Old guys, and maybe young guys: This Scoreboard.

I always loved this scoreboard. I'm not advocating for it's comeback, but man is it classic. It actually always made me smile when I'd walk in. By today's standards, it's a joke, but I think it would be cool as hell to have it someplace in the stadium. In my mind I can't think of anyplace in the stadium you could put it. But I wonder if they could hang it outside somewhere. It's just classic cool to me.

Is that the north endzone? Back in the day you could bang on the backside of the north endzone scoreboard on big plays. I can still hear the sound of hands banging on sheet metal in my head.

The new video boards are great, but the layout is fucking hard to quickly read. They cram everything into a sliver on the bottom. There is plenty of room to spread it out. My drunk ass sometimes has trouble finding TOs or mixes up down and qtr.  Whoever was running the board last year certainly didn't help (constantly wrong early on).

One more beef...

During timeouts they replace game clock with a timeout countdown clock. How time is left in the qtr?

Nordic wrote:Is that the north endzone? Back in the day you could bang on the backside of the north endzone scoreboard on big plays. I can still hear the sound of hands banging on sheet metal in my head.

The new video boards are great, but the layout is fucking hard to quickly read. They cram everything into a sliver on the bottom. There is plenty of room to spread it out. My drunk ass sometimes has trouble finding TOs or mixes up down and qtr.  Whoever was running the board last year certainly didn't help (constantly wrong early on).

The was no south endzone scoreboard when I was there. All the new shit sucks...why I watch all games on TV now. Shouldv'e never dropped the playing field 6 feet.

Except for DWags, Duffy, Floyd, and a few others you're all a bunch of punk asses.

It wouldn’t help fans in the stands, but that style would be kind of cool to recreate on a digital billboard. People driving by it could instantly get an update. Have a bunch around the area and maybe in key larger cities. It would be tough getting a sponsor because it’s money not well spent.

The Pantry wrote:

Nordic wrote:Is that the north endzone? Back in the day you could bang on the backside of the north endzone scoreboard on big plays. I can still hear the sound of hands banging on sheet metal in my head.

The new video boards are great, but the layout is fucking hard to quickly read. They cram everything into a sliver on the bottom. There is plenty of room to spread it out. My drunk ass sometimes has trouble finding TOs or mixes up down and qtr.  Whoever was running the board last year certainly didn't help (constantly wrong early on).

The was no south endzone scoreboard when I was there. All the new shit sucks...why I watch all games on TV now. Shouldv'e never dropped the playing field 6 feet.

Except for DWags, Duffy, Floyd, and a few others you're all a bunch of punk asses.

You watch games on tv, on a screen, and don’t go to games in person because of a screen at the stadium. Interesting!

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

The Pantry wrote:The was no south endzone scoreboard when I was there.  All the new shit sucks...why I watch all games on TV now.  Shouldv'e never dropped the playing field 6 feet.  

Except for DWags, Duffy, Floyd, and a few others you're all a bunch of punk asses.  

You watch games on tv, on a screen, and don’t go to games in person because of a screen at the stadium. Interesting!

Funny you say that. It seems to me the info on the screen during network games this year has been filled with more mostly unnecessary information. Not only that, but in an attempt to avoid taking over the screen, they’ve shrunk down the size. More info in smaller spaces. One or two networks don’t even show which team has the ball anymore. That might not be a big deal to someone watching the game, but I pop in and out of games and if both sides are just standing around for play to start, it’s not easy to see. Then you have to wait til teams line up or you hope to see a player’s name you recognize enough to know if he’s O or D.

/oldmanrant

/oldmanrant

Good observation. i like the time the score down and distance and timeouts left. Anything more than that is way too much.

DWags wrote:

/oldmanrant

Good observation.  i like the time the score down and distance and timeouts left.  Anything more than that is way too much.

