CyDay Friday giveaways. Photo by Bob Elbert.
Even if you don't have tickets to the Cyclone football team's sold-out season opener against the University of Northern Iowa Saturday, there still are plenty of reasons to wear your cardinal and gold this weekend. Here are some options.
Friday, Aug. 30
CyDay Fridays are back for home football Fridays (and one Thursday, prior to the Oct. 3 game vs. Texas). If you're caught wearing Iowa State apparel near Cy's perch (locations announced on Thursdays via ISU's Facebook page) or spotted by the roving Pride Patrol, you may earn a free water bottle or T-shirt. If you need to buy some Cyclone gear, the University Book Store will post a specially discounted product on its Facebook page each CyDay Friday.
Friday Afternoon in Campustown (FAC), 4-8 p.m., 200 block of Welch Avenue. Admission is free and includes a performance by Standing Hampton (70s, 80s and 90s rock cover band) and a beer garden for those 21 and older.
Saturday, Aug. 31
Cyclone Central Tailgate, Alumni Center, 4-6:30 p.m. Beverages and merchandise are available for purchase; admission is free. The Cyclone marching band will perform on the steps of the building 80 minutes prior to kickoff, weather permitting.
Freshman defender Kourtney Camy helped ISU record a 2-0 shutout against WIU Tuesday night. Photo courtesy of athletics communications.
Football vs. UNI, 7 p.m., Jack Trice Stadium. The game is sold out, but there is no charge for the Cyclone Experience, located outside the stadium gates (4-6:30 p.m., between lots 85E and S8), or the Spirit Walk. The Cyclone Experience offers family-friendly games, attractions and activities, including autograph sessions with Iowa State student-athletes. Fans are encouraged to line up along the Spirit Walk route to support the football team as it walks from the buses (parked on South Fourth Street) to the Bergstrom Football Complex prior to the game.
Cy's Locker Room has merchandise for sale in a tent on the north side of the Olsen Building, and -- new this year -- an adjacent HyVee Express (PDF) location has tailgate items such as cups, plates, ice, grilling necessities and snacks.
Sunday, Sept. 1
Soccer vs. Minnesota, 1 p.m., Cyclone Sports Complex. Admission is free. The Cyclones improved to 3-0 this season with a home-opening win over Western Illinois Tuesday.
