Memorial Stadium Construction...

[huskerdavo]

When am I gonna see the HUGE screen up?

 

I have very little patience left...does anyone know?

 

 

thanks you guys rock

[chuckd]

I don't think the screen is supposed to go up until July or early June. It will be the last thing done along with putting in the other two new screens.

[Jarred04]

That is all I have heard too. Sometime close to the start of the season. There isn't a reason to put it up much earlier, just so long as its up for the first game.

[Red Snow Sword: Husker Sentinel]

are they pictures of the construction on Calahan's site?

[SouthDakotaHusker]

Up in Brookings, South Dakota, Daktronics had the bid to put in the Nebraska football screen, until around February when they were undercut by a Japanese firm, Mitsubsi or Sanyo or Sony or someone like that.

 

If Daktronics had got the bid, they can have the screen installed within 60 days after an accepted, so it would have been competed by late May.

 

Since a Japanese firm is putting it in, the pieces are all coming from Tokyo, so who knows how long they will take to get to Lincoln.

 

Almost every other Pro and college football scoreboard in the United States over the past 6 years has been installed by Daktronics. But since this will be the largest college scoreboard in the U.S. the Japanese firm wanted the bid (along with the New York Yankees scoreboard) for name recognition purposes. They bid lower than the cost to make the scoreboard (by several million dollars) because they will make it up the difference on other projects these bragging rights create worldwide. So, although Nebraska is getting a great deal costwise on the scoreboard, I still would have liked to see the money go to South Dakota'a economy rather than Japan's economy. But heck, we buy everything else from Asia, so why not our scoreboards too. Anyway, probably more informatin than you wanted. But the scoreboard may take longer to complete than originally planned.

[Husker IN Hawaii]

I did not know alot of that ... thanks for the info SD Husker

[TheKiD]

I'm pretty sure it's Mitsubishi... and DAMN they make some good electronics, so I think it might be for the best

 

As long as it's up and ready to rock by opening day

[huskerdavo]

Thanks SDHusker...however if they are doing this deal for bragging rights I doubt it will be late cause that would not say much on their part....

[DaveH]

Thanks SDHusker...however if they are doing this deal for bragging rights I doubt it will be late cause that would not say much on their part....

I am not so sure that's true. On the surface, even if it's late it will still be amazing. and that's what they are going for. That they put up the biggest screen.

 

But, you are right in the sense that if it's late and someone comes asking about it for their arena I am sure the university will tell them about it.

[Foppa]

Up in Brookings, South Dakota, Daktronics had the bid to put in the Nebraska football screen, until around February when they were undercut by a Japanese firm, Mitsubsi or Sanyo or Sony or someone like that.

 

If Daktronics had got the bid, they can have the screen installed within 60 days after an accepted, so it would have been competed by late May.

 

Since a Japanese firm is putting it in, the pieces are all coming from Tokyo, so who knows how long they will take to get to Lincoln.

 

Almost every other Pro and college football scoreboard in the United States over the past 6 years has been installed by Daktronics. But since this will be the largest college scoreboard in the U.S. the Japanese firm wanted the bid (along with the New York Yankees scoreboard) for name recognition purposes. They bid lower than the cost to make the scoreboard (by several million dollars) because they will make it up the difference on other projects these bragging rights create worldwide. So, although Nebraska is getting a great deal costwise on the scoreboard, I still would have liked to see the money go to South Dakota'a economy rather than Japan's economy. But heck, we buy everything else from Asia, so why not our scoreboards too. Anyway, probably more informatin than you wanted. But the scoreboard may take longer to complete than originally planned.

Sure...built in South Dakota...with all parts from Japan, China, Taiwan, etc.

 

Big difference.

 

Mitsubishi has some nice equipment. I don't really care who does it, as long as it looks great and lasts.

 

Any more, it's like buying a Honda...the company is Japanese...but guess where the workers building the car are from?

[BIGREDIOWAN]

And the Honda is a lot cheaper on gas than the Ford F-150 I got rid of!!!!

[Foppa]

Speaking of the project...are they upgrading the sound system as well? It was ok before, but if you're going to amaze people visually, you better have a sound to back it up as well, I'd say!

[SDYote]

Up in Brookings, South Dakota, Daktronics had the bid to put in the Nebraska football screen, until around February when they were undercut by a Japanese firm, Mitsubsi or Sanyo or Sony or someone like that.

 

If Daktronics had got the bid, they can have the screen installed within 60 days after an accepted, so it would have been competed by late May.

 

Since a Japanese firm is putting it in, the pieces are all coming from Tokyo, so who knows how long they will take to get to Lincoln.

 

Almost every other Pro and college football scoreboard in the United States over the past 6 years has been installed by Daktronics. But since this will be the largest college scoreboard in the U.S. the Japanese firm wanted the bid (along with the New York Yankees scoreboard) for name recognition purposes. They bid lower than the cost to make the scoreboard (by several million dollars) because they will make it up the difference on other projects these bragging rights create worldwide. So, although Nebraska is getting a great deal costwise on the scoreboard, I still would have liked to see the money go to South Dakota'a economy rather than Japan's economy. But heck, we buy everything else from Asia, so why not our scoreboards too. Anyway, probably more informatin than you wanted. But the scoreboard may take longer to complete than originally planned.

Very true. Even though brookings sucks.......haaa

[huskerdavo]

Speaking of the project...are they upgrading the sound system as well? It was ok before, but if you're going to amaze people visually, you better have a sound to back it up as well, I'd say!

I agree any word on a new sound system. I assume the Jumbotron comes with a few speakers but does anyone know for sure.

 

so just to feed our egos...this is the biggest in college or the world of sports?

[Jarred04]

i keep hearing biggest in college. second biggest in North America. I think the Titans(? )is bigger. I know texas got a new one, and they think its the biggest, but to hell with that.