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CHICAGO – The sounds of the horns and a squeaky saxophone played at Camp Randall Stadium at the end of the third quarter begin one of the loudest traditions of Big Ten.
Wisconsin plays each and every game in the “Jump Around” house, the hip-hop hit of the 1990s, which prompts enthusiasts to stick to instructions, jumping rhythmically and enthusiastically in their seats that the press changes.
This season, “Jump Around” will be played, there will be no one to jump.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and protective precautions, only a limited number of family members of players and coaches will be able to enter Big Ten stadiums this season, which was postponed after convention presidents and chancellors first thought of it as detrimental to playing this fall before turning around.
Wisconsin fills its 85,000-seat stadium, but with the rise of positive cases in the state, even the circle of family members would possibly not be provided when the Badgers start the season in opposition to Illinois on Friday night in Madison.
“All players need us to have a full stadium,” Wisconsin cornerer Caesar Williams told reporters. “I don’t think it ever occurred to us to move to a season without fanatics. Not having “Jump Around” is going to get a little weird. “
Possibly it would look like a nightclub where music beats and no one dances.
This is just one of many Twilight Zone scenes you’d expect in what promises to be one of the top ten seasons in history.
Games will be more like glorified practices. The gaze will feel fabricated and the merit of the original land will be nullified.
Scores will count. But the rest will be a little different.
“It’s going to be strange,” said Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith.
Here’s a look at the other game day reports awaiting this season from Big Ten.
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– Quiet band lines
No group, cheerleader or non-secular squad will be provided in the games, in accordance with Big Ten regulations.
Smith said that if the stadium’s capacity limits changed, it would make the band’s return a priority. The Buckeyes’ performances before the game and half-time will take their place on Scarlet Saturday, a “second-screen broadcast” that broadcasts a live video of Ohio Stadium.
The organization’s videos to be played will be shown on the scoreboard pre-match and half-time in some stadiums, adding Memorial Stadium in Champaign.
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– Empty stands? Not completely.
Big Ten players and coaches will receive 4 tickets for members of the family circle to attend the games, with the exception of Wisconsin, at least initially. Approximately 400 tickets are provided to families of opposing groups in maximum stadiums.
They will be distributed consciously in social distance equipment.
At Northwestern’s Ryan Field in Evanston, families will sit at the West Stand above Row 16. All enthusiasts should wear face masks when they are in place.
The state of Ohio plans to place families in “groups” in seven sections located in the stadium.
Schools plan to grant concessions to families.
Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state, Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced on October 7 that the university would restrict assistance to “essential staff. “Another 1,500 people were reportedly allowed to attend.
Smith said the Big Ten participation policy would be reassessed each week, but that the convention “decided that we would all be on the same boat. “He noted that local and state government restrictions on crowds can vary significantly from team to team.
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– Stanley Flat Fans
Fans can “appear” in games.
Many schools sell cardboard clippings from enthusiasts to put them in the seats, like what some major leagues and the NFL have been doing this season.
Ohio state personnel spend approximately 50 hours installing more than 4,300 ventilation switches. Fan clippings on terrace “A” charge $50. A limited number of cuts placed on the line of 50 backyards can be purchased for $75, while student segment cuts charge $25.
For $85, Penn State enthusiasts got cuts from themselves for the October 31 house game opposed to Ohio State. To recreate the classic “bleaching,” enthusiasts were encouraged to wear white clothes on the photographs they sent. 3 more games from the Nittany Lions house.
Penn State has announced plans to buy the cuts and allow enthusiasts to pick them until the start of the 2021 season.
Illinois enthusiasts can purchase cuts for $50 to $99 Fans can load a Lovie Smith signature on the cut for an additional $50, and the symbol will be sent to the customer after the season.
A portion of the winnings will go to the Bobby Roundtree Trust, which is helping former defensive player Illini from a spinal injury.
Northwestern does not sell clippings because the sidelines are too far from the box for television cameras to capture during the game.
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– Will I hear the drop of a pin or a call?
The Big Ten provided each school with “crowd noise” soundtracks, with a noise point not exceeding 70 decibels the game. The point can exceed in 90 decibels the moments of the birthday party of the local team.
Gene Smith said he never thought he’d be so informed about decibel levels, even when downloading an app to measure them on his phone.
Illinois offensive coordinator Rod Smith joked that Division II gambling had accustomed him to calming down and emptying stadiums, but opposing groups will have fewer obstacles to communication than in general and hostile road environments.
“You’ll probably hear everything, which will be unique,” he said. Communication has never been a challenge for us, now it is even easier.
Northwestern has a permanent audio formula at Ryan Field, so the university works with an audio company that installs operations on game day for the sound of the press.
A sports data manager noted that environmental noise will have the merit of covering coaches who swear on the sidelines.
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– Not allowed
It is herbal for enthusiasts who must come in combination to watch school football matches, either betting with friends or having a party at home.
The Big Ten discourages gaming meetings.
The state of Ohio will patrol the police in the stadium parking lot and surrounding spaces to disperse primary vigils.
Tracy Hahn, deputy director of the Ohio State Police, said officials would order the offenders and escort them out of the area. If enthusiasts refuse to leave, he said, they can factor “an intrusion offense as they are allowed to be in the stadium. “
Parking near the stadiums will be closed to the public at Big Ten schools.
“We asked Madison enthusiasts to follow the rules of public fitness and meetings with anyone outside their homes,” Blank, the chancellor, said in a statement. “We ask our enthusiasts across the state to watch the house games. “
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– Handshakes after the game or run to the locker room?
Players will have tested negative before playing. And they’re going to face each other in the box for hours.
But the Big Ten are suspicious of restricting exposure when they can. Don’t expect to see many players on the field chatting with the wary parties or celebrating with their teammates.
Illinois said the groups would be escorted out of the box “as soon as possible. “There will be no assembly domain after the game for players to meet with the circle of participating family members.
Northwestern said coach Pat Fitzgerald will deal with the team after the games and then everyone will board the buses and return to sports facilities for the few players who run the press conferences.
A Northwest spokesman said that after the victories, players can simply “sing the combat song in the box to families in the seats, unlike the classic make a song with the student section. “
Some traditions remain.
But as Gene Smith said, most of the time it will be a season.
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