What happened to home field advantage??

[JWsleep]

It would be great if we had a smaller (70,000) seat stadium in DC, with the best of current facilities and architecture. FedEx is too big and impersonal. Plus, at 90,000 there are always spare tickets for visiting fans.

But the team also needs to win. When the team is rolling at home, it's as loud and crazy as many places. But putting up a measly 10 points against the roids will not bring the faithful from their seats.

Hopefully in the not so distant future we'll move back to DC itself. Until then, FedEx will be hit or miss.

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by JWsleep

It would be great if we had a smaller (70,000) seat stadium in DC, with the best of current facilities and architecture. FedEx is too big and impersonal. Plus, at 90,000 there are always spare tickets for visiting fans.

But the team also needs to win. When the team is rolling at home, it's as loud and crazy as many places. But putting up a measly 10 points against the roids will not bring the faithful from their seats.

Hopefully in the not so distant future we'll move back to DC itself. Until then, FedEx will be hit or miss.

I disagree about the crowd noise. FedEx field has 35,000 more seats than RFK, but can't hold a candle to it in terms of noise. I attended many a game at RFK that left my ears ringing for hours, not unlike going to a loud rock show. That has NEVER happended to me at FedEx, and I've seen some great games there too, including the huge win over the 2005 Giants that was essentially a playoff game for us. I believe there are two factors at play:

1. Too many "Corporate Fans"
2. Poor Architecture for funnelling the sound to the stadium floor

RFK with it's curvature on the roof line kept most of the noise inside. FedEx field allows much of the noise to escape the top of the stadium.

Qwest Field is an example of a stadium with GREAT acoustics that gives the Seahawks a distinct homefield advantage. I hope that The Danny considers architectural issues for creating more noise if/when he builds a new stadium.

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

I disagree about the crowd noise. FedEx field has 35,000 more seats than RFK, but can't hold a candle to it in terms of noise. I attended many a game at RFK that left my ears ringing for hours, not unlike going to a loud rock show. That has NEVER happended to me at FedEx, and I've seen some great games there too, including the huge win over the 2005 Giants that was essentially a playoff game for us. I believe there are two factors at play:

1. Too many "Corporate Fans"
2. Poor Architecture for funnelling the sound to the stadium floor

RFK with it's curvature on the roof line kept most of the noise inside. FedEx field allows much of the noise to escape the top of the stadium.

Qwest Field is an example of a stadium with GREAT acoustics that gives the Seahawks a distinct homefield advantage. I hope that The Danny considers architectural issues for creating more noise if/when he builds a new stadium.

In the spirt of bumping old threads:

Seahawks fans cause seismic shock in playoff win - Shutdown Corner - NFL - Yahoo! Sports


Pretty cool on Seattle's part. Hopefully if Danny builds a stadium in DC he will try to copy some of the design of Qwest. Although at the end of the day the fans are gonna have to do their part.


Also as someone pointed out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_Game

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

In the spirt of bumping old threads:

Seahawks fans cause seismic shock in playoff win - Shutdown Corner - NFL* - Yahoo! Sports


Pretty cool on Seattle's part. Hopefully if Danny builds a stadium in DC he will try to copy some of the design of Qwest. Although at the end of the day the fans are gonna have to do their part.


Also as someone pointed out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_Game

Do they still pipe crowd noise in over the speakers?

http://www.thewarpath.net/redskins-l...s-stadium.html