Purdue’s Mackey Arena ERUPTS... Leaving Announcers Speechless

Purdue University’s Mackey Arena goes INSANE after an 8 point sequence by Etwuan Moore. So loud the announcers quit talking due to the crowd noise.
This goes to show why Mackey is a Top 5 arena in NCAA basketball, and is one of the toughest, if not THE toughest environments to play in.
2-20-2011 OSU @ Purdue

[@tylernewman6099]

Underrated part of this, is announcers knowing to not speak during this time. Let the environment be the commentary.

[@jso6897]

Verne was so good at that during his career. He made college football and basketball so enjoyable

[@mboy09]

@@jso6897 He was really just covering his mic and asking his co-anchor "but seriously... who the hell is Happy Gilmore?"

[@OrioleFan336]

The Iron Bowl. He was quiet for probably 2 minutes, which is a very long time. Made the moment even more amazing to watch

[@coryshannon3815]

It makes it better, plus it's not like we could hear him with how loud they were.😂

[@BouncingSoul1987]

Well said!

[@joedoc4975]

verne lundquist…one of the best play-by-play guys to ever do it. let the crowd tell the story

[@colebaker___]

Really miss Verne on Saturday afternoons

[@rosscampbell5141]

Who the hell is happy Gilmore

[@williamgullett5911]

@@colebaker___ Verne was really slipping his last couple years. On one play, an SEC game with Alabama, Alabama caught a screen oass at the 50 and the back ran it down to the 5 and fumbled....while they were going to replay Verne said "maybe it wasn't a catch and he dropped it". Danielson said "Verne...he caught the ball and ran 50 yards"

[@ScallywagBeowulf]

@@colebaker___ I do not miss hearing Verne on Saturdays for SEC games for football. HOWEVER, he was a great play caller for basically everything else EXCEPT SEC football.

[@jeffwilliams6857]

Verne Lundquist had lost his touch for the last several years. He stayed in the game too long. He and Gary Danielson ruined SEC football for me, and several I know. Gary Danielson is still one of the most annoying game commentators I've ever heard.

[@thisis6751]

Definitely top 5 hardest places to play in the country. The geometry of area and the tin roof make for an incredible echo chamber for a crazy fan base.

[@ryants1]

Basketball and football… if you’re a top 10 fball team lol

[@SeanGrossICT]

Crazy similar to Koch Arena in Wichita. I love Mackey. Destination arena for sure!

[@shivtim]

The tin roof is busted

[@Purduegobrrrr]

I think you mean the best fanbase

[@h25c1]

Indiana is same

[@MannuhFestIt]

Can you imagine the adrenaline rush from being one of the Purdue Players? With support like that, you gotta feel unstoppable! That’s what true fans do for a team!!

[@fktherim1411]

I feel like I’m watching one of those Russell Westbrook hype dunk videos

[@dul7413]

There would be no greater feeling than banging a three to quiet that crowd

[@sunnybeech74]

And yet no championships. Not even a final four.

[@bitcoinisfreedom5265]

@@sunnybeech74 purdue? They have final fours, just none since 1980. And they won the national championship in 1932 with John wooden.

[@sunnybeech74]

@@bitcoinisfreedom5265 True, but since 1980 they should have at least on national championship and several Final Fours. They just keep choking in the tournament.

[@williameckert306]

The noise level at Mackey cannot be beaten because of the construction materials used in the roof.

[@alexwilds9037]

What materials

[@povertyspec9651]

It's basically a metal roof that bounces the sound back down.

[@alexwilds9037]

That's badass we should've used that as the hall

[@mezmerizer0266]

Engineering school ftw.

[@otisboy6714]

@@alexwilds9037 it’s made of Aluminum so the sound j bounces right back down

[@TheBusterZX]

Clearly mackey arena is cursed to prevent MSU and OSU from ever winning there. They both just lost without even going against purdue

[@the4thempire]

You can throw Wisconsin in that mix too.

