NoiseGate Might Be Gaining Some Momentum... (1 Viewer)

[tombonneau]

http://wcbstv.com/sports/crowd.noise.RCADome.2.490315.html

Hear This: Guard Claims Colts Enhance Crowd Noise

BOSTON (CBS) ― The NFL may have concluded that the Colts weren't cheating against the Patriots on Sunday, but one of their own security guards is allegedly telling a different story.

A day after some unusual sounds were heard during the Colts-Patriots broadcast Sunday, the NFL issued a statement saying what sounded like simulated crowd noise at the RCA Dome was actually created by the CBS production crew, not the Colts.

But Bryan Foley, a photojournalist for CBS Station WBZ-TV, says an unidentified RCA Dome security guard told him Sunday that the Colts do enhance the crowd noise.

Foley has been shooting sports for more than a decade. He was covering the game for WBZ-TV and claims the noise in the RCA Dome was deafening when the Patriots had the ball.

"It was almost silent when the Colts had the ball," he said.

The noise was so bad he asked a security guard about it.

"I asked him, 'Do you go home at night with a headache? Because it's early in the first quarter and my head is already hurting.'"

"He said, 'I don't know if you know this, but they actually pick up the crowd noise and pump it back through the P.A. (public address system)'"

WBZ Audio Engineer Charlie Lucci said it wouldn't be difficult to enhance the crowd noise.

"If you wanted to add crowd noise to any environment, if you were pumping something out, into the P.A., the announcer that kind of thing, there are recordings available of crowd noise; or you could make one yourself and you would just add it to whatever you're feeding into the public address system."

It's not the first time Indianapolis has been accused of such tactics. The Pittsburgh Steelers complained about the same thing after a 26-7 loss at the Dome in November 2005. Since then, other teams have informally contended there is artificial noise pumped into the dome.

The Colts have continually denied the accusations, and issued their strongest worded statement yet on Monday.

"We trust this will put an end to the ridiculous and unfounded accusations that the Colts artificially enhanced crowd noise at the RCA Dome in any way," the team said.

The telecast received the highest rating overnight rating, 22.5, of any Sunday afternoon regular-season NFL game since at least 1987 and had a 39 share nationally.

(© MMVII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

 

[BigSteelThrill]

an unidentified RCA Dome security guard told him Sunday that the Colts do enhance the crowd noise.

Did he tell him the lotto numbers also?

 

[QuizGuy66]

I'm sure that EVERY security guard at the RCA dome is a Colts fan...

 

[Max Power]

would that be like the team waterboy commenting on coaching?

 

[jonessed]

Didn't the network already take responsibility with a full explanation? What more is there to discuss?

 

[a_rackowski]

Isnt this common in baseball and Basketball? I know they do it at Miller Park in Milwaukee.

 

[DawgPoundNJ]

Why don't we have a big horseshoe on the title so we can see this is yet another bash the Colts thread.

 

[phthalatemagic]

I can't wait for Idiotpatriotfangate. That's gonna be a doozy

 

[Phurfur]

I don't think this is illegal. I believe Minn has been doing it for years.

 

[tombonneau]

Don't shoot the messenger. I think the whole NoiseGate thing is nonsense and could care less what Indy or any other domed team does.

I thought it was timely and worth posting.

 

[vandyt]

Didn't the network already take responsibility with a full explanation? What more is there to discuss?

Tools, all of em.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Foley has been shooting sports for more than a decade. He was covering the game for WBZ-TV and claims the noise in the RCA Dome was deafening when the Patriots had the ball."It was almost silent when the Colts had the ball," he said.

The home team was loud when their team was on defense but was quiet when their team had the ball?Unbelievable. Absolutely shocking.J

 

[Red Apples]

Foley has been shooting sports for more than a decade. He was covering the game for WBZ-TV and claims the noise in the RCA Dome was deafening when the Patriots had the ball."It was almost silent when the Colts had the ball," he said.

The home team was loud when their team was on defense but was quiet when their team had the ball?Unbelievable. Absolutely shocking.J

LOL, joe was all sarcastic and stuff.

 

[nase]

Don't shoot the messenger. I think the whole NoiseGate thing is nonsense and could care less what Indy or any other domed team does. I thought it was timely and worth posting.

Don't worry, there's just a lot of tension on this board right now because fans of the other 30 teams have been forced lately to read about the only 2 teams that matter over....and over.....and over.....and over.....

 

[The Vision]

The home team was loud when their team was on defense but was quiet when their team had the ball?Unbelievable. Absolutely shocking.J

Believe it or not when your at the Metrodome in MN they do things the opposite so that may be part of the confusion here. )

 

[munchkin]

wher can I find an "Is Brett Favre retiring?" post?

The Colts enhance the sound so no-one can hear that lunatic Bill Polian making an idiot out of himself in the Press Box!