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August 29, 2006
Everything really is bigger in Texas
Although the big news on the University of Texas campus yesterday was that freshman cowboy Colt McCoy will be replacing Vince Young as the Longhorn starting quarterback in the Longhorn's first game this Saturday against sacrificial lamb North Texas, the bigger news is the new Jumbotron video screen that has been installed at Royal-Memorial Stadium. Check out the the specs on this thing:
The screen is 55 feet tall by 134 feet wide;
The university had to upgrade its utilities capacity to accommodate its power needs;
Forty 5-ton air conditioning units are required to cool it;
The heads of the gounding bolts are 5 inches wide; and
At least for a few months, it will be the world's largest HDTV in existence.
The Yankees have the house that Ruth built. The Longhorns have the video screen that Vince built.
Posted by Tom at August 29, 2006 04:38 AM
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Is Colt McCoy a stage name? I hope he does well, there's more pressure on him than on Mario Williams.
By the way, you should go to you tube and type in Vince Young. I feel lucky I got to watch him in game action. The highlights are just sensational.
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at August 29, 2006 09:10 AM
It's actually not the world's largest. http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/newest-worlds-largest-hdtv-at-tokyo-racetrack/
Posted by: pix3 at August 29, 2006 10:18 AM
What do the greenies in Austin think about the 40 A/C units (bigger than the one at my house by the way) and the power needs? Have they been protesting, or are they looking the other way because it's Longhorn football?
Posted by: Tomcatomalley at August 29, 2006 04:08 PM
The locals are calling it the Godzillatron
Posted by: kirkdog at August 29, 2006 06:30 PM
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