Luke Links: The "Pump in the Noise" Edition
by LovinBlue on Jun 15, 2010 9:00 AM EDT
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Many of you are aware that the Colts had been accused of pumping noise into the RCA Dome, most notably during a game against the Patriots in 2007. The strange noises were eventually traced to some glitches in the CBS broadcast. Of course non-Colts fans will dispute this, and I'm not really here to confirm or deny the accusations. Technically, I don't know whether noise was pumped in, and even if I don't believe it was, I won't convince someone who does.
What I AM here to do, however, is to present my idea for a more natural approach to helping the crowd make noise. That's right, folks, I present to you... the Colts Vuvuzela:
Ok, now on to today's links:
FROM THE SADDLE
Official Team News
- John Oehser (Colts.com)
- Austin Collie is more comfortable in his second year, but still ready to improve
- Dallas Clark won't forget last year, but he's not resting on his laurels either
- Coach Jim Caldwell thinks OTAs helped everyone improve and get ready for camp
- Caldwell is also still as excited and anxious as he was when he took over last year
- Charlie Johnson will continue to work hard to maintain his starting position
- Craig Hammel (Colts PR)
- Antoine Bethea is happy to be back with the Colts, and glad the business side can give way to the football now
- Jeffrey Gorman
- hosts The Heavyweights, with Dallas Clark, Pat McAfee and Ray Fisher
GREEN APPLES AND ROAD APPLES
Positive and Negative Analysis
- John Oehser (Indy Football Report)
- analyzes the impact of Anthony Gonzalez's and Bob Sanders' respective returns
- identifies 10 key storylines as OTAs wrap for the summer
- Nate Dunlevy (18to88.com)
- disagrees with Fox Sport's notion that Pierre Garcon is underpaid
- analyzes Bethea's deal
- reminds that we are now in the real offseason... but quiet is good
- Brett Mock (Coltzilla)
- reports that Gonzo's set-back isn't knee-related, and follows up with comments from Caldwell
- comments on Austin Collie's comfort in the system
- Mike Chappell (Indy Star)
- The Colts re-sign Bethea, investing in their defense
- The foundation is laid for 2010, and few issues remain for the Colts
- Mike answers readers' questions
- Paul Kuharsky (ESPN)
- Andre Johnson expects Reggie Wayne to attend camp
- With Bethea signed, the Colts' D is looking good for the next four years
- Matt Williamson (Scouts, Inc.) believes Manning makes the O-Line look better than it is (Editor's note: you may need Insider access to see this article)
OUTSIDE THE STABLE
Around the League
- Jim Wyatt and Bryan Mullen (The Tennessan) The Titans' starting QB Vince Young was cited in a strip club scuffle, while LB Gerald McRuth will be suspended for four games for violating the league's performance enhancing drug policy
- Jordan Godwin (Houston Chronicle) compares how the Texans spend their off-season time keeping in shape with how it was in the olden days
- Vito Stellino (Florida Times-Union) The Jaguars are looking forward to what Kassim Osgood and Scott McGee will contribute
And a final note: the links are a bit abbreviated tonight because I am still suffering from a root canal I had on Friday.
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A Colts Vuvuzela?
You realize, of course, that rather than use them as noisemakers, half the crowd would instead turn them into beer bongs in the tailgate area, right? 
It’s all about the tipplin’. 
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
Well, only the fat humps.
oh wait!
:D
Careful what you wish for... "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." Gerald Ford, 38th US president
The issue is the distinction...
… between “intake” and “output”. As we all know, in order to produce sound, air must be forced outwards through the fluted end. But, in order to pound beer, liquid must flow inwards, towards the narrow end. 
That’s all good until you take into account inebriation levels. After a certain point, there will be vuvuzela operators who are too smashed to comprehend the difference between intake and output, that point usually being the night before for really aggresive tailgaters 
. The ultimate resort of inebriation plus odd flugelhorn-like behavior will either resort in sick, disgusting, and creepily erotic moose-like inhalation noises from drunkards sucking in air while expecting beer, or full-on pilsner showers from 6-packs being violently ejected by a hammered man attempting to play his beer bong. Either way, it’ll be carnage on an observer’s senses.
Now, notice that I said “Issue”. Not “problem”. Because while there would be an issue of severe vuvuzela/beer bong confusion, I would never dare classify YouTube laugh fodder as a “problem”. Rather, I’d consider it “entertainment”. I’m sick that way. 
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
haha... awesome
Careful what you wish for... "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." Gerald Ford, 38th US president
Kinda frightening
isn’t it?!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Jun 15, 2010 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, that was entirely stream of consciousness...
… so “thought that through” is somewhat of an overstatement. “Just let it flow” is a bit more accurate.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
I thought the noise issue all started with the Pittsburgh game in 2005
Either Ed Werder or Sal Pal at ESPN “reported” some opinions that the stadium was unnaturally loud. What started as speculation was turned into fact in the courtroom of public opinion. Nice work, guys.
The Pats game glitch was pretty obviously a technical glitch for TV viewers, I thought. Not that that stops a Pats fann from whining….
I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.
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