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Why did Bill Belichick go to UNC? Bill O’Brien gives interesting take originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
No one is surprised that Bill Belichick has taken another head coach job after mutually parting ways with the New England Patriots back in January. The eight-time Super Bowl champion loves to coach, and a lot of people assumed that, eventually, he’d land another job.
Belichick going to college football and not taking an NFL job, however, was certainly a surprise. He was formally introduced Thursday as the new head football coach at the University of North Carolina. Belichick will take over a program that went 6-6 this past season, has one bowl game win in the last 10 years, and hasn’t won an ACC title since 1980.
One person who knows about leaving the NFL for college football is Bill O’Brien.
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He was the offensive coordinator for the Patriots in 2011 and then took the Penn State head coach job in 2012. After two years at Penn State, O’Brien became the head coach of the Houston Texans from 2014 to 2020. After a stint at Alabama and a brief return to the Patriots, O’Brien is now in his first season as Boston College head coach. The Eagles wrap up their season against Nebraska in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 28.
What does O’Brien think of Belichick’s move to college football? He joined Tom E. Curran on the latest episode of NBC Sports Boston’s Patriots Talk Podcast to discuss that topic and more.
“I’m not that surprised by that,” O’Brien said. “I would say the way the structure is in the NFL, in most organizations, with the exception of maybe, let’s just say the Kansas City Chiefs and maybe the Los Angeles Rams, maybe it’s a coach-centered system at those places, probably. But I would say, between 28 to 30 other teams, it’s a partnership.
“It’s a partnership between a general manager and a head coach that has…
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Publish date : 2024-12-13 20:45:00
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