Scoring the boards
These days, it seems the board is almost as important as the score. Oklahoma's new scoreboard and big-screen video display will be state-of-the-art, but it won't be the biggest around.
Godzillatron
University of Texas,
Austin
•Built: 2005
•Cost: $8 million
•Dimensions: 134 feet wide by 55 feet tall
•What's on it: Approximately 50 percent of the screen is used for advertising, with a small strip at the bottom for typical scoreboard features (time, score, down and distance, etc.).
Pig Screen TV
University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville
•Built: 2000
•Cost: $3.75 million
•Dimensions: 107 feet wide by 30 feet tall
•What's on it: Strictly game video. One-fourth of the screen displays an advertisement during replays. Other scoreboard features are displayed on 30-foot-by-30-foot boards flanking the video screen.
12th Man TV
Texas A&M,
College Station
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Built: 2006
•Cost: $5 million
•Dimensions: 74 feet wide by 54 feet tall
•What's on it: Game footage and scoreboard information. Advertising appears during down time in games.
By Scott Wright