Quote Originally Posted by IndyBison View Post
They can't hear you on the field even if you are in the 5th row. Their focus is on the field and you just zone out everything behind you. It really is bizarre. And in a noisy stadium it's all muffled anyway. Walking through the tunnel they might hear you but they aren't listening. That is definitely one nice thing about football officiating beyond the middle school or sub-varsity level. You usually don't hear the fans because you are separated from them. Other sports are a different story.
Can they hear you if you're in the first row?