if any, made the long trip to New Orleans for the BCS Championship Game Reese Benjamin. At first glance, it seems that many fans Reese red tide in the French Quarter on Monday afternoon. He said that "boom" of clothing, and a form of the name brand laundry detergent, and was wearing a helmet equipped with the owners of beer and Alabama.
But Reese traveled more than 8000 miles to get to the city of Red Crescent. He was liaison officer to support air operations 604 Squadron Air Korea. And asked for time to see his beloved Crimson Tide play for the national championship 14 and are happy to grant the request.
After paying $ 1400 for "nosebleed tickets in end zone," and wondered at the time Reese that among the thousands of fans in the city, and some of them tickets to travel, hours before the game.
The trip did not start in Korea, however.
"I grew up in North Carolina when he was a child, is the South, so you have to choose a school in the SEC, and of course for me, it was Alabama," said Reyes, 30 years. "It was a big part of it for me like a child watching" Forrest Gump "and see the fictional Bear Bryant in the film, and this began."
Appointment of members of a colleague Reese Air Force in Ohlund, John, 2005. Gold duo, who wore matching "Tide" boxes Monday, 2005 in Alabama, Tennessee game in Tuscaloosa. Experience was the first college Ohlund, and was hooked since then.
"We won 6-3, with a total riot after match," said Ohlund, who lives in Panama City, Florida, where he was assistant trains and air battle management. "It was a big party in Tuscaloosa."
The Bourbon Street crowd thickened mid-afternoon, stormed by fans in crimson, black, purple and gold shirt. Cries of "Roll Tide!" Mixed directly into shouts of "Go Tigers", which makes it seem like "Stop Tamil Tigers" in the untrained ear.
Purple and gold flakes drifting lazily in the air and fans clear the sweat from his forehead and took a long time fabrications sips colorful French Quarter with a straw. Made fun on the balcony of soccer fans and conflicting accounts fans and police. It was difficult to move, and difficulty in breathing, but it is hard not to get caught in the moment.
"This is a big game like any other game Super Bowl in New Orleans were," said Bob Dautreive Orleanian again. "The rest of the country realizes that football is a religion in the south. It's a culture, and have a lot of sense."
The Dautreive and a friend to cross the French Quarter on Canal Street at the top of the fate of the party closest to the Superdome Mercedes-Benz, and the location of the game that started after hours.
"I was in a bowl of sugar (last week) and people (in Michigan and Virginia Tech) do not have a passion for their teams that the fans of the Conference of South East do," said Dautreive.
There was no doubt that many in the RV at Loyola and Perdido full of fans LSU. Swirled faux hawked Troy Thibodeaux, 41, of Baton Rouge, and a huge pot of gumbo. Monkey wore purple and gold scheme and the honey badger T-shirt under the honor of the cup final Heisman Tyrann Mathieu, and smoking a cigarette.
Said Brian Clayton, a friend (43 years), also of Baton Rouge, the party began a few days ago with a game playoff for the Lions of the saints. Clayton came very close on Friday and the first game last Saturday to the saints, was recovered and a kitchen to the main event on Monday.
"We have okra, three types of sausages, and there is rumor that there might be a small elephant (okra) somewhere," said Clayton. "I take it that the secret to the grave with me."
Clayton and some friends of LSU tailgate parties at home in air-conditioned bus Ford 1982 to the school, which is painted purple and equipped with seats inside the luxury limousine style.
All this, and Clayton did not even have tickets for the match, thinking of note that of the display in the parking lot. And tickets were hard to come by Monday afternoon, and was not cheap. Some of those who were selling tickets to put up to $ 2000 each.
Rees secured their tickets valued below his claim.
"We have two here and behind the box," he said. "It was very expensive, but seeing the potential to win his country Alabama 14, which will bear fruit."
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