http://www.backingthepack.com/2010/12/24/1895433/carter-finley-is-getting-a-new-scoreboard

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/print-edition/2010/12/24/ncsu-plans-facelift-with-new-fundraiser.html

Quote :

"“We will be purchasing a new scoreboard for Carter Finley that will be a significant improvement,” writes N.C. State’s athletics director, Debbie Yow, in an e-mail about her plans for the coming year. “Our focus for the Spring will be the pursuit of private funding for a number of modest yet valuable facility improvements ...” "

12/24/2010 9:36:52 PM

facilities?

12/24/2010 9:38:06 PM

They were probably tired of people (like me) bitching about not knowing what yard line the ball was on.

12/24/2010 9:40:17 PM

we might be the only school with a fast clock in football

12/24/2010 9:41:28 PM

you could easily read what yard line the ball was on though...

anyone have the subscription that can tell us if there's anything of interest in the rest of that TBJ article?

[Edited on December 24, 2010 at 9:48 PM. Reason : ]

[Edited on December 24, 2010 at 9:55 PM. Reason : for instance, what are they doing with the other two non-HD boards?]

12/24/2010 9:46:43 PM

Cool...I didn't realize that it was outdated already.

12/24/2010 9:56:21 PM

^^
Not from my section.

[Edited on December 24, 2010 at 10:02 PM. Reason : back to the Jumbotron]

12/24/2010 10:01:53 PM

the "Visitor +6" button was worn out

12/24/2010 10:26:32 PM

laugh out fucking loud, you sun bitch.

12/24/2010 10:37:22 PM

THE

TIME

IS

NOW

12/25/2010 3:03:07 AM

good stuff. hopefully it compares favorably to ECU's. Their scoreboard is nuts.

12/25/2010 11:36:02 AM

their scoreboard sucks. most of the space on it is taken up by advertisements. which ours will probably be the same way.

oh, and

facilities?

[Edited on December 25, 2010 at 11:47 AM. Reason : .]

12/25/2010 11:47:04 AM

we need an EXPLODING SCOREBOARD

12/25/2010 8:42:15 PM

"purchasing a scoreboard" doesn't sound good. Makes it seem like we're buying a prefab one off the shelf. Give me a custom one with 9 HD screens and 3D wolf cocks bursting out of the screen.

12/25/2010 9:00:51 PM

buying back the scoreboard they used in Riddick

which is some dudes turning number cards

12/25/2010 9:27:26 PM

This big sumbitch will work, it cost them $6.1 million, I think we can make that happen

12/25/2010 9:28:20 PM

Georgia Tech has a nice sized screen, South Carolina's was comically small (well it might have been the same as C-F but they only had one of them)

12/25/2010 10:00:08 PM

Quote :

"Give me a custom one with 9 HD screens and 3D wolf cocks bursting out of the screen."

lol

12/25/2010 10:07:26 PM

Quote :

"HOUSE AUTRY MILLS"

Quote :

"CATERPILLAR ENGINE RUMBLE"

12/25/2010 10:33:27 PM

Dear Lonnie Poole or Tony Barr,

Make it rain. Thanks.

12/25/2010 10:43:27 PM

The scoreboard is really the only thing holding us back from greatness.

12/25/2010 10:47:18 PM

i think Lonnie Poole is about gived out right about now

12/25/2010 11:17:33 PM

Now State is in business...

12/26/2010 1:57:54 AM

Scoreboard > College of Management

12/26/2010 3:13:40 AM

screw HD.. we need to go to HD3D and give everyone those 3D glasses as they enter the stadium , or they can sell the glasses at the stadium

12/26/2010 10:47:39 AM

^would be awesome

hopefully this includes a tuneup to the horrendous sound system

12/26/2010 12:14:23 PM

We should just make the field an HDTV.

12/26/2010 12:19:52 PM

noone can stop us from winning a NC now!

12/26/2010 12:20:48 PM

They should do like 3D broadcasts of all the road games at the stadium and still have all the cherrleaders and fans and loud music and everything. theyd sell out cause it would be almost like a real game if we use real 3D. we can get more money if we sell the stadium to someone else. its a public stadium now and we need a PRIVATE stadium owned for profits $$$. make it entertaining. now its boring.

[Edited on December 26, 2010 at 12:23 PM. Reason : what is carter finley? we need an exciting name for it]

12/26/2010 12:22:49 PM

carter finely will be renamed to THE BLOOD BOWL

12/26/2010 12:24:05 PM

can they do a 3D movie where they have things run around the stadium? like wolfs and players and a rockin band?

12/26/2010 12:27:07 PM

POWER PACK PALACE

12/26/2010 12:29:04 PM

i mean like in the pros

like how theyhave the RBC (a bank) Center and in some places they have websites for the name like jobbing.com. thats cool.

12/26/2010 12:31:08 PM

how about the rimjobbing.com memorial coliseum.

12/26/2010 12:44:17 PM

because seeing the game live in 3D isn't enough

NEED 3D REPLAYS

12/26/2010 1:03:12 PM

the meatspin.com HDTV scoreboard

We'd have our theme song right off the bat if we can secure the rights to 'You Spend Me Round' by Dead or Alive.

12/26/2010 3:13:07 PM

do you guys even study sports marketing?

[Edited on December 26, 2010 at 3:16 PM. Reason : it might be time to replace the stadium. it is over 40 years old and there are no pro stadiums taht ]

12/26/2010 3:13:44 PM

agreed^

12/26/2010 3:17:29 PM

How about a fucking scoreboard that shows up to date stats on a continual basis? I'd like to know how many rushing / passing yards we have more than once a game. Virgina Tech's high school looking scoreboard is more functional than our shiny new one. I don't need some HD scoreboard so that I can view stupid ads, I want stats.

12/26/2010 6:59:08 PM

Quote :

"This big sumbitch will work, it cost them $6.1 million,"

Hell of a deal

12/26/2010 7:00:07 PM

I only want a new scoreboard if it's not full of ads. Sure, a few are fine, but it seems more and more like giant billboards that occasionally have relevance to the game

12/26/2010 10:52:35 PM

Quote :

"I only want a new scoreboard if it's not full of ads"

Yeah...that's not gonna happen

12/26/2010 11:36:17 PM

Only if the scoreboard has a screen dedicated to TWW. I can't watch a game without it.

12/26/2010 11:38:29 PM

a dome would be pretty modest

12/27/2010 3:59:51 AM

Received this earlier today.

Thanks for the email.
The cost for the new video board is about $2 million. Not $6 million. Also, it is not being done as an "upgrade". It is being done because our current board is in jepardy of becoming unusable.

Thanks for the suggestion for the indoor structure.

I'll have staffers consider it with the campus architects for its viability.

Florida has no indoor facility and plays in a subtropical climate, so it rains a lot there. Has not kept them from achieving at the highest levels.

I agree with and share your pride in this 9-4 season. Hopefully, it will serve as the springboard to even better seasons and future new year's day bowls.

In the spirit of the Pack,

Debbie

12/30/2010 4:48:48 PM

lol jepardy

12/30/2010 5:03:52 PM

why don't we just embed 3d tv flexible 3d screens into the players jerseys (college of textiles and engineering get together on that one please) so that we can see constant stat updates on the backs of their jerseys. the jerseys should also be able to change stripe color based on how open you are while running a route. if you are red you are covered, if you are orange,yellow range you are semi-covered, and if you are green you are open. also we need 3d holograms on the field like mentioned above.
several large fire breathing wolves above the new scoreboard wouldn't hurt either. these would signal things like touchdowns, and big gains, and monster sacks and interceptions.
I'd also like to see the coaches be able to scoot along the sidelines on hoverboards and have them digitally project the plays on the field so the player just walks to the circle with his number on it and runs the route that he sees through his helmet visor (infrared of course so the other team can't see)
russel wilson or the qb needs to be equipped with a green target 'lazing' device so we can see exactly where his eyes are looking down field
also a large wolf blimp that howls with a sound system loud enough to hear to chapel hill would be nice too.


/hoopsmalone rant

12/30/2010 5:30:13 PM

so will it be there by next season?

12/30/2010 9:42:50 PM

Get a NC-shaped scoreboard.



Or we could save a ton of money and get UNC's old high school scoreboard that they kept forever.

12/31/2010 7:20:18 PM

They said this thing is about to span from outer pillar to outer pillar (it was inner pillar to inner pillar)

awesome.

4/26/2011 4:24:28 PM