Online Now 2511

MSU Red Cedar Message Board

The largest and most active MSU Spartans board on the web

On this Board 2005
Record: 12118 (3/18/2012)

Online now 2654
Record: 10351 (3/11/2012)

Boards ▾

MSU Red Cedar Message Board

The largest and most active MSU Spartans board on the web

The Press Box

The place to ask questions to SpartanTailgate's recruiting experts

Duffy Daugherty Forum

"The Duff" is dedicated to Michigan State football recruiting discussion

Jack Breslin Forum

"The Bres" is dedicated to Michigan State basketball recruiting discussion

Wells Hall Off Topic Board

This is your pulpit to preach to the masses about everything from politics to religion

Marketplace & Ticket Exchange

The place to buy, trade or sell Michigan State tickets

Fantasy Sports Forum

For fantasy football and other fantasy sports discussion

Test/Feedback Forum

Reply

Size comparison between new Spartan Stadium scoreboards and old

  • Fistula said...

    Not to be a negative nancy, but what's the point of the bigscreens? When the play is happening, I'm watching the field, not the TV. And when it comes to good replays that you'd want to see (a questionable call by an official, a personal foul, the instant replay being reviewed upstairs), they never show these to the home crowd anyway. I've always supposed they don't want to get the crowd too riled up or something. Either way, the big TV's seem like they'd only be great for concerts or graduations.

    If you're going to sustain a good program, you at least need to be in the 21st century with scoreboards and such. Recruits and fans walk into a stadium and those aesthetics play a major part in establishing it as a big game environment. If there are no improvements to the stadium as part of this recent success, it reinforces the notion that we don't care. It's almost as symbolic as it is functional.

    signature image signature image

    Next question.

    Cuba Gooding Jr

  • Fistula said...

    Not to be a negative nancy, but what's the point of the bigscreens? When the play is happening, I'm watching the field, not the TV. And when it comes to good replays that you'd want to see (a questionable call by an official, a personal foul, the instant replay being reviewed upstairs), they never show these to the home crowd anyway. I've always supposed they don't want to get the crowd too riled up or something. Either way, the big TV's seem like they'd only be great for concerts or graduations.

    The old screen was like going to a Super Bowl party and finding out your buddy was going to put the game on an old CRT TV. no

    This post was edited by Giant Moose on 5/31/2012 at 1:44 PM

    attachment
    signature image

    Giant Moose ●

  • From earlier today

    Play

    Spartan Stadium drive by 5-31-2012 south s...

    http://www.youtube.com/v/_gWlaCyGhko

    Wally Fairway

  • and the other side

    This post was edited by Wally Fairway on 5/31/2012 at 3:05 PM

    Play

    Spartan Stadium drive by 5 31 2012 north side

    http://www.youtube.com/v/4j73nwIv5KE

    Wally Fairway

  • Wally Fairway said...

    and the other side

    Excellent work, also nice maneuvering while not hitting any asians carrying sun umbrellas.

    signature image

    unvstan11 ●

  • Thanks to sharing information.

    allsportprot

  • allsportprot said...

    Thanks to sharing information.

    great post, will read again

    signature image

    |1903|1905|1908|1913|1937|1951|1952|1953|1955|1957|1965|1966|1978|1987|1990|2010|2011|

    TeamCaptainJohn ●

  • TeamCaptainJohn said...

    great post, will read again

    What do you know, two wrongs DO make a right. sarcasm

    signature image

    J_LaP ●

  • Anyone have any new pics?

    signature image signature image

    I am not a doctor

    craigcamp37

  • I was in Columbia, SC this week. Here's some recon of their USC's new scoreboard. Actually didn't even know they were getting one. Pretty early with just the supports up, but took a picture anyway.

    It will be 36 x 124 or 4,464 square feet and cost $6.5 million.

    This post was edited by dagomike on 6/3/2012 at 9:19 PM

    attachment

    dagomike ●

  • dagomike said...

    I was in Columbia, SC this week. Here's some recon of their USC's new scoreboard. Actually didn't even know they were getting one. Pretty early with just the supports up, but took a picture anyway.

    It will be 36 x 124 or 4,464 square feet and cost $6.5 million.

    Dang they have a purty stadium.

    Macks

  • With all the added curb appeal from the new scoreboards coming up and the proposed north end plaza does anyone think graduations maybe changed to spartan stadium instead of the Breslin in the future. I don't see why not and all commencement could be together since I know right now they are split between Breslin, auditorium and wharton center depending on majors. I'm graduating in 2014 and It would be cool to have my commencement at spartan stadium.

    mtxspartan

  • mtxspartan said...

    With all the added curb appeal from the new scoreboards coming up and the proposed north end plaza does anyone think graduations maybe changed to spartan stadium instead of the Breslin in the future. I don't see why not and all commencement could be together since I know right now they are split between Breslin, auditorium and wharton center depending on majors. I'm graduating in 2014 and It would be cool to have my commencement at spartan stadium.

