I think the good part of having records on the scoreboard is if you go back months or years later for the highlights for whatever reason you don't have to lookup exactly where both teams were in that moment
@@jordanking6939 Nah, they don't even try to hide the gambling enticement like that. They literally give you the odds and have pundits pick against the odds on multiple shows including sometimes the lead up to that individual game.
@@Joshglazif the game is lions vs panthers and you don’t see a record vs seeing the panthers are 0-4 it’s easier to go “oh fvck I’ll bet against the panthers”
@@TransNFLGirl And if you are looking back on highlights in 7-8 weeks, or even a decade later, you'll know the context of what situation each team was in. Was it early in the season, were they struggling before this, did they start 7-0 only to face a hard reckoning on prime time, etc. etc. // I realize not everyone enjoys looking back on these things
Current CBS scoreboard is an alltimer. Very legible, doesn’t pull too much attention from the game, looks great, the solid color for the teams is very vibrant and sleek.
I think showing the record is really important. When I see highlight clips from a few years ago, the first thing I look at is each teams record because I don't remember how good a particular team was from a few years ago. That and the casual fans definitely need to see the records.
i like that they add teams records to it. makes it easier for casuals to know which team is a winner and which team is a loser LMAOO. all these score boards look nice but the MNF one looks the best
@@bennisford1712 CBS's way of letting you know is more subtle, but it does exist - the color of the down and yards on the right is the same as the team with possession.
i feel like a factor that you overlooked entirely which shoulda really been talked about is what happens to the scoreboard after the team scores, like the effect that happens after a td or fg.
What weird about NBC SNF graphics is that it worked for every sport except Football. MLB: Used the circle for the diamond, innings & and counts. NBA: Used circle for shot clock NHL: Used circle for Power Play
I like when at the end of the game, the record immediately updates. For some reason that is very satisfying to me, especially in a close, dramatic game
Any scorebug that uses a 'glow' of some sort gets my vote. I love the current MNF one. I'm also glad the networks have gone to the bigger numbers for the score itself.
Agree. The glowing timeout indicators on the previous NBC bug were very sleek. The current MNF one is great, but each season it moves further and further from the original art direction of the 2018 package conception which was fantastic.
My favorite one was the old CBS one. It just had the city abbreviation and a white dot to show possession. I loved to watch the dot change sides after an interception
The dot was nice. I like the background matching the teams colors like CBS, NFLN, and ESPN have. NBC’s is also pretty legible. Fox and Prime are the worst in that regard
This is the 2nd time in recent years FOX debuted their new NFL scoreboard in a Super Bowl, with the 1st time being Super Bowl 54 (ironically, the Chiefs also won that Super Bowl). FOX only tweaked the 2014-16 scoreboard in Super Bowl 51 to where it's more 2D than what it was before, so that doesn’t really count as a change to me. CBS and NBC tend to introduce their new NFL scoreboards whenever they host the Super Bowl, but for some odd reason, CBS decided to keep the scoreboard from Super Bowl 50 when they broadcasted Super Bowl 53. They finally changed their scoreboard in Super Bowl 55, but it looks like a more 2D version of the Super Bowl 50/53 scoreboard than anything else. I love the new touchdown animation, though. As for ESPN, I was never the biggest fan of their NFL scoreboards, but I absolutely love their newest scoreboard that debuted in the Bills-Jets game. I think ABC shares the same NFL scoreboard as ESPN, but I could be wrong. ESPN and ABC are set to host Super Bowl 61, so we’ll have to wait and see if their scoreboard will change for that big game.
pretty much a mid cycle refresh, they introduced a new one in 2019 and it lasted 4 seasons, but the current one they introduced this year is ok, pretty much the same one as 2019, probably gonna last until after the 2026 season which is also 4 seasons starting with 2023 and probably gonna introduce a new one in 2027 for the super bowl, hopefully the super bowl is joe bucks and troy aikmans last game on espn/abc cus they got 4 more seasons on their espn contracts and everybody hates them, i wish they were back at fox
Excellent post. Just when I think I’m alone in being a fan of noticing the smallest details of the game, the internet connects us all lol. I was surprised that fox went with the “debut in the Super Bowl” model after years of not doing so. I personally loved the modified one they used for SB51. It was much easier to read than the one used from 2014-2016. One addition I wanted to make: FOX debuted a new scorebug in 1998 (my personal favorite). They then used a modified shinier? Version ONLY for Super Bowl 33. Then reverted to the regular season/1998 playoffs version for the 1999 season. Then in 2000 used a different modified version which was more silver than grey.
I thought I was the only one that noticed or cared abt shit like this 😭 but I love when a network debuts a new scoreboard during the Super Bowl I wish they did every year . I always get disappointed when they use the same one, it makes the game feel less special
When the nfl switched Monday/Sunday night football before 2006, they decided to focus on Sunday night as the prime slot of the week. Prior to that, MNF was the feature game of the week on abc. ESPN’s SNF had the “B tier” matchups (though ESPN’s MNF had some rough scheduling in the 2010s) Since 2006, NBC’s SNF definitely has the better matchups by design.
ESPN MNF also for a long time got shafted by scheduling because the NFL could flex better games to Sunday Night later in the season, but MNF didn't get this treatment until, actually this season will be the first season that MNF gets flexed games.
I liked 2010-2011 a lot. They were basically the same but 2011’s was smaller and more sleek. 2012-2013 were also nice and simple. Personally my favorite was 1998-2000 lol
Just to add a fun fact, these are technically called "scorebugs" by broadcast professionals. The distinction is important because during games, updates to the "scoreboard" refer to the physical boards inside the venue, while updates to the "scorebug" refer to the on-screen graphical element.
NBC need to change their scoreboard back to the last one or to the current big10 one. CBS needs to make the colors pop out more and actually show player images when showing the starting lineups.
I remember when the score bug first showed up, and thought how cool it was. I remember how frustrating it would be, turning on a game part way through, and not being able to know the score for several minutes, until a commercial break, or until the announcer actually said what the score was. But as time has gone on, and these score bugs and graphics have filled more and more of the screen, I have come to detest them. I will watch a game from the 80's, and just think to myself, this is so much better, not having all this clutter on the screen.
@@pocobullHow is he not allowing you to express your opinion? You already said your opinion, and it’s still up. He hasn’t done anything to your opinion other than disagree with it. You’re just upset that he disagreed with your opinion. You’re old. You should know better.
I actually really like the Amazon Prime Thursday Night score graphic. It reads clearly, has all the relevant information that football fans care about, and doesn't take too much space or feel cluttered. I agree that we don't need the "TNF", but it really isn't bad.
NBC, during the 1997 season, was the last network to not use scoreboards. Dick enberg, don criqui, marv albert, charlie jones, tom hammond, jim lampley. Those guys were some amazing ass commentators
I agree that CBS has had the best scoreboards for NFL games for probably the past decade or so. My all-time favorite scoreboard is from 2004-2005 on Fox with the little dot matrix displays, although I think that particular one worked better with MLB games than it did with NFL games
I enjoyed NBC's previous two on-screen graphics for football. Their 2015 insert package redesign is my personal favorite and I've recreated the entire package on my personal computer, including their corporately private font.
One thing you may notice on these graphics, especially CBS is they're making and optimizing them more for digital and web viewing; such as the recent logo update ABC did... that's probably part of why CBS went flat instead of 3D... NBC usually has good graphics, and theirs is OK. I think the circle thing is an attempt to emulate the moon because it's at night... with FOX, when the graphic comes in & out, you notice the eyes of the "Cleatus robot" before the score pops up for a brief moment, and same in reverse when it goes away for stats or a commercial block, so that's where the odd shape comes. ESPN is nice, but they just need to shrink it down a bit. I don't care if the black bar goes side to side, it just look like the fonts and shapes are too big!! Only other thing is that I like that they're at least going back to a 3D type look, and I think that CBS should do the same; they're probably due for an update within the next year or 2 anyway.
I love having the records on the scoreboard ESPECIALLY in college football . plus it helps when u go back and watch highlights years later 2 remember where the teams were
Maybe nostalgia is clouding my judgement, but I think score bugs peaked around 2009. FOX’s still spread across the top of screen and just had a very distinct ‘FOX’ look about it - albeit it didn’t show timeouts, so that would be one change I would make to it today. CBS introduced their first ‘wide’ bug centered at the top of the screen that year but still paired it with the old NFL on CBS graphics that were awesome (remember the logo beating like a heart?). NBC’s SNF bug seemed futuristic at the time and looked great. I would love to see an NFL season where those three networks’ bugs from that era are restored in some capacity, albeit with a few minor adjustments to make them ‘modern.’ The only bug from today I would keep is ESPN’s. It’s pretty slick and gives me vibes of the old SNF bugs. I would also restore the logo branding of ‘NFL on CBS’ and ‘NFL on FOX.’ The current logos displaying ‘CBS NFL’ and ‘FOX NFL’ have always looked weird and out of place to me.
The one fox had was really good and then they wanted to make it bigger?? Those old MNF scoreboard were pretty bland but it was cool seeing the score of the team increase after they scored some points.
i have always loved scoreboards, since i can remember them not always being there and it being so annoying as a kid not remembering the timeouts or score or whatever
I honestly don't mind the current Amazon TNF scoreboard, I think it looks pretty sleek. My only issue with it is that there is no indicator as to which team is on offense. This might seem like an insignificant detail, but I like having some sort of possession indicator on the scoreboard. I agree that the FOX one looks clunky as hell and that the circle for the NBC one kinda ruins it. The previous scoreboard version for both FOX and NBC were some of my favorite scoreboards ever, so I'm kinda sad that their replacements are so disappointing.
I would disagree and say the NBC one is the best. Not only does the circle display a ton of info (clock, play clock, quarter), but it also adds a center that the board can be focused around, which I think looks super clean. I like how the rings not only display possession but also indicate the remaining play clock and light up yellow when there's a flag. In addition, I resent the notion that displaying records is a bad idea. Not only does it save me from having to google their records, but it is also nice when watching replays of prior years' games to gauge teams' performance at that point.
A note on the ESPN scoreboard is that the "down & to go" indicator (where "Monday Night Football" is on your screen grab) has the same team color "lighting" that the logo bars do, so you can tell who has the ball at a glance during a sideline or commentator cutaway without looking for some kind of arrow indicator. As for the broadcasters pimping themselves (TNF, Monday Night Football, the NBC peacock, etc.) that's never going away. Any time anyone screengrabs one of their broadcasts, that's free advertising.
This is the first time in YEARS where every network has great scoreboards, with that being said here’s how I would rank them: 5. Fox 4. Amazon Prime 3. ESPN 2. CBS 1. NBC
For me I just don’t understand why the show the down and yards to go in the middle of the field as well as one a good portion of the scoreboard. They definitely need to choose one
Sunday Night is the marquee match-up of the week. By contract. NBC took that from ABC/ESPN's Monday Night Football. That was a handful of years ago at this point.
One of the benefits of the record being on the scoreboard is that it tells a story. When you watch a highlight in a compilation 10 years from now you won’t need an commentator to tell you why a certain game was an upset.
The SNF scoreboard reeks of MNF from 2006. It had not quite a circle but like a squircle with the team stuff jutting out the side just like this SNF board. Also the old long bar was better, but that's because I prefer short and wide scoreboards and for a while in like 2017-18 there was only this and it was pristine, chef's kiss.
I wish they would get rid of all graphics or have a button you can at least turn them off. With all the devices it is so unnecessary to have some big score or graphics take up the screen. Problem with the ones at the top are during the play if the operator would zoom in or out it would go right through the middle of the play. Bottom is better but they just need a little simple one in the bottom corner or something.
One reason I despise the NBC Sunday Night scorebug is that it has a gloss. Why the fuck do you need a gloss in 2023, what is it, 2012? So bad, they need to change it to the Big Ten scorebug
The circle for Sunday night football while showing possession like he said seems like it’s a play clock, because it is. If you watch the line for possession ticks down with the play clock and turns red in the last few seconds.
Watching that osu vs nd game I hated the whole nbc setup we had severe weather alerts that blocked the down and distance a few times I thought a team got a 1st down but they just made it back to the og line of scrimmage
I always thought they should include the current yard line on the scoreboard. Maybe something like a progress bar and an arrow that points towards the goal.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who has been paying attention to these over the years. Also, CBS is broadcasting the Super Bowl this year so look for potentially some change in theirs as well
I'd really like to se a video discussing the other aspects of production from each of the networks. Like a review of of the on-field graphics and down markers, line of scrimmage and first down lines, and any unique aspects that each network does for their games
I miss whenever they'd have what yard the LOS is on the scoreboard, way too often now I look up from cooking or something and the camera is doing a closeup, and I have no idea where on the field they are. Plus, penalties, field goals, punts, etc.
The Fox and NBC scoreboard seem that they’re trying to hard to be futuristic, and I hate it. My biggest issue tho is not being able to see the timeouts on the ESPN and Prime scoreboards
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I think the good part of having records on the scoreboard is if you go back months or years later for the highlights for whatever reason you don't have to lookup exactly where both teams were in that moment
Exactly
I thought since the rise on online sports betting, displaying the records entice people to do in-game betting.
@@jordanking6939 how would it entice people? i guess im just not seeing it
@@jordanking6939 Nah, they don't even try to hide the gambling enticement like that. They literally give you the odds and have pundits pick against the odds on multiple shows including sometimes the lead up to that individual game.
@@Joshglazif the game is lions vs panthers and you don’t see a record vs seeing the panthers are 0-4 it’s easier to go “oh fvck I’ll bet against the panthers”
I personally hate that opinion on not wanting the records there, it adds context to plenty of highlights
Right? As someone who is just getting into football, it helps me know who is good, meh, or bad.
@@TransNFLGirl And if you are looking back on highlights in 7-8 weeks, or even a decade later, you'll know the context of what situation each team was in. Was it early in the season, were they struggling before this, did they start 7-0 only to face a hard reckoning on prime time, etc. etc. // I realize not everyone enjoys looking back on these things
Fr I don’t see how it’s a bad thing.
It’s also good when 2 teams play each other twice in a single season
I love the current CBS one. Simple and sleek
I prefer the original but it's still good
CBS has the best of the current ones, but I guess you can’t hate the other broadcasters for trying something new
Hell yea I also prefer the old one but the new one is badass too
perfect imo
easiest to read
Current CBS scoreboard is an alltimer. Very legible, doesn’t pull too much attention from the game, looks great, the solid color for the teams is very vibrant and sleek.
Couldn't agree more
Exactly. The old one looks like a Winamp skin from the 90s
I think showing the record is really important. When I see highlight clips from a few years ago, the first thing I look at is each teams record because I don't remember how good a particular team was from a few years ago. That and the casual fans definitely need to see the records.
I consider myself a fairly involved NFL fan but no way i’m remember 32 teams records every single week 😂 It’s a must to show their records.
also it's adds suspense, especially if a team is undefeated or at risk of not making it to the wildcard
i like that they add teams records to it. makes it easier for casuals to know which team is a winner and which team is a loser LMAOO. all these score boards look nice but the MNF one looks the best
Same for some reason i always liked seeing the outcome of the match change each teams record once the clock hit 0
Haven’t they always done this?
@@iamshellrockno actually, they have not surprisingly
TV engineer here, we call them lower thirds.
I definitely think CBS has the best one, simplistic and clean.
I am familiar with the term, but what are they called when placed at the top or in the corner of the screen?
The circle on the NBC one is actually a play clock timer. It empties each second and turns red in the final seconds.
It let's you know who has the ball too
CBS- Don't
Fox- Don't
Espn- Does
@@bennisford1712 CBS's way of letting you know is more subtle, but it does exist - the color of the down and yards on the right is the same as the team with possession.
@@MichaelSchiciano 🤦🏾♂️💯
i feel like a factor that you overlooked entirely which shoulda really been talked about is what happens to the scoreboard after the team scores, like the effect that happens after a td or fg.
I like the record showing because it stresses how important a game is
New nbc scoreboard for big ten football is probably the best one in college football.
Thats saying something of the state of CFB broadcasts considering it takes up so much screen real estate.
Which one is that???
@@vinnievinnie-sj5kr Possibly the early to mid 2010 scoreboard, where Chris Davis ran in the touchdown from Bama's end zone. The famous "Kick Six"
@@Rayquez nah that one is kinda 🍑🍑 imo
the new FOX one is super clean imo
What weird about NBC SNF graphics is that it worked for every sport except Football.
MLB: Used the circle for the diamond, innings & and counts.
NBA: Used circle for shot clock
NHL: Used circle for Power Play
They should switch to using a dot to indicate possession and use the circle as a play clock countdown
The old one was way much better and honestly looked way more futuristic
I like when at the end of the game, the record immediately updates. For some reason that is very satisfying to me, especially in a close, dramatic game
Cbs are going to update the scoreboard when they host the superbowl
Yeah the super bowl always debuts a new scoreboard just like FOX last year and just like NBC the year before.
hope they dont dump the city like everyone else (save nbc) has
I think we’ve peaked in scoreboards. Those 2018-2021 ones were great.
Agreeee
Except for Fox, that scoreboard was horrendous
@@BoltPin_05fr that was the most bland looking thing I’ve ever seen
@@TheReignOfZainyeah horrible sadly my cowboys play on fox so that’s all I saw
Fox’s was minimalistic bland garbage. No logos, bullshit. Same thing with baseball they did. Now they changed it for the better finally
Yes, we do need to see their records
Any scorebug that uses a 'glow' of some sort gets my vote. I love the current MNF one. I'm also glad the networks have gone to the bigger numbers for the score itself.
Agree. The glowing timeout indicators on the previous NBC bug were very sleek. The current MNF one is great, but each season it moves further and further from the original art direction of the 2018 package conception which was fantastic.
My favorite one was the old CBS one. It just had the city abbreviation and a white dot to show possession. I loved to watch the dot change sides after an interception
And the sound the scorebug makes after a touchdown
Epic
@@doh-nc8ku truee that was a very nice touch tbh
The dot was nice. I like the background matching the teams colors like CBS, NFLN, and ESPN have. NBC’s is also pretty legible. Fox and Prime are the worst in that regard
@@EthanCowlbeck old Fox with the logo and the timeouts in the outside border was solid
This is the 2nd time in recent years FOX debuted their new NFL scoreboard in a Super Bowl, with the 1st time being Super Bowl 54 (ironically, the Chiefs also won that Super Bowl). FOX only tweaked the 2014-16 scoreboard in Super Bowl 51 to where it's more 2D than what it was before, so that doesn’t really count as a change to me.
CBS and NBC tend to introduce their new NFL scoreboards whenever they host the Super Bowl, but for some odd reason, CBS decided to keep the scoreboard from Super Bowl 50 when they broadcasted Super Bowl 53. They finally changed their scoreboard in Super Bowl 55, but it looks like a more 2D version of the Super Bowl 50/53 scoreboard than anything else. I love the new touchdown animation, though.
As for ESPN, I was never the biggest fan of their NFL scoreboards, but I absolutely love their newest scoreboard that debuted in the Bills-Jets game. I think ABC shares the same NFL scoreboard as ESPN, but I could be wrong. ESPN and ABC are set to host Super Bowl 61, so we’ll have to wait and see if their scoreboard will change for that big game.
pretty much a mid cycle refresh, they introduced a new one in 2019 and it lasted 4 seasons, but the current one they introduced this year is ok, pretty much the same one as 2019, probably gonna last until after the 2026 season which is also 4 seasons starting with 2023 and probably gonna introduce a new one in 2027 for the super bowl, hopefully the super bowl is joe bucks and troy aikmans last game on espn/abc cus they got 4 more seasons on their espn contracts and everybody hates them, i wish they were back at fox
Excellent post. Just when I think I’m alone in being a fan of noticing the smallest details of the game, the internet connects us all lol.
I was surprised that fox went with the “debut in the Super Bowl” model after years of not doing so. I personally loved the modified one they used for SB51. It was much easier to read than the one used from 2014-2016.
One addition I wanted to make: FOX debuted a new scorebug in 1998 (my personal favorite). They then used a modified shinier? Version ONLY for Super Bowl 33. Then reverted to the regular season/1998 playoffs version for the 1999 season. Then in 2000 used a different modified version which was more silver than grey.
I thought I was the only one that noticed or cared abt shit like this 😭 but I love when a network debuts a new scoreboard during the Super Bowl I wish they did every year . I always get disappointed when they use the same one, it makes the game feel less special
@@InYourHouse316I’ve always loved the 1994-1995 bug. It was very simplistic, but I liked it that way.
@@justinturley7071 fox's half time capsule 💊?? Yeah
CBS just needs a little dot showing who had possession and it would be perfect
When the nfl switched Monday/Sunday night football before 2006, they decided to focus on Sunday night as the prime slot of the week.
Prior to that, MNF was the feature game of the week on abc. ESPN’s SNF had the “B tier” matchups (though ESPN’s MNF had some rough scheduling in the 2010s)
Since 2006, NBC’s SNF definitely has the better matchups by design.
ESPN MNF also for a long time got shafted by scheduling because the NFL could flex better games to Sunday Night later in the season, but MNF didn't get this treatment until, actually this season will be the first season that MNF gets flexed games.
2010 CBS and SNF scoreboards will always be my favorites
I actually love the scoreboard that show what record the team is, like 2-0 or etc
2010-2011 fox scoreboard is goated in my book 💯
Followed by the 2006 ESPN bug
2006-2009 FOX scoreboards
I liked 2010-2011 a lot. They were basically the same but 2011’s was smaller and more sleek.
2012-2013 were also nice and simple.
Personally my favorite was 1998-2000 lol
2004-2005 Fox scoreboards
Just to add a fun fact, these are technically called "scorebugs" by broadcast professionals. The distinction is important because during games, updates to the "scoreboard" refer to the physical boards inside the venue, while updates to the "scorebug" refer to the on-screen graphical element.
NBC need to change their scoreboard back to the last one or to the current big10 one.
CBS needs to make the colors pop out more and actually show player images when showing the starting lineups.
Remember the electric blue graphics design CBS used from 2006 to 2012 with those half circle red arrows those were the days.
Makes me think of Manning, Brady.. patriots colts
I remember when the score bug first showed up, and thought how cool it was. I remember how frustrating it would be, turning on a game part way through, and not being able to know the score for several minutes, until a commercial break, or until the announcer actually said what the score was. But as time has gone on, and these score bugs and graphics have filled more and more of the screen, I have come to detest them. I will watch a game from the 80's, and just think to myself, this is so much better, not having all this clutter on the screen.
I'm that old too.
old ahh
Damn just imagine choosing the way worse option, is that what it's like being old?
@@noahswartwout-jk8fy no, but apparently not allowing people to express an opinion is what it's like to be young now.
@@pocobullHow is he not allowing you to express your opinion? You already said your opinion, and it’s still up. He hasn’t done anything to your opinion other than disagree with it. You’re just upset that he disagreed with your opinion. You’re old. You should know better.
Honestly, this is weird to say, but I sort of look forward to seeing the new scoreboards of whoever airs the Super Bowl that year.
I actually really like the Amazon Prime Thursday Night score graphic. It reads clearly, has all the relevant information that football fans care about, and doesn't take too much space or feel cluttered. I agree that we don't need the "TNF", but it really isn't bad.
I don't like that they don't have the timeouts
@@Serch_YB27 it does. Right next to the score
TNF gotta have their logo😂🤷🏽♂️
I disagree on the old CBS one being better than current. Current one is simple, modern, brighter, and has records. Checks all the boxes
The new espn one looks really good looks like something you see in madden
NBC, during the 1997 season, was the last network to not use scoreboards. Dick enberg, don criqui, marv albert, charlie jones, tom hammond, jim lampley. Those guys were some amazing ass commentators
I agree that CBS has had the best scoreboards for NFL games for probably the past decade or so. My all-time favorite scoreboard is from 2004-2005 on Fox with the little dot matrix displays, although I think that particular one worked better with MLB games than it did with NFL games
Im a fan of the MNF one. Love the glow of it
FOX kind of downgraded with their current scorebug style. They went from cartoony to even more cartoony.
cartoony is not the word I'd use for that
I enjoyed NBC's previous two on-screen graphics for football. Their 2015 insert package redesign is my personal favorite and I've recreated the entire package on my personal computer, including their corporately private font.
One thing you may notice on these graphics, especially CBS is they're making and optimizing them more for digital and web viewing; such as the recent logo update ABC did... that's probably part of why CBS went flat instead of 3D... NBC usually has good graphics, and theirs is OK. I think the circle thing is an attempt to emulate the moon because it's at night... with FOX, when the graphic comes in & out, you notice the eyes of the "Cleatus robot" before the score pops up for a brief moment, and same in reverse when it goes away for stats or a commercial block, so that's where the odd shape comes. ESPN is nice, but they just need to shrink it down a bit. I don't care if the black bar goes side to side, it just look like the fonts and shapes are too big!! Only other thing is that I like that they're at least going back to a 3D type look, and I think that CBS should do the same; they're probably due for an update within the next year or 2 anyway.
I love having the records on the scoreboard ESPECIALLY in college football . plus it helps when u go back and watch highlights years later 2 remember where the teams were
Maybe nostalgia is clouding my judgement, but I think score bugs peaked around 2009. FOX’s still spread across the top of screen and just had a very distinct ‘FOX’ look about it - albeit it didn’t show timeouts, so that would be one change I would make to it today. CBS introduced their first ‘wide’ bug centered at the top of the screen that year but still paired it with the old NFL on CBS graphics that were awesome (remember the logo beating like a heart?). NBC’s SNF bug seemed futuristic at the time and looked great. I would love to see an NFL season where those three networks’ bugs from that era are restored in some capacity, albeit with a few minor adjustments to make them ‘modern.’ The only bug from today I would keep is ESPN’s. It’s pretty slick and gives me vibes of the old SNF bugs. I would also restore the logo branding of ‘NFL on CBS’ and ‘NFL on FOX.’ The current logos displaying ‘CBS NFL’ and ‘FOX NFL’ have always looked weird and out of place to me.
The new scoreboard for FOX feels like a reboot of the 2011 FOX scoreboard, but instead in the top left, is in the bottom middle
7:57 If ESPN used the shrunken version on the top left as its bug that would be the best of all. Very reminiscent of Fox's 2010 version.
The one fox had was really good and then they wanted to make it bigger?? Those old MNF scoreboard were pretty bland but it was cool seeing the score of the team increase after they scored some points.
CBS getting SuperBowl so I expect to see new scorebug and graphics
It seems like the new one for the next season is used in the Super Bowl
We can all at least agree that the new Fox/FS1 college football scorebug is AWFUL. For so many reasons.
CBS has the best scoreboard I gotta say. Just very clean and easy to see all the relevant information.
Love the fox one frfr can’t wait to see what cbs do for the Super Bowl seem like they didn’t do anything frfr
Yep CBS FOX and NBC always show their new scoreboard when it’s the super bowl, last 2 years NBC and fox.
i have always loved scoreboards, since i can remember them not always being there and it being so annoying as a kid not remembering the timeouts or score or whatever
i love the old retro scoreboards, cbs’s old score board is elite or the one with no team logo but the rectangle in the top left corner was awesome
I like the block ones on the top corner of the screen. But I also like that they switch it up
I honestly don't mind the current Amazon TNF scoreboard, I think it looks pretty sleek. My only issue with it is that there is no indicator as to which team is on offense. This might seem like an insignificant detail, but I like having some sort of possession indicator on the scoreboard.
I agree that the FOX one looks clunky as hell and that the circle for the NBC one kinda ruins it. The previous scoreboard version for both FOX and NBC were some of my favorite scoreboards ever, so I'm kinda sad that their replacements are so disappointing.
bro is the scoreboard critique
I would disagree and say the NBC one is the best. Not only does the circle display a ton of info (clock, play clock, quarter), but it also adds a center that the board can be focused around, which I think looks super clean. I like how the rings not only display possession but also indicate the remaining play clock and light up yellow when there's a flag. In addition, I resent the notion that displaying records is a bad idea. Not only does it save me from having to google their records, but it is also nice when watching replays of prior years' games to gauge teams' performance at that point.
You can thank Fox for on-screen scoreboard.
CBS and NBC had them on before FOX got the NLF, but they were really small in the corner. Fox went crazy.
oh this is an ACTUAL 10 minute video of scoreboards
A note on the ESPN scoreboard is that the "down & to go" indicator (where "Monday Night Football" is on your screen grab) has the same team color "lighting" that the logo bars do, so you can tell who has the ball at a glance during a sideline or commentator cutaway without looking for some kind of arrow indicator.
As for the broadcasters pimping themselves (TNF, Monday Night Football, the NBC peacock, etc.) that's never going away. Any time anyone screengrabs one of their broadcasts, that's free advertising.
the nfl network one is the same with the "down and yards to go"
You could make a video on paint drying and find a way to make it interesting
I used to like the corner ones but sometimes I use an old tv and it gets cutoff when I need to use it
I still like them, small up in the corner didn't take up room they should go back to them.
@@scotttild Small and centered is best of both
I honestly never thought about NFL scoreboards until I saw this video
This is the first time in YEARS where every network has great scoreboards, with that being said here’s how I would rank them:
5. Fox
4. Amazon Prime
3. ESPN
2. CBS
1. NBC
I wish each network would change their scoreboards for Week 1 and not wait until it's their turn to host the superbowl to change it.
For me I just don’t understand why the show the down and yards to go in the middle of the field as well as one a good portion of the scoreboard. They definitely need to choose one
CBS score bug is still the best nice and clean 👍🏻
that early 2010s scoreboard has always and will always be my favorite ever. please bring it back, cbs
Thoughts on the new Fox Cfb scoreboard?
Indeed I like it it's similar to NFL one but better
Honestly, I'm a huge fan of Fox's current scoreboard. I don't like Amazon's, though, since it doesn't have a possession indicator.
I wish they could squeeze the yard line in somewhere, maybe with a color or arrow to show which side of the field it's on.
5:50, they used at least as early as the 2013, super bowl XLVII/blackout bowl/harbaugh bowl
I agree the TNF doesn’t need to be on the Amazon one but other then that I like the Amazon one. As for the record, I personally like it.
Interesting video. I do my own scoreboard so this was especially interesting to me
Sunday Night is the marquee match-up of the week. By contract. NBC took that from ABC/ESPN's Monday Night Football. That was a handful of years ago at this point.
Can't believe I'm watching a whole video about scoreboards, but here we are.
2:54 That middle ring actually also serves as a countdown for the play clock. It’s just very faint since it still has to show who has the ball.
My guess as far as the team records go, this was probably a league directive to include which would make sense why they all have it now
Bro ripped on nfl network when it’s the same thing as cbs
I think when HD tv became the norm (especially 4K), the ribbon scoreboard on top looked outdated.
Record is definitely needed, especially for highlights in future years when you look back
Can’t wait to tell my friends about different scoreboards while watching
the nfl network scoreboard does exactly what you asked the cbs one to do, and you hate it??? 😂😂
One of the benefits of the record being on the scoreboard is that it tells a story. When you watch a highlight in a compilation 10 years from now you won’t need an commentator to tell you why a certain game was an upset.
The SNF scoreboard reeks of MNF from 2006. It had not quite a circle but like a squircle with the team stuff jutting out the side just like this SNF board. Also the old long bar was better, but that's because I prefer short and wide scoreboards and for a while in like 2017-18 there was only this and it was pristine, chef's kiss.
am i the only won who wondered "how will the scoreboard look like THIS year?"
I need the records for highlights so it’s easy to remember where each team was at during that time.
i miss the mid 2010s cbs one where they played the sound effect for touchdowns
I wish they would get rid of all graphics or have a button you can at least turn them off. With all the devices it is so unnecessary to have some big score or graphics take up the screen. Problem with the ones at the top are during the play if the operator would zoom in or out it would go right through the middle of the play. Bottom is better but they just need a little simple one in the bottom corner or something.
One reason I despise the NBC Sunday Night scorebug is that it has a gloss. Why the fuck do you need a gloss in 2023, what is it, 2012? So bad, they need to change it to the Big Ten scorebug
The circle for Sunday night football while showing possession like he said seems like it’s a play clock, because it is. If you watch the line for possession ticks down with the play clock and turns red in the last few seconds.
Watching that osu vs nd game I hated the whole nbc setup we had severe weather alerts that blocked the down and distance a few times I thought a team got a 1st down but they just made it back to the og line of scrimmage
I think the scoreboard on cbs from 2016-2020 is my favorite
I always thought they should include the current yard line on the scoreboard. Maybe something like a progress bar and an arrow that points towards the goal.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who has been paying attention to these over the years. Also, CBS is broadcasting the Super Bowl this year so look for potentially some change in theirs as well
I'd really like to se a video discussing the other aspects of production from each of the networks. Like a review of of the on-field graphics and down markers, line of scrimmage and first down lines, and any unique aspects that each network does for their games
Also, a review of the Network themes
Why is the team record on the cbs scoreboard not centered anymore? It’s looks annoying
The type of thing you think about but don’t expect to see a video on lol.
the fox one gives me throwback vibes to like 2010 when i was a little kid watching football
I miss whenever they'd have what yard the LOS is on the scoreboard, way too often now I look up from cooking or something and the camera is doing a closeup, and I have no idea where on the field they are. Plus, penalties, field goals, punts, etc.
The Fox and NBC scoreboard seem that they’re trying to hard to be futuristic, and I hate it. My biggest issue tho is not being able to see the timeouts on the ESPN and Prime scoreboards
The old NFL on FOX scorebug at the top of the screen was iconic
I really wish they would show what yard line the team is on more often