North Dakota gets new HD Video Boards

[darell1976]

http://www.grandforksherald.com/content/und-football-new-video-scoreboards-going-alerus-football-season

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In addition to the new HD video boards, the Alerus Center also has purchased new HD video cameras and revamped its production room.
“When I give tours of the Alerus, I tell people to consider their TV 10 years ago and their TV now,” LeBarron said. “It’s a vast difference.”
The size of the new video boards will be in the same footprint of the original video boards, which are stationed above the end zones.
UND opens its 2014 season on the road at San Jose State on Aug. 28.
North Dakota’s first of six home games is scheduled for Sept. 6 against Robert Morris.

[TheRevSFA]

A nice big screen to show that mascot logo....whatever it is

[darell1976]

A nice big screen to show that mascot logo....whatever it is

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/darell1976/undlogo300-1.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/darell1976/media/undlogo300-1.jpg.html)

2014 season


2015 season....who knows.

[clenz]

Wait...you can't continue the ND logo?

I'd keep that and just go with a nickname.

[darell1976]

Wait...you can't continue the ND logo?

I'd keep that and just go with a nickname.

Our mascot logo for 2014 is the ND logo, next season the new nickname logo will most likely take over the video board.

[344Johnson]

It will be really nice to see them lose in high def now.

[Evolution Prime]

Looks nice against the backdrop of what appears to be tin siding.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Looks nice against the backdrop of what appears to be tin siding.

Yeah, that's the Alerus Center alright.

[BisonBacker]

Here's the front entrance xlolx


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[darell1976]

Looks nice against the backdrop of what appears to be tin siding.

Tin, nice and light and no need for a paint job. ;)

[UNIFanSince1983]

Looks nice against the backdrop of what appears to be tin siding.

At least they don't call their airplane hangar a dome... xrotatehx

[344Johnson]

At least they don't call their airplane hangar a dome... xrotatehx

Doesn't the UNI hangar have quite the impressive garage door?

[BisonBacker]

Doesn't the UNI hangar have quite the impressive garage door?

To go along with the Multicolored seats

[IBleedYellow]

At least they don't call their airplane hangar a dome... xrotatehx


But see, at least we actually field a team that knows how to win National Titles in a short 10 year span of FCS football. xsmiley_wix

[NoDak 4 Ever]

To go along with the Multicolored seats

Don't forget almost missing it as you drive by mistaking it for a sewage treatment facility.

[UNIFanSince1983]

I'm not sure what people in Fargo don't get about the definition of a dome...

Dome: a rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base.

Edit:

BTW I was in no way saying our stadium was better than yours or our team was better than yours. I was simply stating that your Fargodome is not actually a dome by architectural definitions.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

I'm not sure what people in Fargo don't get about the definition of a dome...

Dome: a rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base.

Like we have on our sewage treatment facilities. It's actually quite striking, the resemblance

[darell1976]

Like we have on our sewage treatment facilities. It's actually quite striking, the resemblance

Probably smells the same?

[IBleedYellow]

I'm not sure what people in Fargo don't get about the definition of a dome...

Dome: a rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base.

Edit:

BTW I was in no way saying our stadium was better than yours or our team was better than yours. I was simply stating that your Fargodome is not actually a dome by architectural definitions.


It was named the Fargodome and they were going to actually build a dome, and then the plans changed and they decided not to actually make it a true dome but keep the name.

[Professor Chaos]

I'm not sure what people in Fargo don't get about the definition of a dome...

Dome: a rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base.

Edit:

BTW I was in no way saying our stadium was better than yours or our team was better than yours. I was simply stating that your Fargodome is not actually a dome by architectural definitions.
What did they call the UNI-Dome when the roof collapsed? It certainly didn't have a rounded vault forming a roof then.

[SDFS]

Looking forward to seeing them during the home opener.

[tnbison]

If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around does it still make a sound?

[SDFS]

Looks nice against the backdrop of what appears to be tin siding.


Yeah, that's the Alerus Center alright.

