She became a fan of the ‘Noles after her friend J.T., who was also in attendance, took her to her fi

PASADENA, Calif. Under a relentless January sun, fans of Florida State and Auburn found refuge under the shade of a low hanging tree. Sitting in the opened trunks of their rental cars and enjoying barbeques and beverages, the tailgaters were abuzz with energy, even though kickoff was still five hours away.
Many tailgates happen on asphalt, with grills and lawn chairs filling up the parking lot surrounding the stadium. Outside of the Rose Bowl, however, fans park their cars on the green grass of the Brookside Golf Club course adjacent to the stadium, premium car rentals new zealand just a chip shot away from the greens.
Her flight to Charlotte had a computer glitch which caused the smoke detector to malfunction, and the flight was grounded. What started as a flight from Orlando to Charlotte and Charlotte to Los Angeles became a four-flight nightmare that took her from Orlando to Charlotte to Houston to Phoenix – and finally, at 4 a.m. Sunday, premium car rentals new zealand to Los Angeles.
When asked who in their group traveled the farthest, all eyes of the group turned to Ida Karoliene Eikrem, a 21-year old Florida State fan who flew from Molde, Norway, to see her Seminoles play in the national championship game. Ida sat in the shade of the tent, sipping a Mike's Hard Lemonade, enjoying premium car rentals new zealand an atmosphere that was surely disparate from life in Norway—especially the weather.
She became a fan of the 'Noles after her friend J.T., who was also in attendance, took her to her first football game when she moved to America five years ago. J.T., fully decked out in Seminole gold, squabbled with Ida over whether the game they attended five years ago was against Boston College or Jacksonville State.
Unlike some tailgates, the atmosphere outside premium car rentals new zealand of the Rose Bowl was cordial as could be. Seminole fans shared grills with Tiger supporters. Friendly games of corn hole were played. And, of course, there was no shortage of "War Eagle" chants.
The game was still hours away, but the fans, already brimming with excitement and stuffed with southern-style barbeque, would soon be entering the gates of the Rose Bowl. Packing the seats of the stadium, more than 90,000 in all, screaming for their team. Letting their collective roar echo out against the walls of the San Gabriel Mountains.