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Message: [QUOTE="militarydog, post: 3558394, member: 9841"] At first I think fans will be so happy to have sports they will overlook a lot. However it will get old fast. Ultimately it will hurt the homecourt or home field advantage with reduction in noise and general intimidation factor. I still laugh about Coach Schaefer talking about going into certain arenas and having fans yell things at him that he did not realize anybody knew. Further, he also discussed how he had to train his players to not react to opposing fans. Mississippi State women’s basketball has developed a big following. It seems as a whole that women’s basketball fans are more knowledgeable and take the time to learn things about opposing players and coaches. I know I have seen our fans heckle opposing players and coaches and I’m sure it helps us with a home court advantage. Therefore I definitely think it will have a big impact to have no fans. [/QUOTE]