Dec. 28, 1998 - Westward ho! Crawled out of bed today in the 3:30 a.m. blackness of Madison to catch a charter plane to sunny California for the oldest, coolest bowl of all: the Rose Bowl, where Wisconsin plays UCLA on New Year's Day. The Dane County Airport was swimming in Badger fans wearing so much red it almost hurt your eyes to see it at such a red-eye time of the morning. People looked happy in a subdued, 5 a.m. kind of way. When asked how they felt about their upcoming trip, their answers ranged from an energized "Terrific!" to a stupefied, sleep-deprived "Huh?"
(Top: Badger fans congregating at Dane County Regional Airport in the early morning hours of Dec. 28; Bottom: Waiting to board the planes.)
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Dec. 28: Westard ho!
Dec. 28: Thawing out
Dec. 28: LA scene
Dec. 29: Old Pasadena
Dec. 29: Roses HQ
Dec. 29: Petal pushers
Dec. 30: 90210
Dec. 30: 90210, cont'd
Dec. 30: A sea of red
Dec. 31: Venice Beach
Jan. 1: Rose Parade
Jan. 1: The Game
Jan. 1: The Game, cont'd
Jan. 2: P.S.
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Photos by Jeff Miller, text by Jeff Iseminger.