Been to both games at JTS so far this year. Sound System kicks *** but definitely needs to be wrangled in. I will say this. I sat at field level for UNI game, and moved all over the place for game with you guys, and it is much louder in the upper deck. I don't know a ton about sound, but I'm wondering if being on the same level of the speakers has something to do with it?
I mentioned to the guys beside me at both games that I thought the sound guy was pushing the envelope as far as letting music play until shortly before the snap, but I have to think if it was that big of deal and was having an obvious effect on the communication, KF would have been all over the officials about it, and we would have been flagged. I didn't notice KF too upset with anything with officials and I have to think this issue isn't something that is too subjective and would be an easy call for an official to make.
Again, this thing needs to be fixed though. Too loud. Ears nearly bleeding loud. All you get from the Ref's mic is feedback because it is so loud.