Why is Lucas Oil Stadium so lame?

This has been bothering me for a while, so I figured I would pose the question to my fellow fanatics.  My family have been season ticket holders since the Horse arrived in Indy, and I've probably been to over 90% of Colts' home games.  For those of you who attend games on a regular basis, I think it's pretty clear that the noise we fans were able to make in the dome is a thing of the past that will never return.  Lucas Oil is just too big and there is too much space.  However, things seem to be beyond that.  Why does the Lucas Oil crowd seem to be super lame?

This past Sunday, I had a guy sitting in front of me who had just moved to the midwest from Seattle.  He could not believe how quiet the stadium was, especially compared to Qwest Field (a year ago I would have been able to debate him about who had the louder stadium).  All year I've had friends text me during the game and comment on how quiet things sound on their TV.  In the dome, people would get up for kickoffs and the bulk of time when we were on defense (especially if we were playing good on D.)  Now, it seems fans are reluctant to even get up and make noise on 3rd down.  In the dome, after every first down, there was a section in the upper corner of the stadium that would chant  in unison, "one, two, three, uhhhh first down!"  Lucas Oil?  Nope.  I saw the same section try to get the chant going the first couple of games this year, but the lack of interest and participation eventually killed it.

I LOVED that the dome was one of the loudest places to play in the NFL.  It was just that much more fun as a fan knowing that you could have at least a tiny effect on the course of a game by making so much noise that the other team couldn't communicate their audibles or their linemen would commit a false start or two.  Plus, it's just fun when the crowd is actively participating.  Knowing that Lucas Oil was probably not going to be as loud, my attitude at the beginning of the year was "well, as fans, we will just have to yell louder."  Apparently others don't seem to share my sentiment.  Our stadium has gone from one of the toughest places to play in all of the NFL to having nearly zero home field advantage.  Our fans seem tired and bored, and if I were a Colt player, I really wouldn't be all that more excited to play in front of my home crowd because the energy level is shit.

I don't know if this is silly, but if this is to change, here at stampedeblue seems as good a place as any to mount a campaign.  What's the cause?  Is it the fact that the new stadium with higher ticket prices and attempts to bring in more revenue have resulted in the loss of true fans, in exchange for people who don't care as much, but simply can afford to go?  Is it just that the Colts got off to a rocky start, and the fair weather fans of Indianapolis aren't as excited this year?  Or is it just that we fans just can't make it as loud, and people are frustrated, so they aren't trying anymore? 

The better question might be, can we fix it?  Or how can we fix it?  The only suggestion I have is this - at the beginning of the game, they have an animation on the stadium ribbon boards that say "stomp your feet."  I am pretty certain that a lot of people have metal floors under their feet, and the entire stadium stomping on it would create a pretty loud noise.  I am guessing the Colts organization feels the same way, hence their encouragement of stomping.  If everyone got on board with it, it could be something that makes our stadium unique and returns some much needed noise on 3rd downs.  I don't know, but I do know I am sick of feeling like my team plays in front of a lame crowd.