Final Bulldog Boulevard Nov. 5
Making its debut two months ago, Bulldog Boulevard is a Saturday pre-game Bulldog football fan-fest for all ages. With only one Saturday remaining – Nov. 5 for the San Jose State game – Bulldog Boulevard opens three hours prior to kickoff as it offers live entertainment, food vendors, interactive displays and a fun zone for children of all ages. Admission is free. Presented by the Fresno State Alumni Association, Bulldog Boulevard is located on the corner of Cedar and Barstow Avenues.

The Bulldog Foundation
With the Bulldog Foundation moving into the offices at the Duncan Building, the centralization for Fresno State athletics fundraising is complete.  Tinkering with what name to use for one organization that will spearhead all fundraising efforts under one umbrella is now called The Bulldog Foundation.  The Bulldog Foundation now will include all athletic development operations, functions and fundraising groups under this name.

1430 ESPN Dog Zone Show
Broadcast live every Friday from 4-6 pm at Fashion Furniture, the 1430 ESPN Dog Zone Show continues its successful partnership with the Fresno State Athletics Department. This two-hour showcase on the Bulldogs as well as feature interviews with coaches, student-athletes and staff members has been well received.  Everyone is invited to join the show at Fashion Furniture.

Fresno Quarterback Club
The 2005 Quarterback Luncheons at Pardini’s restaurant are in full swing. The Quarterback Club will hold three luncheons this month on Nov. 3, 9 and 17. With a Fresno State assistant coach and a Bulldog student-athlete schedule to appear, the luncheon also features a special alumni or guest.  After this month only one luncheon remains (Dec. 1).  Cost is $20 for non-Quarterback Club members and $15 for QBC members.

South Valley Quarterback Club
Visalia also will host Quarterback Luncheons this fall. Held at the Double LL Steak House, the final South Valley quarterback luncheon will be Nov. 4.  For information on the Quarterback Luncheons, visit www.fresnostatefootball.net or call 278.7801.

Audio streaming
The Fresno State Athletics Video Services Department will begin streaming live and taped events on www.gobulldogs.com this fall. With a minimal subscription fee, the events that will be shown are football, men’s and women’s basketball, news conferences, live televised events, special features and interviews and highlight tapes.

Time Out Club 25th annual Tip-Off Dinner
The Fresno State Time Out Club will host its 25th annual Tip-Off Dinner on Mon., Nov. 7, at the New Exhibit Hall at the Fresno Convention Center. There will be a no-host social with live jazz, a silent auction and an autograph area with the players at 5:30 p.m. The dinner will be catered by Jim Pardini and served at 7 p.m., followed by the live auction with auctioneer, John Wallace. The featured guest speaker will be former men's basketball head coach Boyd Grant. The cost is $50 for Time Out Club members and $55 for all other attendees. For more information, contact Donna Gilley at 259.1767.

KOQO "Super Q" joins broadcast family
Announced last month, the Fresno State Athletics Department and KOQO have partnered to broadcast live Bulldogs' football and men's basketball games in Spanish for the 2005-06 year. Known as "Super Q," the FM Hispanic music format is located on 101.9 on the FM dial. This is the third straight year in which the Bulldogs can be heard in Spanish in the Fresno market.

FAN-tastic Sports
Last June Fresno State announced a new partnership with FAN-tastic Sports, the official tour provider for Fresno State athletics. FAN-tastic Sports is offering special deals on travel and tickets for nearly all of the Bulldogs' football away games. Bulldog football fans can purchase away game tickets for Idaho, Hawai'i, USC and Nevada in addition to a bowl game by logging onto the school's official athletic Web site www.gobulldogs.com. All trips include round trip transportation, tickets to the game, airport and game day transportation, hotel accommodations and a hosted reception. Other universities that have partnered with FAN-tastic Sports include California, Oregon, Oregon State, Utah, Florida State and Air Force.

V-mail
If you want to get inside the Pride of the Valley, sign up to receive Fresno State's free V-mail on www.gobulldogs.com. Sent out periodically through e-mail, V-mail offers information on Fresno State sports, ticket information, special events, promotions and donations/giving opportunities.

NECA-IBEW Fans Choice Award
The National Electrical Contractors Association and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have partnered with the Bulldogs to present the "Fans Choice Award."  Bulldog fans have the opportunity to vote for their favorite student-athletes in the sports of football and men's and women's basketball. Fans can vote at special kiosks at games or vote online at www.gobulldogs.com. Trophies will be showcased in s special display case proved by NECA and IBEW.

New for 2005-06:  rotating Dorna signage
Corporate partners will have a new way to meet branding needs in the Save Mart Center this year with the addition of new rotating Dorna advertising panels.  The new panels measure 3-by-50 feet and give sponsors over seven times more space than the previous trivision panels. The panels will rotate every 90-120 seconds and the increased size will provide a greater impact.  For more information, contact Bulldog Sport Properties at 278.3198.

Run for the Dream
On Jan. 16, 2006, the Save Mart Center will host an indoor track and field meet on Martin Luther King Day.  The Run for the Dream Indoor Track meet will present the San Joaquin Valley an opportunity to honor track and field stars of the past, with the stars of the present and future. This meet, along with the Millrose Games (Madison Square Garden), will be one of only two track and field meets held in large indoor sports arenas.

The former Sunkist Invitational Track and Field Invitational (Los Angeles Sports Arena) 160 meter track will be constructed inside the Save Mart Center. There will be a professional division, an open-intercollegiate division, a community college division, a high school division and a youth division.

The Run for the Dream will be preceded on Jan. 14 by a Track and Field Golden Hour Banquet honoring the contributions of San Joaquin Valley track and field athletes to the sport and to the Olympic Games. Fresno State’s Director of Track and Field Bob Fraley is the chair of this event.

For more information on the events, visit www.fresnoindoormeet.com.

Did You Know?
Eight of the 11 Fresno State Bulldog football games are being broadcast nationally in 2005?  This is the second-highest number of national appearances for the program.