Columbus Complaints

Discussion in 'USA Men' started by yankeeRoyal, Sep 11, 2013.

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  1. Fernandont Scorres

    Jun 26, 2011
    USA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Also,

    this chant is bad and whoever chants it should feel bad.

     
  2. Bookmesir

    Bookmesir Member

    Oct 14, 2012
    Club:
    FC Aarau
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Use a recorded version of the anthem played by a military band...or bring the band in to perform live with a color guard.
    Can't really fault the fans for out singing the soloist (or the soloist...who has to keep going).
    The television audio techs are controlled by the producer who has the final say in how the audio mix is broadcast. They are always muted to a degree to feature the play-by-play and color commentary announcers. Years ago a station tried a silent-booth broadcast with no commentary, and an attempt to let the stadium attendees set the mood for the watchers at home (can't remember the sport or the venue). Coming out of a TV audio, it didn't enhance the viewing/listening experience enough, nor was it received positively enough for them to try it again.
    The fact that the chanting is "R" rated means the audio guys are then told to warble the reality into white noise, and render it unintelligible.
    My father was an audio tech guy for live TV broadcasts (SNL, among other shows). :geek:
    Not really sure yankeeRoyal why you started a thread that picked out three rather innocuous items following a home match in which we earned our way to Brazil by beating Mexico 2-0!??
     
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  3. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    Seattle invented bringing the awesome to Columbus.
     
  4. FCDHog

    FCDHog New Member

    Apr 16, 2012
    Little Rock
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I heard them start the "U-S-A score a goal it's really very simple" chant around the 30' and the crowd noise vanished from the broadcast. I'm going to go with they wanted a PG broadcast.
     
  5. WraithXx

    WraithXx Member

    Jun 14, 2007
    Dallas, TX
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    agree with 1 and 2 strongly... not so much on 3... though, that could be b/c I have a surround system properly set up in my living room ;P
     
  6. mmradio13

    mmradio13 Member+

    Apr 13, 2008
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Was at the game. Anthem was slow but sitting at midfield, crowd and anthem singer were about as close together as I've heard in awhile. Wouldn't be surprised if it sounded bad on TV with the different mic delays.

    And the stadium was absolutely rocking. A few full moments here and there but that was the best atmosphere I've ever seen at a soccer game. Ever.

    There is not a stadium in this country where we could get a higher percentage pro-US crowd that Columbus Crew Stadium. 95/5. Put it in the middle of nowhere and Mexican fans will be more willing to travel than Americans. Put it in a large stadium (yes, even Seattle) and masses of Mexicans will enter. This game was perfect.

    Seriously: how insane is it that it ended 2-0 again.
     
  7. Quinn 33

    Quinn 33 Member+

    Apr 25, 2003
    Denver, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Maybe if AO actually flew those capos out to the match, and they had a bigger sound system to use, we would have won 10-0.
     
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  8. SabreKhan

    SabreKhan Member+

    Jun 25, 2007
    United States
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Who is she? Just a fan who volunteered to sing at Crew games?
     
  9. Bluecat82

    Bluecat82 Member+

    Feb 24, 1999
    Minneapolis, MN
    Club:
    Minnesota United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Seriously?

    After a Meek Down thread?

    Wow.
     
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  10. Billy South Philly

    Jan 28, 2013
    Newtown Square, PA
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    All I know is if this were in Seattle, Dempsey would have converted the PK and then Seattle would have trademarked "Tres a Cero" and sue Columbus for copyright issues regarding Dos a Cero. I am pretty sure I will read that somewhere....
     
  11. Goldtone

    Goldtone Member+

    Aug 8, 2013
    California
    Club:
    Udinese Calcio
    It's funny, I watched in Spanish and the crowd's volume was way lower than on ESPN.

    Still, I would not mind Crew stadium getting a La Bombonera-esque face lift. We can get more seats in there and just have it be completely nuts.

    Good job Columbus.
     
  12. Vesty

    Vesty Member

    May 8, 2007
    Pittsburgh
    Club:
    Pittsburgh Riverhounds
    I was at the match and my only complaint is there wasn't any apparent coordination between the north and south end supporter sections. In the north end we had the PA system set up which helped coordinate everything (though the guy on the mic doesn't need to sing the entire song...), but talking to some buddies in the south end they didn't have this. They said at some point some sections just started doing their own thing. If having the supporters section on both ends become the norm they need to come up with a better solution.
     
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  13. Nutmeg

    Nutmeg Member+

    Aug 24, 1999
    I don't understand BigSoccer.
     
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  14. TrueCrew

    TrueCrew Member+

    Dec 22, 2003
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I have an idea, but it relates to yankeeRoyal being a poster who like to troll for responses or flame, and feminine hygiene products.
     
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  15. Hachiko

    Hachiko The Akita on Big Soccer

    Jun 8, 2005
    Long Beach, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    >has been on BS longer than me
    >doesn't understand BS

    GJGE vet.
     
  16. Chastaen

    Chastaen Member+

    Alavés
    Jul 9, 2004
    Winnipeg
    Club:
    Aston Villa FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    "Things weird people complain about after their team clinches a World Cup spot."?? I was never very good at 10,000 Pyramid anyways.
     
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  17. raza_rebel

    raza_rebel Member+

    Dec 11, 2000
    Club:
    Univ de Chile

    Isn't that Pitbull in his avatar?

    My complaint: NO free beer
     
  18. Skevin

    Skevin Member+

    Aug 9, 2009
    Colorado
    Club:
    Aston Villa FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Czechia
    I wish Seattle had a proper grass field. We should have all our matches there
     
  19. stanger

    stanger BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 29, 2008
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The solution is no cappos. We did fine without them for the first 3 2-0 beat downs, explain to me why we need to change.

    You could actually hear the north end idiot speakers in the south end stands. A buddy that was in the north end told me they unplugged the speakers in front of his section at halftime.;)

    Quite simply, this venue for this event does not need orchestrated chanting. It detracts from the atmosphere.
     
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  20. Hachiko

    Hachiko The Akita on Big Soccer

    Jun 8, 2005
    Long Beach, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Won't happen though. It's too mainstream for them.
     
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  21. Wessoman

    Wessoman Member+

    Sep 26, 2005
    Austin, TX
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Yep. It's hard to tell what took the bigger beating yesterday...Mexico or YankeeRoyal's credibility.
     
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  22. Revolt

    Revolt Member+

    Jun 16, 1999
    Davis, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    4) you didn't kill yourself.
     
  23. rokstedy

    rokstedy Member+

    I love commieball
    Apr 20, 2001
    Northwest Orange County
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I had to watch the game on a local Spanish broadcast channel because I don't have cable. #firstworldproblems
     
  24. Nutmeg

    Nutmeg Member+

    Aug 24, 1999
    I don't speak teenager.
     
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  25. dban

    dban Member

    May 20, 2003
    PhillyBurbs - Delawareside
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I thought that was Pitbull:confused:
     

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