Reception in IC..
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2002 - parked in the fieldhouse lot. Beer cans, tomatos, raw meat and beer bottles flew at us from every direction all day. Total weekend cost. 1 grill, 1 windshield, 1 headlight, and 24 stiches to my buddies foot.
2004 - olive court. Great tailgate, people next to us were awesome. As we crossed Melrose someone ran out of a yard and smacked my buddy (different one) in the head with a beer mug. Ambulance and everything on that one.
2006 - Public paved lot SE of stadium. Great tailgate, even went with a few hawk fans. In the stadium one of the fans down the row didnt want to sit near a cyclone. He came at me, gave me the highschool shove and then went to get the ICPD. It took until almost half time and the entire row of people infront of me to convince the cops that I had done nothing wrong.
2008- stayed at home, had a blast with my hawkeye neighbors and will never return to that city on game day again.
I think the other poster said it right. Each school has a number of fans who's whole day is made in making someone else's miserable. There are many people like this in Iowa city and walk around the stadium just once, and one will find you.
Side note: in 2006 I watched what I would presume to be a student chase what I would guess to be a 16 year old girl and her 11 or 12 year old brother down melrose with a dil#o hanging out of his pants. That is class right there for you.
2004 - olive court. Great tailgate, people next to us were awesome. As we crossed Melrose someone ran out of a yard and smacked my buddy (different one) in the head with a beer mug. Ambulance and everything on that one.
2006 - Public paved lot SE of stadium. Great tailgate, even went with a few hawk fans. In the stadium one of the fans down the row didnt want to sit near a cyclone. He came at me, gave me the highschool shove and then went to get the ICPD. It took until almost half time and the entire row of people infront of me to convince the cops that I had done nothing wrong.
2008- stayed at home, had a blast with my hawkeye neighbors and will never return to that city on game day again.
I think the other poster said it right. Each school has a number of fans who's whole day is made in making someone else's miserable. There are many people like this in Iowa city and walk around the stadium just once, and one will find you.
Side note: in 2006 I watched what I would presume to be a student chase what I would guess to be a 16 year old girl and her 11 or 12 year old brother down melrose with a dil#o hanging out of his pants. That is class right there for you.
I went to the game in 2000, stayed with some friends that where going to Iowa at the time. Aside from being extremely dissapointed with their friday night and tailgating efforts, it was a pretty good time. Saturday night was a much better time. I sat in their student section for the first half with a "Beat Iowa" shirt on and faired amazingly well, aside from one girl who was pretty much an idiot. She even shut up after a while because everyone got sick of her crap.
My advice, go with Iowa fans you're friends with and then return the favor next year. It'll keep the drama to a minimum.
My advice, go with Iowa fans you're friends with and then return the favor next year. It'll keep the drama to a minimum.
I really thought in 06 I have it figured out. A whole tailgate without stuff being thrown at us. Safely made it into the stadium. Even had seats on the 40 yard line, 18th row of the donor section. I figured donor seats like that were people who understood the art of not being *****.
It had gotten to the point at the end of 06 that I had had enough bad experiences all over town on game day that I could not let my guard down. I only had a few beers and was always watching to see if someone was stealing our flags, or keying my truck. Just took all of the fun out of the game.
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I thought, prior to the game, that the fieldhouse lot was just a good lot. I didnt realize it was the student lot for students who didnt house party on up melrose. Kinda thought it was my bad. If an Iowa fan had dropping into S2 during my days in the student lot. I would not have been surprised if the same thing would have happened. (which does not make it right)
Beware of Kirkwood dropouts posing as UI students. They go to extremes to degrade everything Cyclone because of the whole insecurity thing.
In 2006 there were lots of college-aged kids seated near the ISU section going out of their way to **** on the ISU fans' experience. Mocking every ISU chant, etc.
A group of these guys stood in front of an older ISU couple the whole game, even after they had been asked very nicely by other HAWK fans to show a little respect and take a seat.
