The new scoreboards and video boards will begin installation early next week, and it looks like the picture above of them has brought some aspiring thoughts of the future of the program.
If I ever see the score on that board it will definitely be worth every penny.
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This from UK Athletics.
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Removal of the two old scoreboards, located at the end of each end zone, will begin on Monday. After the removal is complete, installation of the new Daktronics HD-X scoreboard will commence in early August. The additions will also include a digital ribbon board that will surround the interior of the seating bowl, a new sound system and a high definition control room.
The structure that the old scoreboards were mounted on will stay in place at Commonwealth Stadium, with the exception of the front facing. The new light-emitting diode displays will be mounted onto the existing structure.
Commonwealth’s facelift is expected to be completed in time for Kentucky’s home opener against Central Michigan on Sept. 10.
“The addition of this new Daktronics system will provide our fans with an outstanding audio-visual experience, one that is among the biggest and best in all of college football,” UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart said. “We are pleased to be working with Daktronics on this high definition upgrade to the stadium. We believe our fans, alumni and sponsors will be excited and thrilled with what the new system brings to game day. We are looking forward to our opener on 9-10-11.”
Each LED video board will measure approximately 37 feet high by 80 feet wide (2,960 square feet), making each display the 15th-largest scoreboard in the country. Combined, the 5,920 square feet will make the new video boards one of the largest scoreboard systems in the country
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