Bill Belichick's start to life as head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels has not gone well. Photograph: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
On ESPN’s College GameDay preview show last Saturday, the crew got around to discussing how much Bill Belichick has struggled in his first season as head coach of University of North Carolina (UNC), aka the North Carolina Tar Heels. Former player-turned-pundit Kirk Herbstreit was arguing that the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach remained totally invested in his new job - even after three blow-out losses in his first five games prompted speculation about his future - when his smartphone rang. He recognised the caller immediately, started laughing and then showed the phone to his fellow analyst Pat McAfee.
“Answer that!” shouted McAfee. “He has to be watching right now. That’s literally Bill Belichick calling Kirk Herbstreit.
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