I am sure Mack would come back.
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The knives continue to be out:
First anecdote is about them passing on Chandler Morris.
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This is ending so poorly and Iām enjoying every minute of it. Itās also humorous to me that it feels like members in the media are taking a special delight in digging in on this after all the years of dismissal from Bellchick.
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Itās so clear that people frigging HATE Mike Lombardi and have no problem letting others know about it.
Is it good to pay a GM $1.5M/year when this is the level of knowledge he is walking in with?
Two people at the university who interacted with the duo during that time said Belichick and Lombardi needed a crash course on how the college name, image and likeness space worked and revealed that they had no relationships with any players in the portal.
And negotiates like this?
One who took his client on a visit there said Lombardi told him, āWe donāt fall in love (with players)ā and, āgave me the sales pitch about why would you say no to Bill Belichick?ā Another said Lombardi made a strong initial offer for his client, then lowered it considerably over a subsequent series of calls: āHe made it impossible to get a deal done because at some point, Iām being a bad agent for my client.ā
Is this good governance?
Belichick was hired, effectively, by two members of UNCās Board of Trustees: then-chairman John Preyer and Jennifer Lloyd ā a potential violation of university bylaws. Multiple sources briefed on the hiring process said their understanding was that, while Cunningham was engaged in his own negotiations, Preyer and Lloyd had already presented Belichick with a preliminary offer to become the Tar Heelsā next head coach ā and a lucrative one, skyrocketing UNC into a financial situation the athletic department never intended to reach.
Earlier in the story they say they committed to $59M of spend between staff, players, and other investments, and then the buyout numbers are:
If UNC wanted to move on from Belichick altogether, it would be on the hook for the remaining $20 million it owes him and would also have to buy out Belichickās staff ā the majority of whom are also on multiple-year, guaranteed contracts that include a pay raise in 2026. North Carolinaās public contracts have not been fully updated, but regardless, it would cost at least another $9.25 million to buy out the rest of Belichickās coaching staff, plus Lombardi.
Ok thatās enough quoting but thereās more in there thatās worth reading.
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In response to your questions AQ: yes, yes, yes!!!
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Some of this stuff reminds me of some of the early criticism of Al Groh. But Groh smartly surrounded himself with coaches with lots of college experience and outstanding recruiters (Golden, London, Rocco, Prince, his son).
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Groh had also been a college coach before, spent the 70s bouncing around as a college assistant and six seasons as Wakeās head coach in the 80s before switching over to the NFL for the late 80s and 90s. Yeah heād been out of college over a decade when he came to UVA, which is admittedly a while, but still wildly different than BB who was a true NFL lifer.
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As @StLouHoo mentioned Groh had some college experience which I think helped shape his expectations and understanding. The previous experience is what likely led him to do what you mentioned and bring in coaches who were college lifers and knew the ins and outs of the the game.
Bellchick took the opposite approach and tried to outthink, and bend the college game to his will.
Iād also seriously question BBās ability to assess talent at this point as well. He struggled in his later years in NE identifying actual talented players and the process is even more difficult when weāre talking about recruiting teenagers.
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Groh had some of the NFL arrogance, but that staff still busted ass on the recruiting trail.
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Are we underestimating WSU? 
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Our FSU win aināt looking so good right now.
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Ok so Louisville is officially our best win lol.
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Is FSU as bad as last year? Whoāda thunk? Alsoā¦ why is their revenue share bigger in the ACC then? I kid because it wonāt be if this continues. 
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Norvell going to get fired and VT will be in the market against another better program for a HC
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$60 mil buyout for Norvell.
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yikes yeahā¦.glad we won at Louisville to certify ourselves a bit more. The FSU win is losing shine for sure.
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No one will remember that. Just that we beat a top 10 team and had a memorable field storm
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Luckily the resume argument is not as important with the curre t football playoff.
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21-7 GT over VT at half. Honestly could/should have been worse for VT.
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Had the same thought VT got off lightly
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