for the Nebraska game at the end of the year? We always have a decent turnout in Lincoln it seems. I'll be in section 36A.
Anybody going to Lincoln,NE....
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There's no conceivable scenario where I end up in:
1. The Middle East
2. Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE
1. The Middle East
2. Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE
I've been to every Iowa/Nebraska game since the series was renewed/they joined the BIG. Can't wait! Hopefully we have the West title wrapped up by then and this is to stay alive for the playoffs 
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!My wife doesn't know that I know she bought me tickets. Nice way to spend my birthday that day.
I'll be there. With a wife that works weekends, a 2 year old, and a house in Sioux City, that game is the easiest to go to.
Been to both. They're not as bad as they seem to outsiders.
Stadium was full, and sellout streak is intact, sorry to burst your bubble.
BTW.....sellout = number of tickets sold, not butts in seat at kickoff, but again, I was there, stadium was full and with a fairly large Iowa contingent
Stadium was NOT full. I have pictures to prove otherwise.
Oh yea. Some schmuck booster buys all those unsold tickets to keep the streak alive. Sellout does not equal capacity attendance however.
I was there as well, just as I've been at every game. It was full.
A sellout is a sellout. And all tickets (other than those returned by the visiting schools) are sold before the season starts. Sorry it grinds your gears so much.
Will Iowa sellout this weekend with a 5-0 team? I would hope so.
Were those the tickets the world-herald bought at the last minute? I love how Nebraska's attendance numbers have been different for each game this year yet the "sellout" streak is in tact.
BTW, the stadium was not full in 2013. The upper parts of the student section were EMPTY, but those already count as sold I am sure.
The wife and I will be in the north end zone again. I don't think there were as many Hawk fans two years ago as there were four years ago in Lincoln. There were still a lot though.
The attendance figures vary because Nebraska counts visitors, recruits, media, etc. as part of the game-day attendance. Official stadium capacity is right around 87,000. Announced attendance is in the 89,000 to 90,000 range.
The truth is there have been times over the last decade businesses have bought up tickets at the last minute to keep the 'sellout' streak alive. The tickets were sold so I guess it was indeed a sellout.
There were tons of open seats the entire game in Memorial Stadium 2 years ago.
I was there also - good crowd but it was not full. Enjoyed the day and the ride home listening to husker fans on the radio. Made me realize how good Iowa fans are even when the Hawks lose (except a few on here). Had a good view of Gregory throwing a punch at the Hawks TE.
FYI - kinnick is sold out this week, at least by Nebraska standards.
The only tickets available "at the last minute" are the tickets returned by the visiting team. All tickets allocated to Nebraska fans are sold out before the season starts. Now yes, businesses buy many, and ticket brokers buy a fair share too, but they are all sold.
I love how you don't know the difference between "attendance" and tickets sold.
And no, the World Herald did not buy any tickets at the "last minute". But keep on believing it, if it makes you feel better about your own inability to sell out your smaller stadium.
I wonder if Iowa could fill an 87,000 seat stadium if Iowa State or UNI didn't exist. If there was another major university in Nebraska, it wouldn't have such a big stadium to fill.
Well, the question is... could they do it since 1962?
Seriously, can you name me ONE other program, in ANY sport (football, basketball, wrestling, etc...) and on ANY level (high school, college, pro, etc...)...that has been sold out since 1962?
I'll wait.
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Nope. And neither can you. Much like your Academic All-Americans, the sell-out streak is pure fantasy perpetuated by the University. Trust me, I know.
Trust me, I know? That's supposed to convince me?
You're full of crap. Trust me, I know!
Iowa also has a larger population than Nebraska. I will concede that it helps that a majority of Nebraska's population is concentrated in the Lincoln/Omaha areas.
It's impressive but a fluke. During the Callahan years there were stories of boosters buying up a couple thousand tickets before games so the streak could continue.
Suspicious secret for her to keep, bro. You might wanna check her emails and text messages.
That's cool dude. Not a fan of your football team but I promise you my Big Red roots go much deeper than your love of Tom Osborne and Runza.
.I can't dog Omaha as I was born there, but the people who complain about nothing being in Iowa need to drive from Des Moines to Denver and tell me it's worse than Nebraska and eastern CO.
