Irrefutable Video Proof That Sports Fans Are Game Changers

Home-field advantage is an oft-debated topic in the world of sports. Sure, it's somewhat helpful to have your own fans behind you. But, even if you have the loudest crowd in sports history, what's playing host really worth?

Rarely has the power of a loud and well-organized home crowd been illustrated as plainly as it is in the video above

Uploaded to YouTube on Saturday, the clip shows two late-game possessions by Columbia University in their Friday night bid to pull off a shocking upset over host Michigan State

With just three and a half minutes to play, Columbia had the ball and a chance to tie the game or take the lead. But Michigan State's home crowd threw a serious wrench in those plans by in unison chanting a countdown of a fictitious shot clock. Flustered, Columbia tracked time by the crowd's meter instead of the actual clock, not shooting in time and turning over the ball Read more...