Iowa State is not the only program in the country getting closer to unveiling some new stadium upgrades this fall. Fresno State is updating Bulldog Stadium a bit as well with a brand new high definition LED video scoreboard and ribbon boards around the stadium.
Fresno State’s new scoreboard may not come close to challenging Auburn’s gargantuan scoreboard, but it is a nice upgrade nonetheless. The new video boards will be installed and ready to go for the start of the 2015 season. But there is much more in the works for the Bulldogs football program. Fresno State has unveiled a master plan -- rather an Athletics Master Plan -- that will involve adding private suites and club boxes, lowering and replacing the turf with an updated artificial playing surface, improving the accessibility in and around the stadium and much more.
“When this is complete I anticipate this will be the best facility in the Mountain West and with our support from the Red Wave, it will help us solidify our reputation going into the future that Bulldog Stadium is the toughest place to play in the conference,” Fresno State head coach Tim DeRuyter said.
You can see some of the artist renderings of the soon-to-be-updated Bulldog Stadium in this video below, shared by Fresno State...
One quick reaction I had; I get a kick out of stadium renderings showing off club suites in which fans are cheering the action on the TV when in reality that action would have happened a few seconds earlier right outside their window that is not more than 10 steps away.Why watch the game on a delayed TV signal when the game is happening RIGHT OUTSIDE THE WINDOW! pic.twitter.com/L5z5eDzpT2
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) June 27, 2015
Fresno State was once, not so long ago, considered one of the top programs from outside the traditional power conferences. That time has since passed and others have stepped up to take on the role of BCS Buster (which Fresno State never managed) and now New Years Six contender. It may not be long before Fresno State returns to the same level of programs like Boise State and UCF, and this is a sign the university is committed to improving the state of the football program. Facility upgrades are huge recruiting tools, and Fresno State can be right on par with the Group of Five contenders, if not in front of most of them.
Bulldog Stadium was opened in 1980 and most recently expanded in 1991.
