By thinking that it's not a factor is just foolish...our stadium was specially designed to amplify noise, we may have 65,000 fans in there, but it's much louder. Especially when teams come near our south end zone, its deafening, you can't make plays, no one can hear you. I see teams use all their time outs by the end of the 1st quarter all the time. No matter how well you prepare, you can't make yourself hear better, and if you can't hear the QB's snap count or cadence, then you use time outs or someone doesn't do what their suppose to and this is where Beamer Ball takes over.
Virginia Tech has been awarded the biggest home field advantage according to Rivals.com based on several reasons, our fans are extremely passionate, the noise, and the isolation of our stadium makes it harder for away team fans to travel too.
We also are the 2nd loudest stadium according to ESPN, 2nd to LSU's Tiger Stadium, which holds about 30,000 more, so person for person Lane is louder, hands down. Nebraska has never played in Lane, it's no surprise they don't comprehend the noise factor.
But by trying to tell your team not to worry about it makes you more likely to lose. It's damn loud and it's our 12th man!
I'm not trying to harangue or anything, just starting convo and showing my Hokie pride. I really am looking forward to the game and I am eager to have conversations about football as a whole with those coming to town this weekend. We're nice people and have a great town here, please explore and keep your business local!