As to the crowd noise... I see that shyte hole reclaimed the record for loudest last night. I also found it interesting that the guys in the booth calling the game made a point to say that nobody ever actually sits in their seats in that stadium. From start to finish, EVERYONE is standing.
I recently learned that Seattle has a soccer team that has an unbelievable fan following and that they pack the stadium for freaking soccer in the same manner you see for the shecock games.
Crazed fans up there. I'm envious of the advantage their fans provide. I think it's incredible... just hate that they are the recipients of it.
Since the NFL stopped calling penalties for too much crowd noise years ago, I doubt they will now start trying to discourage it again. Seems to me that the NFL actually likes the environment at stadiums when they are super loud and dressed in Halloween costumes. I just can't see the NFL doing anything to tone down the noise or "excitement". The Ed Jones Dome employees are the only ones in the entire NFL who actually do that (sadly).
Didn't our punter recently tell us that college stadiums are louder and crazier than the loudest NFL stadiums. ? I see the NFL being more interested in becoming louder than college stadiums... not doing anything at all to tone it down.