce Crowd Noise Effects

[Bixby17]

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.

[TheCalvinator24]

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.

[earendel]

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.

[Bixby17]

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

[TheCalvinator24]

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

[Bixby17]

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

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

You know, home field advantage.

[Appa23]

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?

[TheCalvinator24]

Okay, I must have missed something. What was the cheerleader nonsense?

[gsabc]

Okay, I must have missed something. What was the cheerleader nonsense?

Save the cheerleader. Save the world.

[Appa23]

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

[Bixby17]

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/

[TheCalvinator24]

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?

[TheCalvinator24]

Nevermind. They sent me a confirm e-mail.

[TheCalvinator24]

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

I shouldn't be surprised. It is on AOL afterall.

[Buffacuse]

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

[Referee Phil Luckett]

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....

[Ritterskoop]

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.