Bill Belichick is in untamed beast mode as he starts his college football stint with the Tar Heels. Back in December, when the former NFL coach jumped ship to CFB, very few people took that as a momentary whim of the 72-year-old. But as time progressed, everybody started to realize that Belichick had been dead serious with his CFB tenure right from the beginning. He keeps eradicating every doubt, taking a meticulously aggressive approach to team building. He has added more than 21 players in late January and 19 more by National Signing Day on Feb 5.

That’s not all. Of course, having great players is just one component of having a good team. You can have all the raw ingredients, and it wouldn’t matter if you don’t have the necessary things to convert them into quality products. For that reason, Belichick has been adamant about bringing together the coaching geniuses to build a national championship-level team going forward. The ambition is a bit far-fetched but not elusive at all. Belichick, the prized Patriots coach, is taking one step at a time.

The Tar Heels are now focusing on the spring practice before we head to another significant regular season, the first under Belichick’s tenure. It has to be something larger than the horizon, and the groundwork is quite on. Nobody knows how to plan a season better than the six-time Super Bowl-winning coach of the Patriots. That approach hasn’t changed when it comes to UNC. In an interview, Bill Belichick talked about how things are shaping up at the program.

“The first goal is to be in the offseason program to make sure the team is ready for spring football, and so that’s the process we’re in right now. The first thing will be to evaluate the team and see what we actually have, you know, once you start working with people, you get a better idea of what they can do and you know, what they’re good at and how to utilize their skills and then the next thing to do will be to you know teach them what our fundamentals and techniques and scheme is, so that they can build their way into it, so, you know, we have a lot of work to do,’‘ the veteran head coach broke down the plan of action to Jones Angell and Adam Lucas in the February 14th episode of the Carolina Insider Podcast.

It’s not just about the hardcore formula that can make a mediocre team ready for a national championship run. The path is thorough and demands a minute of study just under someone as careful and wise as Belichick. He knows the importance of the intangibles behind a team’s collective success and how optimal use of your resources can make you the best in your league without hustling for it much.

‘‘There’s a lot to both of us players’ coaches. We need to know them and learn to earn their trust, and they need to do the same with the coaching staff and their teammates, so that’s really what spring football is about. It is about evaluating the team, trying to build the team, putting people in the best position possible, and honestly earn each other’s trust,’‘ Belichick added to his team-comes-first philosophy to make it a sustainable race for the long haul.

However, amidst the growing NIL market and the desperate attempt to poach players out of each other’s roster, it will be a factor to see how Belichick’s clean agenda bears fruit.

Dan Lanning’s cheeky move raises tension amidst the Spring game vibe

Spring football platform has been a big exposure to the players to the outside coaches, significantly raising the chance of tampering, poaching, etc. And it seems Nebraska coach Matt Rhule doesn’t want to take any risks. He makes a clear statement about how the Huskers won’t participate in the spring game. On the other hand, Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier said it is a two-way poison: if they miss, they will invite a lot of flak and backlash from the fans, or if they don’t, it will anyway keep their players on a vulnerable side to the outside programs.

But Dan Lanning keeps on doing his job, adding fuel to his fellow coaches’ head pain. Former Boise State coach and offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter alleged that Dan Lanning, or someone from his staff, went against the NCAA rulebook to add more value to their roster. Lanning has always been an aggressive beast as a recruiter. But that doesn’t permit him to tamper with players from other programs at all. Dirk said a player was contacted right after the final whistle blew by the Oregon insiders.

In an interview with KTIK Idaho Sports Talk, Koetter said, “I know for a fact that just last week- after the Fiesta Bowl- one of the key starters on defense got a call from the Oregon Ducks. Offering him $700,000,” It’s really a huge allegation to deal with, although we don’t know how legitimate it is or the name and identity of the player affected.

However, hopefully, Belichick doesn’t have to face something similar in his high-octane path, strengthening the Tar Heels tenfold down the road.