[@Ijustcomment010]

Wait a minute this comment aged incredibly well for football

[@owenseiler1985]

@@Ijustcomment010 mackey isn’t football dipshit. msu would give that purdue football team 9 times of 10

[@Brian-vu6er]

@@the4thempire are u braindead? wisconsin won there in the tournament

[@joshrenie4694]

I remember being at this game as an 11 year old kid. The absolute CHILLS I got watching this again. Insane.

[@paulmark-qj3xv]

I remember being at this game as an 8 yr old. Rip Larry Clisby 2021 best announcer in purdue history

[@Saferal11]

Not exactly sure why the KZbin Algorithm decided to recommend this to me right now, as I’m a fan of neither of these two schools. I’m sure glad it did, though!!

[@urbanpoizon6742]

Do you believe Mackey Arena deserves to be considered in the Top 5 toughest venues to play in men's NCAA basketball? Let me know who you think should be in the Top 5!

[@deez4595]

Urban Poizon purdue IS one of the toughest to play in. Look how many home losses there are at mackey

[@r.l.sturgeonmoore7475]

YES!!!!!

[@PhotonBread]

Mackey and Assembly Hall are easily the toughest places to play in all of sport. Only fitting they hate each other and reside in Basketballs backyard

[@christianurberg6139]

1. Cameron indoor, 2. Mackey I don’t care about any other venue

[@jminer6529]

Indiana is one of the toughest states to play basketball in my opinion, Mackey is hard to play in, so is assembly. But Go Hoosiers!

[@matthewschoenemann]

Purdue ended up winning the game by 13 if anyone was wondering

[@KarioDemaki]

I was wondering...Thank you

[@Mastrivy]

Do you know why everyone was cheering? Was it just for the team? Or was there a record being broken?

[@clarkfitzgerald8814]

@@Mastrivy just for the team

[@Mastrivy]

@@clarkfitzgerald8814 oh ok. Thanks

[@dmalak4509]

That was some Purdue team. Robbie Hummel, DaJuan Johnson, and Etaun Moore. Shocked they never won a national title.

[@burny890]

Exactly loved this team and I'm not even a Purdue fan 🥲

[@pats9414]

Because Hummel always got hurt before tournament

[@brianarbenz7206]

Purdue always finds a way to not win the title, at least in men's play. The Rick Mount-Herm Gilliam team was good enough to win. Joe Barry Carroll's team was quite good also. The Troy Lewis group in '88 was on its way to the final 4 and stumbled. I love Purdue. But I don't expect ever to see the Boilermakers win the men's title.

[@DepressedPistonsFan0]

I honestly think the team we got this year is far better than that years team. Either way we don’t have much of a football team but man do we get spoiled with such a great basketball team.

[@hunterdvs6535]

If Hummel doesn’t get a torn acl I’m confident they go to the final four that year

[@SafetyisFirst]

Watching that man to man tight defense is more exciting than the offense. I love seeing elite defense like that.

[@lucaskovacevich481]

It’s very respectable , tight man to man d is exhausted asf

[@jesuschrist7833]

College basketball and football will always have to be best fans. They know how to cheer. You got parents, siblings, best friends, students all screaming for there team.

[@chocolatechipslime]

You’ll never hear a crowd this loud in the NBA

[@goldenlightning_8974]

imagine the pure sound of this, i would be getting chills during that

[@spellred8109]

Last night against Iowa was nuts. Just shame we played poorly

[@austinbuley5937]

Pretty bad coaching by Ohio state to not call a timeout there

[@patrickrigali85]

It's regular season, maybe they're giving their players experience in case they can't call a timeout in tournament crunch time

[@nuclearsaturn3834]

In my 2nd year at Purdue. Energy hasn’t changed, lucky to be here with the current team too it’s crazy to watch them play and be apart of the legacy they’re gonna leave here.

[@nuclearsaturn3834]

Even my dad(been going to Syracuse bb games all over the country since the 90s) who recently went to his first game at Mackey said the energy and noise is unmatched. Illinois vs Purdue was the game, if you go watch the highlights Lance Jones hit a 3 right before a timeout was called and it sounded just like this vid😂

[@Michael-gq9ou]

Grew up going to duke games and now I go to Purdue. What a great life I’ve been given. Can’t wait for this season!

