Sorry I know there's a MNF thread for a game currently going on in Seattle and this could go there, but this is a very specific question I have always wondered and heard rumors about over the years.
It just seems like there would have been some sort of investigation if there was any possibility of truth here. Has anyone ever cited any proof of this claim? It does seem to get pretty damn loud there compared to other stadiums even when it's not necessarily a big moment in the game.
It would just be crazy if this were true because Seattle has always had such a major advantage at home due to the crowd noise and Seattle is a notoriously very difficult place for any opposing team to win. Obviously wouldn't seem fair if all of that was due to some artificial crap.
What do you guys think?
If the Giants had 8 winning seasons in a row the crowd would be loud AF too. Winning cures a ton of ills.
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If the Giants had 8 winning seasons in a row the crowd would be loud AF too. Winning cures a ton of ills.
MetLife (and previously Giants Stadium) have been quiet as hell for some time now, long before the Giants started this terrible stretch of losing and MetLife seems to get quieter every year I go regardless of how well the team is doing.
Especially compared to other teams' stadiums it's ridiculously quiet.
I remember it being super loud for the playoff run in 2000 (Ron Dixon running the opening kick back against the Eagles was the loudest I've ever heard a stadium got, I thought the building was going to implode lol), but I haven't heard it get very loud since then, certainly not to a point where it actually affects the opposing offense. It's sad.
Of course we've only had like 3 (?) home playoff games in the last 20 years, where those games super loud? Anyone? The game against Atlanta in 2011 for instance? Anyone? I'm seriously asking out of curiosity.
I was there on Sunday, and it was pretty loud. GO PACK GO! every 3rd down.
Stadium design probably a huge factor. MetLife has no walls, so nothing to contain the sound. It's a leaky tuna can. The one good thing that you can say about the stadium is that the Jets got what they wanted- a place without blue and red seats.
they kept PA system on and it started to feed back, clear as day
Metlife was pretty loud for the 2011 playoff game vs the Falcons. Probably the loudest I've ever witnessed it.
The 2000 NFC Championship was the loudest I ever heard Giants stadium.
2008 was probably the loudest i've heard Giants stadium for an entire season.
One common factor, winning/successful teams.
Even the recent Superbowl teams weren't that good at home. 2007 team was the "Road Warriors".
And I realize "good" crowds should cheer on their team when they are losing, but man it grows tiresome. I scream on every defensive 3rd down, but defenses have not been good on 3rd down for years. I am usually losing my voice by the time I live the stadium, which I don't mind with a win, but its tough when they lose.
If they giants had a recent record like the seahawks (8 winning seasons in a row), the crowd would be completely different at Metlife.
I just assume everyone does it.
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we're like a bunch of nuns
If the Giants had 8 winning seasons in a row the crowd would be loud AF too. Winning cures a ton of ills.
MetLife (and previously Giants Stadium) have been quiet as hell for some time now, long before the Giants started this terrible stretch of losing and MetLife seems to get quieter every year I go regardless of how well the team is doing.
Especially compared to other teams' stadiums it's ridiculously quiet.
I remember it being super loud for the playoff run in 2000 (Ron Dixon running the opening kick back against the Eagles was the loudest I've ever heard a stadium got, I thought the building was going to implode lol), but I haven't heard it get very loud since then, certainly not to a point where it actually affects the opposing offense. It's sad.
Of course we've only had like 3 (?) home playoff games in the last 20 years, where those games super loud? Anyone? The game against Atlanta in 2011 for instance? Anyone? I'm seriously asking out of curiosity.
The late season 2008 game against Carolina for the number 1 seed was insanely loud. I could tell because the television camera was shaking like crazy. I was so proud of Giants fans that night. Derek Ward went off for like 190 that game. I wish I had been there.
Metlife was pretty loud for the 2011 playoff game vs the Falcons. Probably the loudest I've ever witnessed it.
The 2000 NFC Championship was the loudest I ever heard Giants stadium.
2008 was probably the loudest i've heard Giants stadium for an entire season.
One common factor, winning/successful teams.
Even the recent Superbowl teams weren't that good at home. 2007 team was the "Road Warriors".
And I realize "good" crowds should cheer on their team when they are losing, but man it grows tiresome. I scream on every defensive 3rd down, but defenses have not been good on 3rd down for years. I am usually losing my voice by the time I live the stadium, which I don't mind with a win, but its tough when they lose.
If they giants had a recent record like the seahawks (8 winning seasons in a row), the crowd would be completely different at Metlife.
Scyber-- Do you remember Ron Dixon running back the opening kick against the Eagles in the 2000 Divisional Playoff game? I was at both that game and also the NFCCG the following week, and while both games were extremely loud, that return kickoff for a TD was the loudest I ever heard Giants stadium get. It was just on a different level from what I remember. Just wondering if you remember that particular moment? That's the loudest moment I've ever heard any stadium or even concert I've ever been to.
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