Everyone who plays for a northern school knows the commentary.
You can't win, especially in a southern league, and you can't recruit players capable of winning. The weather stinks, and when you're playing in a league with some of the best teams in the nation, there's no shot of ever becoming relevant, let alone a contender. Don't even get them started on facilities.
For the players suiting up for Boston College, a bid to the national tournament is something of a confirmation or affirmation. It's the ability to prove wrong all of the naysayers who said, quite simply, this couldn't be done.