Please read no further...this article was mistakenly filed under Coralville Iowa when in fact Kinnick Stadium is in Iowa City, Iowa. I apologize for any confusion this might have caused!
It’s that time of year again….Hawkeye football season and the fans are anxious for their beloved Hawkeyes to reign victorious over many a gridiron giant! For some fans victory can be as simple as having a perfect tailgater, wearing those new striped bibs or even finding a place to park that isn’t in the next county!
Returning fans will find changes in Kinnick stadium with a finished south grandstand, the Krause Family Plaza which is not quite complete and other assorted parts of “Phase 1” of the over 70 million dollar renovation project of Iowa’s famous football stadium! Those that find themselves holders of tickets for the west area of the stadiums are reminded to look for signs which have been posted for their convenience. though the rennovations are far from complete the athletic department has done its best to assure game day is an enjoyable experience for all!
Though fans are not able to view the “pink” visiting team locker room it should be noted that the tradition begun by former coach Hayden Fry to paint the visiting teams locker area pink (which some believe creates docile behavior as opposed to the aggression football teams strive for) has been extended during the renovation process to include not just pink walls but lockers, ceiling tiles, carpet and even restroom fixtures. I wouldn't’t be surprised if they had somehow figured out a way for the water to be pink in the shower as well! How irritating it must be to the team to have to look at all that “girlie pink”!
There are in fact, 3 scoreboards which fans enjoy during the game but it is a given that the most impressive of the lot is located at the south end of the stadium. With a scoreboard measuring more than 132 feet wide and 42 feet tall, fans will agree that this is one impressive piece of electronic equipment! Manufactured specially for the University of Iowa by Daktronics, Inc of Brookings, South Dakota, this beauty is located at the south end of the field and boasts not just state of the art electronics but eye catching appeal as well!
With a sold out crowd of 70,000 at virtually every game, fans will find it not only difficult to buy those last minute tickets but harder and harder to find parking close by the stadium and some in fact will literally walk blocks before entering the haven of the University of Iowa football stadium. The key to surviving the traffic in the area on game day is to “start early”….give yourself enough time to get to your location and ultimately enjoy yourself!
Schedule for 2005
September 3…..Ball State September 10…….at Iowa State September 17….Northern Iowa September 24….at Ohio State
October 1…….Illinois (Homecoming ) October 6….at Perdue October 15….Indiana October 22……..Michigan
November 5…….at Northwestern November 12…….at Wisconsin November 19……Minnesota
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