OT - UNC has hired Belichick

[MiamiCanesFan77]

Only Pete Carroll has been successful going from the NFL to college football in recent history.

 

[IbzRlz]

Without Brady, Belichick sucks

 

[nobeastofburden]

Jedd Fisch talked him into it.

 

[TheATLCane]

This isn’t recruiting. This is BETA. Called leading with his wallet.

NIL

 

[Dwinstitles]

When he fails I guarantee you the goal post will be “he’s too old the game has passed him by” instead of just saying dead *** that he had Tom ******* Brady

 

[mcnaire2004]

When he fails I guarantee you the goal post will be “he’s too old the game has passed him by” instead of just saying dead *** that he had Tom ******* Brady

1 he is in his 70s
2 No experience as a college coach
3 even if he fails he already has achieved more in football than any current college coach, or college player, or current NFL coach or player probably ever will.

 

[WesternMDCane]

He just couldn’t ride off into the sunset could he???

 

[FreddyCane]

Over and under on how many times per game the camera pans to him on the sideline. I’ll go 25+ per game. We don’t play them again until 2026.

 

[Cajuncane]

Can’t wait for one of his players to go off pouting because some doesn’t go right for him..

 

[TallyCaneFan]

this is a splash hire for UNC. He only signed for 3 years. We will be seeing UNC all over TV just like Colorado with Sanders.

 

[section9]

This is actually good for UM.

This hire is going to force Mario and the Staph at the Hecht (plus the money guys from Columbus High) to get off their a$$es and hire real NFL talent at DC and OC, and give each hire a Free Hand with their assistants. Mario will have to be CEO and Chief Recruiter, just like Saban was, although Saban was a defensive genius.

Mario's specialty was always Offensive Line play and building same.

No more Group of Five Developmental Coaches. Not if you have to run into Bill Belichick in the playoffs. Especially if your quarterback is Emory, not Ward.

Everything has to be top flight.

 

[IbzRlz]

$10 million/year for 3 years and he told them he wants to run the program like an NFL franchise. CFB is dead...

 

[ThomasM]

These type of hires never go well

These types of hires have never been backed by NIL money. Otherwise, I'd agree with you. Seems like a weird reach, but since he's got the name, and a ton of cash, it might just work.

 

[Tony4Canes]

 

[UMercury21]

well he can recruit cheerleaders... but will he be able to recruit young kids?

 

[UMercury21]

Another coach making more than Mario lol. What are we down to like 18th highest paid now?

and mario is still over paid.

 

[Dwinstitles]

1 he is in his 70s
2 No experience as a college coach
3 even if he fails he already has achieved more in football than any current college coach, or college player, or current NFL coach or player probably ever will.

Are you a pats fan? Even if you right on number three I’m just asking

 

[grover]

He will fail.

 

[the storm]

This is an LOL, really head-scratching hire. He has no familiarity with the college game and recruiting and you all think he'll waltz in and win? All he's doing is ruining his legacy IMO. I'm not even sure his X and O advantage will be pronounced with college kids. The Patriots used to have lots of really smart players. I really doubt he'll be able to work his magic with kids that are in and out every year.

He doesn’t have to have familiarity with college game. He’ll have all the assistant coaches he wants to handle recruiting you name it & can sit in his office to meet recruits. That’s what the 400 page job demands is about.

 

[DoctorKrazey]

I’ve seen a bunch of people on social media immediately dismissing this and saying, “It will never work” but I’m not so sure. I think people often downplay how important discipline and culture are in college football. The only question I had about this hire is on the recruiting side of things but if the reports are true that they’re really going to give him $20 mil a year for NIL….problem solved lol.