Anyone ever been to a game at Iowa?

While I'd advise going the StubHub route, I will say that many, many Iowa students do not make it to the game. if they make it a "Blackout," expect it doubly so, as the idiots drink themselves into blacking out and never making it to the game. (Which like, okay, I know plenty of my friends that have done the same thing, but it doesn't happen to half the student section.) Your price is going to be highly dependent on both of our rankings/seasons, but expect it to be higher than you'll want. Iowa, like all other middling Big Ten schools hates Michigan and thinks we are a rival.

Michigan beat Iowa 12-9. It was really cold and rainy, so my pals and I didn't get a chance to do much sightseeing that day. Iowa City is a pretty small town, but the main downtown area is a bit of a hike from Kinnick Stadium and the game day parking puts you even farther away from downtown. I recommend you pack a cooler and plan to tailgate for pre-game (although with an 8:00 PM start, you have probably have time to do all kind of pregame activities for this years game). Afterwards, there are several places in downtown Iowa City to hang out. The people there are passionate about the Hawkeyes, but overall pretty friendly. The only thing keeping me from another Iowa road trip is the drive, but I'd definately go back. It would be nice to catch a game in clement weather. As for tickets, I'd try U of M and Iowa ticket offices first and see if there are any extras. Have fun, bring home a victory!

I went back in '98... terrible game, at least we won. I was only 14 at the time and I don't remember much except that it was cold, rainy, and their stadium felt very old (not necessarily bad, just old), though the view was decent from pretty far up the corner of the end-zone. I would suggest stubhub as well for tix. I do remember walking a long way to the stadium, too. Other than that, I can't really help you out as my memory of that game is severely lacking for some reason.

No help on the tickets, but it's a good place to see a game. It's been a while, but I also remember a looooong walk from parking to the stadium.

taking a couple hard-drinking customers and my boss. Stubhub- 4 tix together for $440. I don't even care where. Smoking a big brisket, taking a couple cases of Canadians and some good bourbon.

I used to live in Iowa City, and I've been to a couple games. There are a bunch of hotels up in Coralville near the Coral Ridge mall, and if you stay at one of them you can take the Hawkeye Express to Kinnick. It's only about two, three miles from the stadium, maybe a little further, but the train will save you a lot of hassle. Do make hotel reservations ASAP, there are a limited number of places to stay and they fill up fast for game weekends. If there aren't many vacancies, you could stay up in Cedar Rapids, about 1/2 hour away on 380. Besides hanging out at the stadium and tailgating, the other pregame option (it's a night game, IIRC?) is to go downtown around noon and hang out until before the game. There's a lot of bars and some decent restaurants - ETC and Shortz have good burgers, I hear, and I'm personally a fan of Which Wich, even if it is a chain. You might be able to take the UI Cambus to Kinnick on game days, which is free, and then once you're there check the scene out. Parking space is more or less at a premium, since there's not a lot of room to tailgate (they closed down Olive Court, which was a huge space for tailgating), so I wouldn't count on doing that. Iowa fans are a mixed bag, some are really great and a lot are more interested in drinking than in the game. My first impression of Iowa as a football town was driving past Kinnick to go to a downtown bar to watch a night game, and seeing people stream out of the stadium before the first half was even over. http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081605aai.html Like I said, I lived in Iowa City for two years, and I've been to most of the bars and restaurants there, plus I know some of the hotels, so if you have any questions, fire away.