Postcard from the Sugar Bowl: Day 5
NEW ORLEANS — We're less than 24 hours away from the 2022 Allstate Sugar Bowl between No. 5 Alabama and No. 9 Kansas State.
And yet it's quiet — too quiet. At least in terms of Crimson Tide fans in "The Big Easy."
Up and down Bourbon Street, there is plenty of purple and silver — and not much crimson and white.
To be fair, this is a special occasion for the Wildcats. Kansas State is playing in its first CFP New Year's Six bowl game whereas Alabama is playing in its fifth Sugar Bowl under Nick Saban.
Moreover, it is not a CFP game for the Crimson Tide, which has become the standard. It's only the second time in the last nine years that Alabama has played in a postseason game without national championship implications.
Alabama fans still have time to make the drive from two states over, so there will surely be more Crimson Tide fans in New Orleans by Saturday morning.
Kickoff between Alabama and Kansas State is set for 11 a.m. CT on ESPN.
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