Fresh stadium construction photos
Posted on mgoblue.com today: http://www.mgoblue.com/view.gal?id=65504
The pic that stuck out the most was the scoreboard one, are they putting up some new speakers to get that boom boom pow
You beat me.
Gotta get that.....
Picture number 7 is pretty interesting. The speakers are not going to be on the north endzone's scoreboard hidden behind the Michigan Stadium writing. Pretty creative way to get those in.
I had no idea they were placing a brick facade on the tunnel. That will truly be an epic sight once completed.
A lot of people get sick of these update threads. Those people suck.
(Just wait 'til the Spring Game; malcontents subconsciously blind to our football-fan-wound-indolence will be quick to employ a subterfuge of ruin-the-optimists'-days. I'll set the over/under on "Guys, SRSLY stop posting about the renovations and which players you think are going to 'blow up'" daily thread count at 3.5.
It isn't that those guys' perspectives are completely wrong, of course. It's just that they are too sad to read or respond to.)
People that will be NOS'd in the future.
So, looking at the scoreboard pics, suffice it to say that the scoreboards will be here to stay for the time being.
What would the alternative be for the scoreboards?
Edit: nevermind
March 12th, 2010 at 10:22 PM ^
They definitely need to upgrade the current scoreboards, but I'm not sure if Michigan has enough of the "Fuck You" attitude to erect a massive 110' x 50' scoreboard. I'm in favor of anything without advertising.
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I'm disappointed to see them putting any investment whatsoever into those old scoreboards, but I guess you gotta put the speakers somewhere.
I thought the scoreboards were being replaced. Is that not the case? I have thought for a while that compared to a place like Camp Randall, our scoreboards were kind of puny.
At least a few years ago, when the topic was being discussed, the general feeling was that we would have needed advertising on the scoreboard (like that at Camp Randall) to offset the cost of larger scoreboards, and alumni are very much opposed to the idea of advertising in the stadium.
But not yet. My meaningless-because-I-know-nothing-nor-noone-important-about-it prediction: We'll get them 5 years out. I can't see it coming much sooner or later than that.
Maybe the Michigan Hating God has fond memories of a romp in the old press box. He needs to get over it.
You've found the answer!
This all started the season before the stadium work started! It'll be finished by kickoff this season, and then everything will be back to normal. Excellent!
Soooo true..
Or since the passing of Bo, Michigan is
17-22
...suites. Hopefully Brandon thinks he's too new not to bring his credentials with him to every game.
March 12th, 2010 at 10:33 PM ^
Anyone know if that simple signage is going to go up again at the 50? I sure hope they reuse it. It looks great and blends the old/new so well.
I know they saved the old "Michigan Stadium" signage, but I'm not sure if they've decided what to do with it.
I think it's been all but discussed with us.
The A.D. has gone on the record saying they saved the art deco "Michigan Stadium" signs (there were two, one looking over the east, another the west, walls of the old pressbox). If I remember correctly, then they've even vaguely hinted at putting one/both at (a) stadium entrance(s).
I'm pretty sure we're just going to have to wait for them to reveal the specifics of that goodie for us. The good news is that this whole thing is almost done now. It's sort of incredible, isn't it?
I really hope it goes right back on the facade of the luxury boxes where the press box (approximately) used to be. I assume that there's some sort of break in between glass panels where it wouldn't obstruct any view. Putting them on a tunnel or anywhere else would be a waste to me.
I was opposed to the expansion at first, but think it's been done in a very classic manner. They seem to have melded old and new very well. I'm a fan. Putting the "MICHIGAN STADIUM" back in place, without any other text/obstruction/etc, would be a perfect way to cap it. It might also remove a bit of my rage over the now piped-in jock jams (the musical equivalent of the halo).
Given the haste with which Brandon jumped to politely spurn the idea of stadium advertising, I wouldn't be surprised to see him disagree greatly with Martin and Rodriguez on the topic of piped in music. I've been guessing for a month that he'll see that it goes away (right away? maybe not, but eventually--perhaps by 2011).
As for your hopes for the signage. Yeah, I wouldn't mind that--so long as the lettering isn't so small in comparison to the structures that its placement there is gigglable.
OMG CLOVERFIELDtron. Think of the madness that would ensue. Riots would break out, and Ohio State would just forfeit in fear of the OMG CLOVERFIELDtron.