Compared with the past, how loud is the Big House this year?

More people in the stands plus a dominating defense to cheer for equals louder stadium.

Like the Spinal Tap amps... turned up to 11

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I can say that Saturday was the loudest I have heard the stadium outside of maybe 2011 Ohio State, 2012 MSU, and the 2011 and 2013 Notre Dame night games, and it certainly rivaled all of the above.

(I only started going to games in 2008)

Nearly everyone in the crowd was on their feet yelling every 3rd down for Northwestern, even the late game 3rd downs when we were up 28+-0.

I have never heard the spontaneous "DE-FENSE" chant in my 7 years of going to Michigan games, especially not up 38-0.

Ya think people are excited?

It's louder than a kangaroo in heat.  So pretty loud.

I would say that you better hope you don't have any loose fillings.  They might get knocked out by the loudness.

It was: Ahhhhhhh.YAAAaaaa. OhhhHHHhhh. WeeeeEE

 

Now it's like. WHOOOOAAAA RAAAHHHHRRRRRR WOOOOOO (Blitz!!) YARRRRRRR!

Sorry for the hijack OP. To answer your question, the stadium can be WAY louder than before the renovations but I don't believe that was really put to the test until the end of the NW game. The place rumbled.

I suspect the MSU game is going to set off some seismographs.

 

On a scale of Loud, Louder, and Loudest, the NW opening kickoff runback was...Loudester!  All other signficant moments this year: Loudest.

 

What I think is even more important, Michigan has had a lot of those moments this year.

I'd say the entire crowd believes they can make a difference in the game and they sure do act like it. Every 3rd down was really loud and everyone stood up. Trying to compare last Saturday I'd say 2 years ago OSU game where we lost on the failed 2 point conversion. I expect the crowd to set a new high point in noise level this weekend and for the crowd during OSU to be even higher. It's LOUD and FUN again.

Nebraska 2011 was very loud in a couple of instances.  At the beginning of the game, the stadium eletronics were partially down, so the play clock was out at one end of the stadium.  The students, and then a lot of the rest of the Big House, started the play clock countdown from ten while the electronics at that particular end of the stadium were being restored.  Then, at the end of that 45-17 pounding, the students and then again the rest of the Big House started chanting "Beat Ohio".  I watched the NW game on tv, but the DE-FENSE chants at the end of the game certainly were just as loud if not louder than those 2011 Nebraska chants.

My dad has been to all the games this year and said that he hasn't heard this type of energy since 1997.

Here's hoping to a similar result.

of the time it gets louder every single time.

It's been pretty similar besides the Northwestern game. That was loud. The MSU game should be on par with the UTL games.

Unfortunately nothing will provide the home field advantage that Hoke's clapping gave.

2011 notre dame and osu were the loudest ive ever heard at the big house. Been going to games since the late 90s. 

This year definitely has that 2011 feel in terms of volume. Very loud for NW. I expect the crowd saturday to be insane. CANNOT WAIT

 

Edit: also, the DEFENSE chant was the coolest thing ever. It was the best solute to the defense for three straight shutouts. I defintely think the defense chant will be heard vs sparty and could become a rallying cry for the rest of the year. 

I wish I could be at the MSU game because I expect the stadium to be electric. Though I find it hard to believe it would be much louder than the UTL game in 2011. The atmosphere was insane and when we got the final touchdown everyone was going nuts. Tons of people also stayed 20 mins after the game just dancing around. Never seen anything like that

Compared to the past back when the stadium hadn't been built its quite a bit louder. 

1997 was as loud as I can remember, especially ND.