“We’re on to Charlotte.”
Bill Belichick didn’t evoke any of his catchphrases or trademark blunt musings as he fielded questions from Kenan Memorial Stadium on Monday evening.
But considering the optics that played out at Chapel Hill, the legendary head coach should already be looking to turn the page after a disastrous debut as head coach of the Tar Heels.
In what stood as his first-ever game as head coach of a college-football program, Belichick and the Tar Heels were dealt a 48-14 loss to TCU in a nationally-televised broadcast.
The 48 points relinquished by the Tar Heels’ defense were the most points given up by a Belichick-coached team in a single game. In total, the Horned Frogs outgained UNC, 542-222, in total offense — with the Tar Heels only converting on 1 of 10 third-down opp