I attended both games today. Mostly good experience, lots of Iowa fans everywhere. Lots of Iowa fans in their seats for the entirety of the first game too. They did give me my free ticket with my Iowa student ID, even though I’m a 40-something graduate student. I was a bit surprised I didn’t get pushback on that. I had to pay $30 for my son’s ticket. $20 for the ticket plus $10 for the fees. Still better than online.
They didn’t have the upper deck open but I don’t think they’ll need to. Indiana had the 2nd most fans in attendance and they mostly won’t be there tomorrow although there was a decent contingent that stayed for some or all of our game so I have to give them credit. Some OSU fans but they will be easily drowned out tomorrow.
If you’re going for the first time tomorrow be prepared, much of the food was probably the worst I’ve ever had at a sporting event and that includes high school games. Overcooked and dry cheeseburger with average fries. Cheese curds that were so over cooked the cheese had completely melted out of the breading for most of them. The pretzel place was decent though and they have a $25 giant pretzel with cheese that might actually be worth the price if you have a group of 4 or more. N/A drinks were pretty limited. Pretty much only bottles of Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, and water. And they don’t let you keep the cap for the bottle when they give it to you, so you run the risk of spilling when walking back to your seats with it. There was one place with a Soda fountain with a few more options. We found a smoothie place that was decent, albeit overpriced. Target Center could be a lot better.
They didn’t have the upper deck open but I don’t think they’ll need to. Indiana had the 2nd most fans in attendance and they mostly won’t be there tomorrow although there was a decent contingent that stayed for some or all of our game so I have to give them credit. Some OSU fans but they will be easily drowned out tomorrow.
If you’re going for the first time tomorrow be prepared, much of the food was probably the worst I’ve ever had at a sporting event and that includes high school games. Overcooked and dry cheeseburger with average fries. Cheese curds that were so over cooked the cheese had completely melted out of the breading for most of them. The pretzel place was decent though and they have a $25 giant pretzel with cheese that might actually be worth the price if you have a group of 4 or more. N/A drinks were pretty limited. Pretty much only bottles of Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, and water. And they don’t let you keep the cap for the bottle when they give it to you, so you run the risk of spilling when walking back to your seats with it. There was one place with a Soda fountain with a few more options. We found a smoothie place that was decent, albeit overpriced. Target Center could be a lot better.
