U. Of Maine Gets New @Daktronics LED
Gail Chiasson, North American Editor
When the University of Maine Black Bears and their fans return to Harold Alfond Sports Stadium this fall, they will be welcomed by a new LED video display that will be designed, manufactured and installed by Daktronics Inc., Brookings, South Dakota.
This display to be installed in the south end zone will measure 16’ high by more than 32’ wide and feature a 15HD pixel layout.
“As we work to grow the game-day experience for our fans, the new video scoreboard display will play an integral part of that process,” Jack Cosgrove, U. of Maine football coach. “It is energizing to anticipate the impact it will have on the atmosphere in and around Morse Field and Alfond Stadium.”
Like just about all the arena and stadium displays by Daktronics, it will incorporate excellent image clarity and contrast with wide angle visibility while providing multiple levels of protection from the elements. It is capable of showing one large image to highlight live video and instant replays. It can also be divided into separate windows to show a variety of vivid graphics, colorful animations, up-to-the-minute statistics, scoring information and sponsor advertisements.
Seth Woodcock, associate athletic director for development, says, “Thanks to the generosity of the Morse family, the new scoreboard will not only take our fan engagement to another level during home football games, it will also be a real boost for the wide variety of campus events at Morse Field at Harold Alfond Stadium.
“Just as important are the many community organizations and high school teams that will benefit from the new scoreboard. Events ranging from the Special Olympics to high school and college track meets to state championship contests in football and field hockey will be greatly enhanced by this state-of-the-art video scoreboard. It is a wonderful addition not only for our campus but for our entire community.”
On the reverse side of the main video display, a marquee display will be installed to face the outside of the stadium. It will measure 6’ high by 20’ wide and feature 20 millimeter line spacing. This display will provide numerous opportunities to the university, including the ability to promote upcoming events, show university announcements and highlight university sponsors.
Along with a control system for football, The University of Maine has elected to upgrade its control system for Black Bear hockey at the same time by purchasing Daktronics powerful Show Control System. This will provide a centralized control solution that will operate for events at both venues: Harold Alfond Sports Stadium for football and Harold Alfond Sports Arena for hockey.
The installation at Alfond Stadium also includes a Daktronics fixed-digit football scoreboard and a set of delay-of-game clocks in the south end zone. The scoreboard will provide scoring, timing, down and distance, and other relevant statistical game information.
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