PHOTO: Clemson players warm up in 'Bring Your Own Guts' shirts

One of the crowning moments of Clemson's illustrious 2015 run was when the Tigers held off a Notre Dame rally on Oct. 3.

Sure, the game was great, but following the victory, head coach Dabo Swinney delivered a quote for the ages.

"It ain’t always perfect. But what I told them tonight was, listen, we give you scholarships," Swinney said in the pouring rain. "We give you, ah, you know, stipends, and meals, and a place to live. We give you nice uniforms. I can’t give you guts. And I can’t give you heart. And tonight, hey, it was B.Y.O.G. Bring your own guts. And they brought some guts and some heart and they never quit ’til the last play."

In the warmups prior to Monday's national title game against Alabama, his players took his words to heart.