Will we ever get a Jumbotron on the North side of stadium?

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SamRebel35 said:
I never knew that. That's kinda scary actually.
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Did a quick search online for pics of the sinkhole but all I saw was this crappy old half-washed-out newspaper pic. Funny, the pic looks like it was from the 40s or something but it was just 1993. But it gives an idea of the scale. I've seen much better pics (not online though) but have neither the time nor inclination to search the net any further.

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Boca Vol said:
Not sure if serious. Auburn's new board (which is one of the largest in the world) is 57' tall and 190' wide. That's over 10K square feet.

Yes, they are big "sails" but your dimensions are a bit off.
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Auburn only has one deck in each end zone. Only double decked on the sides.
 
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pismonque said:
I know from when they built it that the north upper deck sits on a bunch of bigass caissons. The ground under the stadium is pretty heavily run through with caves and voids. They unearthed a substantial sinkhole when they converted the field to grass.
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That sink hole is from the bodies left by the science dept. :ermm:
 
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SamRebel35 said:
Let's assume the jumbotron is between 200 and 300 feet tall. For a 105 mph wind design, the velocity pressure at that height for that structure is in the neighborhood of 34 psf. The surface area of the jumbotron is 4,500 Sq. Ft. Comes out to a net lateral force of 153 kips (153,000 lbs). Per column, that translates to an overturning moment of 19,125 kip*ft (assuming the point of loading is 250 ft above the base of the columns). To come up with a footing/caison layout big enough to resist that moment, you would certainly have to compromise the foundations of historic buildings in the area and would probably just be forced to demolish them. The point is, you can't just sneak a jumbotron in without some major ramifications to the stability of existing structures.
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Sam.. it is refreshing to see that your parents are getting their moneys worth in tuition. That was an impressive read. I no longer want a jumbotron in the north end.:good
 
#84
#84
Maybe we can get the company that placed the screens in Jerrys house to try one outdoors!
That way every time we kickoff this year we hit it!
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
We're lucky that Dooley took over for a few years and the ground was allowed to settle. Too many rowdy crowds and the whole thing might have been sucked into the Earth's crust.
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They also keep quite a few dead bodies under the field, from what I understand anyways.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
After they're done rotting behind UT Hospital, that's where Dr Bass stores them.
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Gosh.. I had an anthropology class from Dr. Bass. Another story for another day. I also had Wild Bill Cherry. He's in a different category than Bass and Burdette. Wild Bill was an "out of body experience". Getting off thread... Did I mention that its not a good idea for a jumbotron in the north endzone?:cray:
 
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SamRebel35 said:
Let's assume the jumbotron is between 200 and 300 feet tall. For a 105 mph wind design, the velocity pressure at that height for that structure is in the neighborhood of 34 psf. The surface area of the jumbotron is 4,500 Sq. Ft. Comes out to a net lateral force of 153 kips (153,000 lbs). Per column, that translates to an overturning moment of 19,125 kip*ft (assuming the point of loading is 250 ft above the base of the columns). To come up with a footing/caison layout big enough to resist that moment, you would certainly have to compromise the foundations of historic buildings in the area and would probably just be forced to demolish them. The point is, you can't just sneak a jumbotron in without some major ramifications to the stability of existing structures.
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Not to mention the size of the remote control.
 
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SamRebel35 said:
Let's assume the jumbotron is between 200 and 300 feet tall. For a 105 mph wind design, the velocity pressure at that height for that structure is in the neighborhood of 34 psf. The surface area of the jumbotron is 4,500 Sq. Ft. Comes out to a net lateral force of 153 kips (153,000 lbs). Per column, that translates to an overturning moment of 19,125 kip*ft (assuming the point of loading is 250 ft above the base of the columns). To come up with a footing/caison layout big enough to resist that moment, you would certainly have to compromise the foundations of historic buildings in the area and would probably just be forced to demolish them. The point is, you can't just sneak a jumbotron in without some major ramifications to the stability of existing structures.
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what he said!
 
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sorry for the not-so great Photoshop job,but what about the same set similar to M&T Band Stadium in Baltimore. Now grant it you'll have to sacrifice a few sections,but it's not impossible IMO.
 

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oz615 said:
sorry for the not-so great Photoshop job,but what about the same set similar to M&T Band Stadium in Baltimore. Now grant it you'll have to sacrifice a few sections,but it's not impossible IMO.
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The last thing we need is to take away seats. We need to add thousands more.
 
#96
#96
Maybe they could stretch a transparent scrim across there and project onto it.

Added bonus: surprise appearance by Tupac.
 
#97
#97
We need a solid, stable "move 'em north and move 'em south OL" way more so, than a north jumbotron, imo.
 
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Volngeorgia said:
I never heard this before about seeing The Hill.
Thanks for the info. :hi:
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This may have been covered in the previous six pages but if not, then, when the land was given to build the first field and stadium it was stated in the deed that the endzone would have to stay clear so that students who wanted to watch the game could sit on the hill and do so. Years later and years ago UT went to court and did some legal manuvering to be able to build and block the viewpoint.
 
#100
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Not sure if this has been mentioned but the first Jumbotron at Neyland Stadium was in the North endzone. I think it was 1984, before the upper deck was added to that end of the stadium. They used a crane to pick up a large screen and suspend it over the roof of the lower bowl of the North endzone.

The quality of the picture was not great and the sun put a terrible glare on the screen.
 
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