the just released schedules were a flat-out statement that the B10 doesn't believe SOS will matter in playoff selection
New Scoreboard Reviews?
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:10 PM
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New Scoreboard Reviews?
Sorry if the topic has been addressed already, but I'm just getting back from the game and using a resource with limited search capabilities. Anyway, I for one was disapointed. Loved the clear picture, but otherwise, eh. No stats available except when they saw fit to post them. No listing of what yard line the ball was on! You needed binoculars to read how many TOLs there were Other opinions?
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:12 PM | 
I felt the same way. The
I felt the same way. The
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:12 PM |
Yeah
Yeah
They're nice but they really didn't enhance my gameday experience as much as I thought they would. Glad we have them, though.
Brady...Hoooooooke!
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:16 PM |
Agree
Agree
Meh. No stats, hopefully that gets corrected. They could have been a lot bigger.
I rely 100% on experience facts.
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:16 PM |
My seats in the student
My seats in the student
My seats in the student section had an awful view, so it was nice to see the replays. If I had good seats, I wouldn't have cared at all.
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:17 PM |
I agree
I agree
Stats were minuscule.
Pretty pictures though!
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:18 PM |
FYI - I was listening to the
FYI - I was listening to the
FYI - I was listening to the post game show on 1050am and Brandon said they were tweaking things including adding stats to the scoreboard. Apparently their stats computer was broken or malfunctioning - something like that - so they could only put them up like they did as a graphic. I would expect a different show next weekend.
OH-HOW-I-HATE OHIO STATE
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:22 PM |
I hope that's true about the
I hope that's true about the
I hope that's true about the stats. I've enjoyed having them up there. (I remember the Bronx cheer when ND finally got into positive yardage in the 2007 game.) I hope they'll keep the stats up on the board after games are over, as they'd do in the past.
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:21 PM |
One thing that bothered me was how long it took for down&distance to get up to speed. Thankfully I'm pretty good at following it on the field...but still.
Formerly known as PahokeePahokee
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:23 PM |
Even the PA announcer was
Even the PA announcer was
Even the PA announcer was having down and distance issues. He was off by two yards 5-6 times that I noticed.
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:26 PM |
not worth is
not worth is
They screen real estate was badly used. Probably 40% of the screen was used for printing "Michigan Stadium" (top), block M's (side), and not enough useful stats at the bottom (score: only some time; yard line: never; stats: rarely; and voice-to-text of what the announces was saying that resembled a non-English speaker doing transcription (often gibberish).
For what this thing costs: picture should have been much bigger, taken with better camera angles (most were taken with extreme zoom out, making players look tiny), and use of stats should be much more carefully selected.
Big disappointment.
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:33 PM |
The Michigan Stadium at the
The Michigan Stadium at the
The Michigan Stadium at the top and M's on the side are not part of the screen. They are borders around the screen.
'M-Burns', I'll never have better facial hair than this...
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:39 PM |
nice shot.
nice shot.
nice shot.
Man ball. Formerly, somebody else.
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:43 PM |
Comparative purposes
Comparative purposes
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The new screens are much larger than the old one. Clearly they need to work some of the kinks out, but the new boards have the potential to be a big improvement.
September 3rd, 2011 at 11:22 PM |
I think he's right
I think he's right
That the borders (non-screen though they were) are too big and make the screen look smaller. The top and bottom aren't too bad, but the M side borders was too wide. They still look bigger, and have great picture quality, but they definitely need seats around them, because they don't look huge in that space.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:27 PM |
I sit in row 2 in the corner
I sit in row 2 in the corner
I sit in row 2 in the corner of the endzone. Without a line of scrimmage I have no use for the new scoreboards. The closed captioning repeatedly made up words.
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September 4th, 2011 at 11:18 AM |
marc ...
marc ...
I thought that too ... but then I realized that you can just look at the video to see where the ball is. It's a bit of a change from having the "Ball On" showing, but after I adjusted to looking for ball position on the the video screen rather than the "Ball On" it didn't matter. Try looking at the video screen next week.
Go Blue!
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September 3rd, 2011 at 8:28 PM |
DB said after the game that
DB said after the game that
DB said after the game that they had problems with the stat computer
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:30 PM |
who cares about stats
who cares about stats
This is about the team. The team!
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:34 PM |
I'm looking for Team Stats!
I'm looking for Team Stats!
I'm looking for Team Stats! Like the old board.
'M-Burns', I'll never have better facial hair than this...
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:34 PM |
The 2 Block M Side Panels...
The 2 Block M Side Panels...
should be made into LED panels like the bottom strip to show stats and scores...The picture was great, but the lack of stats and clear information really was disappointing.
