hawkdrummer1
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after the game... Dude kicks your brother's ass? lol
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after the game... Dude kicks your brother's ass? lol
Not sure who we played but it was the last home game of 2009 or 2010, so mid to late November. It was a 2:30 start time and we were packing up in the Finkbine Commuter lot getting ready to head to Kinnick for the game. All the sudden there is a commotion from about 50 yards away. We look over and there is a dude, probably sophomore or junior running with a large Iowa flag butt naked with just his shoes and a stocking cap on. Pretty sure he ran completely around the commuter lot. We laughed all the way to Kinnick that day.
hawkdrummer1
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Not a funny story per se, but certainly a Kinnick memory of days gone by.
Before the Sally Mason buzz kill era... you could get a "pass out" ticket (aptly named) to leave at halftime and come back in. We used to tailgate right across Melrose near the magic bus (we had a smaller version).
Decorum prohibits me describing some of those frantic half time sessions... let's just say a little bit of everything happened in that bus. Ah....the old days.
Before the Sally Mason buzz kill era... you could get a "pass out" ticket (aptly named) to leave at halftime and come back in. We used to tailgate right across Melrose near the magic bus (we had a smaller version).
Decorum prohibits me describing some of those frantic half time sessions... let's just say a little bit of everything happened in that bus. Ah....the old days.
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Seth53
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It was the Dude's brother, not mine! And yes, there were a few heated words and request (demand) for repayment of scalped ticket.
WinOneThisCentury
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Back before the Sally Mason attacks on fun began, and terrorists forced the "can't bring anything into the stadium" rules, Kinnick was a very raucous place. We had our usual pre-game rituals, that involved drink, smoke, and whatever else was on the menu. Typically, we tried to keep the girlfriends on the periphery, since it often resulted in either a buzz kill or a babysitting adventure. During one game, one of our comrades decides his girl could hang and be fine. She would sit with us during the game. Well, we would typically fill bodas with a vodka and a splash of OJ for that 11:00am start on top of everything else. Ok, there was no OJ.
By halftime, she was out. Being the resourceful group we were, we just rolled her under the bench seat and out harms way. We were always looking out for our fellow man/woman. She slept it off for the entire second half...but come end of game, we noticed she may have needed a bathroom break at some time during the second half. We made notes to make sure we checked during timeouts next time. Life teaches us all lessons.
By halftime, she was out. Being the resourceful group we were, we just rolled her under the bench seat and out harms way. We were always looking out for our fellow man/woman. She slept it off for the entire second half...but come end of game, we noticed she may have needed a bathroom break at some time during the second half. We made notes to make sure we checked during timeouts next time. Life teaches us all lessons.
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Ree4
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Nah that was Aaron Grieving I believe
Ree4
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Not that funny but my earliest memory at Kinnick. Was at an ISU game at Kinnick as a kid, probably 7 or 8 years old. There was a ketchup packet just sitting on the stairs down, so naturally I had to jump on it. Of course the front of it blew open sending a wad of ketchup flying about 25 feet down the aisle. It landed directly on the back of an unsuspecting clown fan, who didn't even notice. A mustard packet on the next step would have been great!
EstronHawkKing
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a few years back, home game. The guy behind me was standing up and suddenly he falls on top of me spilling part of his drink on my shoulder and back. I turned around and was pissed, he then goes..."sorry man, I'm really drunk." He had this huge smile on his face and he was having a hard time just standing up. He then fell back down onto his seat. I just shook my head.
DuluthHawk
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Great thread Seth. Big props.
Another memory came to me--again, not real dramatic but unique among what remains of my game memories. Metrodumb again. 1994 (though I'll admit that I had to think hard, and then resort to google, to be sure it wasn't 1996). I'm in the front row of the upper deck, which excites me and gives my dad vertigo. Some freshman, number six, just lights up the gopher punt returner near the goal line and Iowa gets an early touchdown. Same crazy frosh later throws a halfback pass to Sherman for a touchdown. And then a gorilla with an Iowa flag cape jumps out of the stands behind one end zone and attempts to go the length of the field. The teams are around midfield and a couple gopher players consider stopping him, but Ross Verba and another O-lineman dissuade them. The defenses couldn't stop anyone in this game, even a gorilla. You can see the guy getting tired and slowing around the 30-yard line, but he does a little s-curve to elude security and crosses the goal line, to the deafening delight of the Iowa fans in attendance.
Then, a few months later, I'm sitting with friends in a south Minneapolis bar, eating wings and downing pitchers and watching an Iowa basketball game, when the same gorilla sprints out on the court. I'm a bit embarrassed to say this now, but I jumped up, pointed at the TV, and yelled, "Hey! I know that guy!" Of course I didn't, but I guess I imagined a connection. And I remember both incidents fondly to this day.
