Autzen Stadium is loud. I'm not a fan of the decibel meters and the temptation for some stadiums to utilize piped in fan noise. But those who work around the stadium insist that what we're hearing on game days in authentic.

I didn't know exactly how much until I talked with Mark Helfrich 1-on-1 this week and he told me that it's something he thinks about.

"We have to sign a waiver, I have to sign a waiver every year to go to work," Helfrich said, "that says we won't sue the University of Oregon or anybody else based on our crowd noise. We literally do. Everybody that works in the stadium has to sign a release.

"No lawsuits pending."

Listen to the full podcast here.

Helfrich on the challenge of watching football as a fan:

"It's a little bit easier if you're watching an NFL game, if we have players on both teams or coaches on both teams, to watch it a little bit more from a fan's perspective. But I'll always try to figure out angles and numbers and leverage and that kind of stuff."

Helfrich on being a Dallas Cowboys and Roger Staubach fan as a kid:

"There are a couple of photos out there... I can't remember how old I was at the time, but I literally had a paper towel hanging out of my shorts with the No. 12 on it, and No. 11 on it a little bit later for Danny White."

Helfrich on Oregon's flat performance vs. Arizona in 2013:

"I think there were a couple of guys that were (flat) for sure. That's 100 percent on me. I said that then, I'll say that now. We did a good job at that point of recognizing it. We don't dwell on it. You don't, you know, it's not this huge motivational factor other than let's not let it happen again."

On young Ducks players who don't yet understand how hard they have to work:

"We have a few young guys right now. I told them the other day, there's a few guys I think, 'it's dress up.' They show up. We put on the 'O' and we get points... they're learning the hard way."

On what made legendary Cowboys coach Tom Landry so good:

"I've certainly studied Tom Landry and have a ton of respect for him. I do not own a fedora or anything like that... he had a ton of discipline. He's the guy who invented the 4-3 defense. Just a tremendous tactician that way. It's interesting when you read back, his relationship with players wasn't always the best and the greatest. So learn from that as well. Discipline, structure, habits..."

--- @JohnCanzanoBFT