Football: ISU vs. Kent State

As I predicted in my last football-related post, Kent State did present a bit more of a challenge than SDSU, but the Cyclones pulled it off, and then pulled ahead in the end for a 20 point lead over the other guys. We checked out the new alumni center as part of our afternoon of tailgating -- we contribute to a friend who has a bus to help cover gas, parking permit, and propane for the grill. It's respectable tailgate, thanks to the numerous babies born to its participants in the last 2 years (including the bus owner), but we wanted to wander around a bit. The place itself is very swanky with leather chairs and high ceilings. They're having an ice cream social Tuesday so I'll be discussing that here then.

Since it was a Saturday game, the parking situation should be closer to what we'll be seeing in the future, although overall attendance will be impacted by the Cyclones' record going into the next home game -- if we're on a 2-game losing streak there won't be as many casual fans, and conversely if the team beats Iowa and UNLV while away, there will be a great deal more excitement, especially since we'll be starting the "conference" portion of the season (games more important to determining whether we get a post-season game.) Additionally, it will be family weekend, and students' parents will be in town for the game and other events.

Next week's game in Iowa City should be very close -- I think this is one of the years when we go in truly nearly evenly matched. Beat the Hawks! The next home game isn't until October 4th, and will be against Kansas.