There were times during Oregon's 46-27 win over Michigan State when the Autzen Stadium crowd fell relatively silent -- such as late in the second quarter when the Spartans were finishing up a 20-0 run and it felt like the life had been sucked out of the Oregon crowd.

That wasn't the case in the third quarter, though. With Oregon's offense turning a corner and the defense shoring up, the crowd of 59,456 definitely rose to the challenge.

One Michigan State beat writer says they had a little help.

Mike Griffith of MLive.com accuses Oregon of piping in sound from the speaker in the east end zone.

"The combination of the Ducks using a myriad of formations and running the hurry up offense paired with one of the loudest artificial noise-making speakers in college football is hell on defenses," Griffith wrote. "Oregon fans got loud on a half-dozen occasions, too, but it was the giant speaker in the east end zone piping in bass music that prevented pre-snap communication by the Spartans' defense."

An Oregon spokesperson denied Griffith's claim.

@Melanie_Redd @GoDucks I am a reporter - Autzen has most/loudest artificial noise of any stadium I've been in 23 years of covering CFB. — Mike Griffith (@MikeGriffith32) September 7, 2014

@tysonalger @Oregonian They're joking, right? I have clock radios louder than Autzen's sound system... sour grapes from a MSU beat writer. — RJ (@RJinWarren) September 7, 2014

-- Tyson Alger | @tysonalger