Pic of Rent Scoreboard in Progress

[John]

Oh the humanity. Who cares? I just want to see football.

the last football game was played there in 2012. It's a huge deal that they couldn't get this in place in time.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Huge FUBAR. Will be extra awesome if it's not ready for Michigan.

 

[DSquiz]

Huge FUBAR. Will be extra awesome if it's not ready for Michigan.

It will be ready for Maryland.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

It will be ready for Maryland.

They couldn't get it ready for the opener. I'm supposed to have faith they'll have it ready for Maryland?

 

[Skiblets]

Should have been ready for the soccer game a few weeks ago to work the kinks out

 

[Dooley]

Oh the humanity. Who cares? I just want to see football.

While I agree with you premise (I think you're advocating for on field results > embellishments to our stadium), it does speak poorly upon the athletic department/stadium operator, state funding, university...whoever oversaw this operation. This is a year that UCONN needs to put its best foot forward, both on the field and off, and this kind of mismanagement shows disorganization. There is no excuse that the new scoreboard and ribbon boards are not in place right now or by the time Opening Night rolls in about 4 weeks from now.

 

[Skiblets]

Beyond this F up, I am very interested to see if Warde will be changing the game day experience at all. He came on board too late in the game to make any real changes last year but we'll see. Would love an end to the incessant time out advertising, DJ Joey, in game reporter stuff. Let the award winning Pride of CT play their stuff

 

[ruskin]

Only a big committee could design the cluterf**ck that is the "management" system of the Rent. UConn has to pay $170,000 / game to play in a building that only exists because of its football team. Everyone is charge, no one is in charge. They have barely figured the parking out after 10 years, and it's a new drill every season. Sadly not surprised by this. Expect 'portable' board to be up for Michigan game.

Are you seriously telling me the company installing this thing can't work 24/7 & weekends to get this done?

 

[John]

Beyond this F up, I am very interested to see if Warde will be changing the game day experience at all. He came on board too late in the game to make any real changes last year but we'll see. Would love an end to the incessant time out advertising, DJ Joey, in game reporter stuff. Let the award winning Pride of CT play their stuff

I agree about DJ Joey, but Emily Noonan has grown on me in a huge way, so I'd like to see her stay. More UCMB too, much more.

 

[Husky25]

Completely unacceptable. But when you don't own your own stadium and have to deal with state bureacracy who is really surprised?

Combination of State Government financing the deal late + the transition from Bushnell to Spectrum Global + falling off behind schedule due to existing stadium bookings (i.e. USMNT) probably all had something to do with it.

 

[metsfan2323]

To each his own I guess, to me a huge issue would mean the game itself is threatened (like opening night two years ago). I'm old and old school, I'm not concerned about bells and whistles.

 

[Dooley]

We paid for the scoreboard and expect it to be ready for opening game. They've had all summer since Malloy signed the bonding bill to get this done. This is a huge red 'X' against the new stadium management company.

As for other stadium gameday embellishments: Dairy Bar vendors. Get this done, Warde.

 

[ruskin]

not sure I'd blame Global Spectrum. Their heads are probably spinning from all the state bureaucracy they have to deal with.

Maybe they can borrow a few busway builders for a couple of days.

 

[huskymedic]

We paid for the scoreboard and expect it to be ready for opening game. They've had all summer since Malloy signed the bonding bill to get this done. This is a huge red 'X' against the new stadium management company.

The bonding bill wasn't signed by the Gov until July 1 (http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillst...m=842&which_year=2013&SUBMIT1.x=0&SUBMIT1.y=0 )

This is not a UConn Athletic Department or Stadium Management Company fumble. Typical State Government.

 

[CTGoonie]

Here's a pic of the Towson scoreboard:

 

[Skiblets]

Here's a pic of the Towson scoreboard:

 

[CL82]

 

[SubbaBub]

I believe we are winning 7-5 but its 4th and 13 somewhere in the 2nd quarter.

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[Carl Spackler]

Only a big committee could design the cluterf**ck that is the "management" system of the Rent. UConn has to pay $170,000 / game to play in a building that only exists because of its football team. Everyone is charge, no one is in charge. They have barely figured the parking out after 10 years, and it's a new drill every season. Sadly not surprised by this. Expect 'portable' board to be up for Michigan game.

Are you seriously telling me the company installing this thing can't work 24/7 & weekends to get this done?

Nope. Not if their working under a state contract, for a state agency, which means that all work not performed by actual state labor unions, be done in accordance with state labor union mandates. We've been through this discussion.

Ask questions of the people that you vote for, and vote based on their answers. Learn from things like this.

 

[Nostical]

Where's Donald Trump when you need him?

 

[huskymedic]

Go TJW Go!!!!

 

[UConn Dan]

I agree about DJ Joey, but Emily Noonan has grown on me in a huge way, so I'd like to see her stay. More UCMB too, much more.

 

[BoatShow]

This thing seriously won't be there for the opener? Like is this real life?

 

[BoatShow]

How about this nice red one?

 

[John]

wow, look at the crowd in the background. Is this after kickoff?