Have you guys gone to the Alerus Center and/or stayed at the CanadInn? It is a very nice facility. It has good food/drinks including beer and mixed drink if you choose. The hotel is very nice and my kids love the water park. I have had a great time at the bars on gameday. I don't get it.. as a guy that has to drive 10 hours round trip for games its great. Not trying to put down the other Dakota schools because I enjoy the unique environment of each facility but Vermillion/Brookings don't have anything close and the Fargo dome lacks anything close as far as amenities (hotel/area bars) IMO.

http://aleruscenter.s3.amazonaws.com/img/AlerusCenterMain.jpg

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Have you guys gone to the Alerus Center and/or stayed at the CanadInn? It is a very nice facility. It has good food/drinks including beer and mixed drink if you choose. The hotel is very nice and my kids love the water park. I have had a great time at the bars on gameday. I don't get it.. as a guy that has to drive 10 hours round trip for games its great. Not trying to put down the other Dakota schools because I enjoy the unique environment of each facility but Vermillion/Brookings don't have anything close and the Fargo dome lacks anything close as far as amenities (hotel/area bars) IMO.

http://aleruscenter.s3.amazonaws.com/img/AlerusCenterMain.jpg

I have been inside twice. To see the Backsteet Boys in 2000ish and the final Bison/Sioux game.


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[darell1976]

Have you guys gone to the Alerus Center and/or stayed at the CanadInn? It is a very nice facility. It has good food/drinks including beer and mixed drink if you choose. The hotel is very nice and my kids love the water park. I have had a great time at the bars on gameday. I don't get it.. as a guy that has to drive 10 hours round trip for games its great. Not trying to put down the other Dakota schools because I enjoy the unique environment of each facility but Vermillion/Brookings don't have anything close and the Fargo dome lacks anything close as far as amenities (hotel/area bars) IMO.

http://aleruscenter.s3.amazonaws.com/img/AlerusCenterMain.jpg

I heard the water park at the CanadInn is not included with a hotel room stay that you have to pay separate. If true how much is the water park??

[mgbison]

Fargo has a downtown, and people tailgate at NDSU games. Labby's, BWW and Applebee's are right next to the fargodome if one chooses to go to a bar.

The canadInn is a nice hotel/waterpark, but doesn't add anything to the gameday atmosphere.

[IBleedYellow]

The waterpark isn't nearly as high priced as I would have expected it to be. I've been there twice with younger family members and they love it.

That said...I'm not going to be going to a waterpark when I should be tailgating.

[pokefan02]

Just call yourselves the North Dakota Frackers

[SDFS]

I heard the water park at the CanadInn is not included with a hotel room stay that you have to pay separate. If true how much is the water park??

Nothing over the top as far as costs go, but on a cold Oct/Nov gameday it works greats - kids go the waterpark, wife goes shopping and dad goes tailgating and to the game. No driving until the next day when it's time to go home.

[SDFS]

The waterpark isn't nearly as high priced as I would have expected it to be. I've been there twice with younger family members and they love it.

That said...I'm not going to be going to a waterpark when I should be tailgating.

Thats just it with kids they go to the waterpark and dad goes tailgating. It works out great, like I said.. I enjoy all the Dakota school facilities but GF and UND has a very nice overall setup with the Alerus Center and Canad Inn.

[SDFS]

Fargo has a downtown, and people tailgate at NDSU games. Labby's, BWW and Applebee's are right next to the fargodome if one chooses to go to a bar.

The canadInn is a nice hotel/waterpark, but doesn't add anything to the gameday atmosphere.

I have not been to Fargo Dome since the split and I have never gone to downtown Fargo because if I go to Fargo it is for a game at the Dome. It sounds like some additional bars have opened since my last visit. On occasion, when I don't have time to prep for the game because of work demands. I have just gone to the Alerus Center had some drinks, watch some football and played 21 in the All-American and had a very good time and then walked down for the game. Not your true tailgate experience, but it works in a pinch.

[UNIFanSince1983]

What did they call the UNI-Dome when the roof collapsed? It certainly didn't have a rounded vault forming a roof then.

Did your Minnesota Vikings still call it the Metrodome when the roof collapsed? probably because after it got fixed it was going to be a dome again.

