Mike Lombardi, former Raiders executive and new North Carolina GM, takes shot at Mario Cristobal

Trinton Breeze

Dec 14, 2024 1 min read

As we all know by now, Bill Belichick is now the head coach at North Carolina. On Friday, new North Carolina GM and former Oakland Raiders GM Mike Lombardi joined Christopher Russo for his weekly segment on Sirius radio. Lombardi wasted no time taking a shot at the Miami Hurricanes head coach, Mario Cristobal.

Lombardi was asked by Russo to give a rundown of the responsibilities with his new job title. While providing the description of various responsibilities, Lombardi said:

“That job will entail player evaluations, developing a grading system, building a team around what you want to become. That’s so important, you know. In college you have all these first round picks. Well, you still got to build a team. I mean, Mario Cristobal has been wonderful in recruiting, but they haven’t been able to get to the final 12. You got to build a full team, it’s not about winning the recruiting battle. It’s about making the team the best it can be. So, for me that’s the job.”

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RozayCane

Jul 27, 2026

FTB

Bender

Jul 27, 2026

cookies said:
Washington fans thought he did very well in 2024 given how much they lost from a roster and staffing situation once DeBoer left.

Still, i agree, great is too far. We only have one season of evidence of him standalone doing that job.

But do I miss that 2019 Patriots defense... pressure was coming from ******* everywhere

Ispyin

Jul 27, 2026

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JG14

Jul 27, 2026

"If he sent a **** pic, I hope it gets leaked"- @HurricanePhilly

Bender

Jul 27, 2026

I'm on the floor wheezing and holding my ribs

Tony4Canes

Jul 27, 2026

Siap

Bender

Jul 27, 2026

Tony4Canes said:
Siap

i checked it, it's still there

Ispyin

Jul 27, 2026

Bender said:
i checked it, it's still there

What a dumb****

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lurker

Jul 27, 2026

Tony4Canes said:
Siap

What am I looking at?

Garnacho

Jul 27, 2026

lurker said:
What am I looking at?

She doesn’t want you to look at it. She wants you to eat it

Garnacho

Jul 27, 2026

I thought this guy went to Saudi Arabia to do the whole Dubai Porta Potty thing

BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati

Jul 27, 2026

Garnacho said:
lurker said:

What am I looking at?

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She doesn’t want you to look at it. She wants you to eat it

Bro

A+ commentary right there.

404Usernamenotfound

Jul 27, 2026

Bender said:
I'm on the floor wheezing and holding my ribs

In his defense that repost button on instagram is dangerously positioned

Golsen82

Jul 27, 2026

cookies said:
Interesting.

UNC suspended their cornerbacks coach, and by far their best recruiter, for two weeks last fall:

This is still the NCAA after all so this all could be a nothingburger similar to what happened with Nebraska + the CSC.

There was a pretty out in the open story going around last year that UNC was able to flip Villami Moala from Oregon because Bill Belichick put in a call to the White House to get his father, who lived in Tonga and had trouble getting into the United States, legal protections to reside in the United States.

So they’re certainly tryna to improve their talent acquisition by any means necessary.

Wonder how that Miami born kid who spurned UM for UNC feels? Dopson? One who's mom passed

Calinative

Jul 27, 2026

Feldman with some pretty strong words lol

NJshoreCane

Jul 27, 2026

Calinative said:
Feldman with some pretty strong words lol

Credit to Feldman.
For the strong words, yes, but more so getting through an interview where this guy Ralph takes an average of two minutes to ask a question.

Jul 27, 2026

Golsen82 said:
Wonder how that Miami born kid who spurned UM for UNC feels? Dopson? One who's mom passed

definitely one to keep an eye on; but I figure he’s fine with it because all these freshmen are going to be playing a lot for them this season

Jul 27, 2026

Ironmanfootball said:
How do people not know this!?

Why would anyone know one way other the other? No one’s thinking about Mike Lombardi

MedleyCane

Jul 28, 2026

lindend said:
This was a nasty, pretty dude

Does Mike Lombardi know Chefcane?

Ironmanfootball

Jul 28, 2026

88 said:
Ironmanfootball said:

How do people not know this!?

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Why would anyone know one way other the other? No one’s thinking about Mike Lombardi

Multiple threads about him. You’re wrong. CIS thinks about him all the time.