Syracuse's Carrier Dome turns 40 years old, gets new look
FILE - In this July 12, 2016, file photo, Syracuse University athletic director John Wildhack, right, talks with Syracuse University vice president and chief facilities officer Peter Sala, left, during a visit to the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. Sala remembers the moment as if were yesterday, always will. It was the late 1970s, he was a high school student, and Syracuse University had decided to replace aging Archbold Stadium with an indoor facility featuring an air-supported roof. Sala's dad, John, was director of the university's physical plant, and brought some of the drawings of the future Carrier Dome home. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi, File)

FILE - In this July 12, 2016, file photo, Syracuse University athletic director John Wildhack, right, talks with Syracuse University vice president and chief facilities officer Peter Sala, left, during a visit to the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. Sala remembers the moment as if were yesterday, always will. It was the late 1970s, he was a high school student, and Syracuse University had decided to replace aging Archbold Stadium with an indoor facility featuring an air-supported roof. Sala's dad, John, was director of the university's physical plant, and brought some of the drawings of the future Carrier Dome home. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi, File)

Sep. 22, 2020 10:51 AM EDT
FILE - This Sept. 21, 2015, file photo, shows The Carrier Dome at Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y. The Carrier Dome at Syracuse University hosted its first football game 40 years ago this week, and it's undergoing a major upgrade as the football season opener looms. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

FILE - This Sept. 21, 2015, file photo, shows The Carrier Dome at Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y. The Carrier Dome at Syracuse University hosted its first football game 40 years ago this week, and it's undergoing a major upgrade as the football season opener looms. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Sep. 22, 2020 10:52 AM EDT
FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim speaks to reporters during the NCAA college basketball team's media day in Syracuse, N.Y. The Carrier Dome was built in the late 1970s at a cost of $26.85 million. “I remember. I was very skeptical playing in there," Boeheim said. (Scott Schild/The Post-Standard via AP, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim speaks to reporters during the NCAA college basketball team's media day in Syracuse, N.Y. The Carrier Dome was built in the late 1970s at a cost of $26.85 million. “I remember. I was very skeptical playing in there," Boeheim said. (Scott Schild/The Post-Standard via AP, File)

Sep. 22, 2020 10:56 AM EDT
FILE - This Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, file photo, shows the interior of the Carrier Dome before of an NCAA college football game between Syracuse and Florida State in Syracuse, N.Y. The Carrier Dome at Syracuse University hosted its first football game 40 years ago this week, and it's undergoing a major upgrade as the football season opener looms. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi, File)

FILE - This Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, file photo, shows the interior of the Carrier Dome before of an NCAA college football game between Syracuse and Florida State in Syracuse, N.Y. The Carrier Dome at Syracuse University hosted its first football game 40 years ago this week, and it's undergoing a major upgrade as the football season opener looms. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi, File)

Sep. 22, 2020 10:57 AM EDT