Crowd Noise
 

Can anyone who was at the game tell me if there was a noticable difference in crowd noise yesterday? Listening on TV my buddy and I kept saying how quiet it seemed, I kept saying it must be something they were doing with the broadcast or were the fans not as into it as usual?

I noticed that too subguy. Comparing it to the Bears game last night, it was an incredible difference. Even late in the Saints game when you could hear the crowd making noise, it just didn't seem as loud as it should have considering the situation of it being the final needed shut-down Carolina drive of the game and all. I think they must be filtering out the Dome noise for the TV broadcasts these days, for sure.

You can't go by tv. It sure did look like a passive crowd, though. I guess the Super Bowl hangover's a biatch. Too many Dome Foam's get them sleepy for a noon game.

They probably used it all up last week against ATL and what little enthusiasm they had left got stymied by the meager performance during the first three quarters.

"I'm here to tell you.....the biggest reason the Saints won today was the crowd. It was LOUD on the Panthers last drive."

Quoting from a friends Facebook page who was at the game.

T #69 JORDAN GROSS

“This place (Superdome) has to be the loudest place I’ve ever played in. It was really tough to get the plays into the huddle."

There is. It's called "Super Bowl Hangover". Our fans are simply emotionally exhausted after last year. I think you can add to that the really dull schedule we have (who wants to watch us play the browns or seahawks or rams??) and you end up with a fanbase that just isn't as excited. We'll get back into form next year when we've had a season to rest up and we get the Colts and texans at home.

As a season ticket holder I was at both atl and car. I think the crowd for yesterday's game was much louder than Atl the week before.

My ears where ringing. So I couldn't hear the crowd much.

I was there and the crowd was into it the entire game, we never stopped cheering. It was whisper quiet when we had the ball, until we snapped it, and then loud as all get out when the kitties had it. And with each turn of the down meter it got progressively louder. And on that last drive it was insanely loud, off the hook loud and caused confusion for them .

It is odd how people have different perspectives.

We were loud on that last drive. We were loud at the start of the game.

But, people sat down in their seats and settled down and were very quiet for a large part of the game. It was the quietest I have ever heard the Dome since before the Hurricane.

I was at the ATL game--- it was as loud as the NFC Championship game, in the second half, anyway.

Whoever said TV doesn't pick it up is correct--- I think they pick up what they want.

I was there in the terrace, and believe me, we were in it, especially when
the game called for us to be in it. Especially on 3rd and 4th downs, we were pegging the red needle, dont worry. There were some lulls at times, but mostly during breaks.

Two things: yeah, I agree noon starts are a little early for the party animals that WhoDats are. I personally had made one of our trademark flying trips from Houston-- worked till 11pm, hauled azz to Lafayette, got there around 3am... slept till 8am.... grabbed a junk breakfast, hauled azz, so I sometimes am not my wall-banging self. But when its time to rise, we all kicked in!

Also, for regular season non-prime time games, you're going to get lulls. Compared to MNF, and playoff games, where the noise is non-stop.

We're just fine, and if you could see us reacting to players waving us on, you could tell they were enjoying their home field advantage. We caused false starts again, and I think really put it to Carolina up on the closing drive, throwing in some noticable confusion.

Jimmy Clausen said after the game we were the loudest place he's ever been.

Also, the Pre-kickoff Dome WhoDat is outstanding. Jahri Evans, if memory serves performed this one.

Also, the Pre-kickoff Dome WhoDat is outstanding. Jahri Evans, if memory serves performed this one.[/QUOTE]

Nope, it was the long snapper Kyle and yes when we had to be loud we were but when you score 1 TD against a winless team some fans might not be as loud as they should be.

On WWL the other day Greg Williams STRESSED many times how big a role the crowd played in the win this past sunday. He must have given a shout out thanking the crowd at least 3 times. You who were watching on TV probably know better than he would though.

on a slightly different note, why is th g@#%^mn PA system so loud? In the upper level it's deafening, and in the lowers you can barely understand it

I was there.

Fumbles in the red zone seemed to quiet the crowd. People were frustrated by the inability of our offense to punch the ball in, especially after the panthers special teams fumble netted a FG.

Carolina's final drive was the loudest I heard the dome all day.

I heard a few boos in there too at times. It's pretty clear people are frustrated with our level of play at times.

Vuvuzelas anyone?

just before kickoff the tv crew were talking above the crowd noise as if forcing there words. to me it was loud then. when the game started they,as the network definitly lowered the volume coming from the dome. the next game they televised was broardcasted full volume because it was outdoors. (it sounded like a don creeky live radio cast on westwood 1) and it was still louder than the saints game. so if this anwsers the question? yes they manipulated the sound.