Nick Saban alleges piped-in noise at Kyle Field as Texas A&M readies for CFP clash with Miami.
Kyle Field has been called a lot of things over the years ... intimidating, electric, deafening, and occasionally downright unhinged.
Now, courtesy of retired Alabama legend Nick Saban, you can add a new one to the list: artificial.
On The Pat McAfee Show, Saban tossed out a familiar complaint while "complimenting" Texas A&M's home-field advantage, accusing the Aggies of piping in fake noise to boost the already notorious 12th Man atmosphere.
"They pipe in noise. I mean, you can't hear yourself think when you're playing out there," Saban said, noting that it's a "huge advantage" for A&M's defense and makes life miserable for opposing offensive lines.
Of course, before suggesting the sound system is doing some of the heavy lifting, he made sure to credit Kyle Field as "the noisiest place" he's been and admitted he'd done his fair share of complaining to the SEC office about it.
Nothing says compliment like "I tried to get the league to do something about you."
He's not alone in the conspiracy.
Former Alabama standout and current Ohio State safety Caleb Downs said on his own podcast that A&M "was pumping noise into the stadium" when the Tide visited College Station in 2023.
That game ended in a 26-20 Alabama win, with Downs sealing it via interception ... so apparently the "fake noise" wasn’t quite enough.
Here's the thing: when you pack 100,000-plus Aggies into a concrete bowl, drill coordinated Yells all week, and tell them it's the first-ever College Football Playoff game at Kyle Field, the decibel level probably doesn't need much help.
Seismic readings and ringing eardrums have been part of the Kyle Field experience long before anyone thought to accuse the soundboard.
Is it possible there's some extra juice in the speakers? Maybe. Is it also possible that a former rival coach and his old star safety just can't quite accept that one of the loudest environments in the sport might actually be, you know, loud? Also very possible.
Either way, the narrative now writes itself for Saturday at 11 a.m. CT when Miami walks into Aggieland: real, fake, or somewhere in between, the noise will be there.
And if the Hurricanes can't hear themselves think, they'll have plenty of company.