Bob Stoops' "Come on" comment yesterday, and especially Will's one-sentence Facebook synopsis of his post on the topic ("There is a noise 102,455 can make that 85,000 simply cannot."), got me thinking about noise in football stadiums and decibels in general. When I heard that someone somewhere had suggested that we Vols fans attempt to break the noise record this weekend and that that record was 142.2 decibels, I thought that sounded crazy wrong. We've been using something we call a "Woo-Meter" (it's a decibel meter, but don't tell it because it thinks its name makes it cool) at the store for tailgating parties to let people earn discounts by hitting a certain level on the thing, and although I haven't been writing down the results, I think the record is something like 122.
How loud is loud at Neyland Stadium?
