JohnBonhamRocks Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Obviously all Buffalo’s struggles can be attributed to the 3rd down train horn. Many have voiced displeasure with the train horn, but I recall few suggesting what should be done/played on 3rd down instead. Thundering herd of Buffalo buffalo? Something similar to the Sabres goal horn? Just play the Wilhelm Scream on a loop? Any favorite 3rd down noises / approaches from around the league, college football, or other sports? For example, at Notre Dame the students take out their keys and shake them to make noise on 3rd down. I think something that reflects the fan base and region would be ideal. Interested to hear your thoughts! (Hate to feel like I have to give a disclaimer, but yes I am aware there is a 2019 thread about this. Figured 2 years is long enough.) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) How about nothing? Artificial noise in stadiums is just annoying. Let the crowd do it. Edited December 10, 2021 by MJS 6 1 2 1 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I have always loved the train horn and I will always love the train horn. 6 5 1 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Riv Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) To be somewhat original I think it should be something to do with a Buffalo stampede. A horn, a rumbling, literally a stampede noise? The train horn is so unoriginal its embarrassing. The Giants/Jets signal its 3rd down and to get loud, Den has a Bronco neighing, NE has a lighthouse with thunder lightning and a fog horn (very original) and I have no idea what Miami has, maybe some Dolphin noises from Sea World? lol My favorite is the Viking horn that Minnesota has, very original. Edited December 10, 2021 by P Riv 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benderbender Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 The Mighty Taco's "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayo!" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I honestly never really noticed it one way or the other. You do hear complaints about it all day long in the GDTs however. Why does anything need to be played at all on 3rd down? It reminds me of the modern invention of "the goal song" that apparently must be played after every goal scored on home ice around the NHL. The same song, all the time...I hate that tradition too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blainorama5 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 How 'bout complete silence - maybe just a light sound of butterfly wings flapping? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Just now, Blainorama5 said: How 'bout complete silence - maybe just a light sound of butterfly wings flapping? 🤔 See my post above yours; why does anything need to be played b/c it's 3rd down? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Aurelius Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 With the way they have been playing ... How about loud fart sounds 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar High JA17 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I would think some Wild West gun shot blast would be cool. History wise 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I’m with the nothing crowd. I don’t like over thinking things, but I’ve never understood what the stupid horn is supposed to represent. It might be cool if it tied to Buffalo as a city somehow. The train horn means nothing, and it’s even obnoxious on tv. It becomes more annoying when getting blown out at home, and they still do the horn on third down. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 What is the history of the train horn? Why is it indeed a train horn? What year did they start using it? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasNootz Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Thundering Buffalo that circle the stadium monitors and in surround sound. Lets also open the game with a video montage of Bills history put to "the Ecstasy of Gold". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 hour ago, MJS said: How about nothing? Artificial noise in stadiums is just annoying. Let the crowd do it. Have you heard other stadiums...I think SoFi.....PA guy yelling 3rrrrrrrrrrrrrd Dooooooooown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmur66 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 The Flintstones GO GO BUFFALO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 35 minutes ago, Marcus Aurelius said: With the way they have been playing ... How about loud fart sounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transient Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I think they should pipe in the montage of Kurt Cobain's screams from the beginning of "From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I’ve gotten used to it signaling me that it’s third down while my eyes are closed dreading the next 78 yard touchdown run between the tackles 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradobillsfan Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Not to mention the train horn represents an unstoppable moving object yet we play it on DEFENSE 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: I’ve gotten used to it signaling me that it’s third down while my eyes are closed dreading the next 78 yard touchdown run between the tackles That’s a proper assessment of the last twenty years. I’d love statistics of what franchises have given up the most 60+ yard runs over the past few decades. Long runs seem like a very rare feat these days, yet they occur quite a bit against Bills teams, particularly at home games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 hour ago, MJS said: How about nothing? Artificial noise in stadiums is just annoying. Let the crowd do it. Best idea I've heard today. Why replace an annoying sound with something else annoying. Let the fans sing Shout after big scores. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorquemada Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I'll say it again. Yakkety Sax until they Bills are good again. They can earn something more intimidating through hard work \ 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionC3 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 The Flintstones, the train hour, and the imagery of buffalo prancing through the snow are drought props. They all suck. Replace them with nothing. Or figure it out later. But I can’t stand any of them. Maybe it’s because we heard the stupid train horn all the time on Monday and lost. I don’t know. Whatever. I can’t deal with any of them. 1 hour ago, benderbender said: The Mighty Taco's "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayo!" Now we’re talking. Great idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaRun Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 The stampeding Buffalo were great, death to the train horn. