Longtime college football voice Paul Finebaum isn’t buying the hype over one ACC program and Clemson opponent on the Tigers’ 2025 schedule.
Appearing on Friday’s episode of “Get Up” on ESPN, Finebaum joined host Mike Greenberg and panelists Harry Douglass, Damien Woody and Mike Tannenbaum to discuss some of the top storylines entering the 2025 college football season.
One of the biggest storylines has been Bill Belichick’s return to coaching. Belichick is entering his first season at North Carolina just a year removed from a 24-year run with the New England Patriots that included a record six Super Bowl championships.
But many are skeptical that Belichick, 73, still has it and can win big in college football and at UNC. Finebaum is one such cynic. When asked what the realistic expectations were for Belichick in 2025, Finebaum made his stance clear:
“They are very low, Greeny, for this reason: he doesn’t have a very good team, although he’s in a workable league. I think he can win seven games, maybe steal one to go eight. But ladies and gentlemen, this is not Deion Sanders coming back to college for a couple of obvious reasons. Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter, he doesn’t have anyone like that. Therefore, the eyes of the nation will be there on opening night, maybe a second and third time, but it’s not going to be must-see TV.”
Finebaum called the end of Belichick’s career with the Patriots a “disaster” and recalled that the coach never won a playoff game over his final four seasons in Foxborough.
“He had losing seasons three out of the last five (years),” Finebaum added. “It was a mess at the end. He should have been fired earlier than he was, and this is just him trying to make good. He’s trying to impress his girlfriend. He’s trying to make some money, and ultimately I don’t think it’s going to work.”
Clemson will…
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Publish date : 2025-07-26 18:32:00
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