No Fans in the Stands

[Ferdelious]

Personally I thought most sports would be boring without having the reactions from the crowd. But my two favorite sports, golf and hockey, have been great to watch so far.

NHL got creative with crowd noise and it seems to work. I would think that it helps motivate the players. The playoff games seem just as intense as normal.

Golf has added Charity Challenges on Wednesdays before each tournament. If you haven't watched one you should. It's four players split into two teams playing a skins format. Yesterday featured Pat Perez and he was very entertaining. They should do more events with golfers mic'd up and talking a little smack.

It will be interesting to see what the NFL and NCAA do.

[Blansky]

Apparently the NHL fake noise is only available to the TV audience. The players don't hear it.

To the players the games are as quiet as the ones I play in. Not a fan to be found. Even the wives bailed on us years ago.

All we hear are the jeers from the opposing bench.

[77T]

If anything, the speed of play in golf has improved. No pesky cellphone ringers, picture takers nor outbursts from unruly spectators to interrupt players as they prepare for shots.

No crowds to manage when shots lie beyond the ropes.

It’s really pure play and inner strength.



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[Token74]

Originally Posted by 77T

If anything, the speed of play in golf has improved. No pesky cellphone ringers, picture takers nor outbursts from unruly spectators to interrupt players as they prepare for shots.

No crowds to manage when shots lie beyond the ropes.

It’s really pure play and inner strength.



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Really nice not to hear some loudmouth shouting ‘get in the hole’ every time someone plays a shot!


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[rolexest]

It would have been great if they mic'd the hockey players up rather than add the false crowd noise.

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by Token74

Really nice not to hear some loudmouth shouting ‘get in the hole’ every time someone plays a shot!

Or in hockey the dumb asses that stand up and bang on the glass all the time.

What kind of mental midget gets anything from that behavior.

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by rolexest

It would have been great if they mic'd the hockey players up rather than add the false crowd noise.

They've done it to some players in All Star Games and occasionally during the season. But I think the sound guy would spend a lot of time bleeping out the trash talk and the swearing during "spirited" playoff encounters.

[SPMN]

Golf and baseball have been great. Basketball has been fine. I haven't watched any hockey yet. If the NFL plays this year (which I don't think will happen) it will be curious to watch. Football is the only sport I watch where it seems like the fans play a really important role.

[austinp]

Golf seems the same to me on tv. Baseball and hockey are fine to me without people in the stands. I am interested to see what football looks like. I do believe they will play. As long as I get SEC football all is good.


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[Blansky]

Originally Posted by SPMN

Golf and baseball have been great. Basketball has been fine. I haven't watched any hockey yet. If the NFL plays this year (which I don't think will happen) it will be curious to watch. Football is the only sport I watch where it seems like the fans play a really important role.

Funny you say that. Not sure if you go to many games live but the fans seems to make a major difference. During playoff times often it's deafening in the arena.

I think the fans actually can really get the blood flowing and get the players cranked up, in any sport.

The fans also "help" the refs make a lot of calls as well.

[dba]

Originally Posted by Blansky

But I think the sound guy would spend a lot of time bleeping out the trash talk and the swearing during "spirited" playoff encounters.

Which is too bad. It's not like no one has never heard anyone swear.

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by dba

Which is too bad. It's not like no one has never heard anyone swear.

I'm sure every sport has them to some extent, but there are "character guys" in hockey throughout the years that have been famous trash talkers, non stop through the games, basically constantly yapping at anything that moved.

And not just after whistles and from the bench, but during the play, in the corners, yapping at the goalies, yapping during scrums in front of the net. Comments about their heritage, about their sexual preferences, about their mothers, their wives and girlfriends etc etc.

In the last few years that's all been toned down a ton. Now it's just basically how bad the player sucks , but it would have been interesting to hear some of those idiots back in their heyday. Anything to get the opposition player "off their game".

In the NHL Sean Avery was one of the last ones. Back a few years ago Esa Tikannen was another one. Only he was Finnish and most of the time nobody knew what the hell he was yapping about, not even the Finnish guys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD4ohtnBVmI

[BigAppleBill]

Originally Posted by Token74

Really nice not to hear some loudmouth shouting ‘get in the hole’ every time someone plays a shot!


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This.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by Token74

Really nice not to hear some loudmouth shouting ‘get in the hole’ every time someone plays a shot!


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Or mashed potato ... never understood that one

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by brandrea

Or mashed potato ... never understood that one

Originally Posted by Token74

Really nice not to hear some loudmouth shouting ‘get in the hole’ every time someone plays a shot!


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Rofl I was quoting token so I could say mashed potato!

It’s just people hammered being themselves. I’ve only been to the pga championship and for the most part people were calm and collected. There’s always some a**hat who has to be heard.

[texasmade]

Originally Posted by Blansky

They've done it to some players in All Star Games and occasionally during the season. But I think the sound guy would spend a lot of time bleeping out the trash talk and the swearing during "spirited" playoff encounters.

I think that’s the main reason why leagues are doing the fake crowd noise. They don’t want all the f-bombs coming across on tv.

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by texasmade

I think that’s the main reason why leagues are doing the fake crowd noise. They don’t want all the f-bombs coming across on tv.

Good point.

[White Collar Boy]

I enjoy being able to better hear baseball players. Yesterday, Astros pitcher Zach Greinke (I fricken hate the Astros but love Greinke) played mind games with the Giants by calling out instructions back to the catcher, coaxing a pop out. A lot of cussing too, which I don’t know why they don’t just catch with a slight broadcasting delay. It’s colourful though. I’m grateful for the sports.

Think the canned crowd noise is just for vibe. (Can still hear all the naughty words.)

[Polarexplorerii]

Originally Posted by rolexest

It would have been great if they mic'd the hockey players up rather than add the false crowd noise.

I agree

[Xenon]

Sports is virtually unwatchable now and I can't listen to announcers anymore. Here is an example from a baseball game the other day:

“Now he hasn’t been hitting, but when he hits, he hits the ball very hard. His average exit velocity is 94.5 mph, the eighth highest in MLB.”

The batter had a .086 batting average at the time.

[enjoythemusic]

Yeah... and fake fan sounds on TV has been going on for decades. Not just for today's sporting events, American Idiot, You Can't Dance, and others have it down to a fine-tuned formula for the TV audience. It adds fake 'excitement', or whatever feeling the producers desire to make their programming fit their narriative in hopes of better ratings.

Am sure many here would not be amazed at how often 'fan noise' on TV is fabricated.

[Hilts]

Over here in the UK they have been playing crowd sounds in the cricket grounds along with the usual music depending on whether or not it's a Test or one-dayer.

Not bad but also not quite the same as having the crowd get behind a team or player when something significant happens.

[Hollie_Rollie]

What’s up with all these NFL players opting out and still getting a pay check?

Thank god the nurses and doctors aren’t opting out of their profession.

[m56]

Originally Posted by austinp

Golf seems the same to me on tv. Baseball and hockey are fine to me without people in the stands. I am interested to see what football looks like. I do believe they will play. As long as I get SEC football all is good.


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Football matches without fans are just not it...and like the NFL, the sound guy uses fake sounds to make it seem interesting to we viewers from the TV. It's just not nice.

[904VT]

No fans in the stands isn't a dealbreaker imo. But I find the paper cutouts highly creepy. Especially when they decide to put surgical masks on a portion of cardboard cutouts like they have been doing in some MLB. It's cardboard, geez.

[996marty]

Nobody around for the golfers to blame for errant shots but I do love watching the game I’m sure the players would prefer to have the fans back watching but I’m guessing that’s a long way off yet

[AzPaul]

Have you noticed how low the scores have been on the PGA tour?
Makes sense though.
Lot less tension without the fans around.

[Brenngun]

Love both golf and hockey. Golf is way better for 2 reasons. No dumb ass shout outs are one but frankly the biggest reason is no more incessant clapping for every single shot like every one is good. They're not. Not even close.

I've played hockey almost since birth. Stopped short of Junior "A" level. Played very competitive levels all my life. One thing I can tell you. Competitive hockey players don't need crowd noise to rev up the intensity. The benches do a very good job of this on their own.

[huncho]

Originally Posted by Hollie_Rollie

What’s up with all these NFL players opting out and still getting a pay check?

Thank god the nurses and doctors aren’t opting out of their profession.

why compare doctors to professional athletes? they're not saving people and they're not here to entertain people at the expense of their health and their family's health. also theyre not getting their full paychecks, basically just a small advance (if that). they're giving up millions in a career that lasts an average of like 3 years

[Hollie_Rollie]

Originally Posted by huncho

why compare doctors to professional athletes? they're not saving people and they're not here to entertain people at the expense of their health and their family's health. also theyre not getting their full paychecks, basically just a small advance (if that). they're giving up millions in a career that lasts an average of like 3 years