    I believe that the last commencement held in Spartan Stadium was in 1995 with President Clinton. I also believe that President Truman spoke at the 1960 commencement exercises in Spartan Stadium. Does anyone know if their have been more commencements in Spartan Stadium? I was recently at Notre Dame and they hold two commencement ceremonies. One is for graduate students and the other is for undergraduate students. Both are held in their football stadium on different days. I do not know what their poor weather plan is, however. I am curious what plan B is for them. They read the names of every graduate at their respective (2) graduation ceremonies (graduate/undergraduate). What I don't know is if they did the same at MSU (read all names) in 1960 and 1995 or if separate commencement ceremonies for individual colleges took place before/after the convocation at the stadium, which is what MSU does now (only at Breslin) I would be curious if anyone knows the answer to that, as well. It would have to take a heck of a long time to read the names of 10,000+/- names. In comparison, Notre Dame would only have 2,500+/- names to read split between to ceremonies. Not to change the topic of this thread....

    This post has been edited 4 times, most recently by msubrass on 6/3/2012 at 11:50 PM

    signature image signature image signature image

    msubrass

  • Macks said...

    Dang they have a purty stadium.

    It's pretty bland imo and in a horrible location off campus, across the street from a farmers market.

    signature image signature image signature image

    Looks like you lost your Sept. Heisman

    mike3fan

  • dagomike said...

    I was in Columbia, SC this week. Here's some recon of their USC's new scoreboard. Actually didn't even know they were getting one. Pretty early with just the supports up, but took a picture anyway.

    It will be 36 x 124 or 4,464 square feet and cost $6.5 million.

    This is the proposed conceptual rendering of the USC video board... I've been watching the progress of this online, as well.

    attachment
    signature image signature image signature image

    msubrass

  • msubrass said...

    This is the proposed conceptual rendering of the USC video board... I've been watching the progress of this online, as well.

    ....and ours is even bigger than that. rockon

    signature image signature image

    Next question.

    Cuba Gooding Jr

  • It bothers me when this thread is not the top stickied thread...

    signature image

    RPMadMSU ●

  • msubrass said...

    I believe that the last commencement held in Spartan Stadium was in 1995 with President Clinton. I also believe that President Truman spoke at the 1960 commencement exercises in Spartan Stadium. Does anyone know if their have been more commencements in Spartan Stadium? I was recently at Notre Dame and they hold two commencement ceremonies. One is for graduate students and the other is for undergraduate students. Both are held in their football stadium on different days. I do not know what their poor weather plan is, however. I am curious what plan B is for them. They read the names of every graduate at their respective (2) graduation ceremonies (graduate/undergraduate). What I don't know is if they did the same at MSU (read all names) in 1960 and 1995 or if separate commencement ceremonies for individual colleges took place before/after the convocation at the stadium, which is what MSU does now (only at Breslin) I would be curious if anyone knows the answer to that, as well. It would have to take a heck of a long time to read the names of 10,000+/- names. In comparison, Notre Dame would only have 2,500+/- names to read split between to ceremonies. Not to change the topic of this thread....

    We were in Spartan Stadium in 1968 for commencement. I believe the Stadium was used during my 4 years for Spring commencement. I don't remember if our names were announced; but everyone walked up to the podium to get a rolled up piece of paper that told us when we would actually get our diploma.

    John Hannah shook hands with all of us; wished us well; and said to send MSU money from our well paying jobs!

    Philly Spartan

  • FWIW - I drove by the stadium today and there was no real noticeable progress to the boards on the north side. The south side does not have structure yet, but I suspect they'll get going here very soon.

    signature image

    Hank Moody ●

  • mtxspartan said...

    With all the added curb appeal from the new scoreboards coming up and the proposed north end plaza does anyone think graduations maybe changed to spartan stadium instead of the Breslin in the future. I don't see why not and all commencement could be together since I know right now they are split between Breslin, auditorium and wharton center depending on majors. I'm graduating in 2014 and It would be cool to have my commencement at spartan stadium.

    Will it still be cool if it rains?

    Binky93

  • Wouldn't you think their would be a backup plan for that?

    mtxspartan

  • Just took a drive around the north end yesterday. Mother of God, those things are beautiful! Can not wait to see those during a game.

    signature image signature image signature image

    Μολὼν λαβέ.......

    Presto ●

  • mtxspartan said...

    Wouldn't you think their would be a backup plan for that?

    Remedial English classes ARE available for non-English speakers (or writers).

    This post was edited by Bender on 6/5/2012 at 8:33 AM

    Nίκη για MSU

    Bender ●

  • mike3fan said...

    It's pretty bland imo and in a horrible location off campus, across the street from a farmers market.

    Actually it's across the street from the state fair grounds. Ample parking through.

    SC is seriously lacking in campus appeal. Seemed like a giant community college to me. Stadium is pretty cool though.

    dagomike ●

  • dagomike said...

    Actually it's across the street from the state fair grounds. Ample parking through.

    SC is seriously lacking in campus appeal. Seemed like a giant community college to me. Stadium is pretty cool though.

    This is strange for me to hear, though I have never been so I am not challenging your opinion at all.

    I had a buddy go to SC and both his parents were IU grads. They raved about how pretty SC's campus was, and given how beautiful Bloomington is, I figured they had a pretty good grasp on what makes a nice college campus. Hopefully I can get down and see for myself at some point.

    The_Miz ●

Michigan State
247Sports
Features
Resources
Connect

247Sports In partnership with CBS Sports