Here are some photos of the new scoreboard/ribbon board installation at Owen Field courtesy of SoonerSports.com.
The face of the video board will measure 113.5 feet wide by 32.5 feet tall for a total viewing area of 3,689 square feet.....all in HD. Replaces old video board which was 36 feet wide and 21 feet tall (756 square feet).
OU will now have the 4th largest stadium scoreboard in the country, but I'm sure texarse will go ahead & increase theirs just so we don't get too close!
The OU Athletics Department salvaged several elements from the face of the old scoreboard and has been making them available to fans through our online auction. Currently available are the three digits which displayed OU's total yards, in addition to one of the large digits which displayed OU's score. View the scoreboard auction page here.
Cost of the project is $4.5 million & all the aspects will be finished for the start of the 2008 season.
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