JP tweet re:grass lots Sat

[carvers4math]

I keep thinking now that they have their parking garage, St. Thomas Aquinas should charge people to park there on the morning games since they would be gone by Mass time.

 

[crs8975]

Season opener for UNI a few years back the grass lots were closed. Parked at Kmart and walked. Had done that before but not with a 3 and 1 year old. Won't do that again

Was this 2009? It rained all night and most of the morning. If it weren't for that rain i wouldn't own the tent I bought that morning. Wasnt going to let some rain ruin a bachelor party. We made it into the grass lot south of The Jack before it was closed.

 

[Cybirdy]

I keep thinking now that they have their parking garage, St. Thomas Aquinas should charge people to park there on the morning games since they would be gone by Mass time.

There could still be weddings. I know, sacrilege to get married on a home football weekend.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

And I appear to have screwed myself. I won't be able to get there until 9:30 or 10 so I gave my pass to my folks for one of their friends. Thought was I'd still be able to get in a grass lot and walk to our tailgate. Hope they are open!!!

Park on campus. All of the reserved (red) and gen staff (yellow) lots are open on weekends. Metered spaces in those lots are 24/7 and you can't load up the meters, so if you park in those you'll get a ticket.

 

[intrepid27]

South side. Was there all 3 days including today. Tuesday had to drive through multiple areas of standing water and entire area was mud and could only move in 4 wheel drive. Countless people with front wheel drive vehicles stuck in mud on Tuesday. Yesterday wasn't as bad but there was still lots of mud and standing water in the south lots. Today was an absolute mess and part of reason why it was cancelled today.

North the lots weren't in too bad of shape yesterday as they didn't get a lot of use on Tuesday.

Wow, I guess I got lucky, I usually park on the South side but for no particular reason I went North this year.

 

[brianhos]

Carpool with paved lot donors...

 

[uro cy]

Damn my dyslexia! I thought this thread was titled "JP tweet re: lotsa grass Sat"

 

[liljones13]

I was always told by my father if there's grass on the field, play ball... If there's no grass, play in the mud..

 

[cyhawkdmb]

I assume G6 is fine?

 

[Tailg8er]

I was always told by my father if there's grass on the field, play ball... If there's no grass, play in the mud..

Words to live by there.

 

[ianoconnor]

If G7 ends up closed, what happens? Do we just have to fend for ourselves?

 

[Cy Hard]

G6 should be fine, technically gravel. G7 if closed I believe they usually take a portion of the public parking by Hilton and use that as the alternate G7 donor spaces. Not the same, but will keep you closer than where'd you be otherwise.

 

[NorthCyd]

G6 should be fine, technically gravel. G7 if closed I believe they usually take a portion of the public parking by Hilton and use that as the alternate G7 donor spaces. Not the same, but will keep you closer than where'd you be otherwise.

Why couldn't they at the very least put G7 in Vet Med. Sure, its not near as close, but its something.

 

[Cy Hard]

Beacuse 'its not near as close' would be my guess. I could be wrong, but in the past I believe this is what happened.

 

[capitalcityguy]

Wait...can we get a bit more of the blow-by-blow analysis of how the parking lots were at the Farm Progress Show this week?

 

[Bret44]

If you bring the beer, I will let you stand beside our camper, but at a comfortable distance.

 

[theshadow]

Park at the Hy-Vee in West Ames. Hop on CyRide ($1.25) red route. ~12 minutes to the corner of Lincoln Way and Beach.

Or, ~18 minutes from North Grand Mall to Lincoln Way/Beach.

 

[ST84LIFE]

Now that its pouring again in Ames, I'm not expecting good news tomorrow.

 

[schlepp571]

It's raining like a cow ******* on a flat rock right now. I live 100 yards from vet med. Luck to all of the grass tailgaters hoping for grass lots.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Was this 2009? It rained all night and most of the morning. If it weren't for that rain i wouldn't own the tent I bought that morning. Wasnt going to let some rain ruin a bachelor party. We made it into the grass lot south of The Jack before it was closed.

Since we played (and beat) NDSU in 2009, I don't think we played UNI that year as well.