"BERKELEY Ahhh, the crisp smell of leaves amid the pageantry and tradition of college football. And when you think of college football in the fall, you certainly think of Friday night games, Atlantic Coast Conference football at a venue overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and Bill Belichick. Wait, what? Yes, it is indeed a strange moment for America's most absurd sport, which is truly outdoing itself these days."
"What started with palace intrigue in Chapel Hill (the athletic director being overridden by boosters to hire Belchick) then led to bedroom intrigue (what's going on there?!). Now there's coaches' room intrigue (who would have thought Michael Lombardi couldn't effectively run a college football program?). It's all resulted in three straight blowout losses, a woeful 2-3 record, and a dreaded vote of confidence less than two months into Belichick's first season."
Bill Belichick has taken an unprecedented job coaching North Carolina and is facing unexpected turmoil early in the season. Palace intrigue erupted when boosters overrode the athletic director to hire Belichick, followed by rumors of bedroom intrigue and struggles in the coaching staff. Michael Lombardi has not effectively run the program, and North Carolina has suffered three straight blowout losses, a 2-3 record, and an early vote of confidence. After a week off, Cal has a nationally prominent Friday-night opportunity to defeat Belichick's team and showcase Justin Wilcox's restocked defense.
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