Stadium Lights are LIT

[dWarriors88]

Those lights look out of this world on TV, I cannot even imagine how stellar they look in person!

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[78Alum]

I have been there for both games. Really cool. Especially, when they turn them all red and have everyone pull out the flashlights on their cellphones and do the wave around the stadium. My granddaughter insisted on going to the game with me this week just to see them (after her dad talked about them last week) and she loved it.

 

[BamaNation]

Call me an old curmudgeon... I’m not a fan. Gives me a headache watching on TV . Progress... ? I guess?

 

[81usaf92]

The only thing I don't like about them is when they go to the sequence in which they have the rotating white light that circles the crowd.

 

[Vinny]

Are they going to be lit in the 2nd half of the LSU game? Sunset will be earlier due to daylight savings time. It would be neat to see in person. My son likes seeing it on tv, I can’t imagine seeing it live.


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[tusks_n_raider]

Call me an old curmudgeon... I’m not a fan. Gives me a headache watching on TV . Progress... ? I guess?

I don't like them either. I felt like I was going to have a seizure when they flickered.

If I were a player I would be even more annoyed. I'm kind of shocked CNS is fine them being used while players are on the field waiting for the refs to whistle play.

 

[rgw]

They're less of a problem in the stadium than on TV in my opinion after experiencing it both ways over the last two weeks.

 

[bamatex82]

They're less of a problem in the stadium than on TV in my opinion after experiencing it both ways over the last two weeks.

Interesting observation. On my TV I found it to be irritating after awhile. Like watching OU and having to listen Boomer Sooner all the time, I thought it was over used.

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[rgw]

I think the contrast between the light and dark is more stark on television too. Plus, it seemed like the stadium lighting crew took some of the criticism and toned it down a bit compared to UT game.

 

[BamaInMo1]

I'm older and for the most part I'm a traditionalist but I liked the lights.
I can see where some people may not like them.
The biggest improvement to me is the brighter, "whiter" light enabled me to see the field better.

 

[bamaga]

Don’t know what to make of this, but I heard on an interview with Arkansas’ Rakeem Boyd- Great environment, I’ve never been down here in Tuscaloosa but the environment was amazing!
Maybe he was referring to the light show? The crowd? , the nightlife? All the above? Probably the lights and crowd.

Posted this in the post game thread. Seems as if the lights had an affect on opposing players. Judging by Rakeem Boyd’s Comments, I will say it will be a positive for recruiting , maybe a distraction for opposing teams!

 

[edwd58]

Count me among the "I like the lights" crowd. The field is better lit, the lighting is much better on the eyes for fans in the stands - except maybe the North/South upper decks, the "flickering" usually only occurs during the last 10 seconds of the countdown clock during timeouts so as not to distract either team while discussing strategy, the longest run is for the "flashlight" wave at or near the end of the 3rd quarter. My experiences have been at the stadium so I can't speak about how it looks on tv but the wife says she can hardly tell it's happening when she's watching (she missed going to the last two games for various reasons - elderly parents). No one sitting around us at the stadium has complained, and believe me, we've got some who do little else -Ha!

 

[MisterBean]

I was at the game yesterday and have to say they are much better in person than on TV. I liked them for the most part. They just have to be careful not to over do it. I wondered why they waited until the last few seconds of the TV timeout to use them, I hadn't thought about the coaches needing light to go over plays, etc.

 

[AlistarWills]

At some point a visiting team will start having official requests to not do the flickering lights because a player has a medical condition (real or fake) that this could cause an issue for.
Just wait...it’s coming.
Stadium will probably start having a warning on the ticket stub if they don’t already regarding the dimly lit stadium and flickering lights.

 

[Crimson Speed]

For me, the jury is still out, but I am not thrilled thus far. The contrast of switching from white to red is a little tough on the eyes. I do believe there will be complaints from opposing teams at some point. But, who knows, cow bells are a form of artificial noise and somehow, they are allowed. Like everything else, change happens and this will probably win out if used with some careful restraint.

 

[GP for Bama]

I love the new lights!!! Adds to a really fun environment.

 

[Ole Man Dan]

Call me an old curmudgeon... I’m not a fan. Gives me a headache watching on TV . Progress... ? I guess?

Glad I'm not the only one.
I think the lights are fine at half time, but during time outs and commercial breaks, Too Much.
The strobe effect gets old fast with me.
Shows I'm an Old Fogie.

 

[Ole Man Dan]

I'm older and for the most part I'm a traditionalist but I liked the lights.
I can see where some people may not like them.
The biggest improvement to me is the brighter, "whiter" light enabled me to see the field better.

The Strobe effect is too much on 4K TVs.

 

[Pilot172000]

The lights looked amazing on tv. My kids are dying to get to a game to see for themselves.

 

[USCBAMA]

At some point a visiting team will start having official requests to not do the flickering lights because a player has a medical condition (real or fake) that this could cause an issue for.
Just wait...it’s coming.
Stadium will probably start having a warning on the ticket stub if they don’t already regarding the dimly lit stadium and flickering lights.

The same logic can easily be applied to the flashing LED/LCD advertising strips running across bottom of upper decks that just about every team already has and uses even more often than Bama is using their LEDs. How many photo-sensitive epileptic players are there (can't imagine there are many)? Just don't see this being an issue, especially as more and more teams add this.