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They want it in place by 2015 when Michigan State comes to town. 3 mill for a scoreboard is way more than what the athletic department has the capacity to fundraise for a luxury item. How could OHIO finance a new scoreboard for Peden? http://www.mlive.com/broncos/index.ssf/2014/12/wmu_athlet... Most Memorable Bobcat Events Attended 2010 97-83 win over Georgetown in NCAA 1st round 2012 45-13 victory over ULM in the Independence Bowl 2015 34-3 drubbing of Miami @ Peden front of 25,086 Back to Top yamaha45701 General User Member Since: 3/6/2005 Location: The plains, OH Post Count: 170 Status: Offline     RE: WMU spending 3 million on a new scoreboard    Posted: 12/14/2014 2:47:05 AM  My daughter works for a sign company that last season installed the new huge scoreboard and LED video screen in Broncos stadium in Denver. Not quite 2 million price tag. It is huge and if you watch a Bronco's game, you will see it every once in awhile. Three million? I just can not imagine wmu needing a scoreboard one third bigger than what the Broncos needed. Perhaps the wmu scoreboard will shoot off fireworks, have side by side waterfalls, and have a rising stage that brings the team up from the underground locker room while a giant fog machine fills the stadium with special effects. Back to Top Monroe Slavin General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Oxnard, CA Post Count: 9,121 Status: Offline     RE: WMU spending 3 million on a new scoreboard    Posted: 12/14/2014 12:44:13 PM  Apparently they plan on scoring A LOT. Where's the band?! WHERE"S THE BAND?! DesignspiritUSA.com The Pets On The Go Collection of pet gear travel bags The Holiday Tote Bigg Bagg Collection--over-sized, reversible, extra pockets; now love carrying packages as much as you love shopping! Back to Top Campus Flow General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Alexandria, VA Post Count: 4,952 Status: Offline     RE: WMU spending 3 million on a new scoreboard    Posted: 12/14/2014 1:34:18 PM  If its 3 million or 2 million the cost of an NFL caliber scoreboard for Peden Stadium isn't something the Athletic Department can throw pocket change out there to get done. The last scoreboard was provided as part of the Pepsi contract. That contract may require that we use that scoreboard for X amount of years. Thus that scoreboard might have to stay and a new one gets built on top of the academic center. Most Memorable Bobcat Events Attended 2010 97-83 win over Georgetown in NCAA 1st round 2012 45-13 victory over ULM in the Independence Bowl 2015 34-3 drubbing of Miami @ Peden front of 25,086 Back to Top Monroe Slavin General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Oxnard, CA Post Count: 9,121 Status: Offline     RE: WMU spending 3 million on a new scoreboard    Posted: 12/14/2014 9:05:01 PM  Maybe we can do it as an operating lease or a sale/leaseback such that we essentially are renting it (instead of buying it) and the monthly rent will only be about $2000. For eternity. Where's the band?! WHERE"S THE BAND?! DesignspiritUSA.com The Pets On The Go Collection of pet gear travel bags The Holiday Tote Bigg Bagg Collection--over-sized, reversible, extra pockets; now love carrying packages as much as you love shopping! Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 9,454 Status: Offline     RE: WMU spending 3 million on a new scoreboard    Posted: 12/14/2014 9:32:39 PM  Uncle Wes wrote: If its 3 million or 2 million the cost of an NFL caliber scoreboard for Peden Stadium isn't something the Athletic Department can throw pocket change out there to get done. The last scoreboard was provided as part of the Pepsi contract. That contract may require that we use that scoreboard for X amount of years. Thus that scoreboard might have to stay and a new one gets built on top of the academic center. When will the academic center be built? Will it be ready for next year? Back to Top OhioStunter General User Member Since: 2/18/2005 Location: Chicago Post Count: 2,516 Status: Offline     RE: WMU spending 3 million on a new scoreboard    Posted: 12/14/2014 9:36:30 PM  For $3M, they could offer to give everyone that attends a game a free large pizza for the next 16 years. I'd take a free pizza every game over an LED scoreboard. Back to Top SBH