Noisemeter - The under utilized weapon

[Ed Harley]

The noisemeter adds instant excitement, noise, and energy during a game. Every now and then, we get somebody who knows what they are doing and they use it right when the official hands the ball to the other team on an inbounds play or when we are pressing. It seems to really fluster the other team and to energize our guys.

However, far too often, it is wasted while teams are just breaking their huddle and by the time the game resumes, it has lost its impact. Seems like somebody needs to get a better clue about when to flip the switch. I think the no brainers are as follows:

1-When the other team comes out of a panic time out and the official is handing them the ball.
2-When we are pressing and the other team is struggling.
3-When we are on D and the shot clock gets down to 12 seconds or so.

There may be other times but these are slam dunks. Too bad one of the coaches can't que it.

[ShockerFever]

Agreed 100%.

[Aargh]

I wouldn't be surprised if we have communications from the league office about sportsmanship and when the noise meter is allowed. I can even see where runnig the noise meter while the official hand the other team the ball would be poor sportsmanship.

Timeouts called to quiet the crowd are the opportunity to use it. I'll bet it has to be off for something like 30 seconds before play resumes.

I say, let the refs hand the mike to Marshall and let him ask the crowd to "cheer more quietly and at times that display better sportsmanship". We certainly don't want to get a technical for having a crowd that actually cheers.

[Ashockalypse]

I don't like the noisemeter because the crowd ought to be loud all of the time, not just when prompted by the scoreboard. I suspect Saturday when this game is difficult which is all game, we will be very loud.

[im4wsu]

I wouldn't be surprised if we have communications from the league office about sportsmanship and when the noise meter is allowed. I can even see where runnig the noise meter while the official hand the other team the ball would be poor sportsmanship.

Timeouts called to quiet the crowd are the opportunity to use it. I'll bet it has to be off for something like 30 seconds before play resumes.

I say, let the refs hand the mike to Marshall and let him ask the crowd to "cheer more quietly and at times that display better sportsmanship". We certainly don't want to get a technical for having a crowd that actually cheers.

You may be right, but the rules for the band and cheer squads are not to play during actual play. I would think as the teams break huddle up until the official blows his whistle to begin play (just before handing the ball to the player) would be permitted.

[JCole200]

You don't think using it right before our own free thrown is the correct time like last game? (Or perhaps the game before, honestly I don't remember at this point, but it did stick out).


Although I hate the concept that it works (because I'd like people to cheer anyway).. the reality is it does work.. so using it to our advantage instead of before we need to be quiet seems like a decent plan. Executing this plan is a whole other issue.

[RoyalShock]

I'm not certain what the exact rule is, but I don't think anyone acting in an official capacity (band, PA announcer, video board, etc.) can do anything to artificially produce or encourage noise during gameplay (ie. clock running).

However, I'm pretty sure I've seen the "NOISE" animation used in other arenas while the clock is running.

[martymoose]

Correct, the band is not allowed to play during action and we're not allowed to play music/sounds over the speakers during play, those are all obvious....but we can play video anytime and the noise meter is considered video.

Sure the crowd could be loud all the time..blah blah blah....but it's not going to happen. The noise meter is a good tool to focus everyone in the crowd at the same time to be loud when otherwise it would maybe not be so loud. I do find it amusing when they put it up 30 seconds to a minute before action is going to happen. The excitement and loudness dies down before anything happens almost every time.

I know the athletic dept is reading this.. ;-) So as Ed said, tomorrow night throw up the noise meter when we need it and when the noise is actually going to last long enough to carry over to the action.

[ShockTalk]

Correct, the band is not allowed to play during action and we're not allowed to play music/sounds over the speakers during play, those are all obvious....but we can play video anytime and the noise meter is considered video.

Sure the crowd could be loud all the time..blah blah blah....but it's not going to happen. The noise meter is a good tool to focus everyone in the crowd at the same time to be loud when otherwise it would maybe not be so loud. I do find it amusing when they put it up 30 seconds to a minute before action is going to happen. The excitement and loudness dies down before anything happens almost every time.

I know the athletic dept is reading this.. ;-) So as Ed said, tomorrow night throw up the noise meter when we need it and when the noise is actually going to last long enough to carry over to the action.

Agreed! And NOT to use it, as JCole200 mentioned, when we're coming out from a timeout to shoot FTs. Dumb! They've done this a number of times in the past.

[ShockerGorilla]

If you can put up "De-fense, De-fense!" up during play, then you can put up a noise meter right before play.

[rjl]

Anyone who watches via Shockervision would hate the noisemeter being up during action.

I know they've done it right before play starts off of a timeout before, to good effect.

[AndyMoore]

I'd give up any moments of shockervision to help spur the crowd on!

[bunck]

I noticed again that huge decibal meter they have at George Mason when I was watching them beat those Valley basement dwellers, it's just a simple display that shows the current decibals in big white digits and they have it up in one of the corners like one of those places above a fan exit tunnel where we have the ads. How amazing would it be for us to have something like that? We wouldn't need the noisemeter on the scoreboard, Wu could just go stand above it and people would start going nuts and trying to get the number to go higher and higher.

Of course I guess we could also just put the real number on the videoboard instead of the noisemeter dots or put the decibal meter readouts on each side of the scoreboards. I just think that we could do so much better and find a way for CKA to be even louder and do it more often and at the right times. :clap:

[Ed Harley]

I guess the powers that be do read Shockernet.

Much better job by the operator tonight!

Keep up the good work!!!

[shockerfan]

I guess the powers that be do read Shockernet.

Much better job by the operator tonight!

Keep up the good work!!!

Yeah I noticed that they used the noise meter during the play tonight. Very good job!