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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

The downside of hiring Bill Belichick are the unrealistic expectations that his reputation has generated. Hence the "buzzkill". The anticipated upside is, of course, is that he is a coach who can "teach players how to execute a game plan". But first, he has to acquire the players to do so; that will take time.

Also, there is Belichick's transition from professional to semi-professional. Aside from a few UNC players that may benefit from NIL earnings, the rest are just playing the game to have fun, impress girls, or maybe pay for college. I wonder if Belichick can make this transition successfully.

Actually, the expectations are a good thing. The program needed them. Keep in mind, even though the campus is known as liberal, the $ & the people who call the shots are still conservatives. And they are slow to recognize change on the horizon. As long as the basketball program was reaching Final 4's & at the top of the ACC, they saw no need to change course.

Now they see the SEC dominating everything and how football is the dog while every other sport is the tail it wags. But they needed something more to make them think they are going to get return from their investment. And that is where BB comes in. They now view football as more than a placeholder til Midnight Madness. That change in attitude has come about a decade too late, but at least it has arrived.

But UNC really needs the Belicheks to deliver. Remember, his son Steve is supposed to be the HC in waiting. The best thing that can happen to Tar Heel football is BB establishes the professional identity he promised & Steve's defense to become top rated by the end of 2026. Otherwise, then we can say this experiment is a failure.