For me, it's a tie between 4 games.
- The ISU-FSU game from 2002 in KC. We parked that day around 10am for a night game in Arrowhead. Need I say more? Well, I will.
Had a blast with many, many fans from the state - even a group of Iowa fans traveled south to watch and root for ISU. Great day, damn good game too.
- ISU-Iowa from 2005. Had a group of 12 of our friends we rounded up for this game...parked before 7. Breakfast and lunch were had on the grill, of course with plenty of various beverages. A group of ISU cheerleaders stopped over and played a few games with us...can't complain about that. Good times, especially being a few were Hawk fans and they reluctantly returned after that 23-3 beating.
- ISU-Nebraska from 2005 in Lincoln. Parked next to a big group of Husker fans and had a great time. They had run out of grill space so we let them borrow ours for a bit. They gave us some pretty good tasting brats. Then, we were offered to partake in their long-time tradition - taking a shot of peppermint schnapps from the ass of an inflatable sheep. I've never felt more at home than that moment right there.
- ISU-Colorado from 2005. Talk about one crazy atmosphere. Again, we rounded up a large group - this time 16 I think - because of the discounted tickets. Had burgers, brats, chili - you name it. Parked in the grass this time instead of our "assigned" Cyclone Club parking - enjoy the grass so much better. Of course the tornado made things even more interesting, especially being we helped save a tent (neighboring tailgaters) before it was destroyed and swept away by the wind.
- ISU-someone from '98. Had a group of my HS buddies visit me in Ames on a football game weekend. I don't remember who ISU played that day and really don't know much about the tailgate – we drank far, far too much beer that day. What I'll never forget is it was one of the last times all of us were together – with one of the group being killed in a car accident about a year later. He was the glue that kept us together and it was his first, and last, college football game.