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i guess we dont have to worry about being ranked anytime soon

Not sure about that. Losing to the number six team in the country shouldn’t be that much of a hit.

How about when the loss was by 30 points and was an abject blowout by 10 minutes into the first half?

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Going up the stairs of Section 5 and entering the arena proper about 53 minutes prior to game time, my son and I were greeted by EAR-SPLITTING NOISE from some rapper over the PA system. Then, throughout the game, there was the dude who had a red Stanford headband on and an amplified mike in his hand, running around the student section and screaming his head off about everything, including the products (e.g., Coca Cola) he was pitching (?!). After about 15 minutes I had to leave the arena to get a few minutes of respite from the bedlam. I wouldn't bring small children into that arena if it's true that their hearing is still in the formative stage. I don't remember anything like this in the Montgomery years of the Collins and Lopez Twins when the fans generated plenty of noise on their own.

For folks who go to the women's games, was it the same emcee as those? I do feel like the music can at times be a little loud in Maples but (maybe ironically) I don't find the emcee's mike to be too intense.

By contrast, I found the Stanford Band's volume level fine. It's the amplification of portable mikes and speakers to the level of Dante's Inferno, Circle 9, that bugs me.

[MV72018]

i guess we dont have to worry about being ranked anytime soon

Not sure about that. Losing to the number six team in the country shouldn’t be that much of a hit.

How about when the loss was by 30 points and was an abject blowout by 10 minutes into the first half?

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Going up the stairs of Section 5 and entering the arena proper about 53 minutes prior to game time, my son and I were greeted by EAR-SPLITTING NOISE from some rapper over the PA system. Then, throughout the game, there was the dude who had a red Stanford headband on and an amplified mike in his hand, running around the student section and screaming his head off about everything, including the products (e.g., Coca Cola) he was pitching (?!). After about 15 minutes I had to leave the arena to get a few minutes of respite from the bedlam. I wouldn't bring small children into that arena if it's true that their hearing is still in the formative stage. I don't remember anything like this in the Montgomery years of the Collins and Lopez Twins when the fans generated plenty of noise on their own.

For folks who go to the women's games, was it the same emcee as those? I do feel like the music can at times be a little loud in Maples but (maybe ironically) I don't find the emcee's mike to be too intense.

By contrast, I found the Stanford Band's volume level fine. It's the amplification of portable mikes and speakers to the level of Dante's Inferno, Circle 9, that bugs me.