[darell1976]

Fargo has a downtown, and people tailgate at NDSU games. Labby's, BWW and Applebee's are right next to the fargodome if one chooses to go to a bar.

The canadInn is a nice hotel/waterpark, but doesn't add anything to the gameday atmosphere.

Downtown has really picked up with more and more businesses going in there and its not even the bars. Some good restaurants too, Spicy Pie, Rhombus Guys Pizza, Wurst (great German food), JL Beers, etc. Labby's has good burgers and once that construction on 19th Ave between 10th St and 18th St ends hopefully more businesses will go in that strip mall (TCBY and Gloria Jeans coffee closed due to it), BWW and Applebees is always a fan favorite. As for hotels they do have Days Inn and the new Candlewood Suites. One thing about the Fargodome is they don't have much room for anything else as that area is pretty locked up unless they can open up something that has been closed. Me and my family enjoy all the different choices on the northside compared to driving all the way to the southside of Fargo.

[darell1976]

The waterpark isn't nearly as high priced as I would have expected it to be. I've been there twice with younger family members and they love it.

That said...I'm not going to be going to a waterpark when I should be tailgating.

That sounds good.

[mgbison]

Looking back, its kinda funny. I originally thought the CandaInn and waterpark was a terrible idea. However, after being at several wedding receptions and kids going to the waterpark, I was completely wrong.

Good to see downtown GF getting more businesses.

[BisonBacker]

I have been inside twice. To see the Backsteet Boys in 2000ish and the final Bison/Sioux game.


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That explains a lot xlolx

[TheRevSFA]

That explains a lot xlolx

Yeah that's not something you want to admit

[NoDak 4 Ever]

That explains a lot xlolx

Meh, I was a DJ at Y94 at the time and my girlfriend wanted to go. Tickets were free and it wasn't terrible.


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[344Johnson]

Meh, I was a DJ at Y94 at the time and my girlfriend wanted to go. Tickets were free and it wasn't terrible.


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If I could go see them for free I'd definitely go

[UNIFanSince1983]

Wait so you guys are talking crap on BSB now? xsmhx

[MplsBison]

Ha!

The fanbase whose stadium has four standard definition video boards is poking fun at another fanbase whose stadium is installing HD video boards.

Figures.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Ha!

The fanbase whose stadium has four standard definition video boards is poking fun at another fanbase whose stadium is installing HD video boards.

Figures.

I notice how you consider us as "others". We pretty much knew it all along.

[MplsBison]

I notice how you consider us as "others". We pretty much knew it all along.

.... where in the text you quoted yourself does it say the word "others"??

[darell1976]

Ha!

The fanbase whose stadium has four standard definition video boards is poking fun at another fanbase whose stadium is installing HD video boards.

Figures.

What the scoreboard looks like doesn't matter, its the numbers on the Home side of the scoreboard that matters. We will continue to take the poke from the 3 time NC, until the team actually does something on the field.

[IBleedYellow]

What the scoreboard looks like doesn't matter, its the numbers on the Home side of the scoreboard that matters. We will continue to take the poke from the 3 time NC, until the team actually does something on the field.
This here. When we said we were going D1 and we were told we will fail miserably we took the blows.

Now we have 3 titles and our program is flourishing.

I think we can rag on them a little bit.

[Bisonator]

What the scoreboard looks like doesn't matter, its the numbers on the Home side of the scoreboard that matters. We will continue to take the poke from the 3 time NC, until the team actually does something on the field.

Those boards will look good. Hopdfully they dont show too many shots of the "crowd".xthumbsupx

Hopefully the FD upgrades the video boards soon.

[F'N Hawks]

This here. When we said we were going D1 and we were told we will fail miserably we took the blows.

Now we have 3 titles and our program is flourishing.

I think we can rag on them a little bit.

