get'em_griz said:
It looks like Weber State is actually stepping up and adding a new facility onto their football stadium. Good to see they're actually trying.
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Weber has actually been trying for many years now, its just been in the form of baby steps due to lack of funds.
Stewart Stadium and the program has come a long way in just the last ten-ish years.
a. Brand new Scoreboard with a large screen
b. Brand new stadium lights
c. Brand new artificial turf
d. Brand new weight rooms
e. Brand new indoor practice facility
f. Improved the cosmetics on the stadium
g. permanent bathrooms above the eastern side
The "Gateway project" is the next step in upgrading the overall look and feel of Stewart Stadium. But that's not all, there is also talk about removing the track and even building a permanent parking structure outside the north endzone.
There will also be changes to the stadium itself. Due to building the stadium on a fault line the east side of the stadium is going to have to be replaced, but as a part of that there is talk that when they do replace it to expand the stadium itself into a horseshoe like stadium closing off the southern side of the stadium similar to what MSU and Utah State have. Granted this is mostly talk about stuff in the future but it is being discussed which means that someone believes something big is going to happen to the college football landscape and Weber wants to be a part of the bigger picture.
Certainly the bigger picture is to get fans to show up to the games, but winning is the best remedy for that.