AUBURN
Photo: Auburn utilizes innovative new down markers vs. Arkansas
Why has no one done this before?
On Saturday night against Arkansas, Auburn sideline officials were using a digital down marker, as noted by ESPN’s Holly Rowe:
Loving new invention. Digital down marker. Invented by Auburn. So easy to see on night games Dana Marquez at it again pic.twitter.com/Y6G375DOSg
— Holly Rowe (@sportsiren) October 23, 2016
According to Rowe, credit for the innovative technology goes to Dana Marquez, who, according to his Auburn bio, is the equipment and apparel overseer for the entire university’s athletic programs.
If the Tigers continue using digital down markers at home games, perhaps it’ll quickly catch on throughout the college football world.
Pretty sure I saw those being used earlier this year by Auburn. They are neat though.
Makes sense. Probably no one there that can count to four.
Sometimes Bama idiots are so enthusiastic to slam Auburn that what they say makes zero sense. (Actually, that happens a lot).
But I want to give you a chance to explain how these markers are different from the old markers, except for display.
Dumbass.
They used them for markers sure but really they are old Auburn calculators that were re-purposed when students realized they counted too high. Auburn classrooms now have much safer ones that count to 3 instead.
Lol. Bama fans think calculators are used to count.
If it’s dark out shouldn’t the numbers be white?
When your players run out of bounds on fourth down, I guess ingenuity kicks in.
While no where near the same as Gatorade for innovations, it is good to see SEC schools making their mark in different ways on the sport.
Yea but I bet Auburn gets more for selling the concept than Florida did with Gatorade, dumbest royalty miss of all time.
Truth.
Not bad for a goat raising school
Says the tree Killing and tea bagging inbreds of the Gump nation. Kill yourself please.
Alabama fans trying to be funny. They failed, much like they did in a classroom.
Ummm… these have been used all season. I saw them during the Clemson game.