cesame":3638catj said:
CaptainSkybeard":3638catj said:
This is from the comments to an article on ninersnation.com:
Furthermore, the 49ers won’t have to play in that stadium again. There is a reason why the Seahawks are undefeated at home. It’s the biggest and most unfair home field advantage in the NFL.
First of all - is he SURE they won't play there again this year?
Another chimes in:
you could fill it with Jags fans and it will still be the loudest
As they discuss the fact that its the stadium design, not the fans causing the advantage.
Actually the stadium is designed in a way that makes it louder. That's a fact.
Sure. But you really think you think if we teleported, say, the panthers and their fans into our place they would be anything like that? Where's your pride? Have you never been to an away game? The stadium design helps but is not even 20% of it. ANY DOME should be better designed for sound than any outdoor stadium, even ours.
With the exception of the Atlanta playoff game, every road game I've been to has been filled with people passively sitting back in their chairs sipping a beer acting like they were watching a lively round of golf. I saw panthers fans complaining to the stadium staff because some of their real fans wouldn't sit down. I could carry a conversation with the person next to me without raising my voice at all.
They would get a little loud on third downs... Because the board told them to... But only when we came to the line.. Not in the huddle.
Do you see now? It's more than just being loud, its being FREAKIshly loud, all night, and at the right times.