The arrival of Bill Belichick in Chapel Hill dared North Carolina fans to dream big. Talk about instant credibility! This man’s got eight Super Bowl rings. But here we are, four weeks into the 2025 season, and UNC’s 2-2. The wins are over cupcake teams like Charlotte and Richmond. The losses are to TCU and UCF. But it was the way they lost. The Tar Heels under such a coach should not be getting dominated by such teams.
Perhaps, the biggest nightmare is the 34-9 stomping at UCF in Week 4. After that, the Tar Heels limped into their bye week and folks are starting to question if Belichick can turn the ship around in time. On 99.9 The Fan , Tim Donnelly didn’t beat around the bush. “ Six wins. Six is what it takes,” he said. “They have two through their non-conference schedule.