(02-18-2018 01:41 AM)C0|db|00ded Wrote: The other day I just happened to be listening to YouTube on my phone with earbuds as I was in a rather noisy environment. I never use earbuds. I stumbled upon a recap of the Shocker Temple game produced by Goshockers.com and Mike Kennedy (our game announcer). What happened next filled me with absolute joy.
I have never heard the unreal sonic force, when Koch Arena gets lit, reproduced in any fashion, on any device, in my lifetime. Yes, plenty of people around the country know our place gets loud, but they don't really know what "loud" is unless they've experienced it in person. For the first time in my life, I now have a way to share the meaning of "loud" with someone that hasn't been to the Roundhouse and feel confident that what they are hearing is a very close approximation of what it sounds like in person.
Now, you aren't going to feel your chest thumping or that eerie sensation you get in Koch when the ground (concrete) feels like it's shaking and your feet get "light", but the strange high pitched shriek along with weird medium and low tones can now be heard below. It's very different from normal loud cheers which are included in the highlight video. Those "normal" cheers are ear-splitting for sure, but the "Koch Arena Roar" is a completely different beast and was what prompted a staff member of the Florida State team to proclaim, that Koch Arena was louder than Duke.
Make sure you use high quality earbuds and have them jammed just about as deep into your ear holes as they can go. You have to get the lower tones to come across to hear the roar effect. It's almost like what you would imagine a mythical Spartan battle cry would sound like or some Armageddon scenario. The sound is borderline supernatural.
I have marked most of the times the "Koch Arena Roar" is present just to make sure those that try to experience the sound are indeed hearing it. If all the roars sound the same you either need better buds, your ears are shot, or you're just not worthy.
Listen from the beginning of the video and the difference between the loud cheers and the roars will be readily apparent. Here are the points that roar:
:36
:42
1:24
1:40
1:49
2:00
2:13
If you're hearing the good stuff you won't be able to keep from smiling. It's that awesome and spooky.
T
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no luxury boxes....small time
not impressed
Application for Impressing the AAC Board with Koch Arena Sound Levels
(02-20-2018 03:57 PM)DownOnRohs Wrote: CB are you employed?
You makin' me an offer? Perhaps a pay-to-troll per diem to work a little for the BoooCat team since your entire fanbase has abandoned this forum after the Beatdown in QueenstownTM?
I can help the 'Cats a little. I will work under the moniker B000!!B|00ded
T
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No I meant in real life, not fantasy land. You spend an amazing amount of time in fantasy land. It's...impressive.
I'm on my computer(s) doing financial analysis many hours of the day and night. I pop in and out of this forum often. I don't know if that's healthy or not. Laughing is healthy though and I laugh a lot when I'm reading comments in here. I'm currently averaging 9 posts a day. Too much? I'm doing my best to fill the Bearcat vacuum...
(02-20-2018 08:23 PM)AndShock Wrote: Does anyone have a list of arenas that Dunphy has coached in? He said he’s never been anywhere louder than Koch Arena.
(02-20-2018 08:23 PM)AndShock Wrote: Does anyone have a list of arenas that Dunphy has coached in? He said he’s never been anywhere louder than Koch Arena.
(02-20-2018 08:23 PM)AndShock Wrote: Does anyone have a list of arenas that Dunphy has coached in? He said he’s never been anywhere louder than Koch Arena.
(02-20-2018 09:26 PM)vick mike Wrote:
(02-20-2018 08:23 PM)AndShock Wrote: Does anyone have a list of arenas that Dunphy has coached in? He said he’s never been anywhere louder than Koch Arena.
Shorter list might be where he hasn’t been.
You two unwittingly were just supporting actors in a 3-way sex act. Full disclosure.
Georgia
George Washington
LaSalle
Villanova
UMass
St. Joseph's
Wisconson
Penn
Delaware
Towson
Rutgers
Kent State
Butler
Kansas
Buffalo
Fordham
Charlotte
Dayton
Xavier
Bowling Green State
Toledo
Texas
Rice
St Lewis
Rhode Island
Richmond
St Bonnies
Duke (Ranked #1)
Duquesne
Ohio
Central Michigan
Georgetown
Western Michigan
Miami OH
Seton Hall
Northern Illinois
College of Charleston
Lafayette
Penn St
Long Beach St
Eastern Michigan
Tennessee
Akron
Drexel
Ball State
Hawaii
The Citidel
Dartmouth
Harvard
Colombia
Cornell
Yale
Brown
Providence
@Temple
Providence
San Francisco
Illinois Chicago
Siena
Michigan State
Indiana State
Bucknell
St Johns
Manhattan
Rider
Colorado
Southern Cal
Georgia Tech
American
Lehigh
North Carolina State
Davidson
FIU
Kentucky
Cal
Arizona
Maryland
Hofstra
Ohion State
Farleigh Dickenson
Navy
New Mexico
American
Virginia
Arizona
Colgate
Santa Clara
Notre Dame
Maine
Army
St. Peters
Iona
Fairfield
Holy Cross
Syracuse
Drexel
George Mason
Northeastern
Wake Forest
South Alabama
Rutgers
Old Dominion
West Chester
Catholic
Alabama
Brigham Young
Utah
Pitt
Niagra
Oklahoma City
He doesn’t play many away games. Like an average of 3 OCC a year, and most of them have prior ties that go back 30 years. He is very interesting.
(This post was last modified: 02-21-2018 02:56 AM by shock.)
That was a loud game, but we all know Koch can also be a morgue sometimes. The game itself is what brings the crowd noise. I expect the Tulane game to be on the quieter side and the Cincy game to be crazy loud.
(02-21-2018 08:29 AM)Shockem Wrote: That was a loud game, but we all know Koch can also be a morgue sometimes. The game itself is what brings the crowd noise. I expect the Tulane game to be on the quieter side and the Cincy game to be crazy loud.
I think the only time Koch is quiet as a morgue is when the shocks are shooting FTs. Yes not every game is crazy loud but its not like we sat on our hands when we were beating the hell out of some poor Valley team in years past.
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