re: Watching Arizona Miss St replay

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You won't find one single fricking fanbase outside of MSU to back you up on this.

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Because they're jealous?

Because they've never been to a State game in person?

Cowbells stop ringing when the center is over the ball. Then they resume when the ball is snapped. Arizona's coach commented on how impressive it was that the crowd was so disciplined in that way.

So, there's narratives and myths, and there's facts. But I know we can't be bringing up facts on tRant, right?

Ole Miss fans are jealous because it's one thing you can't steal from State and claim as your own.

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You won't find one single fricking fanbase outside of MSU to back you up on this.

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While you're right, I don't understand why. If you actually watch the game, there is a hugely noticeable shift from the bells to just people screaming as the offense gets ready for the snap. I don't know why people refuse to admit it though.

Now, I can't say that everyone stops ringing, but you can tell it's well over 90% who stop.

It's a fair question to ask why they're allowed at all - muh, tradishion! - but I don't think it's fair to misstate what's actually happening. The bells give a huge advantage by making it hard for the offense to communicate until about 3-5 seconds before the snap, so that's really unfair, but they do stop when they are required to stop BY THE RULE. The rule is what needs to be fixed/scrapped.

I think a fair and fun solution would be to allow the same thing to happen to MSU at SEC away games. All noise makers are allowed in opposing stadiums, provided they stop at the right time.

Honestly, the bells don't bother me. I was there for our game in 2000, and again in 2016 (both wins for us btw), and it's not that bad. Of course we're in the away section so it's a bit of a buffer. The real problem is if it's like 1 or 2 people ringing. When they're all ringing, it's just a loud din. And it certainly doesn't bother me on TV. It's almost just background noise.