[@thereisnotryv1971]

I love that the announcers just sat back and understood the fans are also part of the game commentary. Doubtful that CBS gave Verne and the other guy shit for not talking

[@otaviofrn_adv]

Verne is one of the greats to ever work in a broadcast booth. The other was Clark Kellogg I think. With him calling, sit back and let it roll

[@sammoran1556]

Best environment in college basketball period.

[@PhotonBread]

Assembly Hall would like to have a word with you

[@r.l.sturgeonmoore7475]

@@PhotonBread If Assembly Hall has something to say, they can send it in writing. T.Y.M.V.

[@christianurberg6139]

@Bryce Olson are you high man

[@RTBaLLa]

Assembly Hall is basically Purdue's home court too so that's fine

[@gts8361]

@@PhotonBread Never heard of it. Mackey is #1 by a mile.

[@gts8361]

Mackey is a madhouse. Craziest venue in college bball.

[@johnkirchner1771]

best atmosphere in CBB hands down, from a conference rival

[@staticgaming4425]

Idk when this game took place and I don’t really care for college basketball but whoever Ohio States coach is should’ve been fired for not taking a timeout when Purdue started getting momentum and the crowd got into it letting Purdue go 3 pointer, steal, tough lay up that put them up, block, 3 pointer without calling a time out when you have all of them is criminally bad coaching I mean one player literally went on an 8-0 run and you didn’t call a timeout right away terrible

[@robertdavies3593]

If you're gonna fire a coach for that you'll be cycling through 10 a season haha

[@staticgaming4425]

@@robertdavies3593 I’d agree with you if we were talking about some random nobody school but we’re talking about Ohio State there’s no reason for a coach to be that bad for that good of an athletic program especially in a sport like football or basketball

[@KixSlim]

You realize the coach was Thad Matta, who coached Ohio state to multiple final fours and was one win away from winning the whole thing in 2007?

[@loufancelli1330]

This Ohio State team ended up the season 34-3 and was ranked #1 in the final regular season poll. They did get upset in the S16 that year, but that's probably not a fireable offense. And the following year they made it back to the Final Four. But, spoiler alert, the coach did eventually get fired in 2017. If only he'd called that time out 6 years earlier maybe he could have saved his job...

[@burny890]

Purdue by far has one of my favorite home college basketball atmospheres

[@jonathanb89]

I love Mackey Arena. Great memories there.

[@kiddhoodie1903]

ok but that finish by E’twaun was so tuff

[@TronApostle]

I remember going absolutely bananas watching this with my brother live back in the day, BOILER UP!!!

[@aloughmiler]

I was at Purdue during the Glenn Robinson era there were many games we left and could not hear like going to a rock concert and standing right next to the speaker -Mackey can get Rockin

[@AdamKlownzinger]

You keep thinking it cant get louder, and then it does

[@ramseycattn5941]

Mackey is the most insane place to play in the NCAA. You literally cannot hear anything when the crowd gets into it. Combine one of the best student sections in the country with the fact that the whole building is one big circular concrete and steel bowl, and you get sound levels that are hard to believe.

[@chipsattler5577]

idk why but the sound quality of 2006-2011 college basketball seems so crystal clear

[@spencer3380]

Assembly Hall, Mackey, Hinkle If you a road team coming to Indiana, it’s going to be a tough one.

[@tevster1316]

It’s like a crowd when the away team has possession in football 😲

[@dnetz2145]

They love their basketball!!

[@cupofpeteinthemorning1562]

This guy has only posted four videos and this is GOLD

[@Tesparza19]

That announcer just poorin’ the coals on the fire!

[@kevinrumsey3756]

I was in attendance at this game, and it was THE loudest I had ever heard Mackey at this point and then again when JaJuan dunked it near the end of the game. What I notice now after watching it on screen is the defense of Kramer. He was like glue on whoever he guarded, and you don't see that defensive intensity from many guys anymore. Such a special team to me.

[@trfflyboy]

Announcers need to watch their language on live TV!!! "I don't know how he made that f-----in shot".

