12-12-2024, 01:34 PM
Belichick's hire will be interesting, for sure. I don't really agree with Magary's characterization of Walsh's tenure as a failure...they did go 10-3 with a bowl win in Walsh's first year. And Walsh's recruiting was good enough that the Sheriff had a few 7-win seasons out of the gate.
But we're talking about two different situations. The present-day situation at UNC and the thirty-year-old scenario at Stanford don't have much in common. The portal allows UNC an instant talent upgrade and they can buy players with the NIL investments. Belichick will have to assemble a terrific staff, but the man succeeded for a very, very long time in a league where the crappiest team would beat Alabama, USC or Georgia 50-7 every time out. And UNC has gone to six consecutive Bowl games (losing four in a row until the bowl game vs. UConn this year).
Personally, I like hiring older people. They tend to work harder and smarter than the kids I've hired. Will Belichick go 10-3 or better? Maybe. They went 6-6 and three of their losses were by a TD or less.
But we're talking about two different situations. The present-day situation at UNC and the thirty-year-old scenario at Stanford don't have much in common. The portal allows UNC an instant talent upgrade and they can buy players with the NIL investments. Belichick will have to assemble a terrific staff, but the man succeeded for a very, very long time in a league where the crappiest team would beat Alabama, USC or Georgia 50-7 every time out. And UNC has gone to six consecutive Bowl games (losing four in a row until the bowl game vs. UConn this year).
Personally, I like hiring older people. They tend to work harder and smarter than the kids I've hired. Will Belichick go 10-3 or better? Maybe. They went 6-6 and three of their losses were by a TD or less.
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