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How hiring Bill Belichick has sent Carolina Football to the point of no return

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Carolina Football has always been in a really weird place compared to other sports in Chapel Hill. While the men and women’s basketball teams, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and field hockey teams have all won national championships, the football team has always felt like an afterthought in some ways. Yes, people attend football games, and yes, there have been plenty of NFL players to come through the program, but what is there to show for that? Nine conference championships, zero national titles. To this point, that’s been acceptable to a degree. It’s been way too long since they’ve even won an ACC title, but they’ve at least made it to the ACC championship game.