After that we started talking with the ISU fans in our section about how they are obviously not IU students and how we wished they would do everyone a favor and go back to the CC. One of them snapped and charged at us which created a giant uproar that attracted security.
In 2006 there were lots of college-aged kids seated near the ISU section going out of their way to **** on the ISU fans' experience. Mocking every ISU chant, etc.
A group of these guys stood in front of an older ISU couple the whole game, even after they had been asked very nicely by other HAWK fans to show a little respect and take a seat.
After that we started talking with the ISU fans in our section about how they are obviously not IU students and how we wished they would do everyone a favor and go back to the CC. One of them snapped and charged at us which created a giant uproar that attracted security.
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I didn't read this whole thread, but I have two personal experiences to contribute.
I was in the ISUCFVMB when we played there in 2006. When we were marching over to the stadium, a drunk Hawk fan leaped out of the crowd (that was busily harassing and throwing things at us) and cracked a liquor bottle over the head of some little trumpet girl. It was fortunate that the hospital's Emergency Room was literally across the street, because that's where she needed to go. (Thanks to that, on the way back after the game, we marched in "battle formation"- drumline at the front in a wedge, forcibly moving people out of the way by using their instruments.)
The second was 2008, the last game in Iowa City. My dad works for the UI, and people in his department are always giving away (or selling for cheap) tickets to things that they can't attend. He managed to get tickets for me and my girlfriend, but they were smack in the middle of the BIG-money donor section. We were on the end of a row, and chose to stand the entire game and cheer for the Cyclones. Naturally, none of the Hawks around us liked that, and gave us crap the entire game. We were VERY polite through all of it, but held our ground and stood up while doing our best to ensure the people in the row behind us still had a clear view of the field. After the game, we were walking away from the stadium, and something hits me hard in the back of the head. I looked around and saw a full bottle of Bud Light shattered on the sidewalk, and a HUUUUGELY overweight Hawk fan staring at me through his full-face mountain-man beard. I was still in a bit of shock, and asked him if he threw that bottle at me.
"Yeah! Whatcha gonna do about it?!"
"Why... why the hell would you throw a bottle of beer at me? You could have seriously hurt me, and my head is bleeding now!"
"Because you're one o' them [offensive slurs], that's why!"
"Dude, your team won. We're walking quietly out of the stadium. What the hell is your problem?"
"I saw you standing up and cheering for them [vile racial slurs]. You didn't respect the people who are better than you and sit the **** down! I need to teach you a lesson!!"
At this point, he started lumbering towards me, a step or two at a time. By now, I was good and ******. I was half his size, twice as agile, and VERY sober, and I realized that I'd been clutching my collapsible flagpole in my hand this whole time. That flagpole, when collapsed, is basically a steel truncheon- it's really solid. He took a drunken swing at me and I ducked it and jumped back. I was about to swing back but my girlfriend dragged me off by the arm before I could do something stupid. I was pretty damn angry from the whole incident, but in retrospect that probably would have ended with me in jail, so I'm glad my girlfriend kept a level head.
50% of the people that will be there will mostly leave you alone, 45% will throw out some really vile, offensive, threatening "trash talk" (which is really verbal assault, legally speaking), but these stories are representative of the last 5%- the total lunatics that are perfectly fine with physically assaulting people just because they cheer for the Cyclones.
Good luck, OP.
I was in the ISUCFVMB when we played there in 2006. When we were marching over to the stadium, a drunk Hawk fan leaped out of the crowd (that was busily harassing and throwing things at us) and cracked a liquor bottle over the head of some little trumpet girl. It was fortunate that the hospital's Emergency Room was literally across the street, because that's where she needed to go. (Thanks to that, on the way back after the game, we marched in "battle formation"- drumline at the front in a wedge, forcibly moving people out of the way by using their instruments.)
