Topic: New scoreboard renderings

[FilmJunky]

That's softball. It says Dot Hicks on it.  I don't think they included baseball in this round.

We don't have to worry about a baseball scoreboard until the athletic department shows us they will actually get the stadium built for the 1500th time. I understand that facility upgrades need to be made, but just look at all the money spent for upgrades on facilities that are not super old. Meanwhile the baseball team is waiting for Huntington St Joe to get done with their baseball game so they can practice.

[chris88]

All look great imo

The Maslov thing is really funny.  Maybe he was thinking of his dog and combined Maslow and Pavlov:) ;D....which would be ok if we had a dog mascot like Uconn or UGA

[herd2win]

It is good to see upgrades are coming to our facilities.

[HerdSection113]

I feel like saying.. From the baseball field... now these boards. They are all so boring and basic. No design whatsoever and thats annoying.

Lets plop down a square brick building here, and here. No aesthetics, and its really frustrating. How can this be so boring in design. I was hoping to see big modern changes to our stuff.. What I'm seeing looks like they aren't trying very hard. Call the designers of Pullman Sq. Mercy!

Endzone changes.. Lets chuck up an even bigger screen to promo more hospital advertisements and two high school concession stands.. These are OUTDOOR!! Weeeeeeeee.. I swear.. it hurts my brain. 

We're using the same designers from 1970 and its terrible.

Rant Over.

[SuperAnjario]

I feel like saying.. From the baseball field... now these boards. They are all so boring and basic. No design whatsoever and thats annoying.

Lets plop down a square brick building here, and here. No aesthetics, and its really frustrating. How can this be so boring in design. I was hoping to see big modern changes to our stuff.. What I'm seeing looks like they aren't trying very hard. Call the designers of Pullman Sq. Mercy!

Endzone changes.. Lets chuck up an even bigger screen to promo more hospital advertisements and two high school concession stands.. These are OUTDOOR!! Weeeeeeeee.. I swear.. it hurts my brain. 

We're using the same designers from 1970 and its terrible.

Rant Over.

You might end up getting surprised.

[HerdSection113]

I'd hope so. I've been to so many other college stadiums. From Boca Raton, to Southern Miss, to Boulder... The point I was shooting for was just some modern feel. We don't need more unappealing buildings.. I was hoping we would make the new additions match the look of the rec center we built.. its beautiful. Carry that design over. Just my two cents.

[bighat]

Maybe he was thinking of Pavlov and conditioned responses.

[Herd Alum]

 JMU's video board looked massive with no ads I could see.  Maybe one of you who went to that game would know.  I am not impressed with the football video board rendering.  Main area looks small to others I've seen on tv.

[MUsince96]

I wish they'd place physical ads on the side of the scoreboard so the entire video board could be used for the action and score.

[SuperAnjario]

JMU's video board looked massive with no ads I could see.  Maybe one of you who went to that game would know.  I am not impressed with the football video board rendering.  Main area looks small to others I've seen on tv.

It?s gigantic.

[HerdSection113]

https://ibb.co/TT4PNCR

Was hoping to see something along these lines. Sorry for such a rough sketch.

[puma]

JMU's video board looked massive with no ads I could see.  Maybe one of you who went to that game would know.  I am not impressed with the football video board rendering.  Main area looks small to others I've seen on tv.

Not sure how it compares to the Joan but it seemed pretty big and I don't recall any ads. But it's placement made it really hard to see for a big chunk of the stadium. They really need a second scoreboard. I wasn't terribly impressed by their stadium overall. On the side of the field I sat in, there wasn't even a concourse, just a chain link fence and a single trailer for concessions and not nearly enough restrooms.

[marshallmark]

I really liked Ga Southern's facility.  Lot of room to expand, but it had party areas in both end zones, hills in the corners of the press box side for blanket and kids to play on, and large concourses with plenty of food choices.  Plus, room on the visitors/students side for a couple of food trucks - one of which (cookies) was busy with a line the entire game. 

Video board was just so-so, but adequate for what they have. 

Parking situation was excellent - free shuttles running all the time to and from paid or free parking lots.  Not sure about the tailgate scene since I went to the Big Green event at a local sports bar, but they certainly had the room.  Nice campus, as well.   

[HerdEcon]

I am not impressed with the football video board rendering.  Main area looks small to others I've seen on tv.

That was my thought when I saw the rendering.  The rendering I saw had measurements but I didn't take the time to compare the measurements to other scoreboards. 

My thoughts are:
1.  That the new video board has to be HD.  HD is now the standard in video boards at college sporting events.
2.  The new video board has to be large enough that it can be clearly seen from across the stadium.  Keeping in mind that WV population is older than average and may not have as good eyesight as the fans in the student section that have younger eyes and set closer to the video board.
3.  Same applies to the yardage, down, and other game stats that may be displayed on the board.  It has to be clearly visible from the other end of the stadium.

Video boards should be designed to enhance the gameday fan experience.  There is no other reason to have a video board except for the fans.  Why bother upgrading the video board if half the fans aren't going to be able to clearly see it? 

I don't care how may ads the board has if it is HD and large enough for everyone in attendance to enjoy regardless of their age or eyesight.  If I were buying an ad I would want to be certain that everyone in attendance could clearly see my ad.  One positive about the ads is it lets the fans know which local businesses support Marshall University.  I prefer to support local businesses that support the community and in this case Marshall University.  There are businesses that choose to support other colleges or universities with their money and not Marshall University.  I choose not to support those businesses when given a choice. 

[BerkshireHerdFan]

Not sure how it compares to the Joan but it seemed pretty big and I don't recall any ads. But it's placement made it really hard to see for a big chunk of the stadium. They really need a second scoreboard. I wasn't terribly impressed by their stadium overall. On the side of the field I sat in, there wasn't even a concourse, just a chain link fence and a single trailer for concessions and not nearly enough restrooms.

I found   that JMU measures 24'x60' according to this site. Based on available measurements,  our might be bigger

https://www.visitharrisonburgva.com/places/bridgeforth-stadium-and-zane-showker-field/

[HuntersvilleHerd]

I found   that JMU measures 24'x60' according to this site. Based on available measurements,  our might be bigger

https://www.visitharrisonburgva.com/places/bridgeforth-stadium-and-zane-showker-field/

Based on the renderings Marshalls new board would be 119x45, twice as big as that, and several times larger the current video board.

[BerkshireHerdFan]

Based on the renderings Marshalls new board would be 119x45, twice as big as that, and several times larger the current video board.

I saw that, I'm just not   sure how bigger the actual Video portion would be  I see stats and ads on the sides.  The screen portion in the drawing looks kinds small. 

[ThunderingHerdFan]

I saw that, I'm just not   sure how bigger the actual Video portion would be  I see stats and ads on the sides.  The screen portion in the drawing looks kinds small.

If the scaling is correct, and I suspect it is, the screen portion is as wide as the hash marks, which is 40 feet.

That would be a significantly larger screen. And I'm just talking video screen portion.