Alabama, Notre Dame fans experience Miami Beach before Bowl game

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  Notre Dame fans cheer as the "Fighting Irish" school song blares at the Clevelander Hotel in Miami Beach. Ocean Drive was closed off to cars during the Discover Championship Fan Experience as Notre Dame and University of Alabama fans competed in games to show off their school spirit on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Taryn Kein, 27, of Miami, reaches for a catch as she participates in the Bud Light Fan Camp on South Beach. Ocean Drive was closed off to cars during the Discover Championship Fan Experience as Notre Dame and University of Alabama fans competed in games to show off their school spirit on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Notre Dame fan Michael Montez, of San Antonio, Texas, squeezes through obstacles as he competes in the Bud Light Fan Camp on South Beach. Notre Dame and Alabama fans competed in games Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, to show off their school spirit during the Discover Championship Fan Experience. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Notre Dame fans Mitchel Van Hagen, second from the left, 43, and Steve Morken, 52, center, react as the Notre Dame fight song plays. Ocean Drive in Miami Beach was closed off to cars as Notre Dame and University of Alabama fans partied at the Discover Championship Fan Experience on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Notre Dame fans Mitchel Van Hagen, left, 43, and Steve Morken, 52, center, react as the Notre Dame fight song plays. Ocean Drive in Miami Beach was closed off to cars as Notre Dame and University of Alabama fans partied at the Discover Championship Fan Experience on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Brian Shields, of Chicago, 34, tries the obstacle course at the Bud Light Fan Camp on South Beach. Notre Dame and Alabama fans competed in games Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, to show off their school spirit during the Discover Championship Fan Experience. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  20-month-old Notre Dame fan Zachary Ferrer gets a high-five after kicking a football. Zachary's dad, Joe Ferrer, played for Notre Dame in 2000 and now lives in Orlando. Notre Dame and Alabama fans competed in games Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, to show off their school spirit during the Discover Championship Fan Experience. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Barbara Chivol, 33, left, dances to the sounds of Fernando Diez, right, to the delight of both Notre Dame and Alabama fans on South Beach. Ocean Drive was closed off to cars as fans partied during the Discover Championship Fan Experience on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Blake Davenport, left, and dance partner Aneshia Thomas, center, put the final moves on DJ Juan Zafra, right, as the Alabama fans beat Notre Dame fans in a dance off at the Clevelander Hotel. Ocean Drive was closed off to cars as fans partied during the Discover Championship Fan Experience on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF