Stadium Issues Fuel Relocation Talks for San Diego Chargers – #SportsTechie blog.

The SD Chargers franchise appears poised to request a transfer to Los Angeles after this season. The main reason for this is the need for a new stadium – and the unwillingness of San Diego taxpayers to foot part of the bill. The Sports Techie community blog does a deep dive look at what this means to loyal San Diego Chargers fans, the city of Los Angeles and the use of cities as stadium pawns by the NFL.

49ers Levi’s Stadium will seat 68,500 inside 1,850,000 square feet showcasing a 13,000 square foot HD video scoreboard big screen jumbotron and two additional fascia display scoreboards.

Why Is a New Stadium Necessary?
The original Chargers ...

Adobe Digital Index Data on College Football Social Buzz – Sports Techie blog.

Adobe Digital Index Data on College Football Social Buzz

College football began play yesterday and the Sports Techie community blog chatted about the Adobe Digital Index (ADI) most social fan followed teams list, stats and insights with Joe Martin, Senior Analyst, Adobe Digital Index. Each online cheer or boo for a favorite team, coach and player is measured in this season’s preview as social engagement Big Data...

SportsBlog Launches “Pros Marching In Madness” Platform For The NCAA Tournament
Current & Former Pros Such as Sam Perkins, Spencer Haywood, Tamika Catchings, Stefanie Dolson, Justin Forsett & Charlie Villanueva To Weigh In On Anything & Everything Related To The Big Dance.

SportsBlog Debuts Pros March Madness Coverage

SportsBlogs announced their new “Pros Marching In Madness” hub made up of blogs written by professional athlete bloggers focused on created original social content about the one billion dollar NCAA March Madness Division I men’s basketball tournament. This innovative sports technology concept was launched to showcase current and former pro player’s real-time opinions, performance insights and breakdown of coaching strategies regarding all things Big Dance...

Football Helmet Ratings Changing Game And Business – Sports Techie blog

Football Helmet Ratings Changing Game And Business

When Virginia Tech started rating football helmets it changed the game and business by providing legitimate safety testing. The Sports Techie community blog chatted with Bloomberg Business reporter Bryan Gurley about his recent news piece that began as an article about Schutt Sports and evolved into a story and video about Virginia Tech. The lifelong hockey fan interviewed Stefan Duma, head of Virginia Tech’s School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, and the professor responsible for generating the ratings, about their pioneering rating program. He took a tour of Schutt factories and spent time with their CEO, Robert Erb...

New Synthetic Turf Pitch At UK School For Football And Rugby Matches, FIFA World Cup Lawsuit Podcast – Sports Techie blog

New Synthetic Turf Pitch At UK School For Football And Rugby Matches, FIFA World Cup Lawsuit Podcast

A brand new synthetic turf has been installed at by the Langton Grammar School for Boys that’s been approved by the International Rugby Board (IRB) and Football Association (FA). The sports tech product known as MXSi TLT, is a Synthetic Turf and Football Pitch (STP) created for improved sliding and tackling while keeping the durability of the product intact. Perhaps the best feature is its ability to improve game performance via a more consistent ball bounce, rolling speed of balls and better shock absorption...

Arizona Cardinals Install Ephesus LED Sports Lights For 2014 Season, 2015 Super Bowl – Sports Techie blog

Arizona Cardinals Install Ephesus LED Sports Lights For 2014 Season, 2015 Super Bowl

Super Bowl 49 and the 2014 Arizona Cardinals NFL season will be played at the University of Phoenix Stadium under new LED Lights provided by Ephesus. The undisputed leader in LED Lighting, Ephesus installed their sustainable lights before the Cardinals game on Sunday, the 21st when they remained undefeated after defeating the rival San Francisco 49ers in a key NFC West divisional battle, enhancing each teams’ player performances while illuminating the playing field for the better of the fan experience and television broadcasting...

College Football Hall of Fame Opening And Chick-Fil-A Fan Experience Sports Tech – Sports Techie blog

College Football Hall of Fame Opening And Chick-Fil-A Fan Experience Sports Tech

I moved Sports Techie HQ from Seattle to Atlanta two months ago and was invited last month to attend the College Football Hall of Fame 2014 grand opening on August 23 as a member of the media, thanks to Jackson Spalding, and Traci Messier. It took 4 years of design, 18 months of construction and $66.5 million to finish what is considered to be the benchmark museum for sport, drawing a projected 500,000 to over 1 million fans annually to this diverse and football inspired city my family now lives in...

NFL Ranks Number One In New Adobe Index Report Social Buzz Data – Sports Techie blog

NFL Ranks Number One In New Adobe Index Report Social Buzz Data

The Adobe Digital Index team compiled new National Football League social buzz data in an Infographic that confirms the NFL is firmly at the top of all American team sports, accumulating over 5 million mentions by the end of August. Fans in stadium, at their mancave and those out-and-about using their mobile technology devices, will all be locked into their second screens rooting on their favorite teams, players and fantasy football squads, while dissing the team, players and officials they dislike the most, all game and weekend long, during the NFL and college football opening Labor day extended weekend...

Spread the Word about the American Century Championship

Spread the Word about the American Century Championship – Sports Techie blog

American Century Investments, NBC Sports, and the 2014 American Century Championship are partnering with the Sports Techie community blog to celebrate the 25th anniversary edition of this celebrity golf event, which will bring sports legends and celebrities such as Charles Barkley, Annika Sorenstam, Aaron Rodgers, Kevin Nealon and Ray Romano to play for charity in Edgewood Tahoe from July 15, 2014 to July 20, 2014.

The American Century Championship will be televised live on NBC Sports Network July 18 and NBC July 19-20.

American Century Championship
The championship will be televised live today on NBC Sports Network and NBC July 19-20...

Tech Firms Plug Sports Fans into the Game

Tech Companies Enhance Fan And Sponsor Experience Via New Tools And Mobile Platforms

As I travel across the United States on my way to Atlanta from Seattle for a sea of change opportunity, it is my honor to share my latest contribution with the Sports Techie community blog readers all over the world. This blogs subject matter relates to a better fan experience and improved sponsorship activation by leading companies and sports organizations using the merger of sport and technology to drive interactive engagement, better ROI and increased revenues.

Here is the link to the article published for iQ by Intel:

http://mvb.me/s/2cd60e

Tech Companies Enhance Fan And Sponsor Experience Via New Tools And Mobile Platforms

Sports Techie, Thanks to  Intel I ...