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[cycloner29]

Concessions on the east side were bad. Long long waits even at the beginning of 2nd quarter

West side was just bad. Out of tenderloins, hotdogs and brat by the beginning of the 3rd quarter. Can't imagine what traffic is like for the Iowa game in two weeks!

We just snuck our way around the lines at the NW corner of the stadium. I and a couple guys around me just started up against the west side of the Jake behind the trailers, along the will call window and kept snaking our way to the front, made through in less than 5 minutes. Left our tailgate at 10:50 and in my seat in section 2 before kickoff.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

As one of the people who was parked out this direction, do you have any other recommendations than paid parking in general public lots?

Also would like feedback from others about lot 61 by the sports complex. I have parked there in past, but it appears the signage has changed, and at the risk of being towed or ticketed, why i had decided to park elsewhere.

I used to park in Lied and walk over. Significantly cheaper parking on the meter (don’t know how much this has chanted, as it was over a decade ago.)

 

[cyclonedave25]

Did anybody get a parking ticket parking illegally West of Beach Ave? I was wondering how strictly they were going to enforce that. I saw so many cars parked in a 4 hour time limit section and wanted to park there at 8am, but didn’t want to risk a $40 ticket. Instead I parked at the MU for like $12 and made the 1 mile walk.

 

[theshadow]

Did anybody get a parking ticket parking illegally West of Beach Ave? I was wondering how strictly they were going to enforce that.

I bet a bunch did.

 

[EIClone]

Getting out from the west side is a disaster.

I decided to go out the south gates and then work east around the stadium. It worked well. We were back at our lot near Hilton in 15-20 minutes. we sit in the southwest corner.

 

[EIClone]

I think the University needs to look at traffic flow again for after games. Traffic should be only allowed to go certain ways, depending on which lot you are in and where you exit. Get people away from the stadium and then let them work back around.

ie. No southbound traffic on University or beach from Lincoln way. Also, no North bound from Highway 30. Traffic exiting by Hilton or CY Stephenson has to go north. G7, G6, and Haunted Forest must go east on 4th. Things like that.

Keep left turns at a minimum and only where all traffic goes that way. You may have to drive a little further to loop back around, but traffic may flow better.

 

[ZB4CY]

corndog updates??

 

[CyVoodoo]

I bet a bunch did.

That white car looks like it is legal to me. What did they leave an inch hanging over the yellow?

 

[cycloneG]

That white car looks like it is legal to me. What did they leave an inch hanging over the yellow?

The sign says no parking on Saturday. It was a Saturday.

 

[NorthCyd]

G7 is going to be a straight up nightmare this year. Only one way in and out and now everyone has to walk down the lane rather than crossing the intramural fields. The Iowa game is going to be a complete **** show.

 

[Remo Gaggi]

They no longer announce each player on the starting line up, just a list of the line up. Was disappointed that is gone.

Also wtf was up with the sound system today? Couldn’t make out any of the music that was blaring way too loud.

WAY too loud.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

G7 is going to be a straight up nightmare this year. Only one way in and out and now everyone has to walk down the lane rather than crossing the intramural fields. The Iowa game is going to be a complete **** show.

It would flow better if they would block traffic from heading east on S 4th from University, and block people from turning left out of the lots. You could have a steady stream of traffic that way, even if there's only room for one lane.

 

[Remo Gaggi]

What's different at the stadium this year?

No Westown pub.

Very few "under review" replays "brought to you by BergenKDV"

No merchandise of the game.

Anything else?

Thank god, we finally didn't have to listen to that screaming nit-wit from Westown Pub!

 

[NorthCyd]

It would flow better if they would block traffic from heading east on S 4th from University, and block people from turning left out of the lots. You could have a steady stream of traffic that way, even if there's only room for one lane.

They do block people from turning left. It helps a little, but having just one lane out of there is not going to work well no matter what.

 

[wxman1]

Starting to think we got very lucky. Left our tailgate in C1 at about 10:10 and we were in our seats before the band took the field.

One half hour after the game was over and 8 minutes after starting the car we were on highway 30 headed east. We were very happy to see the ISP finally manning the Mortensen and University intersection to keep traffic moving.

 

[vmbplayer]

I think many of the traffic flow and noise concerns are a catch 22 issue.

I sit in upper deck on the 50 yard line and the volume of the speakers seemed totally fine from there. I think with the acoustics of the stadium and the single speaker location they either blow peoples ears out or some sections can't hear it at all. I think to some of the pro stadiums I've been too and the speakers are spread through the stadium and mounted under the upper deck. The single location speaker at the video board will naturally have some that are too loud and some too quiet. Add wind into it and it's worse.

Traffic flow for me to get out of the C lots was great. I was home to Ankeny within an hour of getting in my car. But have parked in other locations that weren't great and relate. It would almost make sense with the north end zone project to run an elevated walkway from JTS North end zone concourse all the way to Hilton South entrance with stairs running down every couple rows. Taking the pedestrians off the lanes would be huge for safety and traffic flow for both FB and BB.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

They do block people from turning left. It helps a little, but having just one lane out of there is not going to work well no matter what.

True. When we parked there for several years, it was 50/50 - sometimes two lanes turning east, sometimes they would let one schmuck hold up everything to turn west (and traffic was coming from University).

 

[Trice]

Getting out of G7 onto S. 4th took some time, but after that I cut north to Lincoln Way near HyVee, then went east on Lincoln Way to Dayton, then north to 13th and caught I-35 from there. As a reference point, another car from our tailgate left at the same time as us, stayed on S. 4th and went down Duff to US 30 then I-35 and arrived home almost a half-hour after we did.

So I think that will be my new route.

 

[cycloner29]

Getting out from the west side is a disaster.

Mainly due to the overtime situation with everyone staying. Once the replay happy refs determined it was touchdown it was a mad dash for I what I would call "the herding of cats" out of the Northwest exit. Normally, there seems to be a steady flow out whether we are ahead or behind by the middle of the fourth quarter.

Looks like it is going to be fairly easy to take "beverages" into the game this year. With wall to wall people, security is going to pressed to keep everyone moving through the lines.

 

[jdcyclone19]

I think many of the traffic flow and noise concerns are a catch 22 issue.

I sit in upper deck on the 50 yard line and the volume of the speakers seemed totally fine from there. I think with the acoustics of the stadium and the single speaker location they either blow peoples ears out or some sections can't hear it at all. I think to some of the pro stadiums I've been too and the speakers are spread through the stadium and mounted under the upper deck. The single location speaker at the video board will naturally have some that are too loud and some too quiet. Add wind into it and it's worse.

Traffic flow for me to get out of the C lots was great. I was home to Ankeny within an hour of getting in my car. But have parked in other locations that weren't great and relate. It would almost make sense with the north end zone project to run an elevated walkway from JTS North end zone concourse all the way to Hilton South entrance with stairs running down every couple rows. Taking the pedestrians off the lanes would be huge for safety and traffic flow for both FB and BB.

I sit in the 40yard line mid upper deck by the press boxes. Was way too loud there. Couldn't make out any of the music and ears for ringing for a few hours after the game.