Another memory came to me--again, not real dramatic but unique among what remains of my game memories. Metrodumb again. 1994 (though I'll admit that I had to think hard, and then resort to google, to be sure it wasn't 1996). I'm in the front row of the upper deck, which excites me and gives my dad vertigo. Some freshman, number six, just lights up the gopher punt returner near the goal line and Iowa gets an early touchdown. Same crazy frosh later throws a halfback pass to Sherman for a touchdown. And then a gorilla with an Iowa flag cape jumps out of the stands behind one end zone and attempts to go the length of the field. The teams are around midfield and a couple gopher players consider stopping him, but Ross Verba and another O-lineman dissuade them. The defenses couldn't stop anyone in this game, even a gorilla. You can see the guy getting tired and slowing around the 30-yard line, but he does a little s-curve to elude security and crosses the goal line, to the deafening delight of the Iowa fans in attendance.
Then, a few months later, I'm sitting with friends in a south Minneapolis bar, eating wings and downing pitchers and watching an Iowa basketball game, when the same gorilla sprints out on the court. I'm a bit embarrassed to say this now, but I jumped up, pointed at the TV, and yelled, "Hey! I know that guy!" Of course I didn't, but I guess I imagined a connection. And I remember both incidents fondly to this day.
DuluthHawk
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Ree, that's pretty damn funny. Wouldn't have been if you or I had done it at 20, but a seven-year-old? Priceless.
teachercoach
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1981 v. UCLA, Reggie Roby, 1:00 kickoff, hot, no searching the student section, etc. - a different era @ Kinnick.
Section H, Row 55, 2 plays into the game, student in front of us is totally hammered, pukes all over the girl in front of him. She rips off her off puke covered tank top, turns, screams "You f***in A**hole!!" and whips the tank top in his face. He drops like a stone and hits the concrete, nobody blinks an eye or checks on him. He doesn't move until halftime.
Hawks win 20-14. Awesome.
Section H, Row 55, 2 plays into the game, student in front of us is totally hammered, pukes all over the girl in front of him. She rips off her off puke covered tank top, turns, screams "You f***in A**hole!!" and whips the tank top in his face. He drops like a stone and hits the concrete, nobody blinks an eye or checks on him. He doesn't move until halftime.
Hawks win 20-14. Awesome.
EstronHawkKing
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What about the 91 Minnesota snow storm game? I was in the student section and snowballs were flying everywhere, it was a war zone. The Gophers mascot actually walked over to our section and snowballs just pelted him, and even Herky was foolish enough to venture our way. It was a take no prisoners attitude. Even the tv cameraman in front of us was a sitting duck. Hayden Fry even walked down to where we were & tried to get the entire student section to stop throwing snow balls. I remember a few people who had the balls to throw one at Hayden. It was crazy, but fun.
docholihawk
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Late 80's Iowa clown game. I was sitting with a couple hundred clown fans surrounding me. We jumped out to a quick 21 point lead and all the clown fans started peeing their pants at the same time. Ok, I may have been dreaming but I don't doubt that it did happen at some point.
hawkeyebob62
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Uh, Hawks won 20-7...
DuluthHawk
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We're talking about memories here. In my memory, the Hawkeye Gorilla slammed home that dunk in Carver.
HawkInNorman
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Late 80's. Less filling...taste Great, Miller Lite era. Cops are escorting a guy that is wasted down the steps. As they are making there way down the dude pulls the best line ever. This is Classic Bob Uecker as he says "I must be in the front row!" Everyone busted out laughing! Still cracks me up today!
EstronHawkKing
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Jeff Bridges tried to get into an Iowa football game?
marjack
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Tailgating at parents RV before Wisconsin game. 2 Wisconsin fans came by and pops was nice enough to treat them to a braut and beer. Game time comes and my group is one ticket short so I offer to stay back and let my dad go. So I'm listening to it on the radio in the RV when I feel the whole thing start to shake up and down. I jump up and look out the door and I see those 2 Wisconsin fans running off with a flag they stole off my dads RV. I run after them and when I catch up I say some harsh words demanding the flag back. The dude tells me it's his dads flag and I turn red. In my head I accept the fact that I'm about to throw down with 2 drunk badgers and right before I'm ready to start swinging some awesome Iowa fan comes up with 2 beers in exchange for the flag.
deanvogs
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Not in stadium, but a good story.
Tailgated at 711 Melrose for years before it became a parking lot for the hospital. The lot next door was a house rented by students who would throw big tailgating parties for each home game. The 2008 Iowa vs ISU game we got a shit ton of rain the night before. College students + alcohol + Mud = exactly what you would expect.
The next home game, no party, the students renting the house were kicked out by the UofI as it was a university owned home I guess.
Tailgated at 711 Melrose for years before it became a parking lot for the hospital. The lot next door was a house rented by students who would throw big tailgating parties for each home game. The 2008 Iowa vs ISU game we got a shit ton of rain the night before. College students + alcohol + Mud = exactly what you would expect.
The next home game, no party, the students renting the house were kicked out by the UofI as it was a university owned home I guess.
