UNC exploring potential Bill Belichick 'exit strategy' as 'weird' rumors surface

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00:00What is going on down in North Carolina?

00:03If Tars-Hills football team doesn't start winning some games

00:06and the noise and all these reports surrounding the program

00:09doesn't quiet down, I firmly believe that they're going to have to cut bait

00:13or cut ties with Bill Belichick.

00:15Now, I was one of the people who thought that hiring Bill

00:18was going to bring immediate results and success,

00:21but after negative report, after negative report,

00:24and then blowout loss after loss,

00:27I think that Bill may have bit off a little bit more than he could chew with this job.

00:31The latest negative news coming out of Chapel Hill is from Andrew Jones of 247 Sports

00:36who reported that potential exit strategy discussants took place at North Carolina on Tuesday.

00:44So the schools reportedly had preliminary conversations

00:47about firing the legendary football coach,

00:50and we're only five games into the new era,

00:52which has included the constant presence of his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordan Hudson.

00:58Now, he does have a massive $20 million buyout,

01:01but college football journalist Ali Connolly reported that Belichick

01:06has discussed buyout options with North Carolina's hierarchy,

01:10and he has signaled a willingness to trigger his own $1 million buyout

01:14if he can find a soft landing with another team or in media.

01:18But here's the kicker, alleged rules violations could also help the program

01:24either eliminate or reduce the buyout down from that number as well.

01:28Connolly added that Belichick has reportedly been weird and distant with his staff

01:33and that some coaches were unable to get a hold of him during the team's bye week.

01:38Earlier this week, Tar Heels cornerback coach Armond Hawkins

01:42was suspended for allegedly giving extra benefits to players,

01:45such as sideline passes to family members.

01:48And last month, a lawsuit alleged that the UNC board hired Belichick illegally.

01:55Now, look, y'all, the noise, the reports, the girlfriend,

01:59all of that gets looked past if you're winning games,

02:01if he wins football games,

02:04because there are college football coaches out there

02:07who came with or come with more baggage or noise than Bill Belichick,

02:12but those guys are winning football games.

02:14UNC is 2-3, and those two wins come from scrub teams, no disrespect.

02:20Now, I thought Bill Belichick taking over the program

02:22and running it like an NFL pipeline was going to be the blueprint

02:26or the future of college football.

02:29The landscape has changed.

02:31So I thought when UNC hired Bill,

02:33they were the ones that were going to do something new and innovative,

02:37and he was going to create some sort of football academy in Chapel Hill

02:40and get those kids ready to be pros.

02:43I was wrong.

02:44He's 73, and it sounds like he's outdated with his approach.

02:48The Tar Heels are back in action October 17th against Cal.

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