Here’s my list of the top-10 greatest (non-gameplay-related) innovations that did the most to enhance the gameday experience.

1. Score bug
• How the heck did people ever view broadcasts without any score and game clock information???
• We put a man on the moon in 1969 but couldn’t come up with the score bug until, like, 1998???

2. HD TV

3. Jerseys that actually fit
• This is probably a bit high, but I have hard time watching games where the players are swimming in their jerseys.

4. Replay review

5. Crowds figuring out it might actually be a good idea to, you know, wear their team’s color to the game

6. Flyovers

7. Pyrotechnics

8. Death of The Mtn.

9. Getting rid of the pregame haka
• This one’s BYU-specific

10. The ticket reader machines that alternate between making “ding-ding” and “woo-doo-woo-doo-woo-doo” sounds