Originally Posted by Lascauxcaveman

Hahahaha. No way, Jose. It's an historical phenomenon that goes way back, even further back than 1989 and that silly "excessive fan noise" rule the NFL enforced briefly. A home team could get penalized 5 yards or a loss of time out if the fans got so loud the visiting offense couldn't communicate.

At that time, I was in the house band at a Seattle TV station and we made a music video to protest that travesty. (Warning: 80's hairstyles content) Those were the days my friend. Anyway, that's me on bass, sporting the scruffy little hipster chin beard.