Iowa Single Game Tickets on Sale
Iowa started selling single game tickets this morning. I just bought two for the Michigan @ Iowa game. Hope to see many of you in the stands!
Section 217, row 16. Tons left in the south endzone.
Awesome, Section 217 Row 16 here as well. 8 of us going, seats 19-26. Glad to know fellow MgoBloggers will be by us
We're 1-4 so there's some distance... but same row anyways.
Seats are going fast. Getting two together is already difficult.
Really? I just got 10 together... Granted, it's for the upper endzone (Sec 217) but, still.
Ed. Been prodding around, there's some decent availability up there but the better seats are getting sparse.
We got 6 tickets through an Iowa Alumi connection. Book your hotel ASAP and they are almost all booked in the area already. It is going to be a great time.
I had to book in Cedar Rapids (20 - 30 minutes from the stadium) due to lack of accomidations.
Ditto. Thankfully at a non-extortionate Red Roof in Cedar Rapids but wondering whether there's a more expert move. There ain't jack on Airbnb, though. Is there any public transportation from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City or does this mean driving in and parking and driving home? Would like to find transportation that is compatible with having a few bourbons if possible. Uber does appear to be in Iowa City, at least.
athletic department, but don't know yet where they are in the stadium. I concur with the suggestion on making hotel reservations. We've made ours in Davenport for Friday night and North Liberty (just north of Iowa City) on Saturday night. It seems strange that Iowa is making tickets available to the general public for such a popular game. You'd think they'd have no trouble selling out. Oh well, Iowa.
I am pumped. Minneapolis to IA City is an easy easy drive.
Unlike the Rutgers thread yesterday, these would be good tickets to buy right now from the University.
Should be a great game; jealous of everyone who gets to go!
This is a great home schedule in 2016 for an Iowa fan. They have Iowa State, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Nebraska at home. I think it's possible that Michigan ranks #3 or #4 among those games for an Iowa fan in terms of pure rivalry. In terms of competitiveness though, I think the Michigan game is probably the best game on their schedule.
I'm sure it probably depends on who at Iowa you're talking to, but I'm guessing most Iowa fans are looking at Michigan as the "red-letter game" on the schedule. A legitimate argument could be made for Wisconsin since Iowa has a natural rivalry with them. But I'm betting most are looking to Michigan.
They don't play MSU or OSU, and the real balance of power lies in the east. Night game, in November, against what could be a top-10 Michigan team (dare I even say top-5 if we come in undefeated or 1-loss), and while beating us has zero bearing on Iowa getting back to Indy, it will be the ultimate measuring stick for Iowa to see how good they are.
If Iowa is as good as last year, this could be the "signature win" that they never had last year. If they tank, as history has shown for them after good years, then this will be the "salvage what's left of your season, play like you've got nothing to lose" kind of game for them. Either way, going into Iowa and coming out with a W will be tough.
Iowa will be absolutely geeked for this game. The Iowa team we play that night won't be the same Iowa team everybody else sees the rest of the season.
That's not a certainty.
I think it's likely, but if Iowa comes into that game faltering, we could face a worse Iowa team than other people. For that to happen I think they would need to have at least 2 losses in the Big Ten going into our game.
Their expectations are high given last year; if they stumble early and often (say a combination of a shocking upset home to the most dangerous team on a Big Ten non-conf schedule, North Dakota State, plus a home loss to West contender Wisconsin, and a loss in Happy Valley just one week before our game) the wheels could be off the train.
Several of my coworkers are looking at the UM/Iowa game as a potential preview of the B1G championship game.
The hope is that last year was not a fluke and Ferentz has really changed things up to keep the momentum going.
Just checked.
Very interesting looking at the rate of sell outs.
The Iowa State game sold out more quickly than any of Iowa's Big Ten games.
However, Michigan has sold out more quickly than either the Wisconsin or Nebraska games.
Nebraska is selling the slowest of the big 4, even though they offer $25 tickets for any kids under 18.
