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Message: [QUOTE="Orangezoo, post: 925708, member: 237"] Ive been at both. I went to Duke - UNC in 99 as my cousin is a Duke grad. Also went to SU- Uconn that year. While certainly "loud" in its own right, the impact it has on your senses is just not the same. And not to pick on the dome but having been to PSU football games and to the big house, both of which of course are not enclosed, its a similar delta in how it impacts you overall vs the carrier dome in football as the magnitude of more than double the amount of fans is an awe inspiring experience. So as a fan I think the dome experience is better than cameron. As a player - the intimacy is much like in high school. Considering these players go to prep schools and play AAU etc more than playing in a crowded HS gym against bitter rivals I can see the experience being challenging for them and highly unique. That said for someone who grew up in a basketball nuts country town in PA , where we had a packed gym of 800 that was always loud, obnoxious and on top of the court, I would compare the player experience at Cameron as similar just obviously different in terms of magnitude of fans and in who you are playing. Sorry for not being so detailed before as I was having a bit of fun comparing via surround sound... Oh and I had chalked up our first visit to cameron as unfortunately a loss due to these exact reasons. Kids who haven't played in those up close and personal experiences instead playing in front of recruiters and some parents in friendly gyms are in for a rude awakening. Our guys will likely be a bit shellshocked at first. I also think one of the reasons Gerry was comfortable from day 1 was helped by what he faced every road game in HS. Nearly every gym in Northeast PA was overflowing for his games hoping their team was the one to knock off Gerry and the top team in the state. [/QUOTE]

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