Tents lined up outside Hilton Coliseum ahead of No. 19 Iowa State's game against No. 1 Oklahoma on Monday afternoon. Photo by Cody Goodwin/Ames Tribune
William Rockman and Tess Bergman spent Monday afternoon at a table inside an ice-fishing shack, located at the foot of the north stairs outside Hilton Coliseum. They had camped out there since Saturday night, playing cards and watching Netflix.
“A lot warmer in here,” Bergman said.
She peers outside the small window in the door for a moment.
“I feel so bad for those people,” she said.
“Those people” are the brave souls who camped out in front of Hilton in below-freezing temperatures ahead of Monday night’s game between the No.