The New Scoreboard is set to debut this Saturday November 11, 2023 on Senior Day vs NC A&T
While fans will have to wait at least three years to see the beginning of any long-term changes to Meade, they can look forward to enjoying the video scoreboard in the near future, which will come complete with fully staffed control room, broadcast camera access with instant replay features and a brand new public address speaker system for the final portion of the 2023 season and beyond, according to Walzer.
Rhodysk wrote: ↑5 months ago
Scoreboard looks amazing. Very over due. Glad we got it now!
Any inside word on what was done with the old one?
Given it was specifically configured for football, it might be difficult to adapt to other use such as soccer.
The easiest option might be for URI to sell it off to a smaller college or high school that has a football program.
Would there be anything stopping us from just moving it to the North endzone this offseason? I can't imagine we'd make any substantial money from it, and like you said it doesn't seem like it's too adaptable
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Take down the Robert Carothers banner and fix the concession stand lines
ATPTourFan wrote: ↑5 months ago
Please send that old lite-brite scoreboard to the scrapyard.
The clock didn't work last game and all of the lights were going off for a period of time and then coming back on. The announcer was saying the time remaining periodically as the clock never worked.
Agree.
Junk yard asap. That scoreboard is long overdue to be scrapped.
Billyboy78 wrote: ↑5 months ago
Give it to a local high school team like SK. Although I haven't been to SKHS in decades, so maybe they have a nicer one than that.
Well, if they have one that actually works, then, yes, they do.
The Clappin family is getting very good bang for their buck having their name prominently displayed on the scoreboard like it is. Very nice for them (and it benefits the school). Any idea how much something like this would cost? Their name is prominent for anybody walking by the field, anybody going to a basketball game when the field is lit up, and when any other game or activity takes place. It is much more prominent than the Ryan Center or the Soloviev practice facility at what I would assume is a fraction of the cost. But I could be wrong. I just googled them and they have been major benefactors to the practice facility as well as Meade Stadium. That would explain the prominent placement as it is more than just a scoreboard that they have donated to the school.
Also, just realized that the scoreboard will not be viewable for people using the field suites. That is interesting but not much that can be done about that it appears.
Nothing refreshes a field or a stadium quite like a new scoreboard so looking forward to seeing it.
4Diffs wrote: ↑5 months ago
The Clappin family is getting very good bang for their buck having their name prominently displayed on the scoreboard like it is. Very nice for them (and it benefits the school). Any idea how much something like this would cost? Their name is prominent for anybody walking by the field, anybody going to a basketball game when the field is lit up, and when any other game or activity takes place. It is much more prominent than the Ryan Center or the Soloviev practice facility at what I would assume is a fraction of the cost. But I could be wrong. I just googled them and they have been major benefactors to the practice facility as well as Meade Stadium. That would explain the prominent placement as it is more than just a scoreboard that they have donated to the school.
Also, just realized that the scoreboard will not be viewable for people using the field suites. That is interesting but not much that can be done about that it appears.
Nothing refreshes a field or a stadium quite like a new scoreboard so looking forward to seeing it.
Scoreboard was $1 million
Clappin donated $1 million for the enhancements of Lights and Turf - which was a total $4 million project.
4Diffs wrote: ↑5 months ago
The Clappin family is getting very good bang for their buck having their name prominently displayed on the scoreboard like it is. Very nice for them (and it benefits the school). Any idea how much something like this would cost? Their name is prominent for anybody walking by the field, anybody going to a basketball game when the field is lit up, and when any other game or activity takes place. It is much more prominent than the Ryan Center or the Soloviev practice facility at what I would assume is a fraction of the cost. But I could be wrong. I just googled them and they have been major benefactors to the practice facility as well as Meade Stadium. That would explain the prominent placement as it is more than just a scoreboard that they have donated to the school.
Also, just realized that the scoreboard will not be viewable for people using the field suites. That is interesting but not much that can be done about that it appears.