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:38 PM |
Personally, I have no need
Personally, I have no need
Personally, I have no need for them to show the game in progress on the screens. Perhaps this was what they opted for in favor of malfunctioning stats computers that others have mentioned. My pref is to show stats during live action, and switch to replays as necessary, then back to stats.
I automatically downvote "B1G"
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:40 PM |
Too Small
Too Small
And lacked stats per other posts.
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:54 PM |
Other than the stats,
Other than the stats,
I don't find the scoreboards useful in a stadium that big.
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:57 PM |
4s
4s
I was curious to see if they'd keep the tradition of putting all 4 ups at 4:44 before kick. They did, but only game clock and play clock showed 4s. They used to set the score, down, distance..., but those other stats weren't shown at all at that point.
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September 3rd, 2011 at 8:57 PM |
Disappointing
Disappointing
Picture was great but lack of stats or even the Michigan game score was disappointing. I left my seat to get food with 1 minute to go in the 1st half and when I came back during the half I got to see how it was Evans 16th anniversary and Don wanted to marry someone but no score. Had to ask the guys that sit by me if Western had scored. I would rather have less Big House Cam and other BS and more football information.
Go Blue!
September 3rd, 2011 at 9:13 PM |
I thought it barely scratched
I thought it barely scratched
I thought it barely scratched the surface of what could potentially be a focal point of the stadium. During todays game I missed the old boards. I feel a bit better knowing that the stat computer was malfunctioning. At one point they posted the stats on the board but I couldn't tell which side was Michigan and which side was WMU. Maybe they are saving all of the cool stuff for next week.
"When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing." -Bo
September 3rd, 2011 at 9:19 PM |
Shoutout to Drunk Michigan
Shoutout to Drunk Michigan
Shoutout to Drunk Michigan Video Scoreboard Closed-Caption Guy. Just the most ridiculous text strings were being displayed.
Go Blue!
September 3rd, 2011 at 9:27 PM |
Pretty sure they were using
Pretty sure they were using
Pretty sure they were using voice recognition software.
GBOD
September 3rd, 2011 at 10:23 PM |
Yeah that's a given. It would
Yeah that's a given. It would
Yeah that's a given. It would have taken Violently-Intoxicated Scoreboard operator to pull off
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Go Blue!
September 3rd, 2011 at 10:25 PM |
Drunk CC guy getting so crazy
Drunk CC guy getting so crazy
Drunk CC guy getting so crazy that some of the nonsense words would randomly would be red or green sometimes. This kind humor added to the gameday experience. Did anyone else notice how many times the captioning would list first or second down as "1st & Bo" or "2nd & Bo?"
Video is nice, but frankly, I'd rather have smaller boards with lots of stats on them than a giant video feed without stats. And even when the stats were shown, they were on so briefly I didn't have time to read them all.
September 3rd, 2011 at 9:24 PM |
Nice Picture
Nice Picture
The picture was nice, but I really wish they put up the yard line the ball was on. The closed-captioning thing in the bottom right corner needs a ton of work as well - basically every other word was misspelled or had a symbol/number where a letter should've been.
September 3rd, 2011 at 9:25 PM |
Should have been wider.
Should have been wider.
Should have been wider. Looked nice but lacking function (stats). Also lacked a video of someone smacking the shit out of Dave Brandon for playing Pop Evil for the entry song instead of The Victors.
September 3rd, 2011 at 10:26 PM |
It's not about whether you
It's not about whether you
It's not about whether you like Pop Evil (though my opinion is that they're a fifth rate bar band). It's about the fact that The Victors is the ONLY song that should EVER be played for the team entry.
September 3rd, 2011 at 11:01 PM |
Pop Evil is the worst, that
Pop Evil is the worst, that
Pop Evil is the worst, that song should have been left for run-of-the-mill YouTube "hype videos." I can't believe it's gotten even a modicum of legitimacy.
I do, however, like that the RAWK seemed dramatically scaled-back today. And, correct me if I'm wrong, but the MMB was NOT mic'ed up today.
September 3rd, 2011 at 11:15 PM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
It seemed like they were playing with the sound board on the band. Sometimes you could clearly hear it from the speakers, and other times not at all
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"I can't."
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September 3rd, 2011 at 11:16 PM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
Section 9 btw
"Are you coming to bed?"
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"Someone is WRONG on the internet."
September 3rd, 2011 at 11:19 PM |
I thought they were mic'd
I thought they were mic'd
I just don't think the volume was up as high for them. Which means you couldn't hear them half the time, but when you did it was through the speakers (which only seemed to be coming from the North board, which made lip-synching with say, Karsch, something that was way off).
