This weekend, Tennessee State will return to its' roots as they play Austin Peay at Hale Stadium, aka "The Hole." It still needs some major work, but the field/stadium is now atleast serviceable for the Tigers.
I'm still not a "pro renovation" guy in the ETSU case, unless it's a reno to be a practice facility.
I believe a stadium can be done during the pre-competition phase through fundraising, a little help from different entities and perhaps a corporation or two with some naming rights.
Either way, that place will be jam packed Saturday.

State funding formulas reward renovation for whatever that's worth. I don't think the state will be to happy to have ETSU begging to build another stadium when the one the state already built is so young. How old is Neyland?