I'm already looking forward to next season and still may go to the Virginia Tech game this year. Next year the Irish have road games at Boston College, North Carolina and at Miami.
If the Red Sox are home when Notre Dame plays BC that would be a fun weekend. I know when Notre Dame played vs. BC last time it was at Fenway Park but this one in 2017 is at Chestnut Hill. The last time Notre Dame played at Boston College (2012 I believe) were tickets hard to get? Would it be worth considering getting a Boston College season ticket and selling the rest of the games? Has anyone seen the Irish play in Boston?
North Carolina and Miami would be nice trips to head to the beach for a few days before or after the game.
Thank you for the info in advance.
Tickets were easy--think I got them from ACE Tickets (A local Boston ticket broker) I sat in the BC section at about the 40 yard line, and I recall paying about 50% over face value. I probably could have done better buying before the game. Regardless, there is a healthy secondary market. ACE is pretty reputable, I've used then for Red Sox tickets a couple of times also.
I took the "Green Line" (subway) to the game to avoid the traffic/parking. Worked well going to the game, but the line to get out afterward was rather long.
The stadium isn't very impressive--kind of reminds me of a high school stadium, only bigger.
It's in Boston--home of some of the rudest people in the country. I wouldn't be concerned about your physical safety, but there are a lot of "big mouths" around. (It is not like going to an Oakland Raiders game as a fan of the visiting team.) I would guess the stadium will be at least a third ND fans. The 2012 game was also a night game, so there was plenty of time for the BC faithful to be well lubricated.
Boston can be a nice place to visit--I lived there for two years, and I can safely say I wouldn't want to live there.
I also went to the Shamrock series game at Fenway. Sight lines were horrible for football.
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Had some really unpleasant experiences in West Lafayette over the years. Never been to a road game against BC, on the other hand, so I don't know them first hand.
. . . which may have made it seem worse
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