Nick Saban Says Texas A&M Pipes Fake Crowd Noise In for Home Games Ahead of CFP Debut

Legendary coach Nick Saban claimed Texas A&M uses artificial noise to increase its home-field advantage in College Station.

During his tenure at Alabama, Saban made six trips to Kyle Field. He alleged during Thursday's episode of The Pat McAfee Show that A&M pumps crowd noise into the speakers:

"I did more complaining to the SEC office — it was more than complaining that I don't really want to say on this show — about this is the noisiest place, plus they pipe in noise," he said (via Bama247's Mike Rodak). "You can't hear yourself think when they're playing out there. It's a huge advantage when they play at home, especially for their defense. Especially getting off the spot. Makes it really difficult for the offensive line."

Ohio State safety Caleb Downs, who played under Saban as a freshman at Alabama in 2023, leveled the same accusation back in September.

Granted, it's not as though A&M is alone in falling into this group.

Kyle Field has a capacity of 102,733, making it the fourth-largest stadium in college football. The venue underwent significant renovations starting in 2013 that took its seating into the six figures.

With a crowd that large, the Aggies don't need to artificially raise the decibel level in order to create a raucous atmosphere.

Texas A&M will be counting on the 12th Man to do its part when it hosts Miami on Saturday in the first round of the College Football Playoff.