Neyland decibel level

#26
#26
The loudest singular moment I have experienced was whenever we took the lead against Florida in 2016. The loudest game throughout I have experienced was 2015 vs Oklahoma. I’ve never had an out of body experience but I imagine it’s a pretty similar feeling to those moments.
 
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The loudest game I’ve been to was Florida in ‘16. It was one of the first dates I had with my wife. I didn’t make it to the the other games on the list.
 
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Rocky Top T said:
It would be much louder if a lot of people would holler, I was begging people around me, they just stood there. I still don't have no voice.
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Thissssss. I was the only one in my whole section making noise beyond the first drive. I tried my best to get people going and I swear they were uninterested. Upper deck but not way up, 10 yard line. I don’t understand what those people were doin there. Granny in from of me pounding a michelob was the only other person doing right.
 
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I think there is noise leakage around the north end zone’s Jumbotron. Any chance we could get a few cans of foam insulation around that thing?
 
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TennesseeZep said:
I think there is noise leakage around the north end zone’s Jumbotron. Any chance we could get a few cans of foam insulation around that thing?
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Simple solution: ask all fans sitting in that area to bring a section of sheet metal roofing, and bounce those sound waves back into the stadium.

If Miss State can bring their cowbells, we can bring our barn roofing.
 
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I was sitting about 12 rows from the field when Chubb flew his knee and we beat UGA. First time ever sitting down low like that. The noise literally had "weight" to it. I could "feel" the volume. First time I could ever relate to a player and what they deal with when it gets that loud.
 
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VolPack22 said:
The loudest singular moment I have experienced was whenever we took the lead against Florida in 2016. The loudest game throughout I have experienced was 2015 vs Oklahoma. I’ve never had an out of body experience but I imagine it’s a pretty similar feeling to those moments.
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Yeah, I was at the game in 2015. That hurt my ears even the next day. Amazing environment!
 
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volfanstuckinga said:
I was sitting about 12 rows from the field when Chubb flew his knee and we beat UGA. First time ever sitting down low like that. The noise literally had "weight" to it. I could "feel" the volume. First time I could ever relate to a player and what they deal with when it gets that loud.
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Where you are sitting has a huge effect on perceived volume. I was down low in the east end for Florida in 16, honestly you could actually feel the noise
 
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2015 Oklahoma game. Never ever experienced that level of loud for that long. Lower level behind the TN bench and it was just like pressure. Couldn't hear anyone next to you and I couldn't talk for 4 days. Worst headache ive ever had. I still hate Striker 🤣
 
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Voltopia said:
Whatever the little decibel machines say, I've been to a lot of big home games, and for my money, the loudest game I can ever recall was 2015 Oklahoma. I've been to a lot of loud games, but something about that Oklahoma game, it was great weather and the crowd showed up hungrier and noisier than I've ever seen. Those fans willed Tennessee the whole day through. That said, I was unable to attend Alabama last year, so someone could tell me that Bama game was louder and I'd have to shrug and say "well okay then."

The loudest single moment though belongs to Travis Stephens taking that screen pass to the house against UGA in 2001. I know we lost the game, I know it's the "Hobnail Boot," but the way the crowd realized Stephens had room to run, and their roar grew and grew as he ran it to the endzone, it was an eruption. It was unlike anything I've ever seen there. I've felt the upper deck sway before, but that was the only time I was actually concerned about the structural integrity of the stadium. Neyland shook like I'd never felt her shook before or since. If there was a decibel record to set, I've got to believe that play set it.
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Last year’s Bama game was almost one continual roar. And it had some very loud moments thrown in. Overall probably the loudest I have ever been in.
 
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MurphyVol said:
Loudest I've heard was Bama in the early 90s. Back then the upper deck stayed seated and stomped their feet.
Not sure why that stopped being a thing, it was deafening.
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Somebody was probably offended by the stomping. It needs to come back - park of Neyland lore - and well before the 90’s.
 
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MurphyVol said:
Loudest I've heard was Bama in the early 90s. Back then the upper deck stayed seated and stomped their feet.
Not sure why that stopped being a thing, it was deafening.
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Because the invention of message boards allowed all of the Karens to post incessantly about how not standing up the entire game like they do is the mark of a non-fan.
 
