A large HD scoreboard is "one of the many items" Air Force AD Jim Knowlton intends to bring to Falcon Stadium "in a massive wave of renovations that he detailed Tuesday," according to Brent Briggeman of the Colorado Springs GAZETTE. The list "includes remodeled locker rooms, gutting the aluminum bleachers that form the upper bowl on the east side and replacing them with enclosed suites, updating restrooms and concessions, meeting the guidelines set forth by the Americans With Disabilities Act and paving the parking lot." This was all "part of what Knowlton called his 'strategic vision' for the stadium." The project "hasn't been handed over to architects or engineers yet, so there are no official drawings or renderings." But Knowlton said that he "has the full support of Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson as well as a jump-start on funding" thanks to a $5M anonymous donation. Falcon Stadium was built in '62 and "hasn't undergone expansive renovations in its history." The stadium's capacity will "drop from around 47,000 to closer to 40,000." Knowlton: "We'll give up a little bit of seating, which, for us, is probably a good thing. We're probably a football team that can support a 40,000-seat stadium" (Colorado Springs GAZETTE, 9/30).
