Wish Heupel could ask fans to cheer on offense in 2nd half...

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BruisedOrange

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...in order to give our offense real crowd noise to work against. Of course, we'd need to be ahead by at least 21 and dominating before trying such a thing.

I think the fans would appreciate the chance to invest in the team's improvement for away games. Somewhere in our offensive system, between the play calling and the execution, there's evidently something that isn't yet crowd-proof.

Has anyone ever heard of a coach asking the home crowd to make noise for his offense? We're all in this together, so why not bring all our assets to bear?
 
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BruisedOrange said:
...in order to give our offense real crowd noise to work against. Of course, we'd need to be ahead by at least 21 and dominating before trying such a thing.

I think the fans would appreciate the chance to invest in the team's improvement for away games. Somewhere in our offensive system, between the play calling and the execution, there's evidently something that isn't yet crowd-proof.

Has anyone ever heard of a coach asking the home crowd to make noise for his offense? We're all in this together, so why not bring all our assets to bear?
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I don't think you thought this through.
 
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You're a very solid poster, so I'm going to give this one a pass...
 
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BruisedOrange said:
...in order to give our offense real crowd noise to work against. Of course, we'd need to be ahead by at least 21 and dominating before trying such a thing.

I think the fans would appreciate the chance to invest in the team's improvement for away games. Somewhere in our offensive system, between the play calling and the execution, there's evidently something that isn't yet crowd-proof.

Has anyone ever heard of a coach asking the home crowd to make noise for his offense? We're all in this together, so why not bring all our assets to bear?
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You have 3 seconds to yell Go Vols. After that, quiet down.
 
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I don't think there really is any meaningful way to mitigate/prepare for the effects of a hostile road environment other than experience and having a talented QB.
 
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BruisedOrange said:
...in order to give our offense real crowd noise to work against. Of course, we'd need to be ahead by at least 21 and dominating before trying such a thing.

I think the fans would appreciate the chance to invest in the team's improvement for away games. Somewhere in our offensive system, between the play calling and the execution, there's evidently something that isn't yet crowd-proof.

Has anyone ever heard of a coach asking the home crowd to make noise for his offense? We're all in this together, so why not bring all our assets to bear?
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Not much to cheer on as of late.
 
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Actions like this are done during practice by piping in noise usually in the form of music.Let’s not give up our home field advantage.
 
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JoeMiltonsAgent said:
No it isn't but asking the fans to do it in game and potentially disrupt things as OP suggests seems .......counterproductive.
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Not only would it would it be unnecessarily disruptive, but also it would not have the same psychological effect as having a bunch of hostile fans screaming at you wanting you to lose. So it essentially would be a waste of time. I don't think piping in sound during practice is very effective either. There's just nothing aside from experience and talent that can actually prepare a team for a hostile road environment.

Plus, I've seen teams make comebacks from being down 21+ points, so what the OP is suggesting is potentially dangerous. Games could end up closer than what they needed to be or outright lost.
 
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I expected this response, but let me make the point again, reminding of this condition in the initial post:
"Of course, we'd need to be ahead by at least 21 and dominating before trying such a thing."

Now. Do we continue to play the starters in a blowout? No. We take advantage of the lead and our dominance over an opponent, to give more players game experience.

In fact, we'd raise bloody heck if the coaches did not take advantage of a blowout to better prepare the team for upcoming games or possible injuries.

The only difference in what I've posed is to involve the crowd in taking advantage of a blowout, when the outcome of the game seems secured (and only for however many series the coaches think is useful) to prepare this team for upcoming away games against Bama, Kentucky, and Missouri.

As a fan, if you could do something that would make this team better on the road later in the schedule... would you?

If you were a coach, and you could legally have your home crowd provide your offense with some controlled, road game conditions on certain series without endangering the outcome of the game, would you?

I'm mostly curious if some coach somewhere has tried this. I doubt it's been done in an established program, but... I wonder. Football has a long history, and winners will try anything to win. What's crazy in one era gets labeled an innovation in another.

And while I'm not claiming it's a good idea, I haven't heard anything yet to convince me otherwise (as I conditioned it).

Most of y'all know me. I usually come here to learn something. We can't take our VolNation "likes" to heaven anyways, so might as well spend 'em here! ;)
 
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BruisedOrange said:
I expected this response, but let me make the point again, reminding of this condition in the initial post:
"Of course, we'd need to be ahead by at least 21 and dominating before trying such a thing."

Now. Do we continue to play the starters in a blowout? No. We take advantage of the lead and our dominance over an opponent, to give more players game experience.

In fact, we'd raise bloody heck if the coaches did not take advantage of a blowout to better prepare the team for upcoming games or possible injuries.

The only difference in what I've posed is to involve the crowd in taking advantage of a blowout, when the outcome of the game seems secured (and only for however many series the coaches think is useful) to prepare this team for upcoming away games against Bama, Kentucky, and Missouri.

As a fan, if you could do something that would make this team better on the road later in the schedule... would you?

If you were a coach, and you could legally have your home crowd provide your offense with some controlled, road game conditions on certain series without endangering the outcome of the game, would you?

I'm mostly curious if some coach somewhere has tried this. I doubt it's been done in an established program, but... I wonder. Football has a long history, and winners will try anything to win. What's crazy in one era gets labeled an innovation in another.

And while I'm not claiming it's a good idea, I haven't heard anything yet to convince me otherwise (as I conditioned it).

Most of y'all know me. I usually come here to learn something. We can't take our VolNation "likes" to heaven anyways, so might as well spend 'em here! ;)
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IMO I don't think the rookies have enough experience to need to prepare for crowd noise yet. They haven't gotten used to the speed of a live game, executing the standard plays, or basic communication on offense & defense within the unit and from the sidelines. Increasing crowd noise would be counterintuitive because its would hinder the basic experience they get from live game action.
 
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BruisedOrange said:
...in order to give our offense real crowd noise to work against. Of course, we'd need to be ahead by at least 21 and dominating before trying such a thing.

I think the fans would appreciate the chance to invest in the team's improvement for away games. Somewhere in our offensive system, between the play calling and the execution, there's evidently something that isn't yet crowd-proof.

Has anyone ever heard of a coach asking the home crowd to make noise for his offense? We're all in this together, so why not bring all our assets to bear?
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That sounded good in your head?
 
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Doberman said:
Probably like pumping in volume during practices when preparing for a hostile road game.

Not the worst idea.
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Like LY @ Uga? Which that level of noise is total BS and shouldn't even be allowed in CFB stadiums during the game. Just the natural noise created by the fans . No amplification of any sort after kickoff. (except the PA guy doing play by play). Like it was when there was such a thing as Tradition.
 
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