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We definitely need to return the favor to Georgia for last year. I've never heard Georgia stadium as loud as it was that day. It messed us up big time. It completely takes away the edge an OL has on the DL by knowing the snap count. When the OL starts to hesitate so they don't get a penalty, the DL then dominates. funny how 1/2 to 1 second makes a difference.
 
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Perceived loudness to an individual likely changes depending upon where one sits in the stadium. I've sat in my seats for five decades in the upper deck. For me the loudest game I can remember on a sustained basis is Oklahoma 2015; I had ringing in my ears for 4 days after that game. The last two years have been loud - Mississippi in 2021 and Alabama & Kentucky in 2022 and South Carolina this year. For me, the loudest games I can remember are OU 2015, FL 2004, AL 1982, FL 1998, and AL 2022. I thought Cal 2006 and Penn State 1971 (sat in student section) were loud but I don't ever see anyone mention them.

I'm hoping we can add Texas A&M and Georgia to this list here soon.
 
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aRmo said:
That was peak decibel tho. So yea it was loud. But i hate to say this, sanford Stadium last year was louder. We as vol fans should take that to heart.
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As someone who was in strikingly similar seats for both UT-Bama and UT-UGA last year, I wholeheartedly disagree. Was actually even closer to field level in Sanford. That’s not to negate or mitigate the advantage the crowd had in Sanford that day, but it was not as loud as Neyland for Bama. I’ve made a couple past posts about it too around the time of the UGA game.

During the “130+ db” moments, I was having casual conversations with the fans around me, with no issues with either hearing or understanding the other. Even the UGA fans around me agreed it wasn’t as loud as that lol. One guy 5 spots away told me, simultaneously while it was reportedly 130+ db, that he knew the reports were fake, but it “still looks cool on my Snapchat.” Couldn’t converse with the person next to me at all during Bama, despite shouting.

Simply wasn’t the same from that standpoint. However, will wholeheartedly agree that the UGA crowd was loud earlier than us between each plays. Their DJ did a way better job than Sterl at playing songs that actually get the whole crowd involved, not just certain segments. This has a bigger effect than people realize and is what I push all the fans around me in Neyland to mirror.

Go Big Orange!
 
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AlwaysOrangeNeverBlue said:
As someone who was in strikingly similar seats for both UT-Bama and UT-UGA last year, I wholeheartedly disagree. Was actually even closer to field level in Sanford. That’s not to negate or mitigate the advantage the crowd had in Sanford that day, but it was not as loud as Neyland for Bama. I’ve made a couple past posts about it too around the time of the UGA game.

During the “130+ db” moments, I was having casual conversations with the fans around me, with no issues with either hearing or understanding the other. Even the UGA fans around me agreed it wasn’t as loud as that lol. One guy 5 spots away told me, simultaneously while it was reportedly 130+ db, that he knew the reports were fake, but it “still looks cool on my Snapchat.” Couldn’t converse with the person next to me at all during Bama, despite shouting.

Simply wasn’t the same.
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I had no idea.... wow
 
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aRmo said:
I had no idea.... wow
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UGA's crowd was no slouch, don't get me wrong. They were loud earlier than we are. Most UT fans scream once the offense gets aligned (i.e. after the original play call has already been communicated), thus really affecting only snap count and communication of audibles. UGA's crowd was screaming (haven't been to many others in Sanford, much less once I became very interested in the stadium acoustics and their measurement) prior to our original play call/pre-alignment. That affects the communication of the original play call, snap count, and communication of audibles. Very impressive, but I also credit their DJ a lot. Sterl plays a lot of stuff that doesn't get the crowd in it, etc. Their DJ only played songs that the whole crowd knew, thus enhancing continuous and perpetual participation. Was objectively pretty impressive, minus the whole thing happening on field.

I've been able to get a couple around me to also start screaming prior to the offense getting aligned. Only 101,900 to go!
 
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The loudest game I can ever remember was the 2004 Tennessee-Florida game when the 50 yard Wilhoit FG went through to win it. We set the attendance record that night (109,061) and I seriously doubt the stadium has ever been louder than in that moment.
 
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