Strictly from a Football standpoint, I remain not fond of this hire. Certainly that does not mean that I don’t hope that it works out for the best – I very much hope it works out for the best, in fact. I would love nothing more than for UNC Football to finally stop sucking for once. But I had a ton of reservations when the hire was initially announced, and those reservations have only heightened since.
We have not had nearly as big of a splash in the transfer portal or on the high school recruiting trail as I think we should have theoretically had. Belichick clearly lost a lot off of his fastball over the last couple of years in New England, and there is no reason to think it has not diminished even further the older he gets. I also think that a lot of the staff hiring reeks of nepotism. I’m not nearly as convinced as most of IC is that he’s going to just roll into college football coaching for the very first time in his life at age 73 and pick right up where he left off when he had the greatest quarterback in the history of football.
I hope like hell I’m wrong. I would love nothing more than to be wrong about this. Would thrill me to no end, in fact, if I am wrong.