{"id":2731,"date":"2011-07-31T21:37:57","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T01:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=2731"},"modified":"2011-08-01T07:59:14","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T11:59:14","slug":"bridgeforth-stadium-then-and-now-scoreboard-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=2731","title":{"rendered":"Bridgeforth Stadium Then and Now, Jumbotron Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/old-scoreboard-j.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2732\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=2732\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/old-scoreboard-j.jpg?fit=476%2C384&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"476,384\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"old scoreboard j\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/old-scoreboard-j.jpg?fit=300%2C242&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/old-scoreboard-j.jpg?fit=476%2C384&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2732\" title=\"old scoreboard j\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/old-scoreboard-j.jpg?resize=476%2C384\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/old-scoreboard-j.jpg?w=476&amp;ssl=1 476w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/old-scoreboard-j.jpg?resize=300%2C242&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Above is a picture of the JMU scoreboard that was in place last season, featuring the one and only &#8220;mini-tron&#8221;. Believe it or not, that ridiculous little video monitor was a very big deal when it was installed. The past few years it&#8217;s just looked sort of sad though. Well that was then, below is now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/new-scoreboard-j.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2733\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=2733\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/new-scoreboard-j.jpg?fit=486%2C342&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"486,342\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"new scoreboard j\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/new-scoreboard-j.jpg?fit=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/new-scoreboard-j.jpg?fit=486%2C342&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2733\" title=\"new scoreboard j\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/new-scoreboard-j.jpg?resize=486%2C342\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/new-scoreboard-j.jpg?w=486&amp;ssl=1 486w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/new-scoreboard-j.jpg?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;d say that&#8217;s a bit of an upgrade, huh?<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D2731&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Above is a picture of the JMU scoreboard that was in place last season, featuring the one and only &#8220;mini-tron&#8221;. Believe it or not, that ridiculous little video monitor was a very big deal when it was installed. The past few years it&#8217;s just looked sort of sad though. Well that was then, below is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[58,456],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4092,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4092","url_meta":{"origin":2731,"position":0},"title":"Yeah, Bridgeforth Stadium Was Underwater","date":"July 15, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"JMU was hit with flash flooding Saturday and as a result, Bridgeforth was briefly turned into the largest pool (or worst lake depending on your perspective) in the Valley. 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