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Bill Belichick stepped onto the Chapel Hill field like a Shakespearean comeback tale in progress—legendary coach, new throne to conquer. But the vision of building the “33rd NFL Program” unraveled quickly once TCU’s offense seized control. From a 27-yard TD pass from Josh Hoover to back-to-back humiliation in the 2nd and 3rd quarter, with 2 FGs and 4 touchdowns. For more than 2 hours and 7 minutes, UNC failed to complete a single pass.

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Adding to UNC’s difficult night was a round of locker room taunting from TCU. Safety Bud Clark said, “Belichick gotta call for his girlfriend. He sad.” This comes literally minutes after TCU football’s official X piled on a ablunt post, “showed up and showed out last night.” UNC had never lost a game this badly. 6 seasons under Ex HC Mack Brown, and the only “devastating” loss that the Tar Heels faced was probably the 70-50 home game against James Madison. Not to overlook, Belichick’s debut was further magnified by the presence of high-profile figures on the sidelines.

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Michael Jordan, Roy Williams, Julius Peppers. Yet the night ended in disappointment, the hype giving way to sobbing reality. UNC appeared outmatched, at times resembling a lower-division team facing an elite opponent. Alas, 70 new players and a shiny pro-style system imported from Foxborough with Freddie Kitchens on offense and Stephen Belichick on defense, only to result in more logged punts than completed passes and creating a defense that looked allergic to tackling.

The season, however, is far from over, and it remains to be seen whether Belichick can deliver his trademark touch in a college game.

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Or maybe his QB limping out after a 60-yard performance is what broke down this freight train?

Bill Belichick’s QB dreams shattered

In a dream scenario, Gio Lopez‘s transfer from South Alabama should have been the saving grace and the anchor to rebuild a dynasty for the Tar Heels. A $4 million contract for a breakout redshirt freshman season with over 2.5k yards and around 18TDs. Belichick couldn’t have gone wrong with this, right?

The No.6 player in the transfer portal went for 2 solid passes on UNC’s opening drive and then went AWOL for an hour. No production in an entire hour. To make matters worse, when Lopez finally tried to make a play, it resulted in a sack-fumble-TD return. All in mere seconds.

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What happened next? Well, Lopez gets escorted out, and veteran Max Johnson steps in to give UNC some breathing room with a touchdown drive. But, as we all know, it wasn’t enough. Right now, we are practically out of Bill Belichick’s dream of making UNC an “NFL pipeline” and into the “They just outplayed us, they outcoached us, and they were better than we were. That’s all there is to it.” 

Welcome to college football, Belichick, where even legends learn that the so-called amateur game tests patience like no other.

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