Frustration keeps boiling over for Bill Belichick after an embarrassing loss against Clemson, 38-10, last week. Now, Belichick even gets a tag of running a “toxic” football culture in the team. His team is among the least productive teams in the nation, ranking 128th nationally in points per game. And the worst happened when fans started leaving the Kenan Stadium at halftime, which forced parents to talk about the real reason behind their downfall.

Parents are anything but satisfied with the way Belichick runs the team. “It’s an unstructured mess,” UNC player parents said, speaking to WRAL News under the condition of anonymity. “There’s no culture, no organization. It’s a complete disaster. I don’t fault the players; I fault the leadership that created this toxic environment.” Multiple sources and parents themselves have described the team’s culture as divided and with poor communication. It seems Belichick’s hard-edged, NFL-style coaching hasn’t translated well to the college football landscape.

According to one team source, favoritism soon became an issue. “It started with recruits coming in acting entitled,” the source told WRAL.“It was about them individually, not the team.” Some newcomers were allegedly granted better parking, extra game tickets, and leniency for missing workouts or classes, privileges that didn’t sit well with returning players or their families.

The trouble began soon after Belichick’s arrival in December. He brought along longtime friend Michael Lombardi as general manager and appointed his sons, Steve and Brian, to defensive coaching roles. The names alone sparked excitement, helping UNC land 70 new additions through the transfer portal and recruiting class. But that influx, instead of cohesion, reportedly created tension.

One parent summed up the frustration. “He sold this as an NFL-style program. But right now, it doesn’t even look like a college team.” For Belichick, the scrutiny in Chapel Hill might soon feel heavier than anything he faced in Foxborough. But that’s not the only thing that’s turning heads on UNC’s campus.

Bill Belichick’s staffer gets suspended for a violation

UNC fate took a U-turn when assistant football coach Arnold Hawkins was caught giving a player’s family sideline passes for a game earlier in the season. And ended up getting suspended for this act. Now, this might look pretty normal on the surface, but it’s a violation of the NCAA’s rules. Bill Belichick’s already facing adversity from families for giving extra benefits to his own recruited players like Khmori House and Thaddeus Dixon, and now Hawkins’s move has made it even more evident.

Hawkins came into the program after working at Washington as a defensive analyst last year, and he was also at Arizona, Colorado, and USC. But his move to UNC was because of his ties with Steve Belichick, as he came in from Washington to the Tar Heels. Now, with Bill Belichick’s already thin win record and increasing cultural differentiation, this comes up as a breaking point for the program.

If Belichick can’t steady the ship soon, his short-lived college stint might turn into one of the worst examples in CFB.