The second was 2008, the last game in Iowa City. My dad works for the UI, and people in his department are always giving away (or selling for cheap) tickets to things that they can't attend. He managed to get tickets for me and my girlfriend, but they were smack in the middle of the BIG-money donor section. We were on the end of a row, and chose to stand the entire game and cheer for the Cyclones. Naturally, none of the Hawks around us liked that, and gave us crap the entire game. We were VERY polite through all of it, but held our ground and stood up while doing our best to ensure the people in the row behind us still had a clear view of the field. After the game, we were walking away from the stadium, and something hits me hard in the back of the head. I looked around and saw a full bottle of Bud Light shattered on the sidewalk, and a HUUUUGELY overweight Hawk fan staring at me through his full-face mountain-man beard. I was still in a bit of shock, and asked him if he threw that bottle at me.
"Yeah! Whatcha gonna do about it?!"
"Why... why the hell would you throw a bottle of beer at me? You could have seriously hurt me, and my head is bleeding now!"
"Because you're one o' them [offensive slurs], that's why!"
"Dude, your team won. We're walking quietly out of the stadium. What the hell is your problem?"
"I saw you standing up and cheering for them [vile racial slurs]. You didn't respect the people who are better than you and sit the **** down! I need to teach you a lesson!!"
At this point, he started lumbering towards me, a step or two at a time. By now, I was good and ******. I was half his size, twice as agile, and VERY sober, and I realized that I'd been clutching my collapsible flagpole in my hand this whole time. That flagpole, when collapsed, is basically a steel truncheon- it's really solid. He took a drunken swing at me and I ducked it and jumped back. I was about to swing back but my girlfriend dragged me off by the arm before I could do something stupid. I was pretty damn angry from the whole incident, but in retrospect that probably would have ended with me in jail, so I'm glad my girlfriend kept a level head.
50% of the people that will be there will mostly leave you alone, 45% will throw out some really vile, offensive, threatening "trash talk" (which is really verbal assault, legally speaking), but these stories are representative of the last 5%- the total lunatics that are perfectly fine with physically assaulting people just because they cheer for the Cyclones.
Good luck, OP.
Sad . . . but it makes my blood boil. I will never for a minute accept the dismissive "every fan base has em" line. The idiot, brainwashed, drunken brute mentality is UNIQUE to Iowa ALONE. I will not miss playing Iowa . . just for the reasons stated in the previous posts. Talk about "gang" mentality. Let's just stop playing them . . money or no money . . it isn't worth it anymore.
This happened to me in 2002 when my girlfriend and I were walking back to our car after Senneca dismantled the Hawks in the second half. Pretty poor form if you ask me...
Who said anything about being a...
******* as okay? Not me. I said the crowd was loud Saturday, not obnoxious. I didn't see anyone saying anything derisive toward Eastern Illinois fans.
******* as okay? Not me. I said the crowd was loud Saturday, not obnoxious. I didn't see anyone saying anything derisive toward Eastern Illinois fans.
You're not going to see anything bad said toward Eastern Illinois fans. It's Eastern Illinois.
Enough stories have been said, and mine are similar to what everyone else said. I can just say that my last game there was 2002, and after that, you couldn't pay me to go to an ISU/Iowa game in Iowa City again.
Enough stories have been said, and mine are similar to what everyone else said. I can just say that my last game there was 2002, and after that, you couldn't pay me to go to an ISU/Iowa game in Iowa City again.
Be ready to deal with the lowest scum on the planet on Saturday. Absolutly the worst fans ever to listen to. I am hoping that your "first time" brings our Cyclones some luck.
I also agree. The Iowa fanbase has individuals that do this.....NOBODY else acts in this way. They are the most class-less fans in the country.
How many stadiums have you attended? My guess would be not many. Try going to an SEC game between two rival teams.
To the earlier poster stating to look up the youtube video with Iowa fans throwing bottles at PSU fans, you have a link? I've never seen or heard anything about that video.
Did you get it confused with this video from a couple years ago? Penn State fans throwing bottles at Ohio State fans. How could that be? Only Iowa fans do this, right?
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDiRPUiQZHc"]YouTube - Penn State fans abuse tOSU fans[/ame]
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Been there several times with no problems. You'll run into some verbal abuse, but get over that if your going to a road game vs our big rival.
You'll have a good time
You'll have a good time
