Iowa at Minnesota October 6
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Goldteam has a cot in the basement.
Unfortunately, it is his mother's basement and he still sleeps there.
Unfortunately, it is his mother's basement and he still sleeps there.
Downtown is mucho expensivo. If you stay in Bloomington (plenty of hotels) an UBER/Lyft to the stadium would be about $20+/-. Also some decent hotels West of downtown on 394 (do Kayak and use the map feature). That's also a short UBER to campus. You could take lite rail from the hotels near Mall of America and get dumped out right by the stadium.
I stayed by the mall of American took the train in a few years back for a cubs/twins games. Very nice transport system
Granted it's a Days Inn. It's not that bad for a Day's Inn in and the location is awesome if you're going to a football game at TCF. Fairly inexpensive. It's right on campus right across from the stadium. Also a light rail stop that will get you downtown is a block away.
Yep, do the light rail thing. You can find many places to stay overnight that are fairly priced. Then go to the Mall of America in the morning. Not sure if you are bringing kids, but they would love Nicklodean Universe.
Plan on about 40 minutes on the rail. You will see hawkeye and gopher fans getting on the rail. You can just take it all in. On a sunny day, it's just beautiful. Then when you come back, you can get out of dodge fairly quickly.
If you never done the mall and light rail thing, try it.
Plan on about 40 minutes on the rail. You will see hawkeye and gopher fans getting on the rail. You can just take it all in. On a sunny day, it's just beautiful. Then when you come back, you can get out of dodge fairly quickly.
If you never done the mall and light rail thing, try it.
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The rail line stops right by the stadium and continues across the river into downtown. If you wanna checkout USBank stadium it's pretty cool. There will be plenty of Hawkeyes around downtown. Lyft and Uber are everywhere for the short hops.
Staying near the MOA will save you some $$, but there's not much out there bar and restaurant-wise. (Except the Mall itself).
But it will the fifth week of the season so...mainly Iowa fans
You'll be 3-2, pissing about Kirk, and very nervous for this game. I haven't seen as many Iowa fans coming up here lately. Mediocrity wears on you.
Well, maybe someday Minnesota will get to mediocrity.
3-2? Ha! I'll take that bet. What's your wager? A slightly used rowboat? Although I will concede it is actually possible to lose to ISU (Rivalry) and Wisconsin (Rivalry).
I'd be more worried about finding a quarterback than shooting your mouth off on another teams board.
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I'll be at the game and will be mocking all the bitch ass gopher fans after the game just like two years ago.
Now finally....there's something you're an expert on.
These are the same guys shooting their mouths off about Iowa basketball regional powerhouses and the usual you were contending for the west title last year(4-5). Let me guess, you are an expert on greatness. bwahbwahbwahbwahbwah
Hey, maybe if we find that special qb we can get all the way to 4-5 also!
You people are hilarious.
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Funny because your own fans haven't been showing up for games in your own stadium as well. A nice 44K avg last year with a high mark of just over 47K vs MSU last year. Also 2016 the last time Iowa played up at TCF Bank Stadium it was the highest attended home game of the year for the goofers at a whopping 49,145 when ironically Iowa was 3-2 coming into that game. So there goes your argument there. But nice try....
What does that have to do with not as many iowa fans coming to the cities anymore?
Hell, you can't even sell out Kinnick and it's your only sporting events in the state.
What other stadiums have fans in them in MN on Saturday with a bigger population. Iowa has Iowa(70K capacity)ISU(60K capacity) UNI(15 K Capacity). You have Minnesota (50K capacity) that's it. For so many more people in MN you can't even get 50K. That's about 1/3 of capacity for Iowa's state schools.
Then how the heck does Iowa football and their record effect how many Iowans visit the Twin Cities? Please enlighten us all and explain your earlier post. Because Iowa only plays up there once every 2 years making your argument even more lame. To think people deciding to visit the Minneapolis area the other 729 days in between games is dictated on how Iowa football's record is maybe the dumbest thing I've heard in a while or that there would be any correlation between the two is laughable.
Plus with attendance Iowa still avg 20,000+ more fans than Minnesota last year. When talking about attendance Goofer fans are about the last ones to talk behind maybe Illinois and Rutgers.
Sorry, meant a “few” years ago (2014), not a “couple” of years ago.
Rudock’s junior year, Iowa got beat 51-14 up there and the natives were proud of their 4th win against Iowa in the last 17 years.
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Dude, you're setting yourself up for an easy one there. People in half empty houses, with twice the population and no other D1 teams shouldn't stones
You're great and we aren't.
We have 4 pro teams right next door and you can only outdraw us by 20,000!
It can only mean one thing and that's Iowa football is mediocre.
You don't even sell out and there is nothing else in the state! NOTHING!
Except another team that plays like 3 hours away on the exact same days often at the same time........
oh, now Iowa State exists.
We have 60,000 in the same state the next day for the vikings. You won't find many spending on both.
Think it through buddy.
You don't sell out! LMAO
You can be a goopher and a viqueen. There is no such thing as a clown/ hawk. Think it through goldie.
Minneapolis and metro area has 3.6 million people according to wiki page and the goofers can’t sell out a 55,000 seat stadium. I wouldn’t talk about Iowa not selling out Kinnick at $90 to $100 per seat on the big boys and $65 for schmucks like your team that aren’t worthy of sell outs.
The University of Minnesota claims undergraduate enrollment above 51,000 students and an additional 600,000+ University of Minnesota alumni within 50 miles of campus. There are a ridiculous surplus of students and alumni within a short walk or drive, they just don't care...… and who could blame them?
If Lois F. has a legal age daughter, she's welcome to stay at my apt within walking distance of TCF for free.
I did think it through. Many Viking fans would be 100% gopher fans if it were the only game in town.
You are drunk, sir!
So all those alumni are becoming vikings fans only instead of supporting the goofs. Pathetic. Like NU says, who can blame them.
Your response was "you wont find many spending on both" to which I responded you wont find any iowan spending money on Iowa and ISU. Sorry old rolled gold, your town is a hockey town and pJ fleck is a clown.
Have now attended about 4-5 Hawkeye games at MinnieSoda.
Very fun atmosphere and this year, like most, the Hawkeyes will be
Kicking *** and taking names. GO HAWKS
Very fun atmosphere and this year, like most, the Hawkeyes will be
Kicking *** and taking names. GO HAWKS
Back to the original question from the OP.....Bravo Sportsmarketing has booked a block of rooms at the Graduate Hotel right next to the stadium at $175/night. Great value and right in Dinkytown. Check it out at bravosportsmarketing.com
Actually, I've quite a bit of experience on success if that's what you getting at.
4-5 probably should be a goal for Minnesota. Because you haven't attained it.
2017 2-7
2016 5-4
2015 2-6
2014 5-3
2013 4-4
2012 2-6
2011 2-6
2010 2-6
2009 3-5
2008 3-5
Why does Minn have such pathetic fans? Serious question.
Why does that state suck so bad? Is there a simple answer?
Why does that state suck so bad? Is there a simple answer?
