Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly pose with The Coaches' Trophy during a news conference for the BCS National Championship college football game Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly pose with The Coaches' Trophy during a news conference for the BCS National Championship college football game Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly speaks during a news conference for the BCS National Championship college football game Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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An artist puts the finishing touches on the BCS National Championship logo on the beach Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Notre Dame takes on Alabama for the National Championship in an NCAA college football game on Monday night. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o kisses The Coaches' Trophy after Media Day for the BCS National Championship college football game Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Miami. Notre Dame faces Alabama in Monday's championship game.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Alabama head coach Nick Saban speaks during a news conference for the BCS National Championship college football game Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Alabama's Alphonse Taylor (50), Danny Woodson (81) and Josh Magee take pictures of The Coaches' Trophy during Media Day for the BCS National Championship college football game Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Miami. Alabama faces Notre Dame in Monday's championship game. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Will game live up to hype in BCS championship?
MIAMI (AP) — Sometimes, the buildup to a game can overwhelm what actually happens on the field.
Certainly, No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama have a tough time living up to the hype for Monday night's BCS championship.
Before either team steps on the field in balmy South Florida, this is shaping up as one of the most anticipated games in years, a throwback to the era when Keith Jackson & Co. broadcast one game a week, when it was a big deal for teams from different parts of the country to meet in a bowl game.
The coaches met with the media Sunday morning for the last time before kickoff, with each saying their teams were ready to play.
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