Mike Vrabel wasn’t able to lead the Patriots to a win in his debut as the team’s head coach on Sunday, as they fell at home to the Raiders, 20-13. Less than 24 hours after the defeat he found himself talking once again about Bill Belichick and the former Patriots coach’s decision to not allow any of New England’s scouts …
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If you think the feud between North Carolina coach Bill Belichick and the Patriots is getting juicy, it could still get a lot juicier. Belichick’s selective, and admitted, ban of the Patriots from the facility raises obvious liability issues. Belichick works for a state institution. He’s subject to the legal requirements that apply to any other state actor. The biggest …
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The Patriots are not worried about Bill Belichick’s pettiness. In response to the legendary former NFL coach banning Patriots scouts from attending practices at the University of North Carolina, current New England coach Mike Vrabel insists that his team will find other methods to keep its eyes on Tar Heels players. “That’s an individual choice,” Vrabel told reporters during a …
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Patriots scouts have been banned from North Carolina by embittered former New England coach Bill Belichick. On Friday, current Patriots coach Mike Vrabel addressed the situation in a press conference with reporters. “That’s an individual choice and we’ll cross that bridge when we start looking at players,” Vrabel said. “I’m going to focus on our football team. That’s their prerogative …
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Some of the few remaining members of the UNC football hive have suggested that Tar Heels coach Bill Belichick banned Patriots scouts from practice due to fears that they would misuse information gleaned from their access. That’s not the case. It’s vindictiveness and pettiness, plain and simple. The Boston Herald has confirmed that Pats scouts are personas non grata because …
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Mike Vrabel did not shy away when asked about Bill Belichick’s first night on the sidelines at North Carolina. Appearing on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” on Tuesday, the New England Patriots coach was pressed about whether Belichick deserved patience as he begins building a college program. Vrabel pointed to his own time at Ohio State under Urban Meyer for …
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Bill Belichick and his girlfriend Jordon Hudson are facing a fresh wave of online trolling after UNC’s football team dropped their first game of the season. The veteran coach made his college debut with the matchup, but his squad was trounced 48–14 by the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs. Advertisement Adding to the chatter, Jordon Hudson drew criticism after she …
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Patriots coach Mike Vrabel speaks his mind. About anything. About everything. Appearing on WEEI’s The Greg Hill Show, Vrabel was asked about the struggles of Vrabel’s former coach, Bill Belichick, in his debut at North Carolina. “You coached in college, it takes a while, don’t you think, to get a program going?” Hill said, via Ryan Phillips of SI.com. “I …
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Half a century of unprecedented success, six Super Bowl rings as a head coach, the NFL’s greatest defensive mind; all undone by 19-year-olds sprinting past missed tackles. Bill Belichick arrived at North Carolina promising to bend college football to his will, to build the “33rd NFL Program” in Chapel Hill, and prove he still had his fastball. College football laughed. …
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Despite Monday night’s season-opening debacle against TCU, Bill Belichick’s North Carolina team has plenty of winnable games on the 2025 schedule. It continues on Saturday night at Charlotte, where the betting line has quickly dipped from UNC by 21.5 points to the Tar Heels by 13.5. Next up, UNC hosts Richmond before traveling to UCF. Then comes a bye, followed …
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