Gies Memorial Stadium

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RabidDawgClassic
The ribbon boards look great too.
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#4      
Illiniguy74
Thinking back to 1966 when as a high school sophomore I worked concessions in (during game) and underneath (half time) the East Main stands. Grass field, small scoreboard, small speakers on @30 foot high poles every 20 yards, cinder floors underneath the stands, concession stands made of 2x4s and screen material, hot dogs, candy bars, cokes, coffee and ice cream sandwiches. Walking into the bathrooms. Place has changed a little bit.
 
#5      
band camp
Did we receive the LED stadium lighting upgrade?
I love the new video wall and ribbons, they're great.
Watching other games during the last few years and observing the 'blackouts' and color changes executed by the lighting personnel after TDs etc, add so much positive vibe.
Hoping that happened at GMS.
 
#8      
Captain 14
Will there be an in game stream of the scoreboard only? It's sponsorable!
 
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cfp32
The new video board and ribbons are great and all, but I hope they are regularly showing other scores around college football. The cell signal is soooo bad inside MS that you can rarely get accurate updates. They need a dedicated spot with scores constantly being shown!
 
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fuddrules
cfp32 said:
The new video board and ribbons are great and all, but I hope they are regularly showing other scores around college football. The cell signal is soooo bad inside MS that you can rarely get accurate updates. They need a dedicated spot with scores constantly being shown!
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That was supposed to be fixed last year. Now, this year. We shall see.

I will say, in the east upper deck behind the seats walkways, cell service was lightning fast. As soon as you walked through the entry portal to your seat, no signal.
 
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bdutts
cfp32 said:
The new video board and ribbons are great and all, but I hope they are regularly showing other scores around college football. The cell signal is soooo bad inside MS that you can rarely get accurate updates. They need a dedicated spot with scores constantly being shown!
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They used to do that back when I was in school.
 
#17      
Illinifun
Fighter of the Nightman said:
Still haven't seen a perfect before-and-after comparison with the same distance, angle, etc., but this one is pretty good!

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And this honestly doesn't do it justice, because you can tell the top photo is significantly more zoomed in!
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Based on the walk ways this might give a little perspective.
 

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fuddrules
The scoreboard is so big (and bright) it may cause issues with planes landing at Willard in the evening. I guess flight path "stadi" is almost right over the stadium.

Not sure how seriously I take that but found it interesting.
 
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