This past fall, Notre Dame brought their traveling road show of the Shamrock Series into Boston for a home game at Fenway Park. They painted Fenway in Fighting Irish colors, turned the home of the Red Sox into their own stadium, and celebrated an evening of football on a gridiron stretching from Wade Boggs' third base to the right field patrolled by Dwight Evans, Mike Greenwell, and Tony Congliaro.
The Shamrock Series, for its intended purpose, was a success. Notre Dame won the game, but BC, playing inspired football in 1980s-era throwback jerseys, defended their home city with a valiant effort.