Michigan Stadium scoreboard stains(?)

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on July 23rd, 2020 at 11:31 PM

We took a drive to The Big House earlier today for a walk and I had to finally ask the questions.

Has anyone ever noticed the eyesore that is the stains on the back of the Michigan Stadium scoreboards? Look in the upper right of the Block M.

What is that shit? 

The back of the scoreboard doesn't have a Block M painted on it. The Block M is printed on some sort of padding. So it's something that has stained the padding. 

restive neb

July 24th, 2020 at 6:28 AM ^

Acid rain isn’t talked about anymore, but that isn’t because the media had new things to scare us about, as your sarcastic post seems to imply.  It is no longer a topic of discussion because we responded to the problem appropriately and made it mostly go away.  SOx and NOx emissions from power generation have been reduced by 90% due to appropriate regulations to respond to a real problem.

Michfan777

July 24th, 2020 at 12:02 AM ^

The perfect time to fix the scoreboards by encasing them in brick to match the stadium....and bricking the concourse between the two towers eventually.

If only funding fell from trees :/

Qmatic

July 24th, 2020 at 12:10 AM ^

I don’t know what it is, but the football program and athletic department blows sometimes when it comes to aesthetics. For one example, when they occasionally will have an OL come in as an eligible number and the jersey they are wearing looks like my 3 year old stitched it. The numbers look horrible. 

Also, for the first couple years of the Harbaugh era there still were Michigan flags flying at the top of the stadium that were highlighter Maize (there are a couple other examples of this)

We have the best color scheme in the country, yet we let these what should be easy fix quality issues continue to happen.

LostPatrol14

July 24th, 2020 at 1:12 AM ^

That fabric has seen better days, for sure. I remember seeing that new scoreboards were on the docket in the financial budget pre-Covid. I’m sure that has changed drastically since. The insides of the scoreboard are pretty cool, however.

rob f

July 24th, 2020 at 7:36 AM ^

And in local news this morning,

A 22-year old local man dressed in unmatched maize clothing was arrested overnight while his girlfriend was filming him climbing one of the Big House scoreboards while "armed" with several bottles of Spray&Wash™... 

BeatOSU52

July 24th, 2020 at 9:05 AM ^

iPhone 5's might be the way to go now.  the Apple gods are slowing down the more recent iPhone's this week to get you to start thinking thinking about their new iPhone 12's coming out later this year,   but the 5's are too old for them to worry about.

Teeba

July 24th, 2020 at 10:03 AM ^

This must be WD’s version of a “thirst trap.” (Thanks to Martha Stewart for making me aware of the latest internet meme that hopefully will have a short lifetime.)

P.S. My wife wants to know where are the Michigan socks!

98xj

July 24th, 2020 at 8:15 AM ^

I'd say that the yellow "padding" has two layers, and you're seeing the top (clear) layer bubbling away from the bottom with condensation getting in there to darken those areas. 

Trader Jack

July 24th, 2020 at 10:06 AM ^

One small thing that’s always bothered me is that the lettering under the scoreboard at the Crisler Center says “CRISLER ARENA”. Seems like such a simple, easy fix to put the correct name on the scoreboard.