Nobody will ever confuse Boston College’s Alumni Stadium for The Big House or Death Valley.
But for a long time, BC fans have probably greatly underestimated what a fantastic and foresighted investment it was by BC to both build out an on-campus stadium, and grow it along with the program as college football evolved into a national product.
BC’s 1990s investment in keeping the biggest games on campus, rather than going the route of other Northeast programs that have had stadium upheaval or have tried to share a field off-site, is probably right up there with the decision to join the ACC in terms of actions that have helped BC’s athletic program stay relevant and financially solvent.