Top 6 Experiences at Kinnick Stadium
6. Parking Lot Games-
Bags, Rodeo Golf, and Football are hard enough, but playing them in between cars in various states of sobriety makes it extremely challenging, and extremely fun.
5. Spelling Iowa-
Opponents who dare to enter Kinnick Stadium usually get a spelling lesson. After each touchdown is scored, Kinnick sections itself off into four units, each spelling out a letter of the team that just hit paydirt. As a proud member of the "O" section, we pride ourselves on chanting well past the TV timeout is over.
4. Melrose Ave-
There is nothing quite like Melrose Avenue before game-time. Scalpers are out in force, college students are having fun, and Big A$$ turkey legs are going fast. Everyone is full of anticipation and built-up emotion. It can be an equally depressing place after the game, if things don't go according to plan.
3. Food & Drink-
While there aren't many culinary treats to be found inside Kinnick, a veritable smorgasboard is awaiting a Hawkeye fan before and after the game. Charcoal can be smelled anywhere within a two or three mile radius of the stadium, with burgers, brats, steaks, corn, hot dogs, and more on the barby. A pleasant mix of barley, hops, and water continues to be the drink of choice, but a nice hot chocolate with some peppermint schnapps hits the spot on a cold November day.
2. Back in Black-
Anyone that makes it through the pre-game ceremonies without goosebumps is either passed out or dead. Getting "ready for the boom", singing the fight song, and a rousing national anthem start it out. Then with Herky planting the flag, the team appearing on the Jumbotron, the Hawkeye truck running over the other mascot, all while AC/DC's "Back in Black" is blaring, sensory overload is achieved.
1. Hawkeye Victory Polka-
After another win, the band preps itself for the most important song of the day. The fans still standing stretch their vocal chords, and begin to belt out the familiar chorus - "In Heaven, there is no beer, that's why we drink it here." After two renditions of the polka classic, we go and drink it here.
Bags, Rodeo Golf, and Football are hard enough, but playing them in between cars in various states of sobriety makes it extremely challenging, and extremely fun.
5. Spelling Iowa-
Opponents who dare to enter Kinnick Stadium usually get a spelling lesson. After each touchdown is scored, Kinnick sections itself off into four units, each spelling out a letter of the team that just hit paydirt. As a proud member of the "O" section, we pride ourselves on chanting well past the TV timeout is over.
4. Melrose Ave-
There is nothing quite like Melrose Avenue before game-time. Scalpers are out in force, college students are having fun, and Big A$$ turkey legs are going fast. Everyone is full of anticipation and built-up emotion. It can be an equally depressing place after the game, if things don't go according to plan.
3. Food & Drink-
While there aren't many culinary treats to be found inside Kinnick, a veritable smorgasboard is awaiting a Hawkeye fan before and after the game. Charcoal can be smelled anywhere within a two or three mile radius of the stadium, with burgers, brats, steaks, corn, hot dogs, and more on the barby. A pleasant mix of barley, hops, and water continues to be the drink of choice, but a nice hot chocolate with some peppermint schnapps hits the spot on a cold November day.
2. Back in Black-
Anyone that makes it through the pre-game ceremonies without goosebumps is either passed out or dead. Getting "ready for the boom", singing the fight song, and a rousing national anthem start it out. Then with Herky planting the flag, the team appearing on the Jumbotron, the Hawkeye truck running over the other mascot, all while AC/DC's "Back in Black" is blaring, sensory overload is achieved.
1. Hawkeye Victory Polka-
After another win, the band preps itself for the most important song of the day. The fans still standing stretch their vocal chords, and begin to belt out the familiar chorus - "In Heaven, there is no beer, that's why we drink it here." After two renditions of the polka classic, we go and drink it here.
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