A few thoughts from C-Bus

[NotMyKid]

So I made the trip to the game and even the we lost it was well worth the trip, a great CFB game.

1. Ohio State has to have the most fucking idiotic tailgating law I have ever heard of in my life. No Alcohol!!! Yep, you heard that right, no alcohol is allowed on Ohio State property. However if you have a fucking plastic cup and POUR your beer into one the cops will leave you alone, at least that is what the 2 or 3 Columbus cops told us when they stopped by our tailgate.

Of course that was 10 minutes before some Iowa fan got a $150 ticket for pouring a beer into a plastic cup, and no I am not kidding a cop gave him a ticket for doing exactly what 3 other cops told him to do.

2. The shoe is a sweet ass stadium and a great place to watch a CFB game.

3. The half time performance by their band was by far the best halftime show I have seen in my life, hats off to them for honoring the troops, and putting anything that our band does to shame.

4. I think it's a law that if you are an Ohio State fan you must have a Ohio State jersey
3 year old kid? yep
500 lb. 50 year old guy? yep
400+ lb. 40 something lady? yep

They were all over the fucking place I would say at least 60%-70% of their fans had them on and it didn't matter if they were authentic Nike ones or ones that looked like they were made by a 12 year old kid in 6th period Home EC class.


5. It's sad that it took an OT loss to tOSU to show the rest of the fucking country what we already knew about Iowa football, we may not be pretty but you better come ready to play fucking football because we are going to give you one hell of a game.

[Solar Stud]

2nd time there. Picture perfect weather.

Heiny-gate just rocks. Live bands. Chick tatoo contest. Lots of talent around and cold beer. Puts every other pre/post -game to shame.

Fans were cordial to me (100%) before, during and after the game. I was in my yellow/black bibs...ended up on about 20 cell phones.

Take Kinnick, then add 35K more people. Just a shitload of red all around.

Agree with Hoffa. Stadium rocks. Band is awesome. Lots of tradition.


Love them or hate them, they know how to do college FB up right.

[twine]

I agree, I thought Columbus was pretty awesome and I'd gladly go back again. In our parking lot we tailgated Iowa style with food and lots of beer and mostly other Iowa fans were the only ones doing this kind of traditional tailgating.

With about an hour and a half prior to kickoff we went to Hineygate and I'll admit it was pretty f'ing cool. Despite having to buy tickets to pay for beer, it was still pretty awesome. I think I heard that this is the last year they are doing it though, any truth to that?

I also agree that the reputation of OSU fans being a bunch of dicks couldn't have been any further from the truth. Every one of them I talked to was really friendly and giving props to our team and our fans before and after the game. Don't listen to what the idiots on the OSU scout board have to say, they most likely were just trolling the net and not even at the game when they are talking smack about the Iowa fan base.

Sitting in Section C I thought it seemed that our fans had to have been pretty loud given our numbers. I especially liked how during the second half when something good happened for the Hawks, we stole their "Seven Nation Army" chant. Very awesome.

Sure it was disappointing we lost the game but we were right in it almost the whole time and it was one of my best experiences as a sports fan. If we had won it may have been the best of all time.

Seth, I tried texting Itheus to get your number but the stupid asshole never responded.

Great weekend, hopefully we get invited to the Fiesta Bowl.

[Solar Stud]

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Would have been fun to meet up....as it was....ran into BTR's buddy Brad and a bunch of others I knew. Small world.