What happened to home field advantage??

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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