New Scoreboards

[H8IAST8]

Iowa wants to build $8 million video, sound system at Kinnick | Hawk Central

A large video screen would be installed in the south end zone, with video displays in each corner of the north end zone. A thin ribbon-shaped video would run along seats on the stadium’s north end, the proposal said.

http://www.regents.iowa.gov/Meetings/DocketMemos/13Memos/April2013/0413_ITEM13.pdf

 

[Casey388]

All I care about is it bigger than ISU's scoreboard?

 

[LG210]

Why do we want video on the seats? Is this in case ticket sales drop, and the University can show us video of fans to make the stadium look full?

 

[stlrnhwk]

put it on the north endzone, so the south endzone can see without cranking their necks, the one on the south is fine to stay

 

[DrKnipe]

I didn't read the article, but we can be assured we won't spend a lot of $ on burnt out light bulbs.

 

[NCHawker]

It seems that state of the art is hard to sustain. Here I thought the new scoreboad from last decate was top notch. But others have gotten bigger and so should Iowa. I was sad to see that that "new" scorboard installed last time quickly shrunk as they sold advertizing around the perimiter.

 

[BigJHawk]

If passed, would it be installed in time for 2013 or would this be for 2014?

 

[bighawkeyedaddy]

This will be nice for us cheap south end zone nosebleed section bastards to see at the other end of the stadium.

 

[hoffahawk]

If passed, would it be installed in time for 2013 or would this be for 2014?

2013 is what I heard.

 

[HawkeyeWalker]

If they pull the trigger it won't take long to put up.

 

[You]

We can spend $8 on scoreboards?

Seems like we could afford $22 million for other expenses...

 

[dmShortSaledude]

We can spend $8 on scoreboards?

Seems like we could afford $22 million for other expenses...

Other expenses....You mean like paying players, so we can be as good as Alabama?? I'm in!

 

[hawkeyescott]

Other expenses....You mean like paying players, so we can be as good as Alabama?? I'm in!

The "other expenses" of $22 million he was talking about is the cost to buyout KF's contract.

 

[bud2380]

The south end zone "jumbotron" was too small the day it was installed. I can't wait for an upgrade. And the sound system definitely needed an upgrade.

 

[H8IAST8]

Video Boards $4.5Million
Structural Support $1.3Million
Installation Sound Equipment, etc. not to exceed $2.2Million

It also sounds like Carver will reap the benefits of this:

The existing video walls and mechanical advertising panels were installed in the summer of 2005 during the first phase of the renovation of Kinnick Stadium. The control room equipment is also eight years old and was installed with the existing scoreboard/video walls. To utilize the full potential of the new scoreboard and video walls, some new equipment needs to be purchased. The new equipment in the control room will allow “HawkVision” to create an enhanced game-day experience for the Kinnick Stadium fans (and Carver-Hawkeye Arena, since the same equipment runs both venues). The equipment will allow the cameras on the field and in the seating bowl to showcase replays, crowd shots, crowd/advertising engagements and create a new game-day experience. (The new video walls are “HD” and the equipment to run them must be in the same format and requires the University to purchase new equipment that is in the HD format.)

 

[Jjgoiowa11]

I hope they don't fix the sound system..I really enjoy having my eardrums blown out every home game and yelling "WHAT?!?" the rest of the day..

 

[herkyattack]

I hope they don't fix the sound system..I really enjoy having my eardrums blown out every home game and yelling "WHAT?!?" the rest of the day..

HI. IM TIM DWIGHT.

 

[franstheman]

HI. IM TIM DWIGHT.

With the new big scoreboard I might not be the only one in the crowd who doesn't know which Carlos O'Kelly's sumbraro has the tigerhawk under it anymore!

 

[racerhawk]

I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe.

 

[NCHawker]

which one is the south endzone?

























































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