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Autzen is the loudest stadium in the Big Ten

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in General Factchecking by Apprentice (1.3k points)

In the Ohio State vs. Oregon game, the stadium reached up to 127 decibels, one of the top five highest recorded volumes in college football. The stadium is designed with a convex shape, so the crowd's cheers bounce right back down to the field. College football show host and avid Penn State fan Josh Pate said that it’s the loudest stadium within the Big Ten. He has been on the field at stadiums to experience it firsthand, and it’s incomparable.

https://www.si.com/college/oregon/football/oregon-ducks-ohio-state-deafening-autzen-stadium-breaks-attendance-record-tez-johnson-dan-lanning-ryan-day#:~:text=However%252C%2520on%2520a%2520per%252Dperson,127%2520decibels%2520in%2520college%2520football.&text=%E2%80%9CThis%2520place%2520is%2520so%2520special.
by Apprentice (1.1k points)
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This is super interesting! I liked how you included that the stadium is shaped to maximize the sound, which is a main reason as to why it got so loud. Go Ducks!
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Your understanding of the architectural design of the stadium really boosts the credibility of your fact checking. It really puts it into perspective how the audience can perceive the volume to be the loudest in the nation, when really our stadium is just designed to enhance the experience.
by Newbie (300 points)
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I love how you added not only a credible link, but your own understanding as to why that evidence makes sense!
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I thought you did a great job on this fact check. You added some very insightful information and then added data to back the claim. I also thought it was really interesting to hear that another teams fan Josh Pate agreed and said that when he was at Autzen stadium was the loudest in the big ten. I also thought it was great you added some information on the architecture of the stadium. Great job on this, and Go Ducks!

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This statement is true. After doing some research Autzen Stadium took the lead for loudest in the big ten against Ohio State with a level of 127 decibels. One of the architects of the Autzen remodel, Christopher Mitchell, says "the simplicity of the potato chip-style bowl really lends to a roaring ambiance". Due to the stadium being small in size holding around 60,000 attendees, there is no wasted space allowing noise to come from every direction. According to Mark Lantz article on ranking top ten loudest college football stadiums, Autzen is ranked at number two with LSU holding the number one spot. However, with LSU not being in the big ten, Oregon steps in to take that number one spot. 

https://www.si.com/college/2014/09/05/stadium-spotlight-autzen-stadium-oregon#:~:text=“It%20is%20like%20a%20double,All%20the%20energy%20is%20concentrated.”&text=With%20just%20one%20deck%20that,of%20glassed%2Din%20luxury%20seating 

https://www.si.com/college/oregon/football/ranking-top-10-loudest-college-football-stadiums-oregon-ducks-autzen-stadium-too-low-lsu-tigers-penn-state 

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