MIAMI --- Alvin Boseman did not have a ticket to the big game.
He didn't really care, either.
The longtime New Orleans Saints fan got together with nine of his family and friends, rented a $400-a-day RV and made the 14-hour haul to Miami -- just so he could park his house on wheels in a friend's driveway to watch the Super Bowl on a big-screen television.
Being close (about 8 1/2 miles from Sun Life Stadium) was good enough when you've waited 43 years for your team to make it this far.
"They can feel us," said Ronald Higgins, who also came along for the ride. "We're a spiritual team. They know we're here."
There were some 75,000 people in the stands for the game between the Saints and the Indianapolis Colts, but some of the most passionate fans for both teams gladly settled for watching on TV somewhere in the vicinity of Sun Life Stadium.
Boseman is a Saints season-ticket holder, which gave him a shot at landing one of the limited number of Super Bowl tickets doled out to each team. But his name wasn't picked in the lottery, so he began making other plans. Everyone chipped in $500 and the party was on. They rented the RV, hired a friend known as "Goody Woody" to take care of the driving duties, and stocked every cabinet and cupboard with all the necessities: mainly, plenty of food and plenty of alcohol.
They expected some 50 people to join them for Super Sunday and a menu that included gumbo, ribs, red beans, pork chops, chicken, turkey salad and a drink -- or six.
The Colts also were represented on the outside.
Arjun Ishwar watched the game with friends from a parking lot near the stadium. They hooked up a television in the trunk of their vehicle and brought along plenty of supplies.
"This was kind of always the plan," the 24-year-old said. "We just wanted to be here."
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