I'm not talking about that. I WANT that. I'm glad it has gotten better in that respect. I remember times when you could hear a pin drop. I also remember the OSU game we were down by a ton and the whole stadium pitched in screaming. I lost my voice but we came back and won. Great experience.
I'll give it a chance, but I know I don't want some obnoxious guy talking all the time just to talk. That's what Lowell is for. The PA is too loud if it is drowning out some of the TV commentary as well. I'm also not a fan of the backup sound when a team loses yardage on a penalty. That's something TCU or Baylor would think is cool. That said - if I were in charge I would probably get fired because I would pipe in doorbell sounds just to screw with the TV viewers dogs.
Also - glad to know the lights are good in-stadium. I like light shows - I have color LEDs all throughout my house. It did not look great on TV, but the LHN commercial of the empty stadium with the lights flashing looked cool.
Overall I can't wait to go again. I have moved to 2 different states and back to Texas in the last 9 years and live near Tyler now. My daughter has lived in FL since then, and decided to fly back here and bring her boyfriend (I assume he is gonna ask me about proposing). I took her to every game from 05-14 as a daddy/daughter bonding thing. I guess it stuck with her.
As for the free cash - if it was crisp $100 bills they would complain about the paper cuts.