Only so many people were able to have a spot in the Louisiana Superdome and watch LSU roll over Ohio State to become the 2007 national champions.

The rest of them had their eyes glued to television screens across Louisiana as they filled homes, bars and restaurants with cheers that at some points may have seemed just as intense as the actual game.

At Carabella’s in New Iberia, jaws dropped and a dead silence fell over the place after Ohio State scored the first touchdown and field goal early in the game. But, it didn’t take long for LSU to gain the lead and then dominate the game, and the fans there loved every minute of it.

Lynn and Steve Newman celebrate an LSU score at Carabella's Bar during the BCS Championship game on Monday night. - BILL SMITH / THE DAILY IBERIAN Advertisement

“I’m fired up,” said Steve Newman, a New Orleans native who now lives in New Iberia.

But, Newman said when it comes to who was a bigger LSU fan, that title had to go to his girlfriend, Lynn Dolese, who was watching the game with him.

“I wish I could have had tickets,” Dolese, of New Orleans, said.

Most of the people at Carabella’s had their own reasons for supporting the team. Rochelle Gonsoulin of New Iberia said there’s no better feeling than being inside Tiger Stadium.

“I have season tickets every year. I went to all but one home game,” she said. “It’s an all time high being in the LSU stadium.”

Others, such as Andree Metz from New Iberia, had a more simplified reason for supporting LSU.

“I look cute in purple,” she said jokingly.

Even people from outside the Teche Area were there to cheer on the Tigers.

“I’m just working here, but I’m pulling for LSU,” said Cody Elliott, a native of Amarillo, Texas.

And, then there were those who tested their bravery and wore Ohio State shirts to pull for the other team.

“I’m from Houston, but I went to school at Ohio State,” said Quenton Champ, who does some work in the Teche Area. Champ said it hasn’t been easy being a Buckeye fan in the middle of so much purple and gold.

“They (his co-workers) put LSU tickets all over my truck, all over my hard hat and all over my lunch box,” Champ said. “It’s been a fun rivalry.”

That rivalry didn’t remain much fun for Champ after LSU went on to beat Ohio State 38-24. LSU is now the first two-loss team to win a national championship title and the first team to win a second title since BCS rankings began with the 1998 season.