When GreenWay started going to games, they kept time with an hourglass and used rocks to mark the score. Rumor has it, the first time he saw an electronic scoreboard he said "that will ruin the game." He said the same thing about the forward pass, too.

I think I recognize that scoreboard. I’m old.

Turtleneck wrote:

DWags wrote:

Good observation.  i like the time the score down and distance and timeouts left.  Anything more than that is way too much.

When GreenWay started going to games, they kept time with an hourglass and used rocks to mark the score. Rumor has it, the first time he saw an electronic scoreboard he said "that will ruin the game." He said the same thing about the forward pass, too.

Don't kid yourself, the forward pass has ruined the game.

Turtleneck wrote:

DWags wrote:

Good observation.  i like the time the score down and distance and timeouts left.  Anything more than that is way too much.

When GreenWay started going to games, they kept time with an hourglass and used rocks to mark the score. Rumor has it, the first time he saw an electronic scoreboard he said "that will ruin the game." He said the same thing about the forward pass, too.

If we’re letting it all out today, it was my idea to place Model Ts all around the football field. It’s true: I created the first night game.

Previous south endzone video board. I miss the side scoreboards.

Name this game...

DWags wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:

When GreenWay started going to games, they kept time with an hourglass and used rocks to mark the score. Rumor has it, the first time he saw an electronic scoreboard he said "that will ruin the game." He said the same thing about the forward pass, too.

Don't kid yourself, the forward pass has ruined the game.  

Was there anything better than a good running game? Walker showed us how exciting that is this year.

Nordic wrote:Previous south endzone video board. I miss the side scoreboards.

Name this game...

2006 yeah?

The Pantry wrote:

Nordic wrote:Is that the north endzone? Back in the day you could bang on the backside of the north endzone scoreboard on big plays. I can still hear the sound of hands banging on sheet metal in my head.

The new video boards are great, but the layout is fucking hard to quickly read. They cram everything into a sliver on the bottom. There is plenty of room to spread it out. My drunk ass sometimes has trouble finding TOs or mixes up down and qtr.  Whoever was running the board last year certainly didn't help (constantly wrong early on).

The was no south endzone scoreboard when I was there. All the new shit sucks...why I watch all games on TV now. Shouldv'e never dropped the playing field 6 feet.

Except for DWags, Duffy, Floyd, and a few others you're all a bunch of punk asses.

The scoreboard was manual back it the day ...

And what happened to freshman football?

PennSpartan wrote:

DWags wrote:

Don't kid yourself, the forward pass has ruined the game.  

Was there anything better than a good running game? Walker showed us how exciting that is this year.

Reminded me of Eric Allan, oh and some guy named Griffin who played for the bad guys ...

DWags wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:

When GreenWay started going to games, they kept time with an hourglass and used rocks to mark the score. Rumor has it, the first time he saw an electronic scoreboard he said "that will ruin the game." He said the same thing about the forward pass, too.

Don't kid yourself, the forward pass has ruined the game.

3 things can happen, two of them bad.

Nordic wrote:Previous south endzone video board. I miss the side scoreboards.

Name this game...

It’s the Notre Dame game. Duh. #Iwin

DWags wrote:I always loved this scoreboard. I'm not advocating for it's comeback, but man is it classic. It actually always made me smile when I'd walk in. By today's standards, it's a joke, but I think it would be cool as hell to have it someplace in the stadium. In my mind I can't think of anyplace in the stadium you could put it. But I wonder if they could hang it outside somewhere. It's just classic cool to me.

Pretty sure it used to just say "visitors" ...

don't given any more credit than necessary ...

Well, it is an RCMB "thing" but how about an endzone tower, about 12 stores tall, in the shape of The Spartan"?

It could hold the old scoreboard in its hand ...

DWags wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:

When GreenWay started going to games, they kept time with an hourglass and used rocks to mark the score. Rumor has it, the first time he saw an electronic scoreboard he said "that will ruin the game." He said the same thing about the forward pass, too.

