Iowa Football Recruiting


Of course the latter, but hard for Iowa to make up an entire recruiting class of guys like that. So in cases where they get a promising athlete, it is nice to get one that can excel at a sport like Baseball where Iowa seems to be an up and comer at the moment.
 
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Of course the latter, but hard for Iowa to make up an entire recruiting class of guys like that. So in cases where they get a promising athlete, it is nice to get one that can excel at a sport like Baseball where Iowa seems to be an up and comer at the moment.

So he's playing baseball at Iowa instead of football?
 
You do sacrifice some things in order To get a unique experience. Yes things are spread out. But I'd rather walk further and have a unique experience over just having things closer to me.


Cone fans are trying to say an efficient parking lot is the best tailgating experience. That is like saying the best place to eat is a mess hall (most effiecent) or chain restaurants (cheapest with blah food). Or the best house to buy is a track house (most efficient to build and best bang for the buck)

I totally agree, Ames tailgating is more efficient than Iowa City, but overall it lacks the charm and character that Iowa City offers.

What a load of *********.
 
Oh look, fans of a school think something associated with their school is better than that of a different school......shocking.
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The argument that you have to walk way farther in IC is completely overstated anyway. There are of course lots you can tailgate at that are farther away but 90% of the tailgating is within a few blocks of the stadium.

Even if you walk from Myrtle Hill to Finkbine (complete opposite sides of Kinnick and a majority of the tailgating is done between those two locations) it's a 1.4 mile walk. To walk from the southern lots to the northern lots in Ames is 1.1 miles...
 
The argument that you have to walk way farther in IC is completely overstated anyway. There are of course lots you can tailgate at that are farther away but 90% of the tailgating is within a few blocks of the stadium.

Even if you walk from Myrtle Hill to Finkbine (complete opposite sides of Kinnick and a majority of the tailgating is done between those two locations) it's a 1.4 mile walk. To walk from the southern lots to the northern lots in Ames is 1.1 miles...

Maybe ISU fans complain about walking bc they aren't as good of shape or are more lazy?
 
Please explain why tailgating at Iowa is such a unique experience? If you mean by being spread out for miles, it is unique in that aspect. I would much rather tailgate at ISU than Iowa. At least at ISU everyone is in area in about a square mile or less that is it fairly easy to walk to someones tailgate. At UI, if you are let's say, Melrose Ct. and you have friends tailgating at the Hawkeye Storage lot, are you going to be able to tailgate with them?

We tailgated in the hospital parking ramp 3 years ago (would not recommend unless you have no place to get to for at least an hour or two after a game), when ISU beat Iowa. We had a group of people tallgating on Newton Road just north and east of Carver Hawkeye and there is no easy route to get there. If this is what you mean by unique, then have a ball. Not what I considered a unique experience.

Last year though, we parked on a lawn at Melrose Ct. now that was a different/unique experience! Watching 3 ambulances trying to get down the street at different times throughout the day through a sea of people and watching drunk Iowa fans yell crap at us about being cyclone fans. Whenever they said something, we came up with "Jesus loves you" reply. Talk about fans at a loss for words after that. That was some funny s***!!

You tailgated at the hospital park ramp? Lol man, that is your fault, I didn't know anybody was stupid enough to actually tailgate there.

Like I said the absolutely only thing ISU fans reference is all being together in a massive parking lot. Seems ISU fans love them some chain restaurants, track housing and huge parking lots to tailgate in. To each their own I guess?
 
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You tailgated at the hospital park ramp? Lol man, that is your fault, I didn't know anybody was stupid enough to actually tailgate there.

Like I said the absolutely only thing ISU fans reference is all being together in a massive parking lot. Seems ISU fans love them some chain restaurants, track housing and huge parking lots to tailgate in. To each their own I guess?

Seems Iowa fans like to tailgate in a parking lot of a golf course a mile away from the stadium and that gives their tailgating "charm". To each their own I guess?
 
Seems Iowa fans like to tailgate in a parking lot of a golf course a mile away from the stadium and that gives their tailgating "charm". To each their own I guess?

No. Some will tailgate in parking lots, some will tailgate at a golf course, some will tailgate in yards. Some will find many different areas to tailgate.

ISU has Parking lots. Not choices, no options, just big lots. Kind of like track homes, one size fits all here you go.

I have tailgated in 3 main spots in Iowa City over the last 10-15 years and each was different and unique. Lots of choices for discerning fans like me in Iowa City.
 
No. Some will tailgate in parking lots, some will tailgate at a golf course, some will tailgate in yards. Some will find many different areas to tailgate.

ISU has Parking lots. Not choices, no options, just big lots. Kind of like track homes, one size fits all here you go.

I have tailgated in 3 main spots in Iowa City over the last 10-15 years and each was different and unique. Lots of choices for discerning fans like me in Iowa City.

I've never tailgated at Finkbine but it sounds awful. Isn't it just a group of people in the parking lot there a mile away from Kinnick?
 
No. Some will tailgate in parking lots, some will tailgate at a golf course, some will tailgate in yards. Some will find many different areas to tailgate.

ISU has Parking lots. Not choices, no options, just big lots. Kind of like track homes, one size fits all here you go.

I have tailgated in 3 main spots in Iowa City over the last 10-15 years and each was different and unique. Lots of choices for discerning fans like me in Iowa City.

Different and unique FFS.
 
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I've never tailgated at Finkbine but it sounds awful. Isn't it just a group of people in the parking lot there a mile away from Kinnick?

It is great that our fans have so many choices!

It seems like distance from the stadium is the only thing that matters to you?

If you wanna talk about far away, some fans tailgate miles away and take a train right to Kinnick. Talk about an exciting thing for families to do! I can't wait to take my son on his first train ride to Kinnick!

The choices are nearly endless for Iowa fans and how they want to experience their game day.
 
It is great that our fans have so many choices!

It seems like distance from the stadium is the only thing that matters to you?

If you wanna talk about far away, some fans tailgate miles away and take a train right to Kinnick. Talk about an exciting thing for families to do! I can't wait to take my son on his first train ride to Kinnick!

The choices are nearly endless for Iowa fans and how they want to experience their game day.

No I'm confused how tailgating in a parking lot a mile away from the stadium is a better option than tailgating in a parking lot right next to the stadium. Who in their right mind would choose Finkbine over a spot next to Kinnick?
 
And the best thing about the Iowa tailgating atmosphere is the fact the football program has 5 top 10 finishes in the past 18 seasons.

Wont find that anywhere in Ames.
 
No I'm confused how tailgating in a parking lot a mile away from the stadium is a better option than tailgating in a parking lot right next to the stadium. Who in their right mind would choose Finkbine over a spot next to Kinnick?

Back to how close you tailgate to the stadium again?

Lots of reasons many can't tailgate right next to the stadium, just like in Ames. The more money you give the closer to the stadium you can get typically. Finkbine is good for those who don't have season tickets and only come to a game or two a year. Most the season ticket holders like me have deals works out with homeowners to rent spots, or with the university to park in lots.

Do you have anything that doesn't center around the distance away from the stadium? If you don't like walking, there are lots of good spots you can get in Iowa City, it just requires more money.
 
You tailgated at the hospital park ramp? Lol man, that is your fault, I didn't know anybody was stupid enough to actually tailgate there.

Like I said the absolutely only thing ISU fans reference is all being together in a massive parking lot. Seems ISU fans love them some chain restaurants, track housing and huge parking lots to tailgate in. To each their own I guess?

You say Iowa has good tailgating because of the variety of locations to do it then you mock somebody for tailgating there... Maybe you prefer the parking lot tailgates?
 

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