If you’re a Notre Dame fan you already know the heartbreak and pain that comes with thinking about the series with Boston College.
Sure, Notre Dame leads all-time head-to-head with the Eagles 16-9, but the most memorable moment of the series came in 1993 when Tom Coughlin, Glen Foley and Boston College came to South Bend a week after the Irish upset No. 1 Florida State and ruined the title dreams.
If you’re a Notre Dame fan, regardless of age, you’re undoubtedly sick and tired of hearing about that game.
The good news for you is that so is Brian Kelly.
During his Thursday media availability Kelly was asked about the ’93 meeting with Boston College and his reaction was exactly that of every Notre Dame fan whenever that game is brought up.
No joke, this was Brian Kelly’s reaction to being asked about David Gordon and the ’93 game against Boston College. pic.twitter.com/Zx9hsIz5WU
— Pete Sampson (@PeteSampson_) November 12, 2020
Kelly eventually responded to being asked about that game by saying:
“It’s more about where your mind is at and and who you’re playing. If we were playing a JV team, it wouldn’t matter. That BC team that Notre Dame played, I think it was a nationally ranked team. It was a really good football team. This is a really good football team we’re playing, so it matters who you’re playing. We’re playing them in their red bandanna game, which is their most sacred game, if you will. There’s certainly a lot to the BC-Notre Dame game. We talk about much more in terms of how we’re preparing for a team that is a really good football team and certainly that you’re the No. 2 team in the country, you have a target on your back. That’s really much more relevant than the historical significance of the game and if they understand that, then you’re going to get the preparation that you need so you’re prepared to play at the level you need to play at.”