Nothing refreshes a field or a stadium quite like a new scoreboard so looking forward to seeing it.
Scoreboard was $1 million
Clappin donated $1 million for the enhancements of Lights and Turf - which was a total $4 million project.
4Diffs wrote: ↑5 months ago
The Clappin family is getting very good bang for their buck having their name prominently displayed on the scoreboard like it is. Very nice for them (and it benefits the school). Any idea how much something like this would cost? Their name is prominent for anybody walking by the field, anybody going to a basketball game when the field is lit up, and when any other game or activity takes place. It is much more prominent than the Ryan Center or the Soloviev practice facility at what I would assume is a fraction of the cost. But I could be wrong. I just googled them and they have been major benefactors to the practice facility as well as Meade Stadium. That would explain the prominent placement as it is more than just a scoreboard that they have donated to the school.
Also, just realized that the scoreboard will not be viewable for people using the field suites. That is interesting but not much that can be done about that it appears.
Nothing refreshes a field or a stadium quite like a new scoreboard so looking forward to seeing it.
Scoreboard was $1 million
Clappin donated $1 million for the enhancements of Lights and Turf - which was a total $4 million project.
Since we are naming amounts, they gave another million dollars towards the practice facility. I doubt the scoreboard cost one million dollars and the original football donation was for the turf and lights. Because they gave one million dollars for that does not mean the scoreboard cost one million dollars. They are recognizing a generous benefactor who has given at least two million dollars to URI athletics.
I was surprised that a board that size would be $1 million, but that's what the Cigar article in the top post said. Then again maybe that's including the cost of the control room and equipment in it
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Take down the Robert Carothers banner and fix the concession stand lines
4Diffs wrote: ↑5 months ago
The Clappin family is getting very good bang for their buck having their name prominently displayed on the scoreboard like it is. Very nice for them (and it benefits the school). Any idea how much something like this would cost? Their name is prominent for anybody walking by the field, anybody going to a basketball game when the field is lit up, and when any other game or activity takes place. It is much more prominent than the Ryan Center or the Soloviev practice facility at what I would assume is a fraction of the cost. But I could be wrong. I just googled them and they have been major benefactors to the practice facility as well as Meade Stadium. That would explain the prominent placement as it is more than just a scoreboard that they have donated to the school.
Also, just realized that the scoreboard will not be viewable for people using the field suites. That is interesting but not much that can be done about that it appears.
Nothing refreshes a field or a stadium quite like a new scoreboard so looking forward to seeing it.
Scoreboard was $1 million
Clappin donated $1 million for the enhancements of Lights and Turf - which was a total $4 million project.
Since we are naming amounts, they gave another million dollars towards the practice facility. I doubt the scoreboard cost one million dollars and the original football donation was for the turf and lights. Because they gave one million dollars for that does not mean the scoreboard cost one million dollars. They are recognizing a generous benefactor who has given at least two million dollars to URI athletics.
We are naming amounts because you asked any idea what something like this scoreboard would cost?
I began this thread with the URI 5 Cent Cigar article that noted the $1 million cost.
Maybe it's a little over or a little under that amount but that's what the University is saying.
OBRAM wrote: ↑5 months ago
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Can't the video board be moved closer to the back end one?
You could hardly make out the down or yards to go.
My friend asked the same thing about the scoreboard, like why is it so far back? The only answer I had was maybe they are thinking they can add some end zone stands at the south side of the stadium. Overall it was nice and a huge improvement, but they took up about a quarter of the left side of board with advertising, I get that it’s $ for the school, but it made the actual replays off center and smaller than what I thought they would be. Still very happy the Clappin family made this happen and it was nice to see the lights in the second half, another improvement helped by the Clappin family. Meade stadium is going to improve very soon and even if we don’t have the biggest stadium we could have the most aesthetically pleasing stadium in the CAA. Go Rhody!
Nice photos