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 19 minutes ago, nucci said: Have you heard other stadiums...I think SoFi.....PA guy yelling 3rrrrrrrrrrrrrd Dooooooooown Yes I have. I was at the Saints game. It was the only thing I didn't enjoy. Really annoying to have speakers blasting nonsense into my ears all night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Since1981 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I hate when I see other stadiums have to teach fans “lamo, GET LOUD” Indy, they had no idea when to cheer …charging Buffalo sound…. our fans don’t need the stupid NOISE sign! Errr wait, nights need drunk wake-up calls…Big Alarm clock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorquemada Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 how about every time the Bills run D gets gashed, or Moss runs into the back of the OL for 1 yard, they play a giant fart sound on the PA. Like 120db of sloppy wet fart. If they Bills have any pride or dignity they'll play harder just to make it stop. this is a copyrighted idea so i better not see any of you stealing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I used to like it when they had Fred Flinstone & Barnie Rubble with their lodge hats on they would say "go go buffalo" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo ill Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Assntitties by DJ assault 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I said this last year, but call it a “Factory Whistle/Horn” that Bethlehem Steel and other factories used in the old days in Buffalo. When the factory whistle blew it meant “Time to go to work”. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Get rid of it and replace it with nothing. The crowd knows it is 3rd down. Pretty stupid to need the horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muppy Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Blainorama5 said: How 'bout complete silence - maybe just a light sound of butterfly wings flapping? 🤔 angel wings dang it we have standards 😉.... I see nothing wrong with rawrrrrrrrrrrrr...thats how the sound translates to me. And there are trains that run all through NYS I think it fits into the wny vibe. Edited December 10, 2021 by Muppy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 32 minutes ago, SirAndrew said: That’s a proper assessment of the last twenty years. I’d love statistics of what franchises have given up the most 60+ yard runs over the past few decades. Long runs seem like a very rare feat these days, yet they occur quite a bit against Bills teams, particularly at home games. At least three come to mind just this season, Henry, Taylor, Harris.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I haven't been to the stadium in decades, so don't know what the train horns bring to the "in stadium" experience, but I can say that they are ridiculous to hear on the TV broadcasts. They are so loud during some games, that they drown out what the announcers are saying. (I specifically noticed during this years Pittsburgh game that the production staff adjusted the volume each time that stupid thing blasted away.) After all these years of losing, the sound of these horns basically trigger a PTSD type feeling of dread in me. Seriously. I've actually had to mute the sound of some of our defense series. If Bills fans are truly the best fans in the NFL, we shouldn't need these horns in the first place. Surely the crowd knows when the key plays of the game are happening, and I certainly know that the fans can rock that stadium without gimmicky train horns. Get rid of them and let the fans own cheering speak for itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saundena Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I would love to rig a small air compressor & trainhorn up to my car. Obviously not street legal but man, would that be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCockSportif Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I recommend an actual train and a partnership with CN. You'll hear an actual train as the Bills squad exits to the sideline as their opponents are flattened by a diesel locomotive. That'll learn 'em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 hour ago, SirAndrew said: I’m with the nothing crowd. I don’t like over thinking things, but I’ve never understood what the stupid horn is supposed to represent. It might be cool if it tied to Buffalo as a city somehow. The train horn means nothing, and it’s even obnoxious on tv. It becomes more annoying when getting blown out at home, and they still do the horn on third down. Almost as obnoxious as playing the shout song after a garbage time score in a blowout loss. Embarrassing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 My vote: Sloth from Goonies yelling "HEYYYYY YOUUUUU GUYYYYSSSSSSSS" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishDave Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) How about an exaggerated version of the Buffalo Grunt? Make it sound more like a longer drawn out roar. Edited December 10, 2021 by PolishDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 2 hours ago, JohnBonhamRocks said: Obviously all Buffalo’s struggles can be attributed to the 3rd down train horn. Many have voiced displeasure with the train horn, but I recall few suggesting what should be done/played on 3rd down instead. Thundering herd of Buffalo buffalo? Something similar to the Sabres goal horn? Just play the Wilhelm Scream on a loop? Any favorite 3rd down noises / approaches from around the league, college football, or other sports? For example, at Notre Dame the students take out their keys and shake them to make noise on 3rd down. I think something that reflects the fan base and region would be ideal. Interested to hear your thoughts! (Hate to feel like I have to give a disclaimer, but yes I am aware there is a 2019 thread about this. Figured 2 years is long enough.) MORE train horn. Every defensive down. The crowd needs all the prodding that they can get. I sit near the top of the lower bowl and even though everyone stands, most of them make zero noise. The place is at about 25% noise capacity this season. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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