I hate the crowd noise being added in the broadcasts

[Pappy13]

It's way too loud and about 90% of the time it's annoying as hell. They are either going to have to tone it WAY down or get rid of it completely. It's only been 1 week and I'm already sick of it. I don't remember the actual game noise being anywhere near as intrusive as yesterday's added in crowd noise.

[Tenshot13]

I didn't mind it, try drinking some beer during the game.  Eventually it's just white noise lol

[Dave Gray]

It's way too loud and about 90% of the time it's annoying as hell.

Strangely, I agree.  I don't mind it in basketball.

But the volume is too loud.  It's sometimes hard to hear the announcers, which makes sense when the stadium is rockin', but that should be reserved for like...huge plays to end a game.

It's just a little bit too much.

[CF DolFan]

was I the only one who found it funny they used boos as well? Cracked me up

[Dave Gray]

was I the only one who found it funny they used boos as well? Cracked me up

It was all a little too amped up.  I think it's fine to have some general ambient noise (are they playing that in the stadium, too)? 

But the whole thing is weird if you think too hard.

[Dolphster]

It's way too loud and about 90% of the time it's annoying as hell. They are either going to have to tone it WAY down or get rid of it completely. It's only been 1 week and I'm already sick of it. I don't remember the actual game noise being anywhere near as intrusive as yesterday's added in crowd noise.

Same here.  I can't say it bothered me so much that it annoyed me, but I don't like it.  It is like watching a comedy tv show with the canned audience laughter.  I can decide myself if something is good or funny.  I don't need to be prompted by randomly placed "audience reaction".   

[CF DolFan]

(are they playing that in the stadium, too)? 

I was wondering the same thing. I know the announcers can hear it.

The in-stadium crowd-noise audio is to be played in stadiums without fans. It also is to be played initially in those stadiums with fans, and the league told teams that it will reevaluate the use of artificial crowd noise in stadiums with fans as the season progresses.

The combined artificial crowd noise and any music or audio prompts played within a stadium at allowable times during a game cannot exceed 75 decibels.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/09/04/nfl-penalties-fake-crowd-noise/

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Me thinks that the purpose of artificial crowd noise is NOT as some suggest for the benefit of fans at home (ala canned laugh track) but rather to motivate the home team on the field and distract the opposing team  when on offense. 

With that as a purpose, I doubt any team will choose to tone it down.

[Dave Gray]

Me thinks that the purpose of artificial crowd noise is NOT as some suggest for the benefit of fans at home (ala canned laugh track) but rather to motivate the home team on the field and distract the opposing team  when on offense. 

I get the feeling that it's just to make the whole thing less weird.

Crowd noise makes it feel more like normal football and not some cut-rate version of it.

[BuccaneerBrad]

I just hate the fact that fans can't go to the games.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

I just hate the fact that fans can't go to the games.

I hate the fact that 200 thousand Americans have died because of the virus. 

[Downunder Dolphan]

Speaking from experience, the first third of the AFL games this season were played in completely empty stadiums where the only noise on TV were the players, and the refs and whistles...

Believe me it's much better on TV with the canned crowd noise playing in the background - without it there's absolutely zero atmosphere and the game sounds like a training exercise.

On the flip side, you really do notice when there is a real crowd at the ground, even if it's only 5000 to 10,000 or so in a 50,000+ seat stadium. The players react to it very positively too, no matter how small the number.

[Phishfan]

It doesn't bother me.

[Sunstroke]

I'm with Downunder on this one...I like the noise, and without it, the broadcast seems a little odd.

[BuccaneerBrad]

I hate the fact that 200 thousand Americans have died because of the virus. 

I hate the fact that 330 million Americans had to suffer because of the fear mongering of the leftists in Washington over 200,000 deaths.