General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 3,747 Status: Offline     RE: WMU spending 3 million on a new scoreboard    Posted: 12/15/2014 8:29:03 AM  BillyTheCat wrote: Uncle Wes wrote: If its 3 million or 2 million the cost of an NFL caliber scoreboard for Peden Stadium isn't something the Athletic Department can throw pocket change out there to get done. The last scoreboard was provided as part of the Pepsi contract. That contract may require that we use that scoreboard for X amount of years. Thus that scoreboard might have to stay and a new one gets built on top of the academic center. When will the academic center be built? Will it be ready for next year? No way they put a scoreboard on that new building....wrong thing to do from a PR standpoint, plus it would ruin the look of the structure. We have a wide open area where current board is, so if and when they replace existing scoreboard, it will be there, but on top of "Victory Hill" rather than behind it. Back to Top Recovering Journalist General User Member Since: 8/17/2010 Location: Cleveland, OH Post Count: 1,839 Status: Offline     RE: WMU spending 3 million on a new scoreboard    Posted: 12/15/2014 8:46:36 AM  I find it hard to believe that any NFL board cost $2 million. The Bengals (well, actually Hamilton County taxpayers) paid $10 million for theirs -- see the link -- and the Browns spent $120 million redoing the craphole on the lakefront largely to install two LED boards. I'm guessing $3 million is the going rate for an above-average MAC stadium board, scary as that is. On a related note, I was at Waldo this year and I can confirm that their board was hideously bad and broken. Their need was even greater than ours. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/17/.../ Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,320 Status: Offline     RE: WMU spending 3 million on a new scoreboard    Posted: 12/15/2014 9:59:50 AM  More important than a new 'big' HD scoreboard might be to upgrade the audio in both buildings, and the video inside The Convo. Back to Top Recovering Journalist General User Member Since: 8/17/2010 Location: Cleveland, OH Post Count: 1,839 Status: Offline     RE: WMU spending 3 million on a new scoreboard    Posted: 12/15/2014 10:08:19 AM  OU_Country wrote: More important than a new 'big' HD scoreboard might be to upgrade the audio in both buildings, and the video inside The Convo. Strongly agree with this, especially given that one is used five times a year and the other is used 10-15 times a month during winter sports seasons. Back to Top . General User Member Since: 2/3/2005 Post Count: 2,949 Status: Offline     RE: WMU spending 3 million on a new scoreboard    Posted: 12/16/2014 6:53:01 PM  P.J. Fleck is donating one dollar for each row he does this season. Back to Top Campus Flow General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Alexandria, VA Post Count: 4,952 Status: Offline     RE: WMU spending 3 million on a new scoreboard    Posted: 12/16/2014 10:35:20 PM  SBH wrote: BillyTheCat wrote: Uncle Wes wrote: If its 3 million or 2 million the cost of an NFL caliber scoreboard for Peden Stadium isn't something the Athletic Department can throw pocket change out there to get done. The last scoreboard was provided as part of the Pepsi contract. That contract may require that we use that scoreboard for X amount of years. Thus that scoreboard might have to stay and a new one gets built on top of the academic center. When will the academic center be built? Will it be ready for next year? No way they put a scoreboard on that new building....wrong thing to do from a PR standpoint, plus it would ruin the look of the structure. We have a wide open area where current board is, so if and when they replace existing scoreboard, it will be there, but on top of "Victory Hill" rather than behind it. Agreed. The current scoreboard setup is about as wide as the crown on Victory Hill though so if it is many times larger and on top the hill the hill might have to be widened. Why its behind the hill now is because that is where the supports were for the old scoreboard with placement on the edge of the track before it was removed. It was easier to leave the scoreboard it where it was and roll up the dirt around it. 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