It's early November and Cortaca has finally arrived in Cortland. The infamous Cortland vs. Ithaca rivalry brings out the spirit in everyone. A whole weekend revolves around this intense match up and you can see signs of it everywhere. It definitely helps build the good vibe knowing Cortland has won every year for a significant amount of time now.
1. Everyone is in town
SUNY Cortland is an amazing place to visit any time of year, but there is no more obvious time to come town than Cortaca weekend. Way more than half of students here have friends coming up to visit. Almost everyone you run into has at least a plus-one from out of town. All of the extra people around just helps to build the excitement and pack out the stadium.
2. Red is everywhere
Cortland is normally full of students sporting Cortland related clothing, whether it's athletics related or just the school name. But you'll be seeing a sea of red all over Cortland this weekend. Every student is gonna be bundled up in all there Cortland gear at the game. Make sure you have enough school attire that all your visitors can be representing Cortland.
3. It's like "The Hunger Games" for Cortaca Tickets
You'll be seeing Cortaca tickets being sold for a bunch of money all over every social media website. Everyone is going to ask you if you happen to know anyone selling theirs. Next year i'm pretty sure everyone is going to make sure they claim their free tickets considering they're treated like gold.
4. Weekend of Activities
There have been numerous emails sent out with all the endless activities planned ranging from psychic readings to escape room mind-puzzles, there's definitely something to interest everyone. Make sure you don't pass these sweet events up!
Everyone have an awesome Cortaca!