OK, so the Cincinnati Bengals already have scoreboards inside Paul Brown Stadium. They work well occasionally.

But compared to the rest of the NFL's stadiums, they are small and outdated.

Well, the Bengals are in luck. The $10 million scoreboard project they recently petitioned Hamilton County (Ohio) Administrator Christian Sigman for likely will be approved for construction in time for the 2014 season. Who's on the hook for paying for it? Whether they like it or not, it's Hamilton County taxpayers.

All of this is the result of hard work by the Cincinnati Enquirer's investigative reporting team. According to the stadium's lease agreement, the newspaper reported late Wednesday night, if 14 NFL stadiums receive new technology -- including scoreboards -- over the length of the lease, then Paul Brown Stadium must receive similar upgrades.

According to the paper's research, that standard has been met in the past few seasons. The Enquirer reported that 21 teams, with three more scheduled for later this year, already have high-definition scoreboards in their stadiums.

Next fall, a new scoreboard will be put to good use, too, as the University of Cincinnati plays its home games inside Paul Brown Stadium while its home Nippert Stadium undergoes an $85 million renovation of its own.

Naturally, with news this big, we kick off Thursday's Morning Stripes with it: