In 2009, Mack Brown had his Texas Longhorns in the BCS National Championship Game against Alabama – led by head coach Nick Saban, who had won a national title at LSU but had yet to bring one home for the Crimson Tide.
Fast forward 15 years and Brown has been fired after a second stint at North Carolina, Saban has retired from his dynasty at Alabama and his former boss with the Cleveland Browns in the NFL, Bill Belichick, was just hired by the Tar Heels at the ripe age of 72 to replace the 73-year-old Brown.
Talk about full circle.