[@shootermtd25]

Kept getting this in my recommended so I finally decided to watch 😂

[@r.l.sturgeonmoore7475]

I was at this game!!!

[@michaelhogg324]

Same here!

[@emac7050]

Wondering why the student section was all wearing black gloves?

[@davidferreira3122]

Also, why was it so loud at this game specifically? Or is this just normal for purdue?

[@pyrobryan]

This is what's great about basketball. Football stadiums may seat 3 or 4 times as many people, but 20,000 people in a smaller, indoor arena can get so intense that it's just an amazing experience.

[@michaelcrawford8401]

I love the fact that you didnt confuse a stadium with an arena. I hate it when people call it a "basketball stadium".

[@cartoonranch1815]

I've been to many games at that golden dome arena. Electrifying crowd energy. Basketball at it's finest.

[@ethanreed8400]

it's great how you can tell what era this is from their baggy shorts

[@jamielynn5641]

One of the loudest and most intimidating arenas in the NCAA! Boiler Up!

[@KixSlim]

If only our basketbucks were as good now as this team was. Miss the craft era, we haven’t been able to make a deep run in the tourney since.

[@otaviofrn_adv]

What about 2019?

[@bb-yv7jr]

as a current IU student purdues atmosphere at bball games is pretty great

[@menace1tb]

How awsome that must feel for those players with the crowd going nuts!!!

[@brendandevlin6022]

HOW DO YOU NOT CALL A TIMEOUT

[@matthewdixon6252]

Seriously. You've turned the ball over three straight possessions and the opponent's made 3 straight buckets and the crowd is going nuts. How does Ohio State's coach not call a timeout?

[@jaredhall2539]

The home town boy John Diebler giving up the ball here lol. Won us a state championship in 2005. And finished his HS career with more points in an Ohio HS than lebron. Dude balled hard. 77 points was his highest I think. Got to watch him play. It was amazing.

[@zoostew8354]

Some crazy energy

[@StevenPeake]

As a Kentucky fan this kind of makes me sad. Rupp Arena is too big to get this like this and a lot of the fans just don’t get like this. Don’t get me wrong it’s been loud in there before just not quite like this

[@NickKnopik]

You can almost guess what year this game was played just by looking at the length of these guys' shorts

[@tntkop]

As a former college basketball official, gotta give Kudos to the refs for letting both teams play. That’s excellent game management. They’re very good officials. That’s why they’re calling those D1 games.

[@Yzymoneysniper13]

GOAT SEQUENCE. GOAT SHOT BY ETWANNE

[@thegreatskinkpriest8104]

Talk about home court advantage goddamn!

[@ben.gleaves]

how recent was this ?

[@metsrule698609]

Goosebumps

[@JapanKilledChineseBabies]

I don't even watch basketball, but this is awesome!

[@TWolfyG]

The shorts were so big 😂

[@hanlee2928]

I love college hoops, especially as a UVA fan

[@justinscott7576]

74-54

[@TheFarmersLife]

Think the loudest moment in a game I attended was vs Nebraska. Raphael Davis forced Nebraska into an over and back just before the shot clock ran down. #DefenseLivesHere

[@ericschminke8233]

Man I'd like to see a game at Mackey Arena/Keady Court, but paint the "Boilermaker Special" on the center court again. It has immeasurably greater character than the letter "P".

[@spjr99]

Collective "oooOOOHhh" at 1:08

[@solar2473]

Damn what a crowd

[@bmo14lax]

1:13 was nasty what a pass

[@owenfouts2494]

And now we’re FINALLY FOUR BOUND

[@dustinfreeman9368]

If u think that was loud. Look up Kansas vs west Virginia 2017. Broke the decibel record for indoor arena

[@colbornfarms4849]

That is simply bad ass and exciting imagine being there and it’s only period one

[@Liam___ohara___]

Everyone in that arena is deaf right now lol

[@TimeofQwerty]

you can tell how long ago it was and yet Purdue has risen back again

[@sunnybeech74]

And they will fall again in the tournament.

[@thunderbunny0-0]

I miss uncle Verne so much. He and Gary danielson are the best combo to ever do it.

