Iowa city tailgating
- Thread starter CaptainMorgan
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Its about what you would expect from the cesspool of society, mostly kept to ourselves, lots of drunk tavern hawks yell **** at you to and from the game, even had some beer cans lobbed at us.
A lot of people park in the hospital parkades since they shut those off to the nurses on game days and make them walk a few miles to work. But "the wave" makes up for all that horrible treatment of our medical workers.
Been my experience too. Even my wife who graduated from there was pissed about it. I will never go to a cyhawk game in IC again. My wife has never been treated poorly in Ames when she’s worn her Iowa stuff. Good natured ribbing yes, but nothing trashy. We always keep to ourselves and don’t talk trash. I just have no desire to go back.
The lot at Hancher is free and there is a free shuttle to and from Kinnick. It's more low key and relaxed than the tailgating near the stadium. If you stop by our tailgate, I'll be happy to share a beer and a brat.
It's on the other side of campus, probably a mile or so, but it's not exactly a straight line. I've walked it before when I didn't want to wait for the shuttle, just follow the crowd and you'll be fine. Last year for the Iowa-Indiana game, some folks from Indianapolis hung out with us before and after the game, it was a great time and we talked basketball and Bobby Knight for an hour.
I know emotions are high during the ISU game, but most people are friendly and just want to enjoy a good game.
That’s about the walk from OUs basketball to football stadium that we walked last fall.
There’s also a free shuttle bus to and from Kinnick Stadium and Hatcher Auditorium.
There’s a $5 round trip shuttle bus from Lloyd Knoble Arena to the OU stadium but I’ve walked it a couple of times myself.
We saw it last fall, then saw the line, and figured the walk didn’t look that bad. Also near to see a little of the campus.
