Pregame JumboTron

[JayJ79]

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This. Our fans are smart, they get the game, and take pride in being loud. The Jaws music is unnecessary (and distracting, IMHO). PR's "It's third and _______" is enough (in fact, it's fantastic).

what annoys me is when they play "fire the crowd up" music when we're on offense. Especially when they keep playing it after we've broken the huddle and the timeclock is running down.
(yes, our offense should be able to handle operating no matter what the noise level. but still, it bothers me)

[JayJ79]

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I wonder what the issue there is. That sound system is less than 10 years old! I wonder if there is a technical issue with it, or if it's some sort of improper operation, or inefficient controls.

Those who don't do it often would be stunned how much better a trained hand can make a PA system sound.

sounded to me that the line level of the sounds accompanying the video was too hot somewhere prior to the final mixer, as it was getting garbled, even though it wasn't that loud.

[Newsbreaker]

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sounded to me that the line level of the sounds accompanying the video was too hot somewhere prior to the final mixer, as it was getting garbled, even though it wasn't that loud.

That could be. When you're dealing with multiple levels to set, that can be quite difficult.

I'm sure we do this, but it does take a "dry run" of sorts. It means cranking the thing up some day before gameday and setting the levels accordingly. It's very difficult to adjust multiple levels effectively on the fly, but it can be very manageable if you know precisely what needs to be adjusted, and to where.

[Blue42]

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I also had a really hard time understanding the PA announcer.

And could we stop playing jock jams tunes while we're lining up on offense. That's not helping the home team.

[1988]

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PLEASE STOP the "Another Panther 1st down" thing Mr. Obvious. It has become a joke amoungst Panther fans in our section.

[JayJ79]

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PLEASE STOP the "Another Panther 1st down" thing Mr. Obvious. It has become a joke amoungst Panther fans in our section.

I like it. Keeps the crowd involved.

[DomeRanger Posse]

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Is there any way that those of us who can't make it to the Dome can see the new intro? Or perhaps get a description of it besides "It was good?"

[06panther10]

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Is there any way that those of us who can't make it to the Dome can see the new intro? Or perhaps get a description of it besides "It was good?"

Showed alot of good highlights. Even had highlights from the Iowa game. Showed the new weightroom, talked about championships, and at the end it had a panther helmet hitting the other teams helmet making it explode.

Thats a pretty weak description, but it is really cool to see.

[Born-a-Panther]

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PLEASE STOP the "Another Panther 1st down" thing Mr. Obvious. It has become a joke amoungst Panther fans in our section.

This is something the marketing staff asked "Mr. Obvious" to do a few years back. If you have a problem with it -- take it up with them.

[jegbomb52]

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I don't have a problem with the "first down" moniker. It seems to be pretty standard across the country anymore.

[Newsbreaker]

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The "first down" thing is a joke in our section (or has been the past couple of years) as well.

Two nearby schools do the same thing: Iowa State and Minnesota.

Schools like that, with nothing to celebrate, should be cheering first downs. Schools like us, that actually do something more significant than a first down, should not.

[PantherChic]

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If the first down thing is a "joke", why then do you see so many participating?

And the sound system has been bad since it was installed.

My beef is with red/gold flags out there as our team is running onto the field. Stick with purple and gold, folks.

Oh, to have such mundane things to complain about!!!

[Trapped in California]

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I really don't care the the style of socks the staff is wearing at the game - go low.

[Big_Al]

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1. I like the first down thing. It's a nice way to get the crowd involved.
2. Third down Jaws can go. It's dumb and won't be missed.
3. The UNI-Dome has awful, awful, awful acoustics. I feel for the sound guy.

[Hail Our Panthers]

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I apologize if this rubs off someone the wrong way, but I am not a big fan of the band playing the Alumni song before the game. Everyone is trying to get pumped up and I feel like that song just calms everyone down. I know this is a tradition and some of you alumni may get emotional when it is played, but I feel like before the game is not the best time for it. Mabye at halftime or something. Am I the only one in the Dome who feels this way, or is this something that doesn't bother you?