UNC Football Catch-all | Bill Belichick Era underway

[Calheel]

Don't overlook/underestimate the purchasing power the $ is for schools. Just look at Duke in basketball, while UNC has been the highest bidder for several players that went elsewhere. It's not just the now money that players are looking for but also the latter, more, money.

That is my point. I don't expect a Belichick discount. Let's say there is an elite QB in the portal who is down to Penn State and UNC. Both promise him the starting job, but UNC is offering $2.5 million plus incentives, and Penn St. is offering $3 million.

Do you think Belichick (particularly given his weak start in college) is going to get players out of the portal at a discount to their market rate? I think we are going to need to pay market rate (if not more) to secure top portal talent. Something akin to what Texas Tech did with oil money this past offseason.

 

[Zoo_View]

Like I said, I think we're at the point that if you can't find any positives then it's because you don't want this staff to succeed.

I want UNC to succeed.

I don’t give a shit about any staff at UNC.

 

[stankeylegjones]

That is my point. I don't expect a Belichick discount. Let's say there is an elite QB in the portal who is down to Penn State and UNC. Both promise him the starting job, but UNC is offering $2.5 million plus incentives, and Penn St. is offering $3 million.

Do you think Belichick (particularly given his weak start in college) is going to get players out of the portal at a discount to their market rate? I think we are going to need to pay market rate (if not more) to secure top portal talent. Something akin to what Texas Tech did with oil money this past offseason.

Recruiting at the HS level is doing really well, perhaps it will also transfer over to the portal. (I am assuming they are not overpaying everyone.) If the team can continue to improve and finish the year relatively strong then I can see how he could develop some kind of “discount.”