Modify crowd routine during Aggie FT

Ag4life · Post by **Ag4life** » March 3rd, 2019, 7:42 am

I like the hands up quiet treatment for when the Aggies shoot free throws. The only problem is that it gets so quiet, there are either distracting sounds going on or opposing teams now have a voice to yell and be audibly heard. This happened several times last night.

Thoughts on making some white noise sounds? Everyone just ‘shhhhhhh’ during the free throw attempt to drowned out opposing fans/teams?

hipsterdoofus21 · Post by **hipsterdoofus21** » March 3rd, 2019, 7:58 am

How about a nice low decibel chant “you will make it” or even the same chant Gregorian style?

AgMac · Post by **AgMac** » March 3rd, 2019, 8:10 am

I noticed this as well during the New Mexico game. Too quiet. It was distracting.

hipsterdoofus21 · Post by **hipsterdoofus21** » March 3rd, 2019, 8:12 am

I pointed this out for years but since the Spectrum fell more quiet in the last half decade it was less of an issue.

918AGG · Post by **918AGG** » March 3rd, 2019, 8:27 am

I really don’t think that this is an issue. If you can’t hit a free throw because “it’s too quiet” or because a single opposing player is being too loud, then you really aren’t a great free throw shooter to begin with.

It’s undeniably a distinct advantage compared to what the opposing players get on the other end.

mcaggie1 · Post by **mcaggie1** » March 3rd, 2019, 8:43 am

I have always said that the quiet should be when the opposition is shooting free throws. I mean dead silence. And occasionally just one voice behind the basket talking to the player, getting into the players head. Just one voice amid the silence of the crowd. Then, on the two rows that are behind the hoop, everyone about 10 abroad, wears orange hunting gear to make it harder for the player to focus on the rim.

Jjoey53 · Post by **Jjoey53** » March 3rd, 2019, 9:35 am

The team is making foul shots, leave it alone.

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WAaggieFan · Post by **WAaggieFan** » March 3rd, 2019, 9:03 pm

mcaggie1 wrote:I have always said that the quiet should be when the opposition is shooting free throws. I mean dead silence. And occasionally just one voice behind the basket talking to the player, getting into the players head. Just one voice amid the silence of the crowd. Then, on the two rows that are behind the hoop, everyone about 10 abroad, wears orange hunting gear to make it harder for the player to focus on the rim.

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Imakeitrain · Post by **Imakeitrain** » March 4th, 2019, 5:56 am

918AGG wrote: ↑
March 3rd, 2019, 8:27 am
I really don’t think that this is an issue. If you can’t hit a free throw because “it’s too quiet” or because a single opposing player is being too loud, then you really aren’t a great free throw shooter to begin with.

It’s undeniably a distinct advantage compared to what the opposing players get on the other end.

Only half agree.

What we chant on the other end can either be tuned out or has a pattern. When something shocking and startling comes at the right time, it can cause issues.

YoungBloodAggie · Post by **YoungBloodAggie** » March 4th, 2019, 6:38 am

Kenny G over the loudspeakers as our guys shoot free throws OR WE RIOT!

dirtnsnow · Post by **dirtnsnow** » March 4th, 2019, 7:31 am

mcaggie1 wrote: ↑
March 3rd, 2019, 8:43 am
I have always said that the quiet should be when the opposition is shooting free throws. I mean dead silence. And occasionally just one voice behind the basket talking to the player, getting into the players head. Just one voice amid the silence of the crowd. Then, on the two rows that are behind the hoop, everyone about 10 abroad, wears orange hunting gear to make it harder for the player to focus on the rim.

Orange hunting gear would be interesting, but it would be better if there were razzle dazzle camouflage a la ww2 battleships or an array of hoop replicas to throw them off.

Donald_Sullivan · Post by **Donald_Sullivan** » March 4th, 2019, 7:48 am

More cowbell

freakboy · Post by **freakboy** » March 4th, 2019, 8:26 am

When the fans chant "left", "right", "left", etc. when a player fouls out, they need to stop chanting it when our player is in the act of shooting free throws.

Post by **ProvoAggie** » March 4th, 2019, 8:29 am

freakboy wrote: ↑
March 4th, 2019, 8:26 am
When the fans chant "left", "right", "left", etc. when a player fouls out, they need to stop chanting it when our player is in the act of shooting free throws.

They did fix that the second time it happened this week. Thurman was playing them to distract our shooter and 75% of the students fell for it while the others tried to quiet them down. The next time they paused saying it until after the FT's were shot.

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