Wait on season tickets is killing me....

[HAWKEYESTATE4ever]

I agree that there really is not a bad seat in the house. I had season tickets in my own name from the early 2000s to 2007 (Section 133, Row 21) and in 2008 I dropped my own tickets and moved up to 131 Row 54 with some friends. I like both locations a lot. In both cases I had two tickets, and truthfully now I wish I would have never dropped my own pair.

I sent in a request to get four of my own again, but after talking to the ticket office people, they made it sound like it was anything but a sure deal based on the level of interest in season tickets this year. So I kept the two with my friend just in case, and then proceeded with my order of four more. If I get my four, I will drop the two off of my friends name in 2011. But this year I may have six tickets to every game in case anyone is interested in going!

 

[doclee]

I would preface what I will say by indicating that seat location is certainly a matter of personal preference. Here is my experience: I have had season tickets since they "re-seated" Kinnick, and before. I am a grad. Finally spent enough tuition money to get a couple of degrees.

I do donate $1,000. to the I Club annually. I am not rich, but that is one of the commitments I make, along with my church. I have had a chance to upgrade my seats each year for a number of years, (probably to around the 20-25 yard line 1/2 way up) but have chosen to stay in the South Endzone since the remodel of Kinnick. The seats are wider, the leg room is much improved, and I am able to get two seats on the aisle. I also purchase the "seat backs" and really like them. If nothing else, when the sellouts occur, you keep your "space."

I am in the shade under the big scoreboard. Even with a north wind later in the season, I am not uncomfortably cold...just dress for it. I watch the entire game through binoculars, so play at the far end of the field is not a negative, and, being an old coach, I love to watch the holes open, or the defensive stunts. But, frankly, until they get inside the 20 on the far end, I find the view from my seats to be very acceptable. Access to the south endzone seats is very convenient, and the "new" end of the stadium is really nice...close to Melrose, good restroom accessibility, concessions easy to access, etc. I can watch the students enjoy the game, which is really nice, but the people around me are long time fans and the language/behavior is no problem (I take my grandkids to some of the games), but the enthusiasm is top shelf.

I babble on too much. Get your season tickets, enjoy the experience, have a pizza at Paglias after the game.

 

[TKDhawk]

Anybody hear any updates on how the season ticket process is coming along?

 

[tm3308]

Corner endzone seats are bad seats. They aren't obstructed view or behind a pole or anything, but they are bad seats. You can't see anything on the other end of the field, you get no depth perception like you get on the sidelines and you don't get the straight on angle that lets you see plays developing that you get when you're in the back of the endzone.

The corner seats are great! I'm a student, and I love the seat I get for every game (first row behind the Section 219/220 concourse entrance. From there, I can sit if I so choose (I rarely do, but just in case I decide to, I can still see the game), and I get a great view. It's high enough to see the whole field, and even though the sidelines are at an angle to me, my eyesight is more than good enough to tell if a guy stepped out of bounds (at least I wouldn't have a much easier time judging that stuff with a straight-ahead sight.

Plus, I get a little of that pressbox-view like the TV broadcasts, but can still see the plays develop from the inception. That's what I don't like about sitting looking straight upfield. You can see holes open, but you lose depth perception to see the play develop downfield. Conversely, the pressbox angle doesn't really let you see the holes open up. I feel like I get the best of both worlds from where I sit, and if I continue to buy tickets, I'll sit there even after I graduate, because I feel like those are the best seats in the house.

And yes, it gets a little cold up there in November. Get the northerly winds and the shadow from the pressbox. But, at least in my two years at the U, it's been well worth it. I've seen Shonn Greene and The Kick from there, and I got to see one of the most magical seasons in Hawkeye history from there this year. I'll pile on all the layers I can if it means I can see games from there.