LinvilleGorge

Our defense has been underperforming for a decade. The overall talent level is significantly higher than the results on the field. I'm not saying they're a top tier defensive roster, that's just not accurate. But they're also nowhere near being bottom of the barrel and that's what they've been in the field.

Introductory presser coming up at the top of the hour. There's an NFL football game on tonight with significant playoff implications and UNC football is going to be the biggest sports story of the day. That is fuging WILD.

If Cignetti was younger he would have some absolute powerhouse programs after him.

Sounds like all of our portal guys are pulling their names out until they can talk to the new staff. I have a friend in Greensboro who has a lot of local sports connections and used to work for ESPN. There's a certain 5* 2026 QB committed to an SEC team who is evidently ready to flip on a dime to Carolina when Carolina really wasn't even in the running for him during his recruitment.

Oh, I'm fully aware of the potential ways this flops hard

You don't see any path for this to work out? You seem a bit shook. LOL

I just honestly have no clue how Belichick will translate to recruiting. I can see that situation playing out either way. Everything about this hire is boom or bust IMO. We're about to become a powerhouse or a clown show. Can't really see much room for gray area in between. This is either really gonna work or really spectacularly flop.

Belichick and Deion couldn't be more opposite. One is no nonsense life is ball, the other is all flash and bravado. I don't know if this is going to work out or not but if we can get the players I have no concerns about the coaching.

Possible and honestly, what better pitch to four and five star recruits (and maybe even more so to portal kids) whose ultimate goal is to play on Sundays? A lot of those kids just see the college game as a necessary pit stop on their way to the actual destination.

Likely a glorified accountant. He ain't gonna be gripping and grinning at in-home visits.

I'm not worried in the least about Xs and Os. I just hope he has an appreciation for how different it is appealing to recruits and coaching college players. Basically dealing with kids instead of grown men. That's going to be the hard part of the transition. I would love to see him build what basically amounts to an NFL style front office in Chapel Hill. Dedicated scouts who double as recruiters. Hell, call up Dre Bly and beg him to come back and run that for us. He sucked as a DB coach but that man could recruit his ass off. Every program has "coaches" on the staff who are primarily there for recruiting purposes because that's what they're actually good at so fug it, stop bullshitting around. Literally have professional scouts/recruiters and don't have them dragging you down trying to coach.

The UNC press corps is definitely in for a shock. Roy, Hubert, and Mack are always press friendly and good to aw shucks and yuck it up. Get ready for one word answers and a lot of glaring. LOL

It's possible. Hubert isn't a big fan of NIL. Going all in on Belichick probably bought him a year or two because honestly his seat should be blistering.

Evidently we've committed to maxing out the NIL allowance. We only spent $4M this year.

13-11 with no wins over ranked teams would be a step back from Mack is what I'm saying. Wait until y'all don't have Ward next year. Hope your defense isn't still UNC level or you'll be .500

If we're 13-11 after Belichick's first two season with zero wins over ranked teams this is going to be a massive disappointment.

Hopefully he's learned but old habits are hard to break. We'll see.

I think we'll have a short term answer on this pretty quick with the staff he builds and transfer portal performance.

This. Total boom or bust hire. I can't see any gray area. He's either going to turn UNC into powerhouse or it's gonna be a total clown show.

How'd that last meeting go? I know I enjoyed it. I think y'all have a damn good coach though. Arrow is definitely pointing up.

Why don't you take your own advice? You jump on and off bandwagons constantly. I can see how Belichick could be a raving success and I can see how Belichick could be a raging dumpster fire. Being pragmatic is only considered a weakness by morons.

It's almost like reasonably intelligent people understand that the world is completely black and white. You'd think that looking like a moron constantly would teach you that. Remember when you do w off the CU bandwagon when they lost to Nebraska week one?

Very likely. But, years of Heels and Panthers fandom has taught me to hope for the best while fully expecting the worst so..

It's happening. https://abc11.com/post/bill-belichick-unc-football-head-coach-former-nfl-patriots-leader-expected-take-tar-heels-program-bot-meeting-pending/15641411/ I'm stunned. This is the type of stuff we usually mock state fans for. Expecting to hire some massive name like Bill Cowherd or something. Bill fuging Belichick is coming to Chapel Hill... you have got to be fuging kidding me. This is fuging WILD. Since it's the season and all... I have absolutely not the slightest clue how this will ultimately work out but holy fuging poo... WOW

Oh lord.