What I’d like to see (hear)

The rebuild of the South end gave them a very nice opportunity to quietly get rid of the increasingly politically-incorrect cannon.

Moment of loudness > Bubbles/Dancing Lady > Taiko drum. The drum seemed forced. It wouldn’t be good to do a native drum unless by a Ute. They could do a Korean drum to align with the Utah campus in Seoul. Korean drums and cymbals are meant to be loud and drive away bad spirits, so could be part of moment of loudness.

I guess a Ute on scholarship on a horse (like FSU seminoles) has been out for a long time.

Getting a red tailed hawk trained to fly in is more effort than it’s worth. Lighting the Olympic flame has been a lost opportunity.

I liked the canon. Other schools still do it. Do we still have an ROTC? Is the potential offense that it represents the military that drove Natice Americans off their land? I was recently at an event where they read the ancestral home statement. I don’t know if SLC falls into that (I thought it was pretty barren, but who knows what history I’ve been taught).

No, the taiko drum is a black mark on Dr. Hill’s reputation

My Dad was a Stanford alum so we grew up with a cannon blast at every score at Stanford games. I recall they moved over to the Siren years ago after someone lost a few fingers from the tamp cannon. I think it’s more of a safety and noise thing. There have been a few incidents safety was a factor but freaking Texas would probably fire a mortar if they could after every score.

Others may not agree with me, but one thing I hope to NEVER hear at Rice-Eccles is the obnoxious horn used at many venues (some college football and pretty much all NHL arenas) which drowns out the noise made by fans after a score.

I want to hear the roar of the crowd, not fake noise.

Nothing fake about the siren. It is real noise. 😊Obnoxious for sure though. I liked the cannon, but I understand the safety and noise concerns. The NFL uses fireworks, and they are pretty cool.

Call me old school. I remember when you could actually talk about the basketball and football game during timeouts with people around you. Too much noise and distraction from the game. I go to watch the games not the drums or music. The cannon was tradition and only lasts a few seconds. You have to yell to communicate with someone sitting around you.

People partying in the parking lot or standing in a 30 minute food line while the stadium is half full at kickoff.

I like the partying and the food but get to your seat at kickoff and turn the noise down. Now I’m officially a grumpy old man.