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.”

 

 

He isn't even related to him.

 

He isn't even related to him.

How do people not know this!?

 

How do people not know this!?

It's what happens when the Lombardi name gets thrown around. Immediate assumption that someone is related to him.

 

 

I get your point, but Steve is a legit great football coach. Having his son be the coach in waiting was a bad look though

When he was with the patriots he was the de facto defensive coordinator with Mayo. He had the defensive playing great with pretty awful talent.

He was great the year he was Washington too. North Carolinas defensive got much better as the year went on too.

I’m almost certain he’s the head coach in waiting per bills contract

 

Folks are digging up some real gems in his X timeline

 

 

 

 

I get your point, but Steve is a legit great football coach. Having his son be the coach in waiting was a bad look though.

When he was with the patriots he was the de facto defensive coordinator with Mayo. He had the defensive playing great with pretty awful talent.

He was great the year he was Washington too. North Carolinas defensive got much better as the year went on too.

I’m almost certain he’s the head coach in waiting per bills contract

UNC is a public school so Bill's contract is public record. - https://goheels.com/news/2020/8/8/general-unc-athletics-contracts

https://www.espn.com/college-footba...ck-coaching-legend-north-carolina-scenes-hire

"According to reports, he also asked to have his son Steve tabbed as a "head coach in waiting." Multiple sources confirmed Steve Belichick's future as head coach at UNC was discussed but never put in writing, and the idea was "a nonstarter" during negotiations."

https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2025/08/19/no-coach-in-waiting-clause-for-belichick-s-son

Regarding Steve as a coach, I wouldn't push back too much if someone said Steve is a good defensive coordinator, though I still think that is up in the air (especially when he is working under his dad who is one of the best coaches on defense ever), but to say he is a legit great coach is too far for me.

 

 

 

If Pablo S Torre is on the case, they're FUXKED.

If he's taking time away from sabotaging Kawhi Leonard's career, then you know it's serious.

 

Interesting.

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

The alleged extra benefits — which are in violation of NCAA rules — involved providing a player’s family members sideline passes for a game, according to the source

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.

 

what a **** show, so much

 

UNC is a public school so Bill's contract is public record. - https://goheels.com/news/2020/8/8/general-unc-athletics-contracts

https://www.espn.com/college-footba...ck-coaching-legend-north-carolina-scenes-hire

"According to reports, he also asked to have his son Steve tabbed as a "head coach in waiting." Multiple sources confirmed Steve Belichick's future as head coach at UNC was discussed but never put in writing, and the idea was "a nonstarter" during negotiations."

https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2025/08/19/no-coach-in-waiting-clause-for-belichick-s-son

Regarding Steve as a coach, I wouldn't push back too much if someone said Steve is a good defensive coordinator, though I still think that is up in the air (especially when he is working under his dad who is one of the best coaches on defense ever), but to say he is a legit great coach is too far for me.

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.

 

**** this clown. Mario could kick his *** with one hand tied behind his back. I hope we put at least a 50 burger on these clowns.

 

Ain’t a Belichick run team without some -gate cheating scandal.