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As an IU fan who attended the game, it seemed like Alabama fans barely even bothered to come, which was a bit of a shock.
We had maybe 80+% of the seats it appeared.
I ran into only two Bama fans at the airport, and maybe eight (outside of being at the game) the entire time I was in LA from the 31st to the 2nd. You would see Hoosiers everywhere you went each day, no matter where in the city.
I expected us to have a strong presence but this was even more lopsided than the Big Ten Championship in Indy it seemed, and this is the Rose Bowl.
Is Alabama not normally a well traveling fanbase or is this outside of the norm? My entire group was incredibly surprised.
Edit: I know it’s a bit of a “been here done that” thing for them, and I really was expecting it to still be split in our favor. I just can’t recall ever seeing a Rose Bowl growing up where one team took up this much of the stadium.
I know Michigan was also just here and just recently won a National Championship, but I don’t think they would’ve ever had that small of a turnout for a Rose Bowl if they had been the ones we were playing on Thursday. Even if they had 6 Nattys since 2009.