Since Bulldog Stadium was renovated in the early 1990s, the luxury box reserved for Fresno State’s athletic director was located inside the squat brown building on the bowl’s west rim.
Russ Sloan, Jack Lengyel, Gary Cunningham, Al Bohl, Scott Johnson and Thomas Boeh.
But not Jim Barko.
For his first football season as AD, Bartko moved his digs to the stadium’s east-side suites. Why? Because that’s where the well-heeled boosters sit, and he wanted to be closer to them.
That should tell you something about Bartko but also makes you wonder.
It’s probably quite enjoyable for an AD to sit among boosters and fans when the Bulldogs are winning games or actually competitive in them.