Carrier Dome

[T-TownDawgg]

I've heard that place gets extremely loud at times, but shrugged off the idea, since Syracuse University plays football there (yawn). I thoroughly enjoyed Mike Leach's musings of the loudest places he's coached in, he threw in a plug for State, and if you haven't had the pleasure, I recommend that clip for a chuckle.

Watching the Orangemen knock off the reigning champs, that place sounded as loud on TV as any place I've heard, but never been there. That place looks like a very cool venue to watch a game. Anybody had the pleasure?

 

[TheStateUofMS]

It's aluminium bleachers inside of a huge gymnasium. I bet it does get loud like most domes, but this one is old I'm pretty sure. Probably very hard surface and gets a big echo.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

Anybody had the pleasure?

Basketball, yes. Football, no. I do remember Dwight Freeney almost ruined Jason Campbell’s career up there one night, and it’s plenty loud for that one.

 

[FlotownDawg]

That Leach press conference was hilarious. Oregon’s stadium is thought of as one of the loudest by their fans and media and Leach nonchalantly named about 15 stadiums off the top of his head that are louder.

 

[Hankp22]

It is a very difficult place to play

During the days of McNabb and Freeney, the Carrier Dome was an intimidating trip in the college football world. The atmosphere in any stadium flows as the on field play does. Their program has suffered from some down years as of late but that place will start rocking again if they have some success.

 

[T-TownDawgg]

Yeah, Hank the place seemed dead, until the fourth quarter and then it sounded electric when the natives smelled blood

 

[Hankp22]

The place was once electric

Yeah, Hank the place seemed dead, until the fourth quarter and then it sounded electric when the natives smelled blood

Their program has been bad and hasn't had an identity for a while. But if/when the product comes around, so will the dome.

You've seen it here to an extent. We've added some bells and whistles to help the environment and game day atmosphere. But even with the additions, the atmosphere is correlated with on field success.

Jim Caldwell called it the most difficult football environment he has been in earlier this week for reference.

 

[Palos verdes]

We played at the Carrier Dome in the 1980's.

 

[Yellowbob]

I was there when Don Smith beat them in '86 then beat Tennessee the next week. A nostalgic trip down memory lane for me.