Don't kid yourself, the forward pass has ruined the game.

3 things can happen and 2 of them are bad

Trapper Gus wrote:Well, it is an RCMB "thing" but how about an endzone tower, about 12 stores tall, in the shape of The Spartan"?

It could hold the old scoreboard in its hand ...

Giant Spartan statue is a universally accepted MSU dream. I’ll kick in if anyone ever plans to make it happen. I’ll also pay for it if I ever win a big pot lottery.

Trapper Gus wrote:

PennSpartan wrote:
Was there anything better than a good running game? Walker showed us how exciting that is this year.

Reminded me of Eric Allan, oh and some guy named Griffin who played for the bad guys ...

Saw both of them play in Spartan Stadium.

The Pantry wrote:

Nordic wrote:Is that the north endzone? Back in the day you could bang on the backside of the north endzone scoreboard on big plays. I can still hear the sound of hands banging on sheet metal in my head.

The new video boards are great, but the layout is fucking hard to quickly read. They cram everything into a sliver on the bottom. There is plenty of room to spread it out. My drunk ass sometimes has trouble finding TOs or mixes up down and qtr.  Whoever was running the board last year certainly didn't help (constantly wrong early on).

The was no south endzone scoreboard when I was there. All the new shit sucks...why I watch all games on TV now. Shouldv'e never dropped the playing field 6 feet.

Except for DWags, Duffy, Floyd, and a few others you're all a bunch of punk asses.

I read that basically like Dana Carvey's Grumpy Old Man character on SNL (this was before the Grump Old Men movies).

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

Nordic wrote:Previous south endzone video board. I miss the side scoreboards.

Name this game...

2006 yeah?

2010 Little Giants

Nordic wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

2006 yeah?

2010 Little Giants

I would have bet greenways dick that we upgraded the scoreboards before that

Nordic wrote:Previous south endzone video board. I miss the side scoreboards.

Name this game...

Is that bongajon?

tGreenWay wrote:

Trapper Gus wrote:Well, it is an RCMB "thing" but how about an endzone tower, about 12 stores tall, in the shape of The Spartan"?

It could hold the old scoreboard in its hand ...

Giant Spartan statue is a universally accepted MSU dream. I’ll kick in if anyone ever plans to make it happen. I’ll also pay for it if I ever win a big pot lottery.

It needs to be repurposed, extra luxury seating? Athletic dorm? Extra parking space for the busses?

Floyd Robertson wrote:

Nordic wrote:Previous south endzone video board. I miss the side scoreboards.

Name this game...

Is that bongajon?

Shit, forgot about that dude. Could definitely be him.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

MiamiSpartan wrote:
Shit, forgot about that dude. Could definitely be him.

I forgot about him, too.

(he wouldn't mind me telling this story, as he chimed in once on the old board about it) - but I recognized him working at Dick's Sporting Goods in Okemos years ago... spoke to him, introduced myself. We talked for about 5 minutes or so. Really good kid.

Yeah, I met him an RCMB spring FB game tailgate, maybe 2008ish and seemed like a good kid. Just a bit misguided with that wig lol.

I never met him but I thought he was OTPT. No?

Trapper Gus wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:


Giant Spartan statue is a universally accepted MSU dream. I’ll kick in if anyone ever plans to make it happen. I’ll also pay for it if I ever win a big pot lottery.

It needs to be repurposed, extra luxury seating? Athletic dorm? Extra parking space for the busses?

How about quick trips to outer space?

MiamiSpartan wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:

Is that bongajon?

Shit, forgot about that dude.  Could definitely be him.  

I don't know who that is, but unless he was 10 in that photo, I doubt it. The other kid is my daughter (the picture blows). They were on the sidelines for Little Giants game (kickoff kids).

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

Nordic wrote:

2010 Little Giants

I would have bet greenways dick that we upgraded the scoreboards before that

You must not have been confident to make such a small bet.