So the interest of Iowa fans seems to be:
- Iowa State
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Nebraska
Iowa priced the tickets as follows: Michigan and Wisconsin $85, Iowa State $80, Nebraska $70 for adults, $25 for youth (18 and under).
Iowa State is obviously the most familiar rival to them, but I still think it's kind of surprising as they are the worst opponent of the 4. Although, perhaps feeling highly confident you will beat your rival, as well as preferable September weather, slightly cheaper price than Michigan and Wisconsin, helped interest in tickets.
Iowa State is the in-state rival. They went on a tear against Iowa a few years back and roll off 3 straight wins, ending last year during Iowa's 12-0 start.
There's still a fair bit of venom on the Iowa side that ISU beat them 3-straight, so a chance to stomp them for a second straight year is probably a big driving force in that as well.
Very understandable.
Being that you live in Iowa, do you think that Nebraska is on track to becoming a true rival since joining the Big Ten? Do you believe one fanbase or the other cares more about the rivalry?
I'm a little surprised the interest hasn't been higher. Two very similar border states, especially with the majority of Nebraskans living right near the Iowa border (metro Omaha).
I work at UI Hospital, right in the heart of the sports area on campus. I don't hear a bunch of talk about Nebraska, but I think a big part of that is the teams haven't played a bunch over the last 50 years.
I do think the possibility is there for it to become something, but both teams have to improve overall so that they have a chance to play for something other than "meh, it's just another game that we won" syndrome. If Iowa can have a few more good years competing for the B1G West, and Nebraska can right the ship and start winning consistently and competing for the West as well, then the two schools may have a shot at making a true rivalry out of things.
I mean...it'll NEVER be up the status of the #WarOnRutgers, but what will?
about whether Iowa should continue to play Iowa State. ISU is a member of the Big 12, one of the so-called "Power 5" conferences, and the two teams have a long-standing natural rivalry as the two biggest state schools in Iowa.
What I have a problem with, though, is that Iowa hasn't yet shown much inclination to upgrade their schedule elsewhere. It's been clear for a while that strength-of-schedule was going to be factored in to the new CPO 4-team selection process. It's been over 4 years since the B1G announced that it was going to a 9-game conference schedule beginning in 2016 (leaving room for only 3 non-conference games). Here's what I could find regarding the recent and future opponents, in addition to Iowa State, on the non-conference Iowa schedule:
2014: Northern Iowa, Ball State, @Pitt
2015: Illinois State, Pitt, North Texas State
2016: Miami (NTM), North Dakota State
2017: Wyoming, North Texas State
2018: Northern Iowa, Wyoming (although apparantly Iowa may be finally in the process of making changes here)
The home-and-home series with Pitt in 2014 and '15 are the only games over the above timeline that are defensible other than the Iowa State series. While it may have been too late to change the 2014 schedule in light of the rapidly changing CFB landscape when both the B1G and the National Championship system changes were being announced, Iowa schedules from 2015 forward don't appear to be upgraded at all.
I wouldn't be surprised if the night game actually depresses interest in single-game tickets slightly among Iowa fans. If you're an Iowa fan without season tix, chances are decent that you live somewhat far from Iowa City, a night game means getting a hotel (often for two nights) or requires a significant late night drive. You're probably not going to go with young kids. As the poster below suggests, there are a number of other attractive games, in division, to go to. And it's also late in the season with a likelihood to be cold.
4 tix also section 217. Booked hotel in Coralville roughly 3 weeks ago. Should be a blast.
went to Iowa during the Hoke years and it was a nice place to see a game, but the ONLY away game I'm going to this year is MSU. Just got 4 on StubHub for October 29th & I cannot wait !
Yeah - tickets are around $225, but EL is only 2 hrs so no hotel makes this about the same cost and the moment when Spartan Bob runs the clock to zero will be PRICELESS !!!
Go Blue!
I just got two in Section 218. Only way to get more than a single seat is up near the back.
Going!