[@alexdwyer7677]

Those baggy shorts!!!

[@ipayyoutube9252]

The announcers aren't left speechless. Vern Lundquist wants the crowd do have their moment. Why do you think he was commentating when Purdue had the ball??

[@tperk]

Even better when the visiting team rises to the occasion, faces the chaos, runs the shot clock inside 5 seconds and scores to beat the shot clock buzzer. That's when you know you've got a team

[@SlightNegative]

I don't know if I've ever heard a basketball crowd that loud.

[@kevinhulvey7018]

Yea if you dont think thats an advantage for the home team, idk what to tell you

[@acmonster824]

Back when defense was played and 1 on 1 ball wasn’t rewarded…miss this intense era of college basketball

[@jimgray3346]

Why OSU coach didn't call time...Purdue had a run going, the crowd was nuts and his boys were RATTLED

[@patrickrigali85]

Gotta let the players learn sometimes especially when it's the first half and not a tournament game

[@ColdBlooded18]

Three minutes that shows how college basketball is objectively better than college football

[@JT-Rebel]

All the good old school commentators knew to let the moment "breathe"...Which is why Tony Romo needs to shut the hell up when Nantz is not talking after a clutch touchdown by the home team. He's not talking not because he wants you to FILL Tony, he's not talking because he's being great at his job.

[@russs7574]

I don't think he was "left speechless." It was more of a case where he recognized, "Less is more," and to let the crowd noise tell the story. Also, he probably figured it was pointless to try to talk while the PA guy was going off the way he was. This is something that Vin Scully was very good at. If you watch the video of Kirk Gibson's World Series Home Run. After he says his famous line, "In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened," he just shuts up for over a minute and lets the picture and the noise of the crowd tell the story. Sometimes it's best to just shut up.

[@josh-ym8oi]

I would watch basketball if the crowd got into it like they did in this

[@deantown2675]

This is my favorite part of college b ball when the crown goes wild

[@ScottayH29]

I'm deaf just watching this on my phone

[@ChickenFriedDryEraseMarkers]

This is the cutest thing I've ever seen.

[@coopers1716]

Announcers have big ass buttons in front of them that kill their mics. They both hit the switch to scream- either in anger or out of joy.

[@kdunski2085]

If you are Ohio State you HAVE to call a timeout there... there is no way you let that into your players head with all your timeouts still left, give the crowd a little time to calm down and then get back together.

[@davideaton4988]

Went to high school with jujuan Johnson … best state championship run ever Greg oden/ mike Conley Etwaun Moore Jajuan Johnson Eric Gordon

[@thomasclark3348]

Just a reminder to those Boiler fans who put Jaden Ivey at guard on the all-time Purdue team of the great E'Twan Moore.

[@AdamPFarnsworth]

I feel bad for the radio play by play announcer. That must have been tough to talk through!

[@pwntimejamboree8272]

Coaching malpractice here. CALL A TIMEOUT

[@povertyspec9651]

O$U is despised worldwide.

[@brianarbenz7206]

Ah, the pre-Covid days. They shall return to us.

[@joeylonergan1865]

In my mind I was thinking that’s bad coaching for not calling a timeout but I also guess they were #2 at the time

[@brennandorsey193]

Uncle etwuan in college

[@nysom3356]

playing in an arena like this is what makes you feel like you can do anything, you never second guess yourself, you just do it. if you were an ohio player you wouldnt feel your legs you wouldnt be able to think straight, which is why that dude airballed

[@kaplezedrummer24ify]

There's this and then there's bill Walton talking about some bull shit

[@vdubproductions2646]

Verne was one of the best in the business.

[@otaviofrn_adv]

Man... I wish he had a proper march madness farewell. He left almost without notice (needed back surgery before the 2018 tournament and decided to call only golf since). But he had his last few games at MSG of all places, with the last being the east regional final in 2017

[@mckinleymac3452]

Can we all agree that as far as a court's layout is concerned that _Pauley Pavilion_ is the easiest place to play?

[@johncreighton908]

ALMOST ...as loud as the former Chicago Stadium...when Jordan soared..