The Scoreboard Laws

Eight rules for video scoreboard operators, from scoreboard guru Paul Shubin:

1. When your team is losing, everything on
   the scoreboard is unacceptable.
   
2. A commercial of 15 seconds duration
   takes longer than 15 seconds to produce.
   
3. Agencies only deliver their material on
   the day of the game.
   
4. The more bulbs there are in a scoreboard,
   the faster you will spot the one that is
   burnt out.
   
5. The only time a game goes to triple
   overtime is on the evening you’ve
   scheduled a special outing.
   
6. The more outrageous the activity, the
   more cameras there were that failed to
   capture it.
   
7. The crazy fan who’s dancing like a fool
   will stop as soon as you put him on camera.
   
8. The better the replay, the more likely you
   can’t show it.