This tournament provided a look at how soccer is viewed in other cultures. In South Africa, most noticeably were the sounds from the vuvuzela horns. During a sold out match, the horns can get to be as loud as 120 decibels. That's louder than a rock concert, and nearly as loud as a jet engine from 100 feet away. To put it into more perspective, sound at 90 to 95 decibels is the level where sustained exposure could cause hearing loss. For teams not used to this, it was a major distraction in World Cup play, but what if this tradition was brought to American college sports. How would the game change?
FSU men's golf head coach Trey Jones adds,
"Well you know if they thought it was coming it might be all right but the problem in golf is when someone makes a noise you're not expecting it."
Former FSU tennis player Lauren Mcreless adds,
"I wouldn't enjoy it as a player. Maybe here and there but constantly? It never stops!"
Those were outdoor sports, but could you imagine how that would change college basketball, where some of the area's are already nearly impossible for visiting teams to play?
FSU assistant men's basketball coach Stan Jones adds,
"It would be a great dynamic but that's what college athletics is all about. That atmosphere and energy and electricity of a crowd and the passion for what's going on with your school. I think it would be a neat twist if someone would ever come up with some way to make it allowable for college athletics."
What may be electric for some, is like nails to a chalkboard for others.