Buffs Announce New Video Board For Folsom Field
November 08, 2023 | Football, General, Buff Club
BOULDER—The Colorado Buffaloes will begin construction on a new video board on the south end of Folsom Field that will be ready for the 2024 season, CU Athletic Director Rick George announced Wednesday.Â
The new board will be more than five times the surface area of the old board. The ribbon board below the video board will also be significantly expanded, stretching from the north end of the club level on the east side around the bowl to Balch Fieldhouse on the southwest side, over 1,000 feet from the top of section 203 to the top of section 220. Â
"Enhancing the atmosphere of Folsom Field on game day is always a top priority and we are always looking for ways to improve," CU Athletic Director Rick George said. "I'm confident this new video board will further enrich and elevate the game day experience for our fans next year in our first season in the Big 12 Conference."
The new board will measure 130 feet wide by 36 feet high, eight feet taller than the current board and 98 feet wider, or about the same width of the current ribbon board under the current video board, which measures 32 feet by 28 feet. Â
The board will go from being one of the smallest in the Power 5 conferences to above the national average of all schools within those conferences.
The majority of the approximately $15 million project will go into the steel infrastructure to support the new video board, which will include four new columns running from the bottom of the video board to the ground around the south side of the stadium.Â
Funding is ongoing for the project, and those interested can donate here. Construction will begin in January and is expected to be finished for CU's season opener Aug. 31, 2024, against North Dakota State.Â
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The new board will be more than five times the surface area of the old board. The ribbon board below the video board will also be significantly expanded, stretching from the north end of the club level on the east side around the bowl to Balch Fieldhouse on the southwest side, over 1,000 feet from the top of section 203 to the top of section 220. Â
"Enhancing the atmosphere of Folsom Field on game day is always a top priority and we are always looking for ways to improve," CU Athletic Director Rick George said. "I'm confident this new video board will further enrich and elevate the game day experience for our fans next year in our first season in the Big 12 Conference."
The new board will measure 130 feet wide by 36 feet high, eight feet taller than the current board and 98 feet wider, or about the same width of the current ribbon board under the current video board, which measures 32 feet by 28 feet. Â
The board will go from being one of the smallest in the Power 5 conferences to above the national average of all schools within those conferences.
The majority of the approximately $15 million project will go into the steel infrastructure to support the new video board, which will include four new columns running from the bottom of the video board to the ground around the south side of the stadium.Â
Funding is ongoing for the project, and those interested can donate here. Construction will begin in January and is expected to be finished for CU's season opener Aug. 31, 2024, against North Dakota State.Â
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