Iowa's biggest football rivalry kicks off in Kinnick stadium on Saturday.
But a campaign stop from the President and the pep rally known as "fry fest" are all expected to add more pressure on city resources.
Iowa City's population effectively doubles anyway whenever there's a home football game.
Kinnick stadium holds 70-thousand people.
And 30-thousand more tailgaters show up too.
The University has also given out eight thousand tickets for the President's campaign stop tomorrow.
And the city says they're ready despite the crowds.
The number of people expected to attend this weekend's events is simply staggering. Of course you've already got a major football game but throw in a Presidential visit as well as a Fry festival and you've got a ton of people in a small space.
University of Iowa senior Trevor Butler says "It's pretty crazy, but the crazy is controlled, you can tell there's a lot of school alumni that come back, and it's a really diverse atmosphere."
Butler says there are always big crowds for one of the biggest football games of the year. And he says the city handles them well. But he expects things to be even tighter with a Presidential visit.
"There's going to be a lot more focused groups of police on corners, kind of like strategically placed around the city," says Butler.
Police can't say much about their manpower during a Presidential visit. But Iowa City says it'll have officers from neighboring towns and counties patrolling throughout the weekend. Iowa Book manager Pete Vanderhoef took a break from loading a truck for fry fest. He says plenty of folks will stop on in.
"It'll probably be out of towners coming in, they'll come in Friday night although it's a late game so they'll probably come in early Saturday and stay through Sunday," says Vanderhoef.
There will be street closures for the Presidential visit, however once the President does leave town those are expected to lift and traffic will be heavy although normal for Saturday's football game.
The President along with First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill will all attend Friday's campaign rally.
It starts around five p.m.
