Let's all watch this erection together!

[RING4CY]

Just repeating what most already know to put this scoreboard in perspective.

When this scoreboard is completely installed, it will be the 16th biggest scoreboard in college football. It will be the 4th biggest in the Big 12 behind Texas (biggest in all of college football,) Oklahoma (6th biggest in college football,) and Texas A&M (11th biggest.)

Iowa's scoreboard, installed in 2004, is 35th biggest in college football and 5th biggest in the Big Ten.

Other notable schools that Iowa State's scoreboard will be bigger than theirs: Ohio State (18th) Florida State (22nd) LSU (30th) Alabama (68th).

 

[huntt26]

Anyone know what kind of steel that is?

jantz? :twitcy:

 

[alarson]

Looks like they are attaching the angled iron pieces to the bottom of the crosspiece.

Probably easier to do from a few ft off the ground than 50 ft in the air.

 

[scottie33]

Looks like they are attaching the angled iron pieces to the bottom of the crosspiece.

I did see the West crane today unloaded a trailer full of long galvanized steel members today for what I would think would be the angled top and bottom pieces.

Looks like they are currently welding on the Field side East angle steel member now.

 

[BCoffClone125]

Just got back from watching the erection live. From what I've heard, they are lifting it up about 5 feet (which looks like they have done already), and then have about an hour and a half of work to do before lifting the whole thing up. You can't just rush into a massive erection like this one, it takes a lot of time and effort to get it up on that level.

 

[Goothrey]

Watching this erection in Ames and the Cocks win the CWS at the same time....what a night...

 

[istater7]

looks like I'm just gonna stop watching then and wait until the morning to see what it looks like. it'll be just like christmas!!

 

[Scott34]

looks like I'm just gonna stop watching then and wait until the morning to see what it looks like. it'll be just like christmas!!

This is my thinking as well. For once I am excited to wake up at 5 am.

 

[Cytom5]

this is an epic thread. has it erected yet. or are we still in foreplay?

 

[vmbplayer]

this is an epic thread. has it erected yet. or are we still in foreplay?

just the tip.

 

[Cytom5]

ok so i have been gone for a few hours what have i missed other than an erection? are they working throughout the night on this thing? or are they done? Help me!!!!

 

[vmbplayer]

ok so i have been gone for a few hours what have i missed other than an erection? are they working throughout the night on this thing? or are they done? Help me!!!!

They'll do it all tonight. Right now it's about 5 feet off the ground while they check the welds/bolts etc. Then they'll lift it onto the towers. process will take quite some time. a couple hours probably.

 

[dbronco7sc]

Well it would be nice if I could actually ******* see this. The video hasn't loaded for me since the first day of construction.

Yeah... won't load for me on IE... but works using Google Chrome.

 

[Goothrey]

I'd like to know how they are going to get that structure on the other side of the cranes. Seems like the cranes themselves are in the way.

 

[Cytom5]

why isnt anything happening is my internet frozen or are they not doing anything right now?

 

[Cybyassociation]

Just got back from watching the erection live. From what I've heard, they are lifting it up about 5 feet (which looks like they have done already), and then have about an hour and a half of work to do before lifting the whole thing up. You can't just rush into a massive erection like this one, it takes a lot of time and effort to get it up on that level.

Quoted for absolute truth!

 

[madcityCY]

The thing does look stiff.

 

[Cytom5]

i wish someone would bring me up to speed on what happened tonight. Please anyone.

 

[cyclonefreak5]

The thing does look stiff.

well i would hope so! i would hate to have a limp erection.

 

[vmbplayer]

i wish someone would bring me up to speed on what happened tonight. Please anyone.

uhhh, they're in the process of lifting the scoreboard crossbeam onto the vertical supports.