Band kicked ass at halftime though. (And was Western really wearing white tee's and black shorts??)
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
September 4th, 2011 at 10:37 PM |
You should have seen
You should have seen
the OSU band at Akron. White shirts, black ties. An army of little Woodys. No woodwinds, of course. Plus there was a squirrel that ran on to the field at halftime. It zigzagged between the 5 and 10 yard lines for a bit and then ran into the endzone. I cheered for the squirrel and clapped politely for good plays, decently long runs and the like--I think that was enough respect seeing as I supported neither team.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
September 4th, 2011 at 2:30 PM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
Lol. Student opinion means jack. You're the minority of people who buy tickets, and you pay less than do alumni/season ticket holders. And I couldn't hear all your noise yesterday in section 11 until the cheer that went up for the rain. UM football is more than any particular group. The Victors is our song. I actually kinda like the Pop Evil song but it doesn't belong in anything as tradition-laden as game day. It's fine for your tailgate, but not for Michigan Stadium.
Denard has spent the offseason working really hard and smiling at people.
September 3rd, 2011 at 9:29 PM |
Quite awesome
Quite awesome
And about time. I'm confident the tech glitches will get resolved.
September 3rd, 2011 at 9:44 PM |
My wife
My wife
is a small girl and she loved the boards. She sat most of the game and didnt bitch about not being able to see. She could watch the board. Hell maybe I can get 4 tickets next year.
Met some new friends today in section 6.
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September 3rd, 2011 at 10:35 PM |
You didn't happen to be near
You didn't happen to be near
You didn't happen to be near row 81 did you?
'M-Burns', I'll never have better facial hair than this...
September 3rd, 2011 at 10:10 PM |
Stats man...stats
Stats man...stats
I really missed the stats...I hope they bring them back...it was a pretty universal complaint around my section, so I have faith they'll figure it out.
B
September 3rd, 2011 at 10:33 PM |
Wow. This Board Speaks the Truth.
Wow. This Board Speaks the Truth.
I sit with a bunch of people who have been watching games in the stadium for 10, 20, 30 or 40 years.
We all thought exactly the same thing. The new boards look good. The new sound system is good. Everything is good.
BUT the stats were pathetic. We have been used to seeing old/analog Yards Rushed, Yards Passed and Total Offense numbers. We expected many more numbers. And it was stat-failure.
If Brandon says that the system/computers were down, that's okay. But the Boards today were operated as basically big tv sets; which was largely useless to 110,000 people who were watching the game on their own, thanks very much.
September 3rd, 2011 at 10:59 PM |
What use is telling me how
What use is telling me how
What use is telling me how many third down conversions a team has without telling me how many they've attempted? What's the point?
Also took us about 2 or 3 displays of that "stat update" thing to finally notice the M and WMU graphics behind the respective columns to denote whose stats they were.
Totally agree, they look great, but as far as being a scoreboard that's actually a functional scoreboard... I'd almost prefer that ticker on the bottom (which wasn't really used for much of anything anyway) be turned into an all-time, actually useful, conventional scoreboard.
September 4th, 2011 at 11:45 AM |
Agree, Bando,
Agree, Bando,
The biggest nice surprise for me was how great the sound engineers did, with tailoring the speakers to the space. It sounds great; no echoes, no tinniness. You asked a real good question about whether the band had been mic'ed. I am tempted to say no, but it may be because the old crap sound system could not do a good job of amplifying the band. I'll be listening for that next week.
I think I agree with you about the rest of the boards; some sort of full-time analog stat-devoted display would be nice. I'm not sure how they would do it.
Why do Stadiums not named Fenway Park play "Sweet Caroline"?
September 3rd, 2011 at 10:49 PM |
I was irritated
I was irritated
Unthinkable to not have the yard line up!
September 3rd, 2011 at 10:50 PM |
I was irritated
I was irritated
Unthinkable to not have the yard line up!
September 3rd, 2011 at 11:00 PM |
Yard line
Yard line
Absolutely HAVE to have the yard line on there at all times. More stats would be better too, but i'll temper my annoyance until I see how it evolves.
September 3rd, 2011 at 11:00 PM |
The boards were great
The boards were great
Except for the missing yard line stat. While I watched as much as I could from the North end zone, there were times when the board came in handy for plays way down field.
I felt the same way. The larger picture and picture quality was great. I was severly dissappointed that there were no stats (besides score, timeouts, and time). Seemed like they were working out a lot of kinks too. So I'm guessing things will be better next weekend.
'M-Burns', I'll never have better facial hair than this...