Ohio is soliciting for architectural/engineering services:

"Scope
The Convocation Center is the primary indoor athletic and convocation facility on the Ohio University Campus. Constructed in 1968, it is a circular structure with a building footprint of about 85,500 GSF. The University is planning an upgrade to the existing Audio/Visual system to include a new scoreboard/video board unit to be suspended from the existing roof structure. This project and the consultant services, will be carried out in two phases, the Planning Phase and the Implementation Phase. The Planning Phase of this project will require a complete structural evaluation of the roof system, and will provide recommendations for required structural upgrades to accommodate a range of scoreboard/video board types. An upcoming roofing upgrade project, as well as the potential for future solar panel installation on the roof must be considered in the study. In addition to examination of existing building documents, the evaluation process personnel are expected to access the structure by way of the existing catwalks to verify existing building component and loading conditions."

In my opinion it looks like we are still 2-3 years out on getting the new scoreboard that we all dream about. I thought the current tree of speakers suspended from the ceiling were recently upgraded.

I'm indifferent, but I've thought for years that this was the more sensible approach anyway.

The Robins Center for Richmond a couple of years ago had them high up on the corners and they looked great. I think they used to have a big one that hung from the ceilings but they redid the arena a year or two before we played there.

http://www.stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/robins-center-s675 /

Edit: Here's a link.

+1 for an accurate summary of the situation. Good journalism! I can see that you are still on the wagon. ;-)

I'd say put ribbon boards in the open ends of the lower bowl. With periodic scores, time to cheer indicators and advertising opportunities.

Maybe we could do something similar to what has been done at Ball State. They seem to have addressed the issue of those sitting on the lower/floor area as well as other areas around the arena.

http://www.ballstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID...

What if I told you, the roof was always strong enough.

I still have never bought the argument that scoreboards on the back walls would be any better. Most of the examples I have seen people post are from arenas that are square or rectangle. The Convo, as hopefully everyone is aware, is round.

Now, if we got some kind of curved scorboard/videoboard to fit on the round curved wall? That would the most badass thing in the history of badassery.

I realize there are ways of getting a scoreboard on a round wall, I just think the hanging scoreboard makes the most sense. One thing to worry about there is depending on how low it hangs, if you're all the way at the top would it get in the way of seeing the floor?

I am impressed - it's actually in the dictionary!

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/08/28/dictionary-adds-badas... /

One Man! ... who saw through an engineering conspiracy...

I heard that the building's electric connection to the grid can't accomodate the wattage of ribbon boards.

Looks like they added cameras up top. At first I thought it was to record overhead footage of the game, but looks more like security cameras. Maybe more of the enhanced game day security?

That's the way of the world now in many cities. It certainly makes movies like Enemy of the State much more realistic now.