The part I bolded has been unbelievably twisted and misconstrued over the years. I was around in 2002-2003 and remember it well. I do not remember one person saying NDSU could not compete in D1-AA football. Everyone knew you could because you beat Montana as a D2 team-and frankly most didn't think it was that huge of a jump based on the D2 success NCC teams have had (UND then went and beat UNI as a D2 team). Most of the angst was BB, VB, etc. Those are the sports where people thought you would get killed because that was full D1, not D1-AA. Obviously they were wrong for the most part, relatively speaking.

[Hammersmith]

Downtown has really picked up with more and more businesses going in there and its not even the bars. Some good restaurants too, Spicy Pie, Rhombus Guys Pizza, Wurst (great German food), JL Beers, etc. Labby's has good burgers and once that construction on 19th Ave between 10th St and 18th St ends hopefully more businesses will go in that strip mall (TCBY and Gloria Jeans coffee closed due to it), BWW and Applebees is always a fan favorite. As for hotels they do have Days Inn and the new Candlewood Suites. One thing about the Fargodome is they don't have much room for anything else as that area is pretty locked up unless they can open up something that has been closed. Me and my family enjoy all the different choices on the northside compared to driving all the way to the southside of Fargo.

The locked nature of 19th Ave is actually why I hope that big NDSCS Fargo expansion actually goes through. If they build a new building for NDSCS somewhere else(and give the land back to NDSU), then a developer can come in and rework that entire half-block; maybe more if they can get the Days Inn building torn down. It would be a huge addition of retail and hotel space.

[darell1976]

The locked nature of 19th Ave is actually why I hope that big NDSCS Fargo expansion actually goes through. If they build a new building for NDSCS somewhere else(and give the land back to NDSU), then a developer can come in and rework that entire half-block; maybe more if they can get the Days Inn building torn down. It would be a huge addition of retail and hotel space.

As long as USBank stays, its nice not to go across town for my ATM.xnodx

[ncbears]

UNC is getting a new video board as well. Not only for football, but for basketball.

[darell1976]

UNC is getting a new video board as well. Not only for football, but for basketball.

HD? Bigger?

[clenz]

UND's boards are....cute...and quaint...if nothing else. Almost as big as the video boards going in UNI's basketball arena


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[344Johnson]

As long as USBank stays, its nice not to go across town for my ATM.xnodx

US Bank is horrible. Really should switch to a credit Union or local bank.

[dakotadan]

UND's boards are....cute...and quaint...if nothing else. Almost as big as the video boards going in UNI's basketball arena

Yep, our 6 new video boards are pretty pathetic. xrolleyesx

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[clenz]

There's already dead spots

[MNBISON]

The part I bolded has been unbelievably twisted and misconstrued over the years. I was around in 2002-2003 and remember it well. I do not remember one person saying NDSU could not compete in D1-AA football. Everyone knew you could because you beat Montana as a D2 team-and frankly most didn't think it was that huge of a jump based on the D2 success NCC teams have had (UND then went and beat UNI as a D2 team). Most of the angst was BB, VB, etc. Those are the sports where people thought you would get killed because that was full D1, not D1-AA. Obviously they were wrong for the most part, relatively speaking.

That's BS and you know it, doom and gloom everywhere. Nice selective memory though.

[F'N Hawks]

That's BS and you know it, doom and gloom everywhere. Nice selective memory though.

It's not selective, its the truth. The other sports are where people thought NDSU would get killed. I was around and nobody thought D1-AA was some unbelievable jump. Look at the D2 success that was going on at the time.


Personally, I think football is being lumped in when Bison fans are pumping themselves up looking back at the naysayers. When in reality it was the "D1" stigma as a whole that people shot down.

[344Johnson]

It's not selective, its the truth. The other sports are where people thought NDSU would get killed. I was around and nobody thought D1-AA was some unbelievable jump. Look at the D2 success that was going on at the time.


Personally, I think football is being lumped in when Bison fans are pumping themselves up looking back at the naysayers. When in reality it was the "D1" stigma as a whole that people shot down.

Anyone care to go find the editorials or whatever on the internet claiming NDSU had played their last downs of significant football?

[SDFS]

Bison fans start another thread if you want to roll with the everyone doubted us narrative or move it over to the UNI video board thread... I remember UNI fans being very doubtful.