Whenever you go to a live sporting event, one of the things you notice is how full the stadium/arena is. You'll make note of how loud it becomes when something exciting happens, or how low it sounds when things aren't going as well. The atmosphere is unlike anything else when it comes to a live event. Especially if you're talking about an NFL game.

Houston is a bit of a fair weather town. With so many transplants, there's a ton of fans of other teams here. There's a Chiefs bar for goodness’s sake! Like, really?!? When the hometown teams are doing well, the city will support them. They may make it to the game a little late, or sell their tickets to opposing fans, but the teams are supported pretty well when winning. When they're losing, it can look like a Covid year game. People will totally disengage.

In Texas, football is king. That's even more true when it comes to the Texans. It took them years of losing for fans to finally get fed up and show their displeasure at the box office. You heard boos, people left early, and opposing fans outnumbered Texans fans in certain games. Until now. When DeMeco Ryans was hired, people took notice. When they drafted C.J. Stroud and Will Anderson Jr, people saw they were serious about rebuilding.

The fans responded by buying more tickets and merch. Games were well attended and got loud during exciting moments. When they made an improbable run to the playoffs this year, it was magical! They ended up beating the Browns in a home Wildcard game 45-14. It was a real beatdown! A whoopin if you will. Some Cleveland media folks think the noise was piped in.

Take a minute and think about what this buffoon is saying. The Texans organization, who once had a pastor on staff in a prominent front office role and refusal to draft guys with any bad behavior in their background to the point it became a radio bit, piped in sound?!? He thinks the middle and upper bowls weren't completely full, so the noise had to be piped in because it was way too loud for a “half empty” stadium?!?

Check out this tweet from a season ticket holder during the third quarter of that Browns game. Does that stadium look half empty? Does the middle and upper bowl look empty? Does that noise sound piped in? Or is it that a fan base, known for being insufferable and miserable, can't get over the fact they lost to a team NOBODY thought would even sniff a playoff spot this season? Could it be the fact that the quarterback they traded for and gave a fully guaranteed contract to and lost draft picks for used to play for said team? Is it the fact that one of the last picks from said trade got better because they took that loss?

I'm truly confused as to why they would express such an awful take that's so easily refutable. Sour grapes is one thing, but being a straight-up hater is something else. I said earlier this city can be a front-runner, but it truly loves football. They went without an NFL team for almost seven years and supported them religiously when they returned. The fans may have been upset about the losing and direction of the franchise, but they are back in full force now!

Jealousy makes people do and say some crazy things. The Browns should be proud of the season they had. They made the playoffs after having four different starting quarterbacks win games for them. It just so happens that the Texans were the better tea when it mattered most. Sorry your team didn't win and it caused you to hurt in your nether regions. I wish you nothing but worse luck next time, losers.