UNC and Colorado at a Crossroads: Can Belichick and Prime Turn Style into Lasting Success?
People are not, in general, optimistic. Both teams have preseason win totals of 4.5 (in 12-game regular seasons) in betting markets. If either team finishes within a game of that number, a bleak situation will get bleaker. Does either program have a serious shot at not just beating expectations but sticking in a conference race for long enough to build some semblance of program momentum?
Let’s dive into it.
Two Coaches, Two Different Talent Problems
In his debut, one of Belichick’s many problems was a condensed timeline. He took the North Carolina job on Dec. 11, 2024, well after most of the dust had settled on the college coaching carousel and leaving a recruiting class to be slapped together from spare parts, with just three high school blue-chippers joining a class packed with three-star rolls of the dice.

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