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Message: [QUOTE="Orangeyes, post: 762776, member: 34"] All you need do is look down about 10-14 spots spots or so from where your stadium is listed. Our program was down for a decade or more and in that time frame we weren't getting the crowds that would get us a higher rating. The Scott Shafer era has just begun, Marrone got us headed in the right direction. Once the Carrier Dome gets rocking and rolling for football again we will be listed higher. Here are some comments and articles about the Dome when there are big crowds With 34,616 in attendance at the SU-Villanova basketball game in February of 2010 this is the kind of noise it generated [B]HOW MUCH NOISE CAN FANS GENERATE?[/B] The crowd was loud from the moment people settled into their seats. A noise meter recorded regular decibels of 100 throughout the first half. When Kris Joseph flushed a dunk with 4:34 left in the first half to give Syracuse a 31-30 lead, the decibel level struck 115. That’s as loud as sandblasting or a rock concert. A military jet or a drag-racing car has decibel levels of 140. [B]It gets better[/B] Built to keep the weather out, the Dome serves to keep the sound in. To dispel any doubt that the Dome has earned its nickname, "The Loud House," ESPN sound engineers ran tests at the 2005 Syracuse-Notre Dame basketball game. The record-breaking crowd of 33, 199-largest ever to see a basketball game on a college campus-registered a decibel level of 120, three ticks above the ESPN record. If you would like to learn the history of our venerable facility here it is [URL='http://surface.syr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2036&context=sumagazine'][U]http://surface.syr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2036&context=sumagazine[/U][/URL] January 26, 2010 The Syracuse student section came alive Monday Night as students lined up for the game against their rival Georgetown beginning Saturday as soon as the previous home game against Marquette ended. By the time doors opened, approximately 325 students were on a list for the best seats in the student section, while several hundred more waited outside the Carrier Dome. The student section which is now known as Otto's Army came prepared for battle. Nike supplied the first 200 students with Otto's Army "army helmets," 200 track jackets, and t-shirts to anyone who didn't get a jacket or helmet. At one point, my colleague, Doug Whitehorn, got his I-Phone, downloaded an app to measure the decibel level in the Carrier Dome. It hit 105 decibels which was louder than the Saints' SuperDome on Sunday and the equivalent to standing next to a lawn mower. Here's the highlights of the Syracuse University student section: The Florida Gators can tell Miami a thing or two about Syracuse's Dome-field advantage. "It's the loudest place we've ever played," says Florida offensive guard Jim Watson, remembering back to last year's 38-21 loss to the Orangemen. "It's not like anyplace else. It's like playing in a closet. The fans are right on top of you." West Virginia coach Don Nehlen can tell the Hurricanes a thing or two about the deaf dome, too. "Everybody's so close in there," Nehlen says. "I'm on the sideline, and I feel I can turn around and shake hands with the guy in the front row. If I get hungry, I can get a candy bar from him." Everybody who has ever played there can tell the Miami Hurricanes a story about the decibel level in the Carrier Dome. But warnings would just fall on deaf ears. Read more [URL='http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19921121&id=FMRPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pQYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5359,6670806'][U]http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19921121&id=FMRPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pQYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5359,6670806[/U][/URL] [URL='http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=14&cad=rja&ved=0CDgQFjADOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdailyorange.com%2F2005%2F02%2Fwith-30-000-screaming-fans-the-dome-mirrors-the-sound-of-a-jet-plane%2F&ei=NH9MUt2TBojprAGQrIGgDw&usg=AFQjCNGwJQPZcROgSZrTg1DpijAtSNiPyQ&bvm=bv.53371865,d.aWM'][U]With 30,000 screaming fans, the Dome mirrors the sound of a jet [B]...[/B][/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]

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