What was with the bells on third down?

[BAMA1979]

I believe that we might have copied that one form somebody else. I am not sure where the bells for third down started, but North Carolina does it too. I went to some of the games @ Chapel Hill last year, and that is tradition there.
The one tradition that I pray we never do is the first down thing that West Virginia does. Every time they get a first down the fans do this strange who who who and point like a ref with the first down signal. That one is silly in my opinion. But I always did like the bells on third down @ Carolina.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have the bells, but if nobody is at the game to hear them, do they make a sound?

 

[BEATtutorsee]

It's not original but I love it! Then again I'm a big AC/DC fan!

 

[CapstoneGrad06]

Yep. And I can't say I particularly care for it.

Threadjack: The coolest pumped in noise I heard was after the Houston-Texas Tech game. They were sounding the air raid sirens non-stop for a while. You could barely hear the interview with the coach on the field. Pretty cool.

I'm not exactly fond of it either. We have a 92,000, soon to be 101,000, seat stadium, with a large marching band, and we have to pump in music for third downs?

 

[time_4_the_TIDE]

Of course, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Metallica also fits.

This was my thoughts as well. They both work though.

 

[ken01fan]

For those who don't know the song, here it is...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kjh9lQXLWk]YouTube - hells bells[/ame]

 

[derek4tide]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2aZDH_bPY0]YouTube - AC/DC - Hell's Bell[/ame]

Performance version. Saw them last year here in Tampa and yes, they still rock.

 

[DaveMitch]

I LOVE it!

was at the game, and we might not need much help to know to get loud on 3rd down...but i do think it got people a little louder and plus, along with the elephant video on the screen - love it!

I was there too and LOVED IT! The bells and the facepainted elephants on the screen made ME get louder!! Roll TIDE!:BigA:

 

[DaveMitch]

It was more of a gong to me. It was freakin awesome. The crowd went wild and looking at their stats on 3rd downs, the gong and the crowd did their job. I also liked the " first down Alabama",then the crowd says "Roll Tide",pretty awesome as well. I had a great time at the game. The only thing that made me was seeing "fans" get up at the end of the 3rd quarter to leave. Why even go, if you're going to leave before it is even over, let me have your ticket and I will support my Tide!

I'm glad you said that! My favorite part of going to a game (other than just being there) is singing the "Rammer Jammer" at the end with 92,132 of my closest friends! Let's ALL stay until the clock runs out against S.C. (Homecoming)!! ROLL TIDE!! :BigA:

 

[USCBAMA]

How is Bama getting around the SEC rule on institutional noise? Rule states, "The use of institutionally-controlled computerized sound systems, including music, and institutionally-controlled artificial noisemakers shall be restricted to pre-game, halftime, post-game, after a score and team or media timeouts."

auburn was gigged on this several times for playing "Eye of the Tiger" between downs (of course they were playing it during snap as well). USC was also scolded by SEC just for playing a loud rooster crow on 3rd downs...they were told they could only do it between quarters, during timeouts, half time, pregame, and post game. Has SEC withdrawn the rule or is it just a case of them not enforcing it anymore (like the MSU cowbell thing)?

It's a stupid rule, but began to be enforced a few years ago because of auburn's abuse of noise by blaring music during opponents snap count, Meyer and Spurrier both complained to SEC.

 

[Mav^]

I like it. It gives an ominous feel and helps the crowd get into it.

 

[MikeD]

Love the bells on 3rd down, love the roll tide on first down, but why leave the game early? Disappointed that fans left the game early.

 

[37bamagrl]

The Jacksonville Jaguars have the bells, but if nobody is at the game to hear them, do they make a sound?

LMAO!

speaking of the elephant roar - do they do that at all anymore? i can't remember if i heard it or not.

and yes, i think the ominous feeling the bells signify - PERFECT for our defense

Also count me in as someone who was very DISAPPOINTED in the crowd leaving so early (but i do like the fact that they can leave sooo early in a SEC game)