Callahan: How much does North Carolina plan to pay Belichick?
On Tuesday’s Toucher & Hardy program, Andrew Callahan weighed in on the potential of Bill Belichick becoming the next head football coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Callahan: Belichick to UNC?
Parts of conversation abbreviated for clarity.
Fred Toucher: Andrew, you have an article up about your thoughts on Bill Belichick and his conversations with the University of North Carolina. Do you think this is something that both sides are legitimately pursuing?
Andrew Callahan: I do, for the first time since the story broke last Thursday. I think without any hard reporting myself, it’s difficult to see them coming together in what appears to be a massive gap.
I think Bill looks at this and says, “I’m Bill Belichick. I’m going to come to North Carolina, pick the next head coach, and have my whole staff. I’m going to spend more money than North Carolina ever has.”
And North Carolina, up until recently, really lags in an area that you can’t in modern college football, which is NIL. And so, they’re going to go from $4 million—which is what they spent on the roster last year—to $12 million all thanks to revenue sharing. To me, $12 million might be the cost of acquiring Bill Belichick alone.
Jon Wallach: I was going to say that’s a big problem if you pay Belichick that much. They won’t have anything left to bring in the athletes they need.
Callahan: And there are different pools that you can pull from, but there are many bridges to cross, fundamentally. And this comes through in the ESPN reporting of legitimate interest. However, the issues they have to figure out include salary, resources for staff, and resources to build a roster.
Oh, and then there’s his son, who reportedly Bill wants to be the next head coach in name whenever he’s done. It’s just a lot of ground to cover.
Toucher: Do you think that’s something Steve Belichick is on board with?
Callahan: Oh, I’m sure.
Toucher: So, you’ve met him? He’s the kind of guy that would want his dad to go take a job and then know the only reason he got the head coaching job after him was because he was part of his dad’s contract.
Callahan: Well, I don’t think he sees it entirely that way. Steve is a prideful guy and super hard-working. I think it’s very simple in terms of his focus, what he likes, and what he wants from life.
You don’t get to work for Bill Belichick unless you learn defense, work 18 hours a day, and earn very little in pay. But Steve says, “Everything that’s happened after, I earned my way up.” He’s earned the respect of players, too.
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